From the Tea-rooms of Mars ....

Infobox Album |
Name = From the Tea-rooms of Mars ....
Type = Album
Artist = Landscape


Released = 1981
Recorded = Mid 1980
"*" Late 1979/ Early 1980
Genre = Synthpop
Electronic dance
Length = 43:40
Label = RCA
Producer = Landscape
"*" Colin Thurston and Landscape
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:20zsa9ygb23u link]
Last album = "Landscape" (1979)
This album = "From the Tea-rooms of Mars ...." (1981)
Next album = "Manhattan Boogie-Woogie" (1982)

"From the Tea-rooms of Mars ...." (fully titled: "From the Tea-rooms of Mars .... to the Hell-holes of Uranus") was Landscape's (1981) album containing the band's two UK chart hits: "Einstein A Go-Go", which reached No. 5 in February 1981 and "Norman Bates", which got to No. 40 in May of the same year.

Track listing

LP: RCA LP 5003

From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars ....

A1. "European Man" (Burgess, Landscape) – 4:22

A2. "Shake The West Awake" (Landscape) – 3:24

A3. "Computer Person" (Thoms, Landscape) – 2:59

A4 - 1. "Alpine Tragedy" (Heaton, Landscape) – 1:36

A4 - 2. "Sisters" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:08

A5. "Face Of The 80's" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 3:26

A6. "New Religion" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:13

.... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus

B1. "Einstein A Go-Go" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:59

B2. "Norman Bates" (Walters, Landscape) – 5:36

B3. "The Doll's House" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 5:23

B4. "From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus"

B4 - "i. "Beguine" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 2:43

B4 - "ii. "Mambo" (Thoms, Heaton, Landscape) – 2:22

B4 - "iii. "Tango" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:29

"*" "European Man" produced by Colin Thurston and Landscape.

1992 Mau Mau (Demon) CD Reissue: MAU CD 618

# "European Man" (Burgess, Landscape) – 4:22
# "Shake The West Awake" (Landscape) – 3:24
# "Computer Person" (Thoms, Landscape) – 2:59
# "Alpine Tragedy" (Heaton, Landscape) – 1:36
# "Sisters" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:08
# "Face Of The 80's" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 3:26
# "New Religion" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:13
# "Einstein A Go-Go" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:59
# "Norman Bates" (Walters, Landscape) – 5:36
# "The Doll's House" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 5:23
# "From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus"
#*"i. "Beguine" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 2:43"
#*"ii. "Mambo" (Thoms, Heaton, Landscape) – 2:22"
#*"iii. "Tango" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:29"
# "Japan" (Burgess, Walters, Heaton, Landscape) – 3:12
# "Lost in the Small Ads" (Walters, Landscape) – 4:05
# "The Mechanical Bride" (Walters, Landscape) – 3:24
# "Neddy Sindrum" (Burgess, Heaton, Landscape) – 3:40
# "Kaptin Whorlix" (Pask, Landscape) – 3:46
# "Sonja Henie" (Heaton, Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:29
# "Many's the Time" (Thoms, Landscape) – 3:25
# "Highly Suspicious" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:36
# "Gotham City" (Landscape) – 3:37
# "Wandsworth Plain" (Walters, Landscape) – 3:03

"*" "European Man" produced by Colin Thurston and Landscape.

Tracks 1-11 the complete album "From the Tea-rooms of Mars ...." (1981) produced by Landscape.
Tracks 12-21 the complete album "Landscape" (1979) produced by Greg Walsh.

2002 Cherry Red Records CD Reissue: CDMRED 209

# "European Man" (Burgess, Landscape) – 4:23 *
# "Shake The West Awake" (Landscape) – 3:26
# "Computer Person" (Thoms, Landscape) – 3:00
# "Alpine Tragedy" (Heaton, Landscape) – 1:36
"Sisters" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:10
# "Face Of The 80's" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 3:29
# "New Religion" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:14
# "Einstein A Go-Go" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:26
# "Norman Bates" (Walters, Landscape) – 5:07
# "The Doll's House" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 5:19
# "From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus"
#*"i. "Beguine" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 2:49"
#*"ii. "Mambo" (Thoms, Heaton, Landscape) – 2:20"
#*"iii. "Tango" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:32"
# "Eastern Girls" (Burgess, Heaton, Pask, Thoms, Walters) – 3:16
# "It's Not My Real Name" (Burgess, Heaton, Pask, Thoms, Walters) – 5:24
# "So Good, So Pure, So Kind" (Burgess, Walters, BPW) as 'Landscape III' – 4:26
# "You Know How To Hurt Me" (Burgess, Walters, BPW) as 'Landscape III' – 6:51

"*" "European Man" produced by Colin Thurston and Landscape.

Tracks 11-12 from the album "Manhattan Boogie-Woogie" (1982) produced by Landscape.
Tracks 13-14 extended versions of singles released as 'Landscape III' (1983) produced by Richard James Burgess, John Walters and Andy Pask.

Personnel

*Richard James Burgess - Vocals, Computer Programming, Electronic Drums and Percussion, Synthesizers and Drums. Roland MC8 Microcomposer, System 100 Modular Synths, SDS-V Electronic Drums, Pearl Drums, Claptrap, Burgess Amplified Percussion
*Christopher Heaton - Keyboards and Vocals. Yamaha CS80 Polyphonic Synthesizer, Grand Piano, Fender Rhodes Piano with Ring Modulator and Effects, Casiotone 201 Digital Keyboard, Minimoog, Roland Vocoders, Roland Chorus Echo
*Andy Pask - Bass Guitar, Bass Synthesizers and Vocals. Giffin Fretted and Fretless Basses, Yamaha CS80, Roland ProMars Synthesizer
*Peter Thoms - Electronic Trombone, Trombone and Vocals. King 3B Trombone, Barcus Berry Tranducer and Graphic Pre-Amp, Roland Pitch/Voltage Synthesizer and Chorus Echo, MXR Blue Box
*John Walters - Computer Programming, Wind Synthesizers and Vocals. Computone Wind Synthesizer Driver and Lyricon 1, Roland MC8, ProMars and System 100 Synthesizers and Vocoder, Selmer MKVI Soprano Sax

Production

*Producer: Landscape
"*" "European Man" produced by Colin Thurston and Landscape
*Engineered by: John Etchells at JAM
John Hudson and Brian Tench at Mayfair Sound
Hugh Padgham at the Town House
Andy Jackson, Peter Walsh, Rafe McKenna and Peter Smith at Utopia
Steve Rance and Graeme Jackson at Nova Suite
Rik Walton at Workhouse
Dave Hunt at Berry Street
David Baker at Odyssey
Colin Thurston at Red Bus
Landscape at Southern Studios

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