Regular Urban Survivors Explained

Regular Urban Survivors
Type:	Album
Artist:	Terrorvision
Cover:	Terrorvision-RegularUrbanSurvivors.jpg
Released:	11 March 1996
Studio:	Parkgate, Eden
Genre:	Glam rock, hard rock
Length:	42:17
Label:	Total Vegas
Producer:	Gil Norton
Prev Title:	How to Make Friends and Influence People
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Shaving Peaches
Next Year:	1998

Regular Urban Survivors is the third album by British rock band Terrorvision. "Perseverance", "Easy", "Bad Actress" and "Celebrity Hit List" were each released as singles. "Perseverance" and "Celebrity Hit List" were both regular Match of the Day 'goal of the week' regulars. The album featured movie-themed artwork, which depicted the band members as part of a James Bond/Mission: Impossible-style elite fighting force.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the album's release, the band performed Regular Urban Survivors in full during their 2016 UK tour.^[1]

Production

Regular Urban Survivors was recorded at Parkgate Studios and Eden Studios, with producer Gil Norton; he and Roy Spong acted as engineers, with assistance from Doug Cook (at Parkgate) and Simon Wall (at Eden). Norton and Spong mixed the album at Abbey Road Studios, with assistance from Robbie Kazandjian.

Track listing

All songs by Terrorvision.

1. "Enteralterego" – 3:21
2. "Superchronic" – 2:50
3. "Perseverance" – 3:11
4. "Easy" – 3:10
5. "Hide the Dead Girl" – 3:03
6. "Conspiracy" – 3:15
7. "Didn't Bleed Red" – 4:10
8. "Dog Chewed the Handle" – 2:50
9. "Junior" – 3:29
10. "Bad Actress" – 4:12
11. "If I Was You" – 2:02
12. "Celebrity Hit List" – 3:05
13. "Mugwump" – 3:39

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[2] Terrorvision

• Tony Wright – vocals
• Shutty – drums
• Mark Yates – guitars
• Leigh Marklew – bass

Additional musicians

• Mark Phythian – programmer
• Audrey Riley – string arranger (track 10)
• Enrico Tomasso – horns (tracks 3, 4 and 13), flugelhorn (tracks 1 and 9)
• Jay Craig – horns (tracks 3, 4 and 13)
• Pete Long – horns (tracks 3, 4 and 13)
• Mark Feltham – harmonica (tracks 1 and 7)
• Bruce Woolley – theremin (tracks 7 and 8)
• Sharon Eusebe – backing vocals (track 9)
• Rachel Corkett – backing vocals (track 9)
• Garrington Plodovich – grooves (track 6)

Production

• Gil Norton – producer, mixing
• Roy Spong – engineer, mixing
• Doug Cook – assistant engineer
• Simon Wall – assistant engineer
• Robbie Kazandjian – assistant engineer

Design

• Abrahams Pants – art direction, design
• Terrorvision – art direction, design
• Tweddell – scenic artist
• Martyn James Brooks – photography
• Jeremy Ranson – location manager
• Spymaster – guns, gadgets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Terrorvision Announce November 'Regular Urban Survivors' UK Tour. Stickler . Jon . 22 February 2016 . stereoboard.com . Eyedigit Limited . 2 December 2016.
2. Regular Urban Survivors. Terrorvision. 1996. booklet. Total Vegas Recordings. VEGAS CD 3/7243 8 37626 2 0.