1977
LP, Compact Disk & limited edition CD by Ash
Released	May 6, 1996
Recorded	Rockfield Studios January 1996
Genre	Britpop
Length	61 min 52 s
Record label	Infectious Records
Producer	Ash and Owen Morris
Professional reviews
AMG (http://www.allmusic.com)	4.5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70402211144452833&sql=A25o20r6at48x)
Q	4 stars out of 5	May 1996 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.artist.review&fixture_review=128185&fixture_artist=141556)
Ash Chronology
Trailer (1994)	1977 (1996)	Live at the Wireless (1997)

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The first 50,000 pressings of the CD begin with "Don't Know" and the original version of " Jack Names the Planets" (February 1994). There is also a hidden track named "Sick Party" which appears after "Darkside Lightside" on all versions. Jack Names the Planets is a song by Ash. ... In recorded music, a hidden track is a song that is not listed as one that should appear on a compact disc, audio cassette, vinyl record or other medium containing an musical album. ...

Track listing

1. "Lose Control" (Hamilton/Wheeler)
2. "Goldfinger" (Wheeler)
3. "Girl From Mars" (Wheeler)
4. "I'd Give You Anything" (Wheeler)
5. "Gone the Dream" (Wheeler)
6. "Kung Fu" (Wheeler)
7. "Oh Yeah" (Wheeler)
8. "Let It Flow" (Wheeler)
9. "Innocent Smile" (Hamilton)
10. "Angel Interceptor" (McMurray/Wheeler)
11. "Lost in You" (Wheeler)
12. "Darkside Lightside" (Wheeler)

• "Sick Party" (hidden track)

Kung Fu was the first single released from the album 1977 by the Britpop band Ash on March 20 1995 as a CD single, limited edition 7” and standard 7” vinyl and included “Day of the Triffids” and “Luther Ingo’s Star Cruiser”. It reached number 57 in the UK... The Subways The Subways are an English Indie Rock group from the Home Counties, specifically Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. ... In recorded music, a hidden track is a song that is not listed as one that should appear on a compact disc, audio cassette, vinyl record or other medium containing an musical album. ...

Singles

• "Kung Fu" was released on March 20, 1995 with "Day Of The Triffids" and "Luther Ingo's Star Cruiser".

• "Girl From Mars" was released on July 31, 1995 with "Astral Conversations" and "Cantina Band"

• "Angel Interceptor" was released on October 9, 1995 with "5am Eternal" and "Gimme Some Truth" (by John Lennon)

• "Goldfinger" was released on April 15, 1996 with "I Need Somebody", "Sneaker", and "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson). "Get Ready" itself was released as a fan club only single in December, 1995 (as a Christmas present), with " Zero Zero"

• "Oh Yeah" was released on June 24, 1996 with "T-Rex", "Everywhere Is All Around" (Wheeler/Carr), and "Does Your Mother Know" (ABBA).

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Personnel

• Phil Thornalley - Mixing
• Nick Ingman - String Arrangements
• Owen Morris - Producer, String Arrangements
• Mark "Spike" Stent - Mixing
• Ash - Producer, Photography
• Lisa Moorish - Vocals
• Brian Cannon - Design, Photography, Sleeve Director
• Rick "Rock" McMurray - Drums
• Tim Wheeler - Guitar, Vocals, String Arrangements
• Mark Hamilton - Bass, Sleeve Assistant
• Nick Brine - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant, Studio Assistant