In Visible Silence Explained

In Visible Silence
Type:studio
Artist:Art of Noise
Border:yes
Cover:In visible silence.jpg
Recorded:1985–1986
Genre:Synth-pop
Length:45:04
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Producer:
Prev Title:Daft
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:In No Sense? Nonsense!
Next Year:1987

In Visible Silence is the second studio album by the English avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise in April 1986,[1] and the first created by members Anne Dudley, J. J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan in the wake of their departure from ZTT Records that had been the home of the group's genesis.

The first single, "Legs", was released in late 1985, followed by two major hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1986: "Peter Gunn", that featured guitar legend Duane Eddy; and "Paranoimia" with television personality Max Headroom, where actor Matt Frewer performed two different monologues as Headroom for each of the 7" and 12" versions.

"Legacy", a re-worked version of "Legs" released as a single in late 1986, was taken from a special limited edition bonus album, Re-works of Art of Noise. A live version of the album was recorded in Hammersmith, London and released on VHS and 12-inch CD Video in 1987.[2]

Track listing

LP and cassette

Side one

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12

Side two

  1. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  2. "Peter Gunn" (featuring Duane Eddy) – 3:55
  3. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  4. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  5. "Beatback" – 1:19

CD

Catalogue CCD 1528 (UK)

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
  7. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  8. "Peter Gunn" (featuring Duane Eddy) – 3:55
  9. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  11. "Beatback" – 1:19
  12. "Peter Gunn" (Extended Version) (featuring Duane Eddy) – 6:01

Limited edition cassette

Side one

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
  7. "Paranoimia" (with Max Headroom) – 3:18 (unlisted)

Side two

  1. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  2. "Peter Gunn" (featuring Duane Eddy) – 3:55
  3. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  4. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  5. "Beatback" – 1:19

US revised edition

Side one

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" (Extended Version) (with Max Headroom) – 6:40
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12

Side two

  1. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  2. "Peter Gunn" (featuring Duane Eddy) – 3:55
  3. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  4. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  5. "Beatback" – 1:19

Limited edition with special free bonus album Re-works of Art of Noise

Record one, side one

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12

Record one, side two

  1. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  2. "Peter Gunn" (featuring Duane Eddy) – 3:55
  3. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  4. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  5. "Beatback" – 1:19

Record two "Re-works of Art of Noise", side one

  1. "Paranoimia" (7" Version) (with Max Headroom) – 3:18
  2. "Legacy" (Extended Version) – 8:20
  3. "Peter Gunn" (Extended Version) (featuring Duane Eddy) – 6:01

Record two "Re-works of Art of Noise", side two

  1. "Legs (Live)" – 4:03
  2. "Paranoimia" (Live) – 4:58
  3. "Hammersmith to Tokyo and Back" (Live) – 9:58

1988 UK and European CD reissue

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
  7. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  8. "Peter Gunn" (featuring Duane Eddy) – 3:55
  9. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  11. "Beatback" – 1:19
  12. "Peter Gunn" (The Twang Mix) (featuring Duane Eddy) – 7:28

2017 deluxe edition

Release date: 19 May 2017

CD 1

  1. "Opus 4" [2017 Remastered Version]
  2. "Paranoimia" [2017 Remastered Version]
  3. "Eye of a Needle" [2017 Remastered Version]
  4. "Legs" [2017 Remastered Version]
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" [2017 Remastered Version]
  6. "Backbeat" [2017 Remastered Version]
  7. "Instruments of Darkness" [2017 Remastered Version]
  8. "Peter Gunn" (feat. Duane Eddy) [2017 Remastered Version]
  9. "Camilla" [2017 Remastered Version]
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish" [2017 Remastered Version]
  11. "Beatback" [2017 Remastered Version]
  12. "Paranoimia" (feat. Max Headroom) (7" Mix) [2017 Remastered Version]
  13. "Legs" (7" Mix) [2017 Remastered Version]
  14. "Hoops and Mallets" (7" Mix) [2017 Remastered Version]
  15. "Something Always Happens" [2017 Remastered Version]
  16. "Why Me?" [2017 Remastered Version]
  17. "A Nation Rejects" [2017 Remastered Version]
  18. "Backbeat" (Reprise)

CD 2

  1. "World War II"
  2. "The First Leg"
  3. "Happy Harry's High Club"
  4. "Chameleon 4"
  5. "Beddoo-Bedoo"
  6. "Panic"
  7. "Camel"
  8. "Second Legs"
  9. "Trumpton Boogie"
  10. "Chameleon 1"
  11. "A Nation Regrets"
  12. "Legs" (Inside Leg Mix) [2017 Remastered Version]
  13. "Legs" (Last Leg Mix) [2017 Remastered Version]
  14. "Peter Gunn" (feat. Duane Eddy) [Extended Version] [2017 Remastered Version]
  15. "Peter Gunn" (feat. Duane Eddy) [The Twang Mix] [2017 Remastered Version]
  16. "Paranoimia" (feat. Max Headroom) [Extended Version] [2017 Remastered Version]
  17. "Paranoimia" (feat. Max Headroom) [The Paranoid Mix] [2017 Remastered Version]

The original UK CD edition added the 6:01 extended version of "Peter Gunn" as a bonus track;[3] the first and second US CD editions did not include it and the revised second edition replaced the original version of "Paranoimia" with the extended version featuring Max Headroom. Later 1988 UK and European reissues featured The Twang Mix of "Peter Gunn" replacing the extended version as a bonus track.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 55
European Albums (Music & Media)[5] 35
US Billboard 200[6] 53
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 49

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)! scope="col"
Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 69

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the Art of Noise . theartofnoiseonline.com . 2013-07-31.
  2. Web site: Zang Tuum Tumb and all that | Discography | Visible silence . Zttaat.com . 2012-02-24.
  3. Web site: Zang Tuum Tumb and all that | Discography | In visible silence . Zttaat.com . 2012-02-24.
  4. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . illustrated . St Ives, N.S.W. . Australian Chart Book . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6.
  5. European Hot 100 Albums . . 3 . 21 . 31 May 1986 . 17 . 29800226.
  6. The Art of Noise Chart History (Billboard 200) . . 14 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171119143825/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-art-of-noise/chart-history/billboard-200 . 19 November 2017.
  7. The Art of Noise Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) . . 14 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171020213910/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-art-of-noise/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums . 20 October 2017.
  8. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986 . nl . . 14 January 2024.

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