''Trance and Dance'' (Dindisc LP, VL 2207) was

Martha and the Muffins Martha and the Muffins are a Canadian rock band, active from 1977 to the present. Although they only had one major international hit single "Echo Beach" under their original band name, they had a number of hits in their native Canada, and the ...

' 1980 second album, and like the previous '' Metro Music'' was produced by

Mike Howlett Michael John Gilmour Howlett (born 27 April 1950) is a bass guitar player, record producer and teacher based in the United Kingdom and Australia. Career In the late 1960s, Howlett was the bassist in Sydney pop band the Affair, which included ...

. The album included "Motorbikin’", the band's cover of

Chris Spedding Christopher John Spedding (born Peter Robinson, 17 June 1944) is an English guitarist and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Spedding is best known for his studio session work. By the early 1970s, he had become one of th ...

's 1976 UK hit. Initial editions were released with a bonus 4-track EP of live recordings. Part of ''Trance And Dance'' was later released (along with ''Metro Music'' in its entirety and two tracks from the later '' This is the Ice Age'' album) on the 1987 semi-compilation '' Far Away in Time''. A freshly remastered and expanded edition of ''Trance And Dance'' was issued on CD in 2013 by Cherry Red Records (CDMRED 584) in the UK. This edition includes the complete original album, the original bonus 4-track EP of live recordings, along with two b-sides: "Girl Fat" which had appeared on the "Suburban Dream" single, and "1 4 6" which is taken from the "About Insomnia" single. All tracks were remastered in Toronto by Peter J. Moore under the band's supervision. A 15-page colour booklet features song lyrics, photos of the band and of various album-related artifacts, the band's complete UK discography, and new liner notes written by founding and current band member, Mark Gane.

Track listing

Personnel

*Carl Finkle - Bass *Mark Gane - Guitars, Vocals, Synthetics *Tim Gane - Drums, percussion *Martha Johnson - Vocals, Keyboards *

Martha Ladly Martha Jane Ladly is a Canadian academic, designer and musician. She is a professor of design at OCAD University. Ladly also has had a long career as a musician and became famous internationally as part of rock band Martha and the Muffins. She ha ...

- Vocals, Keyboards, Trombone *Andy Haas - Saxophone *David Millar - Live sound

Production credits

*Produced by Mike Howlett *Engineered by Richard Manwaring *Tape op. - Howard Gray *Cover concept - Martha and the Muffins *Cover painting - Martha Ladly *Art Direction - Peter Saville *2013 Remastered & Expanded Edition: Remastering - Peter J. Moore

References

1980 albums Martha and the Muffins albums Albums produced by Mike Howlett Virgin Records albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub