| Moving Targets | ||||
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| Released | October 1978 | |||
| Studio | Matrix Studios, London; The Manor Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Label | Virgin V2109 | |||
| Producer | Mick Glossop, Mike Howlett | |||
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Moving Targets is the debut studio album by English band Penetration, released in 1978 by record label Virgin.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Select |   [2] |
| Trouser Press | favourable [3] |
AllMusic wrote: "Penetration's debut album stands among the very last true greats of the first wave of British punk offerings." [1] Trouser Press wrote: "Penetration's debut LP mixes expansive creations and direct punk-outs, all done with flair and originality. Unlike other LPs by young bands of this era, Moving Targets still sounds surprisingly fresh." [3]
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