I Am Cold

I Am Cold
Studio album by
Rip Rig + Panic
Released18 June 1982
GenrePost-punk
Length60:11
LabelVirgin
ProducerRip Rig + Panic
Rip Rig + Panic chronology
God
(1981) 		I Am Cold
(1982) 		Attitude
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters6/10[2]
Q[3]

I Am Cold is the second studio album by post-punk band Rip Rig + Panic, released on 18 June 1982 by Virgin Records.[4][5] Like the group's first album God, it was released as two 12" 45 rpm discs; the group's subsequent album Attitude would be a conventional 12" 33rpm release. In 2013, the album was reissued by Cherry Red Records on CD with an additional tracks taken from singles.

Track listing

All music is composed by Sean Oliver, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith and Mark Springer

North Side
No.TitleLength
1."Hunger (The Ocean Roars It Bites)"3:47
2."Epi Epi Arp Woosh!"4:36
3."Another Tampon Up the Arse of Humanity"4:20
4."Misa Luba (Lone Wolf)"2:10
East Side
No.TitleLength
1."Storm the Reality Asylum"7:17
2."Here Gathers Nameless Energy (Volcanoes Covered by Snow)"4:55
3."A Dog's Secret"3:53
4."Liars Shape Up or Ship Out"2:06
South Side
No.TitleLength
1."Warm; To the If in Life"4:46
2."Nurse Increase the Sedatives (The Torment's No Better)"4:29
3."Take a Don Key to Mystery"3:23
West Side
No.TitleLength
1."Tax Sex"5:51
2."Subversive Wisdom"5:27
3."Fire Eyes Joyful Silent Tears"2:55
2013 CD track listing
No.TitleLength
1."You're My Kind of Climate" (7" version)2:50
2."Hunger (The Ocean Roars It Bites)"3:47
3."Epi Epi Arp Woosh!"4:36
4."Another Tampon Up the Arse of Humanity"4:20
5."Misa Luba (Lone Wolf)"2:10
6."Storm the Reality Asylum"7:17
7."Here Gathers Nameless Energy (Volcanoes Covered by Snow)"4:55
8."A Dog's Secret"3:53
9."Liars Shape Up or Ship Out"2:06
10."Warm; To the If in Life"4:46
11."Nurse Increase the Sedatives (The Torment's No Better)"4:29
12."Take a Don Key to Mystery"3:23
13."Tax Sex"5:51
14."Subversive Wisdom"5:27
15."Fire Eyes Joyful Silent Tears"2:55
16."She Gets So Hungry at Night She Eats Her Jewellery"5:54
17."You're My Kind of Climate" (12" version)6:05
18."Storm the Reality Asylum" (Extended version)7:20

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1982 Rockerilla Italy Albums of the Year[6] 10

Personnel

Adapted from the I Am Cold liner notes.[7]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1982 Virgin LP V 2228
2013 Cherry Red CD CDMRED 573

References

  1. ^ Dougan, John. "Rip Rig + Panic: I Am Cold > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ Pitter, Charles (28 June 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God, I Am Cold, Attitude". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ Quantick, David (August 2013). "Rip Rig + Panic: God, I Am Cold, Attitude". Q. Retrieved 2 February 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Isler, Scott; Sheridan, David (2007). "Rip Rig + Panic". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ^ Gimarc, George (11 July 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 728. ISBN 9780879308483. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Rockerilla End of Year Lists 1982: Album". Rockerilla. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. ^ I Am Cold (sleeve). Rip Rig + Panic. London, United Kingdom: Virgin Records. 1982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)