- rock, punk, pop rock
- 35 min
- 10 tracks
- EMI
Power in the Darkness is the debut studio album by English punk band Tom Robinson Band, released in early 1978. The UK LP had ten tracks. It included inside the album cover a stencil similar to the cover art, but with the album title replaced by "Tom Robinson Band"; it held the warning, "This stencil is not meant for spraying on public property!!!"
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Spare, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Tracks
- A1Up Against the Wall3:32
- A2Grey Cortina2:08
- A3Too Good to Be True3:32
- A4Ain’t Gonna Take It2:52
- A5Long Hot Summer4:42
- B1The Winter of ’794:29
- B2Man You Never Saw2:37
- B3Better Decide Which Side You’re On2:48
- B4You Gotta Survive3:12
- B5Power in the Darkness4:53
10 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Tom Robinson Band
- Label
- EMI
- Released
- 1978
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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