The Astronauts - LP Releases

LP Sleeve

Peter Pan Hits The Suburbs

Bugle/Genius, Genius 001, 1981
Side 1 Side 2
1. Everything Stops For Baby 6. Still Talking
2. Protest Song 7. Baby Sings Folk Songs
3. Sod Us 8. How Long Is A Piece Of String
4. The Traveller 9. Amplified World
5. How Green Was My Valley 10. Midsummer Lullaby

Personnel: Mark Astronaut (vocals, bk voc), Dave Miller (guitar, bk voc), Alan Cowley (guitar, bk voc), Phil Thornton (keyboards, synth percussion, guitar, flute), Gordon Walker (synth, violin, bk voc), Max (bass), Ian Cowley (drums,synth percussion)
Additional Musicians: Bob Green (guitar), Nik Turner (saxophone)
Music & Lyrics: Mark Astronaut
Recorded: Street Level, London & The Crypt, Stevenage
Produced by: The Astronauts & Grant Showbiz
"Executive" Production: Jonathan Barnett & Huw Davies
Crypt Engineer: Simon Jones
Artwork: Jan Woolly

The very first LP. For some reason the Side 2 tracks precede Side 1 on the sleeve. Re-released on CD by Lazy Dog in 1994 with some extra tracks taken from the early singles.. Read what Billy Pavlides had to say about the album.


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It's All Done By Mirrors

All the Madmen, MAD 5, 1983
Side 1 (EXTROVERT) Side 2 (INTROVERT)
1. Seagull Mania 7. Fatigue
2. New Dixieland Blues 8. Gothic Rooms
3. Gold At The Top 9. Day To Day
4. Blood 10. Latin and Greek
5. Typically English Day 11. It's All Done By Mirrors
6. Behave Yourself

Personnel: Mark Astronaut (vocals), Alan Cowley (guitar+bass). Gordon Walker (home made synth)
Music & Lyrics: Mark Astronaut
Recorded: The Crypt, Stevenage
Produced by: The Astronauts
Engineer: George Peckham
Artwork: Simon Jacobs & Brian McDermott

The second LP, later re-released on CD by Lazy Dog Records (1995), with extra tracks taken from the early singles.

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Soon

All The Madmen - MAD 11, 1986
Side 1 Side 2
1. Friends (5.53) 5. Following Orders (5.05)
2. Books (3.12) 6. Survivors1
3. Blues For A Sceptic 7. All Night Party1
4. The Birds 8. Young Man's World1
  9. We Were Talking1
1Bonus tracks: Survivors, All Night Party, Young Man's World, and We Were Talking taken from early singles

Personnel: Mark Astronaut (vocals & synth), Tony Peak (guitar), Julian Cooper (guitar), Adi Maddox (bass), Arup Ghosh (drums)
Additional Musicians: Lol Coxhill (saxophone), Tim Nixon (violin), Boyd Sims (backing voc)
Music & Lyrics: Mark Astronaut
Published by: All The Madmen Records
Recorded: Dec. 1985
Produced by: Boyd Sims and Russell Seal (The Bood Brothers)
Artwork: Tom Horn
Bonus Tracks: See Singles Page for details of personnel etc.

This album consisted of some new material and re-release of old tracks taken from the original singles (literally, as the masters had gone missing).

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The Seedy Side Of ...

All The Madmen - MAD LP 005, 1987
Side 1 Side 2
1. Fiona (4.00) 1. Semaphore Men #1 (6.50)
2. Seedy Side Of Paul (3.08) 2. Semaphore Men #2 (5.20)
3. Political (3.21)  
4. Indisputable Fact (3.25)  

Personnel: Mark Astronaut (vocals), Tony Peake (guitars), Andrew Storke (guitar), Dave Bland (bass), Arup Ghosh (drums), Ivan McTaggart (keyboards)
Music & Lyrics: Mark Astronaut
Published by:
Recorded:
Produced by: Russell Seal
Artwork: Deena


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In Defence Of Compassion

Acid Stings - ASR 15, 1989
Side 1 Side 2
1. The Nurse 1. Secret File
2. Flashpoint 2. Behind The Mirrors
3. Suburbs 3. Sudden Pause
4. Subversion  
5. Cold Climate  
6. Problems  
7. Smelborp  

Personnel (Side 1): Mark Astronaut (vocals), Chris Bland (guitar), Jason Gray (guitar), Terry Cain (bass), Martin Meadows (drums), AL (synth)
Personnel (Side 2): Mark Astronaut (vocals), Russell Seal (all instruments)
Music & Lyrics: Mark Astronaut
Published by:
Recorded:
Produced by: AL (Side 1) & Russell Seal (Side 2)
Artwork: Robin Basak & Jouni-Waarakangas