Embrace the Herd

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Embrace the Herd
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Studio album by
Released1982 (1982)
Label Rough Trade

Embrace the Herd is the sole studio album by English band The Gist, released in 1982 by record label Rough Trade.

Contents

Track Listing

  1. Far Concern
  2. Love At First Sight
  3. Fretting Away
  4. Public Girl
  5. Clean Bridges
  6. Simian
  7. Embrace The Herd
  8. Iambic Pentameter
  9. Carnival Headache
  10. Concrete Slopes
  11. The Long Run
  12. Dark Shots

Credits

Produced and engineered by Phil Legg


Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Trouser Press favourable [2]

Trouser Press called it "a lovely little record". [2]

It was ranked at number 41 on Mojo magazine's "Buried Treasures" list. [3]

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References

  1. Jeffries, David. "Embrace the Herd – The Gist | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Young, Jon; Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Young Marble Giants". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  3. "Mojo – Buried Treasures". muzieklijstjes.nl. Retrieved May 17, 2016.