I Am Cold | ||||
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Released | 18 June 1982 | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 60:11 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Rip Rig + Panic | |||
Rip Rig + Panic chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | 6/10 [2] |
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I Am Cold is the second studio album by post-punk band Rip Rig + Panic, released on 18 June 1982 by Virgin Records. [4] [5] Like the group's first album God, it was released as two 12" 45 rpm discs; the group's subsequent album Attitude would be a conventional 12" 33rpm release. In 2013, the album was reissued by Cherry Red Records on CD with an additional tracks taken from singles.
All music is composed by Sean Oliver, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith and Mark Springer
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hunger (The Ocean Roars It Bites)" | 3:47 |
2. | "Epi Epi Arp Woosh!" | 4:36 |
3. | "Another Tampon Up the Arse of Humanity" | 4:20 |
4. | "Misa Luba (Lone Wolf)" | 2:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Storm the Reality Asylum" | 7:17 |
2. | "Here Gathers Nameless Energy (Volcanoes Covered by Snow)" | 4:55 |
3. | "A Dog's Secret" | 3:53 |
4. | "Liars Shape Up or Ship Out" | 2:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Warm; To the If in Life" | 4:46 |
2. | "Nurse Increase the Sedatives (The Torment's No Better)" | 4:29 |
3. | "Take a Don Key to Mystery" | 3:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tax Sex" | 5:51 |
2. | "Subversive Wisdom" | 5:27 |
3. | "Fire Eyes Joyful Silent Tears" | 2:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You're My Kind of Climate" (7" version) | 2:50 |
2. | "Hunger (The Ocean Roars It Bites)" | 3:47 |
3. | "Epi Epi Arp Woosh!" | 4:36 |
4. | "Another Tampon Up the Arse of Humanity" | 4:20 |
5. | "Misa Luba (Lone Wolf)" | 2:10 |
6. | "Storm the Reality Asylum" | 7:17 |
7. | "Here Gathers Nameless Energy (Volcanoes Covered by Snow)" | 4:55 |
8. | "A Dog's Secret" | 3:53 |
9. | "Liars Shape Up or Ship Out" | 2:06 |
10. | "Warm; To the If in Life" | 4:46 |
11. | "Nurse Increase the Sedatives (The Torment's No Better)" | 4:29 |
12. | "Take a Don Key to Mystery" | 3:23 |
13. | "Tax Sex" | 5:51 |
14. | "Subversive Wisdom" | 5:27 |
15. | "Fire Eyes Joyful Silent Tears" | 2:55 |
16. | "She Gets So Hungry at Night She Eats Her Jewellery" | 5:54 |
17. | "You're My Kind of Climate" (12" version) | 6:05 |
18. | "Storm the Reality Asylum" (Extended version) | 7:20 |
Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
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1982 | Rockerilla | Italy | Albums of the Year [6] | 10 |
Adapted from the I Am Cold liner notes. [7]
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Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United Kingdom | 1982 | Virgin | LP | V 2228 |
2013 | Cherry Red | CD | CDMRED 573 |
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