Sector 27

Tom Robinson formed the band in late 1979 as an effort to begin a new direction. The band made their debut in Liverpool on 11 January 1980. The band released their first records on their own label, Panic Records. Later releases were on Fontana Records, with releases in the US on I.R.S. Records. The first album was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

After Robinson and Derek Quinton had left, the band released two singles on Rocket Records: "Excalibur" (1984), produced by Phil Harding, and "Conversation" (1985), produced by Chris Thomas.

• Tom Robinson - vocals, guitar
• Stevie B. (Blanchard) - guitar, vocals
• Jo Burt - bass, vocals
• Derek Quinton - drums
• Martin "Red" Broad - drums (1984, after Robinson and Quinton had left)

{{Infobox album

| italic_title = no

| name = Sector 27

| type = studio

| artist = Sector 27

| cover = Sector 27 album.jpeg

| released = November 1980

| recorded = March – April 1980

| studio = Redan Recorders, Queensway, London

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=43|s=03}} (UK release)
{{Duration|m=46|s=01}} (US release)

| label = Fontana 6359 039
I.R.S. Records CS-70013

| producer = Steve Lillywhite

}}

{{Album ratings

| title =

| subtitle =

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = Robert Christgau

| rev2Score = A

| rev3 = Smash Hits

| rev3score = 7/10{{Cite magazine|last=Stand|first=Mike|url=https://archive.org/details/smash-hits-1980-11-27/page/n22/mode/1up|title=Albums: Sector 27 – Sector 27 (Fontana)|magazine=Smash Hits|location=Peterborough|publisher=EMAP National Publications, Ltd.|volume=2|issue=24|page=29|date=27 November – 10 December 1980|issn=0260-3004|access-date=11 December 2024}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Sector 27 was the band's only album release. It was critically well-received; but had little commercial success, even though it got airplay on more than 60 U.S. radio stations.{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3979 |title=Tom Robinson: Sector 27 |first=Robert |last=Christgau |author-link=Robert Christgau |accessdate=29 March 2020}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=sector-27-mw0000846368 |label=Sector 27: Sector 27 |first=Ralph |last=Heibutzki |accessdate=29 March 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19810130&id=FBJPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6835,5222544&hl=en |title=Sector 27 Isn't Just Another Tom Robinson Band |newspaper=Toledo Blade |first=Lynn |last=Van Matre |date=31 January 1981 |accessdate=29 March 2020}}{{cite news |url=http://www.tomrobinson.com/OLD/press/pressabout/voice81.htm |title=Tom Robinson Loves Mary Lynne |first=Carola |last=Dibbell |newspaper=The Village Voice |date=January 1981 |accessdate=29 March 2020}} It was re-released in 1996 with additional tracks under the title Sector 27 Complete.

{{Track listing

|headline=Side1

|title1=Invitation: What Have We Got to Lose?

|writer1=Robinson

|length1=4:56

|title2=Not Ready

|writer2=Robinson

|length2=4:17

|title3=Mary Lynne

|writer3=Burt, Robinson

|length3=4:36

|title4=Looking at You

|writer4=Burt, Robinson

|length4=3:29

|title5=Five Two Five

|writer5=Blanchard, Burt, Robinson

|length5=5:15

}}

{{Track listing

|headline=Side2

|title1=Total Recall

|writer1=Burt, Robinson

|length1=4:10

|title2=Where Can We Go Tonight?

|writer2=Blanchard, Burt, Robinson

|length2=3:18

|title3=Take or Leave It

|writer3=Burt, Robinson

|length3=4:23

|title4=Bitterly Disappointed

|writer4=Blanchard, Burt, Robinson

|length4=4:14

|title5=One Fine Day

|writer5=Burt, Robinson

|length5=4:25

|title6=Can't Keep Away

|note6=US only

|writer6=Burt, Blanchard, Robinson

|length6=2:58

}}

{{Track listing

|headline=1996 additional tracks

|title1=Stornoway

|note1=narrated by Derek Quinton

|writer1=Blanchard, Robinson

|length1=4:17

|title2=Dungannon

|writer2=Blanchard, Robinson

|length2=2:46

|title3=Day After Day

|length3=3:48

|title4=Won't You Tell Me How I Feel

|length4=2:32

|title5=Martin's Gone

|writer5=Robinson

|length5=2:19

|title6=Christopher Calling

|writer6=Burt

|length6=3:27

|title7=Shutdown

|length7=3:45

|title8=Out in the Cold Again

|length8=3:34

}}

• July 1980{{snd}} "Not Ready" / "Can't Keep Away" - UK Indie no. 4Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, {{ISBN|0-9517206-9-4}}, p. 199
• October 1980{{snd}} "Invitation: What Have We Got to Lose?" / "Dungannon"
• January 1981{{snd}} "Total Recall" / "Stornoway"
• May 1981{{snd}} "Martin's Gone" / "Christopher Calling" produced by Richard Strange
• 1984{{snd}} "Excalibur" / "How I Feel"
• 1984{{snd}} "Excalibur" / "How I Feel" / "Christopher Calling"
• 1985{{snd}} "Conversation" / "How I Feel"

{{Reflist}}

• Strong, Martin Charles. The Great Indie Discography. Canongate U.S., 2003, {{ISBN|9781841953359}}
• Gimarc, George. Punk diary: the Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970–1982, Backbeat Books, 2006, {{ISBN|978-0879308483}}
• Gimarc, George. Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982, St. Martin's Press, 1997, {{ISBN|978-0312169688}}
• Swenson, John. The Year in Rock, 1981–82, Delilah Books, 1981, {{ISBN|9780933328099}}

• {{discogs artist |artist=579718 |name=Sector 27}}
• {{discogs master |type=album |master=251882 |name=Tom Robinson / Sector 27 - Sector 27}}. 1980 release
• {{discogs master |type=album |master=1229465 |name=Sector27 - Sector 27 Complete }}. 1996 re-release with additional tracks, Fontana CD 532642-2
• {{cite web |url=http://www.tomrobinson.com/OLD/records/albums/s27c.htm |title=Sector 27 Complete |website=Tom Robinsons' official website |accessdate=29 March 2020}}
• {{cite web |url=http://www.joburt.co.uk/discography.asp |title=Discography |website=Jo Burt's official website |accessdate=29 March 2020}}

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Category:Albums produced by Steve Lillywhite

Category:1980 albums

Category:1996 albums