In September 1981, “Rough Trade” label released “Deceit”, the second and final This Heat studio album. It was recorded April – August 1981, at “Cold Storage”, “Zipper Mobile”, “Mekon”, “Berry Street”, “Vineyard”, and “Nivelles” in London, “Surrey Sound” in Surrey, and was produced by David Cunningham, Charles Hayward, Gareth Williams and Charles Bullen.

Personnel:

• Charles Hayward – vocals, drums, keyboards, guitar, bass, tapes
• Gareth Williams – vocals, bass, keyboards, tape
• Charles Bullen – vocals, guitar, clarinet, drums, tape
• Martin Frederick – mixing
• Laurie-Rae Chamberlain – color xerography
• Nicholas Goodall – sleeve photography direction
• Studio 54 – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Hayward, Gareth Williams and Charles Bullen.

1. Sleep
2. Paper Hats
3. Triumph
4. S.P.O.R.
5. Cenotaph
6. Shrink Wrap
7. Radio Prague
8. Makeshift Swahili
9. Independence
10. A New Kind of Water
11. Hi baku Shyo 被爆症 Suffer Bomb Disease