Altered Images ‎ Happy Birthday Rare 1981 Portrait Records Original Vinyl LP
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Happy Birthday Studio album by  Altered Images Released September 1981 Studio

  • Rockfield (Wales)
  • Genetic Sound (Berkshire)
Genre
  • New wave 
  • post-punk
Length 38:45 Label
  • Epic 
  • Portrait
Producer
  • Steven Severin 
  • Martin Rushent
Altered Images chronology Happy Birthday
(1981) Pinky Blue
(1982) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Q Record Mirror Smash Hits 6/10 Uncut

Happy Birthday is the debut studio album by Scottish new wave band Altered Images, released in 1981. It was chiefly produced by Steven Severin and recorded at Rockfield Studios, with the exception of one track, "Happy Birthday", which was produced by Martin Rushent and recorded at Genetic Sound. "Happy Birthday" became the band's biggest hit, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart in October 1981.

Happy Birthday reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 60,000 copies.

Release

Happy Birthday was released on LP and cassette in 1981 by Epic Records in the United Kingdom and Portrait Records in the United States. The US edition of the album features an re-recording, produced by Martin Rushent, of the track "Insects", in place of the original Steven Severin-produced version included on the UK edition.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Altered Images, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Intro: Happy Birthday" – 0:44
  2. "Love and Kisses" – 2:18
  3. "Real Toys" – 3:23
  4. "Idols" – 2:27
  5. "Legionaire" – 3:30
  6. "Faithless" – 3:49
  7. "Beckoning Strings" – 3:05

Side two

  1. "Happy Birthday" – 3:00
  2. "Midnight" – 3:39
  3. "A Days Wait" – 4:20
  4. "Leave Me Alone" – 4:08
  5. "Insects" – 3:28
  6. "Outro: Happy Birthday" – 0:44


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