See This Through and Leave

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{{Infobox album

| name = See This Through and Leave

| type = Album

| artist = The Cooper Temple Clause

| cover = STTAL.jpg

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| released = 11 February 2002

| recorded = 2001, Bath Moles, Great Linford Manor Studios

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| genre = Alternative rock, post-hardcore, space rock, electronic rock

| length = 55:08

| label = Morning Records

| producer = Paul Corkett

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose

| next_year = 2003

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{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r638923|pure_url=yes}} link]

|rev2 = NME

|rev2score = (7/10) [https://www.nme.com/reviews/6037.htm link]

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See This Through and Leave is the debut album by the Cooper Temple Clause. The title of the album comes from a lyric in the track "Murder Song".

The liner notes give 'thanks' to Five and Westlife "for their ongoing financial support". This is a humorous reference to the fact that the Cooper Temple Clause shared a record label with the two popular boy bands, who could be seen to have helped finance this album.

Release and commercial performance

It was released as a CD, a limited edition double CD, an international CD, and a 7" boxed set, along with two promo CDs.

The album reached No. 27 on the UK Albums Chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10331/cooper-temple-clause/|title=COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Official Charts}}

"Let's Kill Music" is the first single from this album and the first to have a promo video.. It entered at #41 in the UK Singles Chart{{cite web |title=LET'S KILL MUSIC – COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/cooper-temple-clause-lets-kill-music/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=29 November 2024}}

"Film-Maker // Been Training Dogs" is a 2002 double A-side from this album. It peaked at number twenty on the UK Singles Chart. Each CD for this single was enhanced with the promo videos, on-set interviews with the band, photographs from the shoot, roll calls, and tokens. The A-side of the 7" was double-tracked, meaning that it contained two separate groove paths, one for each of the lead tracks, which means that it is essentially down to chance whether you hear "Film-Maker" or "Been Training Dogs".

"Who Needs Enemies?" is the third and final single from See This Through and Leave. It peaked at number twenty-two on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

=CD one=

  1. "Did You Miss Me?" - 4:40
  2. "Film-Maker" - 2:57
  3. "Panzer Attack" - 4:01
  4. "Who Needs Enemies?" - 4:52
  5. "Amber" - 5:07
  6. "Digital Observations" - 7:14
  7. "Let's Kill Music" - 4:13
  8. "555-4823" - 4:54
  9. "Been Training Dogs" - 3:13
  10. "The Lake" - 5:23
  11. "Murder Song" - 8:47

The international CD contains an extra track, "Safe Enough Distance Away".

=Bonus disc=

  1. "Devil Walks in the Sand"
  2. "Way Out West"
  3. "I'll Still Write"
  4. "Panzer Attack" (live)
  5. "Let's Kill Music" (live)

References

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Category:2002 debut albums

Category:The Cooper Temple Clause albums