Regular Urban Survivors

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Regular Urban Survivors
Terrorvision-RegularUrbanSurvivors.jpg
Studio album by
Released11 March 1996
StudioParkgate, Eden
Genre Glam rock, hard rock
Length42:17
Label Total Vegas
Producer Gil Norton
Terrorvision chronology
How to Make Friends and Influence People
(1994)
Regular Urban Survivors
(1996)
Shaving Peaches
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Regular Urban Survivors is the third album by British rock band Terrorvision. "Perseverance", "Easy", "Bad Actress" and "Celebrity Hit List" were each released as singles. "Perseverance" and "Celebrity Hit List" were both regular Match of the Day 'goal of the week' regulars. The album featured movie-themed artwork, which depicted the band members as part of a James Bond / Mission: Impossible -style elite fighting force.

Contents

To mark the 20th anniversary of the album's release, the band performed Regular Urban Survivors in full during their 2016 UK tour. [2]

Production

Regular Urban Survivors was recorded at Parkgate Studios and Eden Studios, with producer Gil Norton; he and Roy Spong acted as engineers, with assistance from Doug Cook (at Parkgate) and Simon Wall (at Eden). Norton and Spong mixed the album at Abbey Road Studios, with assistance from Robbie Kazandjian. [3]

Track listing

All songs by Terrorvision. [3]

  1. "Enteralterego" – 3:21
  2. "Superchronic" – 2:50
  3. "Perseverance" – 3:11
  4. "Easy" – 3:10
  5. "Hide the Dead Girl" – 3:03
  6. "Conspiracy" – 3:15
  7. "Didn't Bleed Red" – 4:10
  8. "Dog Chewed the Handle" – 2:50
  9. "Junior" – 3:29
  10. "Bad Actress" – 4:12
  11. "If I Was You" – 2:02
  12. "Celebrity Hit List" – 3:05
  13. "Mugwump" – 3:39

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [3]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Regular Urban Survivors at AllMusic
  2. Stickler, Jon (22 February 2016). "Terrorvision Announce November 'Regular Urban Survivors' UK Tour". stereoboard.com. Eyedigit Limited. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Regular Urban Survivors (booklet). Terrorvision. Total Vegas Recordings. 1996. VEGAS CD 3/7243 8 37626 2 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "British album certifications – Terrorvision – Regular Urban Survivors". British Phonographic Industry.