Invisible Men
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Invisible Men is an album by Anthony Phillips
released in March, 1984. It was originally packaged not as a solo album but as a duo project. The other member of the duo was Richard Scott who co-wrote most songs, sang a few of the lead vocals and programmed a drum machine.
This album features a political angle due to the 1982 Falklands War
between Argentina
and the United Kingdom
. During the conflict an Exocet
missile struck a British warship and killed 20 crew members. Also an Argentine musician friend of Ant's (Quiqué Berro) had to leave the United Kingdom. The track 'Exocet' and 'The Women Were Watching' illustrate Anthony's anger over the conflict and how it affected his friend.
The ending of 'Exocet'; featuring a fragment of a Falklands war report was actually a recording error but Ant kept it in; it makes a dramatic impression even now. Indeed, "Exocet" was deemed a little too political even to be on the original UK issue of the album but was on the American issue.
As the sleeve notes on the 1996 Blueprint BP211CD issue state "The running order has been switched to that of the originally intended one"
(side 1)
(side 2)
CD reissue:
Anthony Phillips
Anthony Edwin "Ant" Phillips is an English multi instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of the band Genesis. He played guitar and sang backing vocals until leaving in 1970, following the recording of their second album, Trespass...
released in March, 1984. It was originally packaged not as a solo album but as a duo project. The other member of the duo was Richard Scott who co-wrote most songs, sang a few of the lead vocals and programmed a drum machine.
This album features a political angle due to the 1982 Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
between Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. During the conflict an Exocet
Exocet
The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels, submarines, helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. Hundreds were fired in combat during the 1980s.-Etymology:...
missile struck a British warship and killed 20 crew members. Also an Argentine musician friend of Ant's (Quiqué Berro) had to leave the United Kingdom. The track 'Exocet' and 'The Women Were Watching' illustrate Anthony's anger over the conflict and how it affected his friend.
The ending of 'Exocet'; featuring a fragment of a Falklands war report was actually a recording error but Ant kept it in; it makes a dramatic impression even now. Indeed, "Exocet" was deemed a little too political even to be on the original UK issue of the album but was on the American issue.
As the sleeve notes on the 1996 Blueprint BP211CD issue state "The running order has been switched to that of the originally intended one"
Track listing
Original LP:(side 1)
- Sally 3:53
- Golden Bodies 3:16
- Going For Broke 3:30
- Exocet 3:19 (US version) / It's Not Easy 4:47 (UK version)
- Love In A Hot Air Balloon 3:42
- Traces 4:49
(side 2)
- I Want Your Heart 3:51
- Falling For Love 3:33
- Guru 4:42
- The Women Were Watching 4:46
- My Time Has Come 4:46
CD reissue:
- Golden Bodies 3:16
- The Women Were Watching 4:46
- Traces 4:49
- Exocet 3:19
- Love In A Hot Air Balloon 3:42
- Going For Broke 3:30
- Falling For Love 3:33
- Sally 3:53
- I Want Your Heart 3:51
- Guru 4:42
- It's Not Easy 4:47
- My Time Has Come 4:46
- Trail Of Tears 5:31 (bonus track)
- The Ballad Of Penlee 3:35 (bonus track)
- Alex 5:39 (bonus track)