Translucence (Poly Styrene album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Translucence

| type = studio

| artist = Poly Styrene

| cover = Translucence.jpg

| released = 1980

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Matrix Studios, London

| genre = Post-punk

| length = 40:27

| label = United Artists / Receiver Records

| producer = Ted Bunting

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}Dougan, John. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/translucence-mw0000613905 Translucence] at Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2012.

| rev2 = Robert Christgau

| rev2score = A−{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Poly+Styrene|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Poly Styrene|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|website=robertchristgau.com|accessdate=May 24, 2016}}

| 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: Poly Styrene – Translucence (Liberty/United)|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

}}

Translucence is a 1980 post-punk album by Poly Styrene.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Poly Styrene

  1. "Dreaming" (3:48)
  2. "Talk In Toytown" (3:21)
  3. "Skydive" (4:10)
  4. "Day That Time Forgot" (3:30)
  5. "Shades" (3:20)
  6. "Essence" (3:32)
  7. "Hip City Hip" (3:02)
  8. "Bicycle Song" (2:32)
  9. "Sub Tropical" (3:04)
  10. "Translucence" (3:12)
  11. "Age" (3:09)
  12. "Goodbye" (3:47)

Personnel

  • Poly Styrene - vocals
  • G.T. Moore - guitar
  • Richard Moore - guitar
  • Kuma Harada - bass
  • Richard Bailey - drums
  • Darryl Lee Que - percussion
  • Kevin McAlea - keyboards
  • Ted Bunting - saxophone, flute

;Technical

References