Anywhere (New Musik album)

Anywhere
Studio album by
New Musik
Released6 March 1981
RecordedJuly 1980–81
GenreSynthpop
Length53:21
LabelGTO
ProducerTony Mansfield
New Musik chronology
From A to B
(1980) 		Anywhere
(1981) 		Warp
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Smash Hits6½/10[2]

Anywhere is the second album from New Musik released on 6 March 1981. The cassette edition of the album contained two extra songs not present on the vinyl copies. A digitally remastered version called Anywhere... Plus was released in 2001. Two singles were released in the United Kingdom, "Luxury" on 30 January 1981 and "While You Wait" on 3 April 1981.

"Areas" has been covered by alternative rock band The Gathering on their 2013 album Afterwords.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tony Mansfield unless noted.

GTO Records LP: GTLP 044

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."They All Run After the Carving Knife"5:52
2."Areas"4:11
3."Churches"4:54
4."This World of Walter"2:56
5."Luxury"3:48
6."While You Wait"5:08
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Changing Minds"4:53
2."Peace"5:14
3."Design"3:44
4."Traps"4:03
5."Division"4:21
6."Back to Room One"4:18

Various 1981 cassette releases of the album includes the bonus tracks "Under Attack" (4:04) after "While You Wait," and "And" (4:38) after "Back to Room One." These songs only ever appeared again on a reference CD-R made at Abbey Road in 1997, titled Songs of New Musik, as part of a 27-minute track containing various album and single songs from that era.

1994 - GTO Records CD: GTO 474615-2 and 2001 - Edsel Records CD: EDCD 679 (Anywhere... Plus) CD bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."The Office"Clive Gates4:29
14."From The Village" 3:32
15."Guitars" 3:31

13 is the B-side of the "Luxury" 7" single.
14 and 15 are the B-sides of the "While You Wait" 12" single.
The 2001 Japanese CD release (Epic Records International--EICP 7016) and 2022 UK LP+12" release (Music on Vinyl/Sony Music--MOVLP2867) include "While You Wait (12 Inch Version)" (5:58) as an extra bonus track, after "The Office."

Personnel

Production
  • Andrew Douglas: Photography, Sleeve Design
  • Peter Hammond: Engineer
  • Alan Robinson: Liner Notes

References

  1. ^ "Review: New Music - Anywhere". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  2. ^ Starr, Red. "New Musik: Anywhere". Smash Hits (19 March–1 April 1981): 33.