The New Transistor Heroes
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Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". The New Transistor Heroes is the debut studio album by the Scottish band Bis.[1] It was released on 7 April 1997.
The intro to the opening song "Tell It to the Kids" was recorded by a friend of the band, Mark Percival, credited in the album notes as Marky P.
Critical reception
Template:Album reviews The Independent wrote: "The group Bis most resemble, in style and sound, is X-Ray Spex, but it's a resemblance bereft of any acknowledgement of what it means to mimic those attitudes in the late Nineties. Not only is the music a shrill imitation of late-Seventies punk ... but the targets are punk targets, too."[2]
Track listing
Notes
- This is the UK CD release; it matches the UK and US LP releases.
- The US LP came with a bonus 7-inch with the songs "Kkeerroolleeeenn", "Team Theme" and "Rollerblade Zero".
- The US and Australian CD releases add the songs "Team Theme", "Rollerblade Zero" and "Kkeerroolleeeenn" to the end. "Kkeerroolleeeenn" is an unlisted "hidden" track.
- The Thai CD release adds the song "Kandy Pop" to the end.
- The Japanese CD release adds the songs "Kandy Pop", "This is Fake D.I.Y" and "School Disco" to the end.
- The Japanese MiniDisc release features only the songs found on the UK CD.
- The Australian 2CD release includes all tracks from the UK CD, plus "Kkeerroolleeeenn" on disc 1, and a repackaged version of the Sweet Shop Avengerz EP as disc 2 (five tracks only).
Personnel
- Bis
- Manda Rin
- John Disco
- Sci-Fi Steven
- Technical
- Rik Flick – producer, engineer
- Manda Rin – artwork
Charts
Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chart| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 19 |