The Korgis (album)

The Korgis
Studio album by The Korgis
Released	1 July 1979
Recorded	1978-1979
Genre	Pop new wave
Length	35:20
Label	Rialto Records (UK) Warner Bros. Records (U.S.)
Producer	The Korgis
The Korgis chronology
The Korgis (1979) Dumb Waiters (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Smash Hits	6½/10[2]

The Korgis is the debut studio album by English pop band, the Korgis. It was released in 1979 on Rialto Records in the UK, and on Warner Bros. Records in the US.

The album includes the singles "Young 'n' Russian" and "If I Had You" (#13, UK Singles Chart), the latter being notable for the keyboard contributions of Alan Wilder, who in 1982 would join Depeche Mode for thirteen years.

The Korgis was re-issued on compact disc by Edsel Records in 1999.

Track listing

Side A:

1. "Young 'n' Russian" (Davis, Jakki Ridlington, Warren) - 3:12
2. "I Just Can't Help It" (Davis) - 3:43
3. "Chinese Girl" (Davis) - 2:19
4. "Art School Annexe" (Davis) - 3:37
5. "Boots and Shoes" (Davis, Warren) - 4:32

Side B:

1. "Dirty Postcards" (Warren) - 4:45
2. "O Maxine" (Warren) - 2:39
3. "Mount Everest Sings the Blues" (Warren) - 2:32
4. "Cold Tea" (Warren) - 4:26
5. "If I Had You" (Davis, Sergei Rachmaninoff) - 3:55
   • Album version

Personnel

• James Warren - vocals, bass guitar
• Andy Davis - vocals, drums, keyboards, mandolin
• Stuart Gordon - violin, mandolin, percussion
• Phil Harrison - keyboards, percussion
• Bill Birks - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Alan Wilder - backing vocals, keyboards
• Glenn Tommey - keyboards
• David Lord - keyboards
• Al Powell - drums
• Kenny Lacey - percussion
• Keith Warmington - harmonica
• Jo Mullet - backing vocals
• Jo Pomeroy - backing vocals

Production

• The Korgis - producers
• David Lord - sound engineer
• Glenn Tommey - assistant engineer
• George Rowbottom - art direction
• Julian Balme - art direction
• Martyn Goddard - photography
• Heath Bros. - management
• Recorded at Crescent Studios, Bath, Somerset 1977 (track B5), 1978 (tracks A1-A4, B2 & B3) & 1979 (tracks A5, B1 & B4).

Release history

• 1979 LP Rialto Records TENOR 101 (UK)
• 1979 LP Warner Bros. Records 3349 (US)
• 1999 CD Edsel Records EDCD 621

Single releases

• "Young 'n' Russian" / "Cold Tea" (Rialto TREB 101, February 1979)
• "If I Had You" (Single Version) / "Chinese Girl" (TREB 103, May 1979) UK #13
• "Young 'n' Russian" / "Mount Everest Sings the Blues" (re-issue, TREB 108, October 1979)
• "I Just Can't Help It (Remix)" / "O Maxine" (TREB 112, January 1980)

References

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