| The Plateau Phase | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Crispy Ambulance |
| Cover: | The Plateau Phase LP sleeve.jpg |
| Caption: | Original 1982 LP sleeve (FBN-12) by Lucien De Roeck,[1] also used for 2012 CD reissue (FBN-12-CD) |
| Released: | March 1982 |
| Recorded: | 1982 |
| Genre: | Post-punk |
| Label: | Factory Benelux |
| Producer: | Crispy Ambulance, Chris Nagle |
| Next Title: | Fin |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
The Plateau Phase is the debut studio album by the English post-punk band Crispy Ambulance, released in March 1982 by Factory Benelux. It was a departure to the sound of the earlier singles which was considered to be closer to the sound of post-punk contemporaries Joy Division. It peaked at No. 21 on the UK Indie Charts by the months of May and April 1982.[2]
It received harsh criticism at the time, a typical example being this review by Mat Snow for NME:[3]
Retrospective criticism was more positive, e.g. Ned Raggett, AllMusic:
Side one
Side two
The CD, first issued as Comprising : The Plateau Phase, Live On A Hot August Night, Sexus, includes the Live on a Hot August Night single and the "Sexus" A-Side. It was issued on Factory Benelux in 1990 (FBN-12-CD) and LTM in 1999 (LTMCD-2315). The sleeve design is based on the sleeve of Live on a Hot August Night.
It was reissued again on Factory Benelux in 2012 (FBN-12-CD) with the original sleeve and title.[1]