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Jerky Versions of the Dream 1983

new wave 42 min 10 tracks

Jerky Versions of the Dream is the only solo album recorded by Howard Devoto, the original singer of Buzzcocks and Magazine. It was his only studio album, which was released at the time with two singles, "Cold Imagination" and "Rainy Season", being a short-lived solo career for Devoto, who in 1986, went to form a band alongside guitarist Noko, which later was named Luxuria.

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Tracks

1Cold Imagination4:20
2Topless3:47
3Rainy Season5:06
4I Admire You5:15
5Way Out of Shape3:55
6Some Will Pay (For What Others Pay to Avoid)3:44
7Waiting for a Train4:53
8Out of Shape With Me4:14
9Taking Over Heaven3:57
10Seeing Is Believing3:15

10 tracks, 42 minutes.

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Artist: Howard Devoto
Released: 1983
Type: Album
Country: GB

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