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Into The Gap

Thompson Twins

1984 · Pop

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Into The Gap by Thompson Twins

Into The Gap is an Electronic album by Thompson Twins, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 120 pressings tracked, owned by 39 collectors.

About

Recorded in the Bahamas at the storied Compass Point Studios, <i>Into the Gap</i> blends worldly flavor into synth-pop’s frosty tones. By embracing Latin (“Who Can Stop the Rain”), calypso (“Sisters of Mercy”), and Middle Eastern music (“The Gap”), the Thompson Twins made the rest of New Wave seem blandly cold. Led by juicy, popping basslines, “Day After Day” and “Doctor! Doctor!” boast gorgeously glittering hooks, but the band’s pop intelligence clicks on “Hold Me Now,” a windswept soul ballad outfitted in layers of ecstatic synths.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Doctor! Doctor!4:38
  2. A2You Take Me Up4:26
  3. A3Day After Day3:48
  4. A4Sister Of Mercy5:08
  5. A5No Peace For The Wicked4:02

Side B

  1. B1The Gap4:43
  2. B2Hold Me Now4:44
  3. B3Storm On The Sea5:26
  4. B4Who Can Stop The Rain5:45

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • polished
  • playful
  • tropical

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Some copies were issued with a merchandise sheet.
Note that the version of "Who Can Stop The Rain" is a longer version than the one that is on the US version. I cannot speak for all of the non-US versions, but I have the German pressed for the UK version. Here the time is 5:57 for this track, where it is only 5:17 on the US version.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alannah CurrieARRANGED BY, PERCUSSION, MARIMBA, XYLOPHONE, BACKING VOCALS COMPOSED BY, WRITTEN-BY, PERCUSSION, MARIMBA, XYLOPHONE, DRUMS , BACKING VOCALS PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS, MARIMBA, XYLOPHONE, DRUMS
  • Joe LeewayCOMPOSED BY, ARRANGED BY, CONGAS, BACKING VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER CONGAS, BACKING VOCALS CONGAS, BACKING VOCALS, OTHER , WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY
  • Pandit DineshPERCUSSION TABLA
  • Tom BaileyGUITAR, DRUM PROGRAMMING, CONTRABASS, HARMONICA, PIANO, VOCALS VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER, CONTRABASS, HARMONICA, GUITAR, DRUM PROGRAMMING VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER, DOUBLE BASS , HARMONICA, GUITAR, DRUM PROGRAMMING

39 collectors on Gatefold own this · 120 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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