Seven Stories into Eight explained

Seven Stories into Eight
Type:	Demo
Artist:	IQ
Cover:	Seven Stories into Eight.jpg
Released:	October 1982
Recorded:	1981–1982
Genre:	Neo-prog
Length:	43:31
Label:	self released/independent
Producer:	IQ
Next Title:	Tales from the Lush Attic
Next Year:	1983

Seven Stories into Eight is a demo album by the Neo-prog band IQ. It was released in 1982 on cassette.^[1] In 1998, a new version of this work (Seven Stories into '98) was released as a studio album.

Track listing

1. "Capital Letters (In Surgical Spirit Land)" – 3:46
2. "About Lake Five" – 5:02
3. "Intelligence Quotient" – 6:55
4. "For Christ’s Sake" (Live) – 5:05
5. "Barbell Is In" – 5:32
6. "Fascination" – 5:56
7. "For The Taking" – 4:17
8. "It All Stops Here" – 6:58

Personnel

• Peter Nicholls – lead vocals (tracks 6–8)
• Mike Holmes – acoustic, electric & twelve-string guitars
• Martin Orford – keyboards, lead vocals (tracks 3 & 5)
• Tim Esau – bass guitar
• Mark Ridout – drums, percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
• Paul Cook – drums, percussion (all other tracks)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seven Stories into Eight – IQ | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.