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Shock of Daylight is an EP by English post-punk band the Sound, released in April 1984 on Statik Records in the UK and A&M Records in the US.
The EP was seen by critics as a comeback for the band, after the band's critically and commercially disappointing previous album, 1982's All Fall Down. Two singles were released from the EP, "Counting the Days" and "Golden Soldiers" (the latter in Spain only).




Background and content


Shock of Daylight was recorded in Studio 3 of Townhouse Studios, except for "Winter", which was recorded at Elephant Studio in London and a studio only referred to as "Crow".
Sounds described the album's style as "If All Fall Down chipped away at the gothic walls of From the Lions Mouth, Shock of Daylight nails down the carpet, but nervously pulls open the curtains".




Release


Shock of Daylight was released in April 1984 by record label Statik in the UK and A & M Records in the US.
"Counting the Days" was released as a single in the UK. "Golden Soldiers" was released as a single in the same year in Spain only.




Reception



Shock of Daylight has been well received by critics. The Big Takeover described it as "a triumphant comeback for [the Sound], a nice return from the interesting but obviously non-commercial All Fall Down, an LP whose lack of salibility effectively got 'em booted from Korova/Warners, and this first release on Static [sic] is a reminder of why they're such a great band". Melody Maker described the EP as "probably the most fearlessly outgoing music the Sound have produced since Jeopardy".




Track listing






Personnel


The Sound
Adrian Borland – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Colvin "Max" Mayers – keyboards, guitar
Graham Bailey – bass guitar
Michael Dudley – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Sarah Smith – brass, brass arrangement
Tim Smith – brass, brass arrangement
Alan Douglas – engineering
Pat Collier – production
Mike Bigwood – tape operator
Nick Robbins – drums and bass guitar on "Winter"
Graham Simmonds – guitar and vocals on "Winter"




References






External links


Shock of Daylight at Discogs (list of releases)

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