At the Chelsea Nightclub

At the Chelsea Nightclub
At the Chelsea Nightclub
Studio album by The Members
Released	April 1979
Recorded	January 1979
Studio	The Town House, London; The Music Centre, Wembley
Genre	Punk rock
Length	42:04 (original); 73:47 (2005 reissue)
Label	Virgin
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
The Members chronology

At the Chelsea Nightclub is The Members' first album, released in 1979.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Smash Hits	7/10^[2]

Reception

Smash Hits said, "the Members are supposed to be one of the hottest post-punk rock bands around, but I have my doubts. They're disposable pop rather than committed rock, though their cocky soccer-crowd style has some good clever touches.^[3] AllMusic called it, "the only Members album worth owning".^[1]

Track listing

"Electricity" (Jean-Marie Carroll)
"Sally" (Gary Baker)
"Soho-A-Go-Go" (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
"Don't Push" (Adrian Lillywhite, Nicky Tesco, Steve Morley)
"Solitary Confinement" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
"Frustrated, Bagshot" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
"Stand Up and Spit" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
"The Sound of the Suburbs" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
"Phone-in Show" (Jean-Marie Carroll, Nicky Tesco)
"Love in a Lift" (Chris Payne, Nicky Tesco)
"Chelsea Nightclub" (Jean-Marie Carroll) recorded at a cinema in Hammersmith, December 3, 1978

2005 CD bonus tracks

"Fear on the Streets" (Streets compilation)
"Solitary Confinement" (Stiff single version)
"Rat up a Drainpipe" (Stiff single version)
"The Sound of the Suburbs" (single version)
"Handling the Big Jets"
"Offshore Banking Business" - 7" single version (Jean-Marie Carroll) produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
"Solitary Confinement" (Virgin single version)
"Offshore Banking Business/Pennies in the Pound" (12" version)

Personnel

The Members

Nicky Tesco - lead vocals
Nigel Bennett - lead guitar, vocals
Jean-Marie Carroll - guitar, vocals
Chris Payne - bass, vocals
Adrian Lillywhite - drums, percussion
Steve "Rudi" Thompson - saxophone

Technical

Alan Perkins, Paul "Groucho" Smykle (track: B2), Pete Wandless - engineer
Malcolm Garrett - artwork

References

^ ^a ^b Thompson. At the Chelsea Nightclub at AllMusic
^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (April 19 - May 2, 1979): 25.
^ Red Starr (19 April 1979). "album". Smash Hits. No. 10.

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[all-1] Thompson. At the Chelsea Nightclub at AllMusic

[2] Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (April 19 - May 2, 1979): 25.

[3] Red Starr (19 April 1979). "album". Smash Hits. No. 10.

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