| Artist |
The Suburbs |
| Album Title: |
Credit In Heaven |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: New Wave |
| Format |
CD (2) |
| Released |
08/00/1981 |
| Reissue Date |
07/30/2002 |
| Label |
Beegtar/Universal MusicEnterprises |
| Catalog No |
1359 |
| Bar Code No |
8 02177 13592 5 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| Credit In Heaven [disc 1] |
| 1.
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Tired Of My Plans (3:34)
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| 2.
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Faith (3:53)
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| 3.
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Tape Your Wife To The Ceiling (1:53)
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| 4.
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Macho Drunk (1:42)
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| 5.
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Ghoul Of Goodwill (5:43)
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| 6.
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Dish It Up (3:40)
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| 7.
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Mommy (2:49)
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| 8.
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Cigarette In Backwards (3:44)
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| 9.
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Girl Ache (5:02)
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| Credit In Heaven [disc 2] |
| 1.
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Drinking With An Angel (5:28)
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| 2.
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Spring Came (3:18)
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| 3.
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Girlfriend (4:53)
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| 4.
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Postcard (4:11)
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| 5.
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Music For Boys (6:47)
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| 6.
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Idiot Voodoo (2:25)
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| 7.
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Pipsqueak Millionaire (4:04)
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| 8.
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Credit In Heaven (2:57)
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| Date Acquired |
08/06/2002 |
| Personal Rating |
 |
| Acquired from |
Let It Be |
| Purchase Price |
17.99 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Credits:
Art Direction – Bruce C. Allen
Artwork [Cover Collage] – Duncan Hannah
Bass – Michael Halliday
Congas – Hearn Gadbois
Congas [Tumba], Shekere – Fred Weber
Drums – Hugo Klaers
Guitar [Beejtar], Vocals – Blaine John Chaney
Guitar, Vocals – Bruce C. Allen
Keyboards, Vocals – Chan Poling
Percussion [Aux] – Henry Johnson, John Runge
Photography By – Laurie S. Allen
Producer – Paul Stark, The Suburbs
Recorded By – Paul Stark
Remastered By – Doug Sax, Robert Hadley
Saxophone – Max Ray
Vocals [Additional] – Maggie MacPherson, Terri Paul
Written-By – The Suburbs
Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Music Group
Copyright © – Universal Music Group
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Music Enterprises
Copyright © – Universal Music Enterprises
Published By – Suburban Music
Mixed At – Sound 80 Studios
Mastered At – Sound 80 Studios
Remastered At – The Mastering Lab
Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Camarillo, CA – 179016
Glass Mastered At – Technicolor, Camarillo, CA – 179017
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 8 02177 13952 5
Barcode (Scanned Barcode): 802177135925
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): TECHNICOLOR C1.1 179016-01 CREDIT1
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): TECHNICOLOR C1.1 179017-01 CREDIT2
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L891
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 8021
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 8024
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log date: 2017-11-19 22:58:20
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Analyzed: The Suburbs / Credit in Heaven Disc 1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.28 dB -9.33 dB 3:35 01 - Tired of My Plans
DR9 -0.28 dB -10.18 dB 3:54 02 - Faith
DR8 -0.28 dB -9.37 dB 1:53 03 - Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling
DR8 -0.28 dB -8.80 dB 1:42 04 - Macho Drunk
DR10 -0.28 dB -11.18 dB 5:43 05 - Ghoul of Goodwill
DR7 -0.28 dB -9.23 dB 3:40 06 - Dish It Up
DR8 -0.28 dB -8.91 dB 2:49 07 - Mommy
DR10 -0.28 dB -11.23 dB 3:44 08 - Cigarette in Backwards
DR9 -0.28 dB -10.89 dB 5:02 09 - Girl Ache
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 908 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.3.15 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: The Suburbs / Credit in Heaven Disc 2
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.28 dB -10.66 dB 5:29 01 - Drinking With an Angel
DR9 -0.28 dB -10.33 dB 3:19 02 - Spring Came
DR8 -0.28 dB -12.06 dB 4:53 03 - Girlfriend
DR9 -0.28 dB -10.60 dB 4:12 04 - Postcard
DR8 -0.28 dB -10.55 dB 6:47 05 - Music for Boys
DR8 -0.28 dB -10.42 dB 2:26 06 - Idiot Voodoo
DR8 -0.28 dB -10.06 dB 4:05 07 - Pipsqueak Millionaire
DR9 -0.28 dB -10.27 dB 2:58 08 - Credit in Heaven
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 968 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Mark Deming:
History hasn't been especially kind to most of the bands that came out of the more danceable wing of the American new wave scene of the 1980s, but the Suburbs are certainly an exception; brittle, angular, more than a bit smart, and successfully walking a fine line between sounding arty and pretentious, the Suburbs suggested a mildly sinister mixture of Talking Heads, Roxy Music, and Pere Ubu with an undertow that was at once funky and muscularly aggressive. 1981's Credit in Heaven was the group's most ambitious project, a two-record set which presents the band's musical ideas and lyrical eccentricities writ large, running the gamut from the nervy wit of "Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling," the alcoholic self-deception of "Drinking With an Angel," the class-conscious paranoia of "Dish It Up," and the title cut, which not only manages to sum up New Testament vs. Old Testament approaches toward sin and forgiveness in less then four minutes, but manages to make it funny and danceable at the same time. If Credit in Heaven has a flaw, it's that its reach sometimes exceeds its grasp; while none of the songs are bad, some are a more immediately memorable than others, and while the album certainly rallies on side four (which features the album's two most striking numbers, the title cut and the danceclub hit "Music for Boys"), it seems to meander a bit in the middle. And while the production by Paul Stark is imaginative, it also sometimes betrays the album's low budget, and the engineering doesn't always have the sharp snap this material needs (and which the group received on their best album, Love Is the Law). But even the weakest songs are interesting and well-executed, the band plays with finesse and power (while Chan Poling's piano often dominates the arrangements, Bruce C. Allen and Blaine John Chaney's guitars show plenty of backbone), and the Suburbs' arch wit and instrumental agility are obvious on every cut. Credit in Heaven is an under-appreciated milestone of the Midwestern new wave that awaits rediscovery.
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