''Fanx Ta-Ra'' is the first studio album by the English band
Sad Café. It was produced and engineered by
John Punter and released by
RCA Records in September 1977. The album charted at number 56 on the
UK Albums Chart. The album was not released in North America; however, a compilation of the band's first two albums was released there in late 1978, titled ''
Misplaced Ideals
''Misplaced Ideals'' is the second studio album by English rock band Sad Café, released in April 1978 by RCA Records. Despite no singles being released from the album and its lack of commercial success, it peaked at number 50 on the UK Album ...
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Track listing
Personnel
Sad Café
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Paul Young –
lead vocals
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,
percussion
*Ashley Mulford –
lead guitar
*Tony Cresswell –
drum
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s, percussion,
backing vocals
*John Stimpson –
bass guitar,
acoustic guitar
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, backing vocals
*
Vic Emerson –
keyboards
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*Ian Wilson – guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
*Lenni Zaksen, Chris Gill –
saxophones
*Dave Hassle –
cabasa,
bell tree
*John Punter – engineer, producer
*Vic Emerson –
strings
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arrangement and synthesisation
*
Gered Mankowitz – photography
References
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1977 debut albums
Sad Café (band) albums
Albums produced by John Punter
RCA Records albums