On June 7, 1999, “London” label released “Leisure Noise”, the debut Gay Dad album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Chris Hughes and Mark Firth. In 2014, “NME” magazine included the album in its list of “30 Glorious Britpop Albums That Deserve a Reissue Pronto.”
Personnel:
- Cliff Jones – vocal, guitar
- Charley Stone – vocal, guitar, bass
- James Riseboro – keyboards
- Nigel Hoyle – bass
- Nick “Baz” Crowe – drums
- Carol Kenyon – vocal
- Guy Barker – horn
- Lynton Naiff – arrangements
- Mark Frith – engineer
- Gary Langan – engineer, mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Paul Barnes – artwork, logo
- Paul Hetherington, Peter Saville, Howard Wakefield – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Nigel Hoyle and Cliff Jones, except where noted.
- Dimstar
- Joy!
- Oh Jim – Klaus Doldinger
- My Son Mystic
- Black Ghost
- To Earth with Love
- Dateline
- Pathfinder
- Different Kind of Blue
- Jesus Christ
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