Test Patterns for Living

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Test Patterns For Living
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EP by
Blue Peter
Released1979
GenreNew wave
LabelReady Records RR005[1]
ProducerAngus MacKay, Andrew Crosby
Blue Peter chronology
Test Patterns For Living
(1979) 		Radio Silence
(1980)

Test Patterns for Living was the first release, an EP, by the Toronto-based new wave band Blue Peter. Released in 1979, it included the single "Factory Living", which helped the band get their first radio airplay on CFNY.[2][3] The song "Same Old Place", later appeared on the compilation album, The Best of Ready Volume 1 :: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection,[4] and in 2009 was included on the soundtrack for the vampire/rock and roll movie Suck;[5] the latter event led to Blue Peter performing in 2009 at the Toronto International Film Festival at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, for the film's premiere.[6]

Personnel[]

Track listing[]

All songs on the album were written by Chris Wardman, unless otherwise noted:
Side A
1. "Same Old Place" - 3:08
2. "Out with the Boys" - 3:03 (Humphrey)[8]
3. "Living in the Eighties" - 2:17
4. "Time and Money" - 2:10
Side B
6. "Do the Robot" - 3:29
7. "Cloak and Dagger" - 3:45
8. "Factory Living" - 2:48[7][9]

Re-issue[]

In 2007, Test Patterns for Living was re-issued by Universal Music Canada on compact disc, combined with Radio Silence, Blue Peter's first full-length album, from 1980.[8] Test Patterns for Living appeared as bonus tracks on the Radio Silence re-issue in the same order as on the original release.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Ready Records Catalogue". Catalogue. Ready Records. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Blue Peter". The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. Canoe Jam!. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Blue Peter :: Test Patterns For Living :: 1979". Discography. Blue Peter. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. ^ "the BEST OF READY RECORDS VOLUME 1". Catalog. Ready Records. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Suck (2009)". Soundtracks. IMDB. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Toronto International Film Festival". Special Events and Festivals. Yonge-Dundas Square. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Test Patterns for Living". Blue Peter Discography. Discogs. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Radio Silence (Bonus Tracks)". Blue Peter Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Test Patterns for Living". Blue Peter Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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