The Graveyard and the Ballroom

The Graveyard and the Ballroom is the debut album by English band A Certain Ratio, released in December 1979 by record label Factory. It was produced by Martin Hannett. It was originally released only as a cassette, though it was reissued in 1985 on CD.

The Graveyard and the Ballroom
Original cassette packaging: orange version
Studio album by
A Certain Ratio
ReleasedDecember 1979 (1979-12)
RecordedSeptember & October 1979
VenueElectric Ballroom in October 1979
StudioGraveyard Studios in September 1979
Genre
Length45:38
LabelFactory
ProducerMartin Hannett
A Certain Ratio chronology
The Graveyard and the Ballroom
(1979)		 To Each...
(1981)

The reissued album spent five weeks in the UK Independent Chart, peaking at number 29.[5]

Content

Side A of the album, The Graveyard, was recorded at Graveyard Studios in September 1979, while the other side, The Ballroom, was recorded live at the Electric Ballroom in October.[6]

Reception

AllMusic described the album as "accomplished enough to be intriguing, but never all that gripping."[1] Trouser Press called it "an exciting and original post-punk dance record".[4] Stylus called it "not only a very interesting historical document but also a pretty entertaining album in its own right".[2]

Track listing

The Graveyard
  1. "Do The Du (Casse)" - 2:53
  2. "Faceless" - 2:22
  3. "Crippled Child" - 2:54
  4. "Choir" - 3:21
  5. "Flight" - 3:30
  6. "I Feel" - 2:12
  7. "Strain" - 2:31

The Ballroom
  1. All Night Party - 3:38
  2. "Oceans" - 4:05
  3. "The Choir" - 3:22
  4. "The Fox" - 3:25
  5. "Suspect" - 2:24
  6. "Flight" - 5:32
  7. "Genotype/Phenotype" - 3:29

References
  1. Valdivia, Victor W. "The Graveyard and the Ballroom – A Certain Ratio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. Heumann, Michael (February 24, 2004). "A Certain Ratio – The Graveyard and the Ballroom – Review – Stylus Magazine". Stylus. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. Farley, Keith. "To Each... – A Certain Ratio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016. the group dropped much of the bleak dance-punk of early material in place of what sounds like a shallow attempt to seize the baton dropped by gloom giants Joy Division after the death of Ian Curtis
  4. Flashner, Graham; Sheridan, David. "TrouserPress.com :: A Certain Ratio". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016. an exciting and original post-punk dance record
  5. Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 1
  6. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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