Remorse Code

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Remorse Code
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Remorse Code is the sole studio album by English band Desperate Bicycles, released in 1979 by record label. It reached number 10 in the UK Independent Albums chart. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Smash Hits negative [1]
Trouser Press favourable [2]

Trouser Press called the album "an LP of ten pop gems", [2] while Smash Hits called it "awful. And I do mean awful". [1]

Legacy

Steven Malkmus cited the album in his list "The Records That Changed My Life" for Spin magazine. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Starr, Red (May 1, 1980). "Independent Bitz". Smash Hits : 15. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sheridan, David. "TrouserPress.com :: Desperate Bicycles". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. Day, Adrienne (June 2005). "The Records That Changed My Life". Spin : 28. Retrieved May 12, 2016.