''The First Flower'' is Play Dead's debut album, recorded at the Jungle Records studio in March 1983. Originally titled ''The First Flower: A Six Track Album'', this album came totally unexpected as the group had disappeared since their last record company Fresh Records had gone under. The album was reissued in 1993 as simply "The First Flower" and included ten extra tracks. Four of the ten extra tracks featured original guitarist "Re-Vox."

Track listing

All songs written by Play Dead. #"Time" – 4:06 #"The Tenant" – 5:37 #"Propaganda" – 3:10 #"Sin of Sins" – 5:27 #"In Silence" – 3:46 #"Don't Leave Without Me" – 4:22 #"Shine" – 3:39 #"Gaze" – 4:30 #"Promise" – 3:54 #"Propaganda (mix)" – 3:02 #"Propaganda (1984 mix)" – 4:03 #"Sin of Sins (1984 mix)" – 6:05 #"Poison Takes a Hold" – 4:23 #"Introduction" – 4:28 #"T.V. Eye" – 4:03 #"Final Epitaph" – 4:10

Personnel

* Rob Hickson -

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

* Pete Waddleton -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

* Steve Green (play dead) -

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

* Re-Vox - Tracks 13,14,15, and 16

* Mark "Wiff" Smith -

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

*Roy Rowland - producer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:First Flower, The Play Dead (band) albums 1983 debut albums