Icicle Works - Icicle Works

This week (March 23rd) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the self-titled debut album from Icicle Works. The 1984 release went to number 24 in the UK; here in the US it spent eighteen weeks on the Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 40. Taking its name from the science fiction short story "The Day the Icicle Works Close" by Frederik Pohl, this UK band's roster was Robert Ian McNabb (vocals, guitar and keyboards), Chris Layhe (backing vocals and bass) and Chris Sharrock (drums).

The album cover and the track order were different between the UK and the US releases. I will be taking on the US version of the record for today's review.