The Sun and the Moon (The Sun and the Moon album)

The Sun and the Moon
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Studio album by The Sun and the Moon
Released	1988 (1988)
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Geffen
Producer	CJ The Sun and the Moon

The Sun and the Moon is the eponymous debut studio album by English post-punk band The Sun and the Moon, featuring Mark Burgess and John Lever (both previously of The Chameleons), released in 1988 by record label Geffen.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	unfavourable
Trouser Press	favourable

Trouser Press called it "a very solid LP, if no challenge to the Chameleons' general brilliance (inventive guitarists Dave Fielding and Reg Smithies are greatly missed)", while AllMusic called it "cut-rate Chameleons".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Sun and the Moon (Mark Burgess, Andy Clegg, John Lever and Andy Whitaker). 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Speed of Life"	4:07
2.	"Death of Imagination"	3:49
3.	"A Matter of Conscience"	5:30
4.	"Peace in Our Time"	4:25
5.	"Dolphin"	4:20
6.	"House on Fire"	5:25
7.	"The Price of Grain"	6:06
8.	"Limbo-Land"	3:27
9.	"A Picture of England"	5:24
10.	"This Passionate Breed"	4:42

Personnel

The Sun and the Moon

• Mark Burgess – vocals, bass guitar, production, engineering, album art concept, sleeve liner notes
• Andy Clegg – guitar, production, engineering, album art concept
• John Lever – drums, percussion, production, engineering, album art concept
• Andy Whitaker – guitar, production, engineering, album art concept

Additional personnel

• CJ – production, engineering
• Barry Diament – mastering
• Paul Cobbold – engineering
• George Marino – editing
• Jamie Maddox – sleeve photography
• Martin Kay – sleeve layout and design
• The Andrew Sisters – additional vocals

External links

• The Sun and the Moon at Discogs (list of releases)