Tracklist
| A1 | A Little Respect | 3:33 | |
| A2 | Ship Of Fools | 4:01 | |
| A3 | Phantom Bride | 3:22 | |
| A4 | Chains Of Love | 3:37 | |
| A5 | Hallowed Ground | 4:00 | |
| B1 | Sixty-five Thousand | 3:23 | |
| B2 | Heart Of Stone | 3:19 | |
| B3 | Yahoo! | 3:48 | |
| B4 | Imagination | 3:28 | |
| B5 | Witch In The Ditch | 3:43 | |
| B6 | Weight Of The World | 3:39 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mute Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Mute Records Ltd.
- Recorded At – Blackwing Studios
- Recorded At – Swanyard Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – The Penthouse
- Mastered At – Musitech
- Published By – Sonet Musical Moments
- Published By – Sonet
Credits
- Design – Slim Smith (2)
- Engineer – Bob Kraushaar
- Lacquer Cut By – SR*
- Producer – Stephen Hague
- Written-By – Clarke/Bell
Notes
On runout grooves, "Penthouse" is the only word stamped, all other characters are hand-etched.
Outer sleeve:
p + c Mute Records 1988
Made in Great Britain
Inner sleeve:
Recorded at Blackwing and Swanyard Studios
Labels:
℗ 1988 Mute Records Limited © 1988 Mute Records Limited.
Made in England.
Stamper/metalwork by Musitech, High Wycombe.
Outer sleeve:
p + c Mute Records 1988
Made in Great Britain
Inner sleeve:
Recorded at Blackwing and Swanyard Studios
Labels:
℗ 1988 Mute Records Limited © 1988 Mute Records Limited.
Made in England.
Stamper/metalwork by Musitech, High Wycombe.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 016025 310555
- Barcode (Scanned): 5016025310555
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, hand-etched and stamped): STUMM - 55 - A2 Penthouse MT. NW/SR
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, hand-etched and stamped): STUMM - 55 - B2. MT. Penthouse NW/SR
Other Versions (5 of 151)
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The Innocents (CD, Album) | Mute | cd stumm 55 | UK | 1988 | ||
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The Innocents (LP, Album, SRC Pressing) | Reprise Records | 9 25730-1, 1-25730 | US | 1988 | ||
| The Innocents (CD, Album, Specialty Pressing) | Mute | 9 25730-2 | US | 1988 | |||
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The Innocents (Cassette, Album, AR, Transparent, Dolby HX Pro, B NR) | Reprise Records | 4-25730, 9 25730-4 | US | 1988 | ||
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The Innocents (LP, Album) | Mute | STUMM 46055 | Belgium | 1988 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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This is a great album and not a bad recording. I don’t have the original to compare but against a lot of 80s stuff it’s quieter and needs more volume but the sound and separation is good. Ship of fools is awesome
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I always liked Erasure and this album is probably the best of the lot. Picked up an original 1988 (same year I left school 😁) copy from a local charity shop for just £6 and it’s a surprisingly good pressing. A lot of late 80’s pressings weren’t up to scratch but this is a very nice sounding copy with deep bass and smooth mids and highs. Well worth the money!
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Although Erasure had some good tracks on 'Wild!'(1989) and 'Chorus'(1991), plus a good single in 'Always'(1994), their best three albums were their first. 'The Innocents'(1988) was the best of the bunch, containing some great singles and, more importantly, superb album tracks. It was a proper album, with a similar style throughout and no fillers.
As Erasure's music has never seen the light of day outside of Vince Clarke's computer hard drive, unsurprisingly, the 2011 remasters of 'Wonderland' and 'The Circus' offer little in the way of sound improvement. 'The Innocents'' 2009 remaster, however, is worth acquiring as the original recordings were considerably quieter than the rest of their catalogue.
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