The Flying Lizards is the 1979 self-titled debut album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by The Flying Lizards

The Flying Lizards

The Flying Lizards were an English experimental rock band, who were formed in 1976 in England. They are best remembered as New wave one-hit wonders, thanks to their deliberately eccentric cover of Barrett Strong's "Money", which became a UK and US chart success in 1979.-Career:Formed by and led by...

 and was released on the Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

 label.

Track listing

1979 Original record

1. "Der Song von Mandelay" (Bertolt Brecht
   Bertolt Brecht
   Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
   
   , Kurt Weill
   Kurt Weill
   Kurt Julian Weill was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht...
   
   ) — 2:27
2. "Her Story" (Dave Solomon, David Cunningham, General-Strike, Vivien Goldman
   Vivien Goldman
   Vivien Goldman is a British journalist, writer and musician. She was born in London, the child of two German-Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. She studied English and American literature at the University of Warwick...
   
   ) — 4:37
3. "TV" (David Cunningham, Deborah Evans-Stickland, General-Strike) — 3:51
4. "Russia" (David Cunningham) — 6:11
5. "Summertime Blues
   Summertime Blues
   "Summertime Blues" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American rockabilly artist Eddie Cochran. It was written in the late 1950s by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on...
   
   " (Eddie Cochran
   Eddie Cochran
   Eddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...
   
   , Jerry Capehart
   Jerry Capehart
   Jerry Capehart was a songwriter and music manager. Capehart co-wrote the famous rock 'n' roll songs "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody" with Eddie Cochran, whom he also managed. He died in Nashville, Tennessee....
   
   ) — 3:09
6. "Money (That's What I Want)
   Money (That's What I Want)
   "Money " is a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. The song was written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, and became the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise....
   
   " (Berry Gordy
   Berry Gordy
   Berry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.-Early years:...
   
   , Janie Bradford
   Janie Bradford
   Janie Bradford is an American songwriter, most known for her tenure with Motown. With Berry Gordy, she co-wrote "Money ", originally recorded by Barrett Strong and used by The Beatles on their second album With The Beatles...
   
   ) — 5:52
7. "The Flood" (David Cunningham) — 4:57
8. "Trouble" (David Cunningham) — 2:46
9. "Events During Flood" (David Cunningham) — 3:25
10. "The Window" (Vivien Goldman) — 4:52

General-Strike are: David Toop

David Toop

David Toop is an English musician and author, and as of 2001 was visiting Research Fellow in the Media School at London College of Communication. He was notably a member of The Flying Lizards. He was a prominent contributor to the British magazine The Face. He is a regular contributor to The Wire,...

, Steve Beresford

Steve Beresford

Steve Beresford is a British musician who graduated from the University of York. He has played a variety of instruments, including piano, trumpet, euphonium, double-bass and a wide variety of toy instruments, such as the toy piano. He has also played a wide range of music...

, David Cunningham with guests: Lol Coxhill

Lol Coxhill

Lowen Coxhill, generally known as Lol Coxhill is a free improvising saxophonist and raconteur...

, Dawn Roberts and Maartje Ten Hoorn

1995 Japanese reissue on CD

1. "Mandelay Song" [From Happy End
   Happy End (musical)
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   ]
   
2. "Her Story"
   
3. "TV"
   
4. "Russia"
   
5. "Summertime Blues"
   
6. "Money (That's What I Want)"
   
7. "Flood"
   
8. "Trouble"
   
9. "Events During Flood"
   
10. "Window"
    
11. "All Guitars"
    
12. "Tube"
    
13. "Money (That's What I Want)" [Single Edit]

1995 Japanese reissue on Virgin of the group's debut album on CD for the first time ever & as a 20 bit remaster with three bonus tracks: "All Guitars", "Tube" and "Money" (Single Edit). 13 tracks total, also featuring the cult hit/ cover of the classic "Money".

Personnel

• David Toop
  David Toop
  David Toop is an English musician and author, and as of 2001 was visiting Research Fellow in the Media School at London College of Communication. He was notably a member of The Flying Lizards. He was a prominent contributor to the British magazine The Face. He is a regular contributor to The Wire,...
  
  
• Steve Beresford
  Steve Beresford
  Steve Beresford is a British musician who graduated from the University of York. He has played a variety of instruments, including piano, trumpet, euphonium, double-bass and a wide variety of toy instruments, such as the toy piano. He has also played a wide range of music...
  
  
• Michael Upton
  Michael Upton
  Michael Upton was an English painter. Originally from Birmingham, Upton studied painting at the Royal College of Art at the same time as David Hockney....
  
  
• David Cunningham
• Deborah Evans-Stickland
• Vivien Goldman
  Vivien Goldman
  Vivien Goldman is a British journalist, writer and musician. She was born in London, the child of two German-Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. She studied English and American literature at the University of Warwick...
  
  
• Julian Marshall