Uprhythm, Downbeat
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Uprhythm, Downbeat is the final album from punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band The Members
The Members
The Members are a British punk band that originated in Camberley, England. Their best known recording is "The Sound of the Suburbs" .-Career:...

. It includes one of the band's most successful singles in the U.S.
United States
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, "Working Girl", and the single "Radio", which was a major chart hit in Australia
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 . Although it was released in 1982 in the United States
United States
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, the record was unavailable in the bands' native Britain
United Kingdom
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 until 1983, when it was released as Going West by Albion Records.

Track listing

Note: Following is the tracklisting for the 2006 remastered version of the album. The original album's version of the track "Radio" (titled "Radiodub" on the original) is actually over two minutes longer than the one on this remastered version.
  1. "Working Girl"
  2. "The Family"
  3. "The Model" (Ralf Hütter
    Ralf Hütter
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    , Karl Bartos
    Karl Bartos
    Karl Bartos was, between 1975 and 1990, along with Wolfgang Flür, an electronic percussionist in the electronic-music group Kraftwerk. He was originally recruited to play on its US "Autobahn" tour...

    , Emil Schult
    Emil Schult
    Emil Schult is a German painter, poet and musician.He is most famous for his collaborations with the electronic music band Kraftwerk. He has created most of their sleeve designs since 1973...

    )
  4. "Chairman of the Board"
  5. "Boys Like Us"
  6. "Going West"
  7. "Radio"
  8. "Fire (in my Heart)"
  9. "You and Me Against the World"
  10. "We the People"
  11. "Working Girl" (single version) (2006 CD Bonus Track)
  12. "Holiday in Tanganika" (2006 CD Bonus Track)
  13. "Every Day is Just a Holiday" (2006 CD Bonus Track)
  14. "If You Can't Stand Up" (2006 CD Bonus Track)
  15. "At the Arcade" (2006 CD Bonus Track)
  16. "Membership" (2006 CD Bonus Track)

Personnel

  • Nicky Tesco - vocals
  • Jean-Marie Carroll - guitar, keyboards, background vocals
  • Nigel Bennett - guitar, keyboards, background vocals
  • Chris Payne - bass, background vocals
  • Adrian Lillywhite - drums, percussion
  • Steve "Rudi" Thompson - saxophone
  • Dave Allen
    David M. Allen
    David M. Allen is a British record producer, engineer and mixer. He is mostly known for his work with new wave, synth pop and goth rock bands including The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, The Chameleons, Depeche Mode, The Associates, The Human League, Clan of Xymox, Gianna Nannini, Shelleyan Orphan and...

    - programming
  • Simon Lloyd - keyboards, programming, trumpet, saxophone
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