Chelsea (British band album) explained

Chelsea
Type:	studio
Artist:	Chelsea
Cover:	Chelsea (British band album).jpg
Released:	29 June 1979
Studio:	Surrey Sound Studios, Leatherhead, Surrey; Sound Suite, Camden, London
Genre:	Punk rock
Label:	Step-Forward
Producer:	Chelsea, Wally Brill
Next Title:	Alternative Hits
Next Year:	1980

Chelsea is the self-titled debut album by British punk rock band Chelsea. It was recorded during two weeks in early January 1979^{[1] [2]} and released by Step-Forward Records on 29 June 1979.^[3]
In 2008, it was reissued by Captain Oi! with several bonus tracks not included on the original release.

Track listing

1. "I'm on Fire" (Geoff Myles) - 3:43
2. "Decide" (Gene October) - 3:02
3. "Free the Fighters" (Dave Martin)- 3:08
4. "Your Toy" (James Stevenson) - 2:56
5. "Fools and Soldiers" (Martin) - 3:23
6. "All the Downs" (Martin) - 2:34
7. "Government" (October) - 5:30
8. "Twelve Men" (Martin, Stevenson) - 2:42
9. "Many Rivers" (Jimmy Cliff) - 4:33
10. "Trouble Is the Day" (Martin) - 3:54

Bonus tracks included on reissue CD:

1. "Urban Kids" (Demo) - 2:38
2. "No Escape" (Sky Saxon) (Demo) - 2:32
3. "Twelve Men" (Demo) - 2:40
4. "All the Downs" (Demo) - 2:39

Personnel

Chelsea

• Gene October — lead vocals
• James Stevenson — lead guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Martin — rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Geoff Myles — bass
• Chris Bashford — drums, backing vocals

with:

• Robin - keyboards

Technical

• Alvin Clark, Martin Moss, Nick Smith, Nigel Gray, Pete Hammond - engineer
• Tony MacLean - cover photography

Notes and References

1. Chelsea Break In New Material. In: Melody Maker 27 January 1979, page 4.
2. News. In: New Musical Express 27 January 1979, page 3.
3. Promotion For Chelsea! In: New Musical Express 23 June 1979, page 3.