From the Tea-rooms of Mars ....
Studio album by Landscape
Released	1981
Recorded	Mid 1980 * Late 1979/ Early 1980
Genre	Synthpop Electronic dance
Length	43:40
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	Landscape * Colin Thurston and Landscape
Professional reviews
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Landscape chronology
Landscape (1979)	From the Tea-rooms of Mars .... (1981)	Manhattan Boogie-Woogie (1982)

From the Tea-rooms of Mars .... (fully titled: From the Tea-rooms of Mars .... to the Hell-holes of Uranus) was Landscape's (1981) album containing the band's two UK chart hits: "Einstein A Go-Go", which reached No. 5 in February 1981 and "Norman Bates", which got to No. 40 in May of the same year. A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Landscape were a British synthpop band of the early 1980s best known for their 1981 hits, Einstein A Go-Go and Norman Bates. Landscape consisted of: Richard James Burgess, Christopher Heaton, Andy Pask, Peter Thoms and John Walters Richard James Burgess went on to produce bands such as Spandau Ballet... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Electronic Dance Music is the contemporary form of 1970s disco music; it is usually played by mean of electronic instruments such as synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Landscape were a British synthpop band of the early 1980s best known for their 1981 hits, Einstein A Go-Go and Norman Bates. Landscape consisted of: Richard James Burgess, Christopher Heaton, Andy Pask, Peter Thoms and John Walters Richard James Burgess went on to produce bands such as Spandau Ballet... Landscape were a British synthpop band of the early 1980s best known for their 1981 hits, Einstein A Go-Go and Norman Bates. Landscape consisted of: Richard James Burgess, Christopher Heaton, Andy Pask, Peter Thoms and John Walters Richard James Burgess went on to produce bands such as Spandau Ballet...

Track listing

LP: RCA LP 5003

From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars ....

1. "European Man" (Burgess, Landscape) – 4:22 *
2. "Shake The West Awake" (Landscape) – 3:24
3. "Computer Person" (Thoms, Landscape) – 2:59
4. "Alpine Tragedy" (Heaton, Landscape) – 1:36
   "Sisters" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:08
5. "Face Of The 80's" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 3:26
6. "New Religion" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:13

.... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus

1. "Einstein A Go-Go" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:59
2. "Norman Bates" (Walters, Landscape) – 5:36
3. "The Doll's House" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 5:23
4. "From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus"
   • i. "Beguine" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 2:43
   • ii. "Mambo" (Thoms, Heaton, Landscape) – 2:22
   • iii. "Tango" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:29

* "European Man" produced by Colin Thurston and Landscape.

1992 Mau Mau (Demon) CD Reissue: MAU CD 618

1992 Mau Mau CD Cover

1. "European Man" (Burgess, Landscape) – 4:22 *
2. "Shake The West Awake" (Landscape) – 3:24
3. "Computer Person" (Thoms, Landscape) – 2:59
4. "Alpine Tragedy" (Heaton, Landscape) – 1:36
5. "Sisters" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:08
6. "Face Of The 80's" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 3:26
7. "New Religion" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:13
8. "Einstein A Go-Go" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:59
9. "Norman Bates" (Walters, Landscape) – 5:36
10. "The Doll's House" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 5:23
11. "From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus"
    • i. "Beguine" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 2:43
    • ii. "Mambo" (Thoms, Heaton, Landscape) – 2:22
    • iii. "Tango" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:29
12. "Japan" (Burgess, Walters, Heaton, Landscape) – 3:12
13. "Lost in the Small Ads" (Walters, Landscape) – 4:05
14. "The Mechanical Bride" (Walters, Landscape) – 3:24
15. "Neddy Sindrum" (Burgess, Heaton, Landscape) – 3:40
16. "Kaptin Whorlix" (Pask, Landscape) – 3:46
17. "Sonja Henie" (Heaton, Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:29
18. "Many's the Time" (Thoms, Landscape) – 3:25
19. "Highly Suspicious" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:36
20. "Gotham City" (Landscape) – 3:37
21. "Wandsworth Plain" (Walters, Landscape) – 3:03

* "European Man" produced by Colin Thurston and Landscape.

Tracks 1-11 the complete album From the Tea-rooms of Mars .... (1981) produced by Landscape.
Tracks 12-21 the complete album Landscape (1979) produced by Greg Walsh. Landscape were a British synthpop band of the early 1980s best known for their 1981 hits, Einstein A Go-Go and Norman Bates. Landscape consisted of: Richard James Burgess, Christopher Heaton, Andy Pask, Peter Thoms and John Walters Richard James Burgess went on to produce bands such as Spandau Ballet...

2002 Cherry Red Records CD Reissue: CDMRED 209

1. "European Man" (Burgess, Landscape) – 4:23 *
2. "Shake The West Awake" (Landscape) – 3:26
3. "Computer Person" (Thoms, Landscape) – 3:00
4. "Alpine Tragedy" (Heaton, Landscape) – 1:36
   "Sisters" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:10
5. "Face Of The 80's" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 3:29
6. "New Religion" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:14
7. "Einstein A Go-Go" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 3:26
8. "Norman Bates" (Walters, Landscape) – 5:07
9. "The Doll's House" (Heaton, Burgess, Landscape) – 5:19
10. "From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus"
    • i. "Beguine" (Burgess, Walters, Landscape) – 2:49
    • ii. "Mambo" (Thoms, Heaton, Landscape) – 2:20
    • iii. "Tango" (Walters, Burgess, Landscape) – 2:32
11. "Eastern Girls" (Burgess, Heaton, Pask, Thoms, Walters) – 3:16
12. "It's Not My Real Name" (Burgess, Heaton, Pask, Thoms, Walters) – 5:24
13. "So Good, So Pure, So Kind" (Burgess, Walters, BPW) as 'Landscape III' – 4:26
14. "You Know How To Hurt Me" (Burgess, Walters, BPW) as 'Landscape III' – 6:51

* "European Man" produced by Colin Thurston and Landscape.

Tracks 11-12 from the album Manhattan Boogie-Woogie (1982) produced by Landscape.
Tracks 13-14 extended versions of singles released as 'Landscape III' (1983) produced by Richard James Burgess, John Walters and Andy Pask. Landscape were a British synthpop band of the early 1980s best known for their 1981 hits, Einstein A Go-Go and Norman Bates. Landscape consisted of: Richard James Burgess, Christopher Heaton, Andy Pask, Peter Thoms and John Walters Richard James Burgess went on to produce bands such as Spandau Ballet... Richard James Burgess Richard James Burgess [1], has been successful as a studio session drummer, music computer-programmer, major label artist, record producer, published author and manager. ...

Personnel

• Richard James Burgess - Vocals, Computer Programming, Electronic Drums and Percussion, Synthesizers and Drums. Roland MC8 Microcomposer, System 100 Modular Synths, SDS-V Electronic Drums, Pearl Drums, Claptrap, Burgess Amplified Percussion.

• Christopher Heaton - Keyboards and Vocals. Yamaha CS80 Polyphonic Synthesizer, Grand Piano, Fender Rhodes Piano with Ring Modulator and Effects, Casiotone 201 Digital Keyboard, Minimoog, Roland Vocoders, Roland Chorus Echo.

• Andy Pask - Bass Guitar, Bass Synthesizers and Vocals. Giffin Fretted and Fretless Basses, Yamaha CS80, Roland ProMars Synthesizer.

• Peter Thoms - Electronic Trombone, Trombone and Vocals. King 3B Trombone, Barcus Berry Tranducer and Graphic Pre-Amp, Roland Pitch/Voltage Synthesizer and Chorus Echo, MXR Blue Box.

• John Walters - Computer Programming, Wind Synthesizers and Vocals. Computone Wind Synthesizer Driver and Lyricon 1, Roland MC8, ProMars and System 100 Synthesizers and Vocoder, Selmer MKVI Soprano Sax.

Richard James Burgess Richard James Burgess [1], has been successful as a studio session drummer, music computer-programmer, major label artist, record producer, published author and manager. ... Roland MC 8 MicroComposer. ... Simmons Drum (or Simmons Drum Synth[esizer]) is a particular brand of drum synthesizer (or Electronic drum), which was rather popular with musicians during the 1980s. ... The Yamaha CS-80 was a polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1977. ... A Rhodes piano is a musical instrument, a brand of electric piano. ... Casiotone refers to a series of home electronic keyboards released by Casio Computer Co. ... The Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Robert Moog. ... The Yamaha CS-80 was a polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1977. ... The lyricon is an electronic wind instrument, the first to be constructed. ... Roland MC 8 MicroComposer. ...

Production

• Producer: Landscape
  * "European Man" produced by Colin Thurston and Landscape

• Engineered by: John Etchells at JAM
  John Hudson and Brian Tench at Mayfair Sound
  Hugh Padgham at the Town House
  Andy Jackson, Peter Walsh, Rafe McKenna and Peter Smith at Utopia
  Steve Rance and Graeme Jackson at Nova Suite
  Rik Walton at Workhouse
  Dave Hunt at Berry Street
  David Baker at Odyssey
  Colin Thurston at Red Bus
  Landscape at Southern Studios

Landscape were a British synthpop band of the early 1980s best known for their 1981 hits, Einstein A Go-Go and Norman Bates. Landscape consisted of: Richard James Burgess, Christopher Heaton, Andy Pask, Peter Thoms and John Walters Richard James Burgess went on to produce bands such as Spandau Ballet... Landscape were a British synthpop band of the early 1980s best known for their 1981 hits, Einstein A Go-Go and Norman Bates. Landscape consisted of: Richard James Burgess, Christopher Heaton, Andy Pask, Peter Thoms and John Walters Richard James Burgess went on to produce bands such as Spandau Ballet...

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