The Plateau Phase

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The Plateau Phase was the first album released by post-punk band Crispy Ambulance. It was released in 1982 and was a departure to the sound of the earlier singles which was considered to be closer to the sound of post-punk contemporaries Joy Division. It reached number 21 on the UK Indie Charts by the months of May and April of 1982.. It was also received with harsh criticism, one of them was this review made by Mat Snow in 1980 for the NME magazine:

"This is one of the most pretentious, turgid and tedious LPs I've ever heard. Slavish imitation of Joy Division doth not good music make. All the trade-marks are there -relentless inverted drumming, ominous bass lines, dramatic flanged guitar, bleak synth washes and a lone desperate voice. But whereas Joy Division were sincere and inspired in their depiction of obsession, loss and desolation, Crispy Ambulance are portentous, inane and very, very boring.".

Original Track Listing

1. Are You Ready? (5:49)
2. Travel Time (3:51)
3. The Force And The Wisdom (4:02)
4. The Wind Season (5:29)
5. Death From Above (3:28)
6. We Move Through The Plateau Phase (5:50)
7. Bardo Plane (3:32)
8. Chill (4:47)
9. Federation (3:44)
10. Simon's Ghost (3:42)

1999 Remaster Track Listing

• The 1999 remaster included the "Live on a Hot August Night" single and the "Sexus" A-Side.

1. Are You Ready? (5:49)
2. Travel Time (3:51)
3. The Force And The Wisdom (4:02)
4. The Wind Season (5:29)
5. Death From Above (3:28)
6. We Move Through The Plateau Phase (5:50)
7. Bardo Plane (3:32)
8. Chill (4:47)
9. Federation (3:44)
10. Simon's Ghost (3:42)
11. The Presence (13:03)
12. Concorde Square (9:08)
13. Sexus (6:11)