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The Politics of Dancing 1983

new wave 116 min 23 tracks Warner Music

The Politics of Dancing is the debut studio album by the English new wave band Re-Flex, recorded in late 1982 and released in November 1983 by EMI Records, and was, until September 2010, their only officially released studio album. John Punter of Roxy Music fame produced the album at Utopia Studios in London, England.

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Character

Classical in form, spare, cool and character-led.

classical in formformally daring
sparerichly built
cooloverwhelming

Tracks

1Praying to the Beat3:42
2Hit Line3:39
3Hurt5:09
4Couldn’t Stand a Day4:10
5The Politics of Dancing6:38
6Something About You3:40
7Pointless3:55
8Jungle5:28
9Sensitive3:29
10Keep in Touch5:59
11True Lust4:25
12Hurt (12” Pete Smith Emotional mix)5:39
13What You Deserve3:49
14The Politics of Dancing (12” extended mix)6:42
15Cruel World (12” extended mix)5:53
16Praying to the Beat (12” extended version)4:10
17Flex‐it (12” extended mix)5:28
18Hitline (12” extended mix)5:00
19Cut It (12” extended mix)4:26
20Hurt (12” John Luongo Emotional mix)6:49
21The Politics of Dancing (US 7” version)4:29
22Flex‐it (7” Echo mix)3:45
23Hurt (US 12” Rubber dub mix)9:27

23 tracks, 116 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Re‐Flex
Label: Warner Music
Type: Album
Format: Digital Media
Country: AF

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