The Psychedelic Furs (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Psychedelic Furs

| type = Studio album

| artist = the Psychedelic Furs

| cover = The Psychedelic Furs re-issue cover.jpg

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| released = 7 March 1980

| recorded = 1979

| studio = RAK, London

| genre = Post-punk

| length = {{duration|m=40|s=50}}

| label = Columbia

| producer = * Steve Lillywhite

• Martin Hannett
• Howard Thompson
• Ian Taylor
• the Psychedelic Furs

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| prev_year =

| next_title = Talk Talk Talk

| next_year = 1981

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = Studio album

| cover = The Psychedelic Furs cover.jpg

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| caption = US cover

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{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-psychedelic-furs-mw0000650658 |title=The Psychedelic Furs – The Psychedelic Furs |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=2 August 2012 |last=Raggett |first=Ned}}

| rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide

| rev2Score = A−{{cite book |chapter=The Psychedelic Furs: The Psychedelic Furs |chapter-url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3784 |accessdate=2 August 2012 |title=Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s |title-link=Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |publisher=Pantheon Books |year=1990 |isbn=0-679-73015-X}}

| rev3 = Classic Rock

| rev3Score = 8/10{{cite magazine |title=The Psychedelic Furs: Vinyl Reissues |magazine=Classic Rock |issue=253 |date=September 2018 |last=Quantick |first=David |author-link=David Quantick |page=99}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4Score = B{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2002/03/08/psychedelic-furs-talk-talk-talk-forever-now/ |title=Psychedelic Furs; Talk Talk Talk; Forever Now |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=8 March 2002 |access-date=18 March 2017}}

| rev5 = Q

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=The Psychedelic Furs: The Psychedelic Furs |magazine=Q |issue=190 |date=May 2002 |page=134}}

| rev6 = Record Mirror

| rev6score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Fur out, man |last=Anderson |first=Graham |date=1 March 1980 |magazine=Record Mirror |page=16}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thepsychedelicfurs/albums/album/99393/review/5941962/the_psychedelic_furs |title=The Psychedelic Furs: The Psychedelic Furs |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=338 |date=5 March 1981 |access-date=14 April 2006 |last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615220058/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thepsychedelicfurs/albums/album/99393/review/5941962/the_psychedelic_furs |archive-date=15 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev8Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite book |chapter=The Psychedelic Furs |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/660 660–61]}}

| rev9 = Smash Hits

| rev9Score = 8/10{{cite magazine |title=Psychedelic Furs: Psychedelic Furs |magazine=Smash Hits |volume=2 |issue=6 |date=20 March – 2 April 1980 |last=Starr |first=Red |page=31}}

| rev10 = Spin Alternative Record Guide

| rev10Score = 7/10{{cite book |chapter=Psychedelic Furs |last=Hannaham |first=James |author-link=James Hannaham |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide |editor1-last=Weisbard |editor1-first=Eric |editor1-link=Eric Weisbard |editor2-last=Marks |editor2-first=Craig |publisher=Vintage Books |year=1995 |isbn=0-679-75574-8 |pages=313–14}}

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The Psychedelic Furs is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, released on 7 March 1980 by Columbia Records. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/es/release/3953157-The-Psychedelic-Furs-The-Psychedelic-Furs|title=The Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs|date=7 March 1980|access-date=7 March 2025|website=Discogs.com}} In 2020, Rolling Stone included the band's debut studio album in their "80 Greatest albums of 1980" list, praising the musicians for sounding like "a grand art project".{{cite web|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-1980-1075743/|title=The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980 What came out of all this was, arguably, the greatest year for great albums ever|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=11 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020}}

The original UK LP had nine tracks. The US LP contained 10 tracks, deleting one track from the UK LP ("Blacks/Radio") and adding two others ("Susan's Strange" and "Soap Commercial"), and changing the order of the tracks significantly. The CD reissue contained 13 tracks, beginning with the original nine UK LP tracks (programmed in their original order), then adding the two additional tracks from the US LP release, plus a version of "Mack the Knife" and a demo of the album track "Flowers".