E for Edward

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E for Edward
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1989
Genre Post punk, Indie
Label Creation Records
Producer Edward Ball
The Times chronology
Beat Torture
(1988)
E for Edward
(1989)
Et Dieu Créa La Femme
(1990)

E for Edward is the eighth album by West London Post punk and Indie band The Times released in 1989. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. Manchester
  2. Valvaline
  3. Snow
  4. Catherine Wheel
  5. Crashed on You

Side B

  1. Count to Five
  2. DJ Krush’s Matsuri
  3. French Film Bleurred
  4. No Love on Haight Street
  5. Acid Angel of Ecstasy
  1. Manchester - 04:22
  2. Valvaline - 04:54
  3. Snow - 04:27
  4. Catherine Wheel - 03:06
  5. Crashed on You - 04:57
  6. Count to Five - 05:35
  7. DJ Krush’s Matsuri - 04:41
  8. French Film Bleurred - 05:47
  9. No Love on Haight Street - 03:05
  10. Acid Angel of Ecstasy - 03:58
  11. Gold - 04:08
  12. Sold - 04:33
  13. Life - 04:40

Personnel

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