Pigs on Purpose | ||||
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Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | 6–8 September 1982 | |||
Studio | Outlaw Studios, Birmingham | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 40:37 (original UK release 59:26 (2004 re-release) | |||
Label | Cherry Red | |||
Producer | Richard Strange | |||
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Pigs on Purpose is the first studio album released by British post-punk band The Nightingales. It was released in 1982 through the Cherry Red record label and was distributed by Pinnacle. [2] The album reached #15 in the UK Indie Chart.
James Robert wrote that the album was "a summation of their live set", but "let down by a flat production that didn't do justice to the duelling guitar thrust". [3] Stewart Lee in 2004 wrote in The Sunday Times that it "is the CD reissue of the year". [4]
The album was re-released in 2004, and included the band's 2nd, 3rd and 4th singles plus their respective b-sides. The debut single, "Idiot Strength", was not included. The additional tracks are: