Harmony
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1982 (October 1982)
StudioStrawberry Studios, Stockport
GenrePost-punk
LabelFactory FACT-60
ProducerChris Nagle, The Wake
The Wake chronology
Harmony
(1982)
Here Comes Everybody
(1985)

The Wake is the debut studio album by English post-punk band The Wake, released in 1982 by record label Factory.

It was reissued on Factory Benelux in 1984), LTM Recordings in 2001 (as Harmony + Singles) and Factory Benelux again in 2013 (CD and double LP).[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Clubunfavourable[3]

Stewart Mason of AllMusic called it "standard early-'80s Factory Records post-punk gloom, not terribly different from any of a dozen other Joy Division wannabes".[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by The Wake

Factory FACT-60, 1982

Side 1:

  1. "Judas" 3:18
  2. "Testament" 2:16
  3. "Patrol" 3:30
  4. "The Old Men" 5:50

Side 2:

  1. "Favour" 4:13
  2. "Heartburn" 4:58
  3. "An Immaculate Conception" 5:01
Factory Benelux FBN-29, 1984
same as FACT-60 with extra track "Chance" end of side 2 not listed on sleeve
LTM LTMCD-2323, 2001
Factory Benelux FBN-29-CD, 2013
  1. "Favour" 4:13
  2. "Heartburn" 4:58
  3. "An Immaculate Conception" 5:01
  4. "Judas" 3:18
  5. "Testament" 2:16
  6. "Patrol" 3:30
  7. "The Old Men" 5:50
  8. "Chance" 3:47
  9. "Something Outside" 7:42
  10. "Host" 7:55
  11. "The Drill" 4:18
  12. "Uniform" 5:29
  13. "Here Comes Everybody" 6:58
  14. "On Our Honeymoon" 2:07
  15. "Give Up" 2:35
Factory Benelux FBN-29, 2013

Side 1:

  1. "Judas" 04:20
  2. "Testament" 05:06
  3. "Patrol" 05:07
  4. "The Old Men" 03:27

Side 2:

  1. "Favor" 02:21
  2. "Heartburn" 03:36
  3. "An Immaculate Conception" 06:10
  4. "Chance" 03:25

Side 3:

  1. "Something Outside" 07:52
  2. "Host" 08:00

Side 4:

  1. "The Drill" (Peel Session) 04:24
  2. "Uniform" (Peel Session) 05:35
  3. "Here Comes Everybody" (Peel Session) 07:05

References

  1. ^ "Factory Benelux: The Wake / Harmony / T-shirt".
  2. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. "Harmony – The Wake". AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ^ O'Neal, Sean (February 18, 2015). "The Wake Could Never Escape the Shade of New Order • Hear This • The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 18, 2016.