In Visible Silence


In Visible Silence is the second studio album by the English avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise in April 1986, and the first created by members Anne Dudley, J. J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan in the wake of their departure from ZTT Records that had been the home of the group's genesis.
The first single, "Legs", was released in late 1985, followed by two major hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1986: "Peter Gunn", that featured guitar legend Duane Eddy; and "Paranoimia" with television personality Max Headroom, where actor Matt Frewer performed two different monologues as Headroom for each of the 7" and 12" versions.
"Legacy", a re-worked version of "Legs" released as a single in late 1986, was taken from a special limited edition bonus album, Re-works of Art of Noise. A live version of the album was recorded in Hammersmith, London and released on VHS and 12-inch CD Video in 1987.

Track listing

LP and cassette

Side one
  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
Side two
  1. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  2. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  3. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  4. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  5. "Beatback" – 1:19

CD

Catalogue CCD 1528
  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
  7. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  8. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  9. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  11. "Beatback" – 1:19
  12. "Peter Gunn" – 6:01

Limited edition cassette

Side one
  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
  7. "Paranoimia" – 3:18
Side two
  1. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  2. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  3. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  4. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  5. "Beatback" – 1:19

US revised edition

Side one
  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 6:40
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
Side two
  1. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  2. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  3. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  4. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  5. "Beatback" – 1:19

Limited edition with special free bonus album ''Re-works of Art of Noise''

Record one, side one
  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
Record one, side two
  1. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  2. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  3. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  4. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  5. "Beatback" – 1:19
Record two "Re-works of Art of Noise", side one
  1. "Paranoimia" – 3:18
  2. "Legacy" – 8:20
  3. "Peter Gunn" – 6:01
Record two "Re-works of Art of Noise", side two
  1. "Legs " – 4:03
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:58
  3. "Hammersmith to Tokyo and Back" – 9:58

1988 UK and European CD reissue

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
  7. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  8. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  9. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  11. "Beatback" – 1:19
  12. "Peter Gunn" – 7:28

2017 deluxe edition

Release date: 19 May 2017
CD 1
  1. "Opus 4"
  2. "Paranoimia"
  3. "Eye of a Needle"
  4. "Legs"
  5. "Slip of the Tongue"
  6. "Backbeat"
  7. "Instruments of Darkness"
  8. "Peter Gunn"
  9. "Camilla"
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish"
  11. "Beatback"
  12. "Paranoimia"
  13. "Legs"
  14. "Hoops and Mallets"
  15. "Something Always Happens"
  16. "Why Me?"
  17. "A Nation Rejects"
  18. "Backbeat"
CD 2
  1. "World War II"
  2. "The First Leg"
  3. "Happy Harry's High Club"
  4. "Chameleon 4"
  5. "Beddoo-Bedoo"
  6. "Panic"
  7. "Camel"
  8. "Second Legs"
  9. "Trumpton Boogie"
  10. "Chameleon 1"
  11. "A Nation Regrets"
  12. "Legs"
  13. "Legs"
  14. "Peter Gunn"
  15. "Peter Gunn"
  16. "Paranoimia"
  17. "Paranoimia"
The original UK CD edition added the 6:01 extended version of "Peter Gunn" as a bonus track; the first and second US CD editions did not include it and the revised second edition replaced the original version of "Paranoimia" with the extended version featuring Max Headroom. Later 1988 UK and European reissues featured The Twang Mix of "Peter Gunn" replacing the extended version as a bonus track.

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