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1986 studio album by That Petrol Emotion

Manic Pop Thrill

Studio album by That Petrol Emotion

Released

1986

Recorded

22 May 1986

Studio

Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales. *Recorded live at the Electric Ballroom

That Petrol Emotion chronology

Manic Pop Thrill
(1986)

Babble
(1988)

Manic Pop Thrill is the debut studio album by Irish indie rock band That Petrol Emotion. It was released in 1986, through record label Demon.

Two singles were released from the album: "It's a Good Thing" and "Natural Kind of Joy".

Release and reception

Manic Pop Thrill reached No. 84 in the UK Albums Chart.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	A−

AllMusic retrospectively called Manic Pop Thrill "an inspired debut".

Track listing

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"Fleshprint"	John O'Neill, Raymond O'Gorman	2:27
2.	"Can't Stop"	John O'Neill, Raymond O'Gorman	2:52
3.	"Lifeblood"	Raymond O'Gorman	3:51
4.	"Natural Kind of Joy"	John O'Neill	2:45
5.	"It's a Good Thing"	John O'Neill	2:34
6.	"Circusville"	John O'Neill	4:06
7.	"Mouth Crazy"	John O'Neill	3:07
8.	"Tightlipped"	Ciaran McLaughlin	3:06
9.	"A Million Miles Away"	John O'Neill	2:21
10.	"Lettuce"	John O'Neill	2:26
11.	"Cheapskate"	John O'Neill	3:44
12.	"Blindspot"	John O'Neill	4:19

1997 CD reissue bonus tracks also available on downloads
No.	Title	Written by	Length
13.	"V2" (Non-album single)	John O'Neill	3:52
14.	"Jesus Says" (B-side)	Damian O'Neill	2:28
15.	"The Deadbeat" (B-side)	Ciaran McLaughlin, Damian O'Neill	2:52
16.	"Mine" (B-side)	Steve Mack, Damian O'Neill	3:40
17.	"Non-Alignment Pact" (B-side)	Pere Ubu	2:56

13-15 were also bonus tracks on the original 1986 Demon CD release. One edition of the Demon LP included the "It's a Good Thing" 12" single (c/w "The Deadbeat" and "Mine") as a bonus record, complete with picture sleeve.

Personnel

That Petrol Emotion

Steve Mack - vocals
John O'Neill - guitar
Raymond O'Gorman - guitar, vocals, keyboards
Damian O'Neill - bass, vocals, keyboards
Ciaran McLaughlin - drums, percussion

References

Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: That Petrol Emotion". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
"That Petrol Emotion | Artist | Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^ Ogg, Alex. "Manic Pop Thrill – That Petrol Emotion : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: That Petrol Emotion". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.

External links

Manic Pop Thrill at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e That Petrol Emotion
Steve Mack John O'Neill Damian O'Neill Ciaran McLaughlin John Marchini Brendan Kelly
Studio albums	Manic Pop Thrill Babble End of the Millennium Psychosis Blues Chemicrazy Fireproof
Singles	"Keen" "V2" "It's a Good Thing" "Natural Kind of Joy" "Big Decision" "Swamp" "Genius Move" "Cellophane" "Groove Check" "Hey Venus" "Tingle" "Sensitize "Detonate My Dreams "Catch A Fire"
Related articles	The Undertones Feargal Sharkey Rare (Northern Irish band)

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