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The Dangling Man

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The Dangling Man
EP by
Released1985
RecordedFebruary 1985
StudioMusic Works, London
GenrePost-punk, punk blues
Length18:43
LabelMute
Crime & the City Solution chronology
The Dangling Man
(1985)
Just South of Heaven
(1985)

The Dangling Man is an EP by Crime & the City Solution, released in 1985 through Mute Records.

Reception

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Spin wrote, "One of the darkest slabs of black vinyl dispensed without a prescription. Simon Bonney tackles vocal chores, working a slurry, low-voiced grumble in which son of Cave meets Jim Morrison."[1]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Bronwyn Bonney and Simon Bonney

Side one
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Dangling Man"Mick Harvey4:02
2."The Last Day"Harry Howard5:24
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
1."At the Crossroads"Rowland S. Howard5:44
2."Shakin' Chill"Mick Harvey3:33

Personnel

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Crime & the City Solution
Production and additional personnel
  • Bleddyn Butcher – photography
  • Flood – engineering
  • Jutta Henglein – photography

Charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[2] 17

References

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  1. ^ Andrea Enthal (September 1985). "Underground". Spin. No. 5. p. 34.
  2. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.