- Signs of Change
Infobox Album | Name = Signs of Change
Type =Album
Artist =After the Fire
Released = 1978
Recorded =ICC Studios ,Eastbourne ,England 1977
Genre =Progressive rock ,Christian rock
Length = 42:04 (LP) 74:46 (CD)
Label =Rapid Records &RoughMix
Producer =
Reviews = | Last album = —
This album = Signs of Change (1978)
Next album = "Laser Love" (1979)"Signs of Change" is a
progressive rock album byAfter the Fire . Released 1978, after attempting to get a record contract, the band managed to get this made themselves at a time when this was all but unheard of. What was more of interest as that it sold out its initial 2000 copy run within two weeks with little or no media publicity. The band went on to change musical direction, leaving behind most of the progressive stylistic markers and redefining themselves as New Wave. With a contract from Epic they went on to more success throughout the 1980s.They recorded mainly at
ICC Studios inEastbourne ,England (engineers: Andy Kidd and Dave Aston).__NOTOC__
Personnel
Band
* Peter Banks —
Hammond C3 , mini Moog, Crumar Multiman,piano , vocals
*Andy Piercy —electric guitar s, acoustic guitars, lead vocals, tamborines
*Nick Battle —bass guitar , vocals
*Ivor Twidell — drumsOthers (on bonus tracks)
*
Robin Childs — bass guitar
* Ian Adamson — drumsTrack listing
Original LP
*Disc - Total time 42:04 Side 1
# "Dance of the Marionette" –07:00
# "Back to the Light" –04:30
# "Now That I've Found" –08:10Side 2
# "Signs of Change" –08:04
# "Jigs" –02:58
# "Pilgrim" –11:22CD
*Disc - Total time 74:46
# "Dance of the Marionette" –07:00
# "Back to the Light" –04:30
# "Now That I've Found" –08:10
# "Signs of Change" –08:04
# "Jigs" –02:58
# "Pilgrim" –11:22
#:Bonus tracks (available only on the CD)
# "Samaritan Woman" –11:01
# "Dreamaway" –09:50
# "Hallelujah" –06:31
# "Back to the Light" –05:09 (demo version)Release details
*1977, UK, Rapid Records, released 1978, LP
*2005, UK, RoughMix, released3 January 2005 , CD (with bonus tracks)
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