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Infobox musical artist|name = A Certain Ratio|image =|caption =|image_size =|background = group_or_band|origin = Manchester , England |genre = Post-punk Dance-punk|Punk-funk Alternative dance House music (later recordings)|years_active = 1977& ndash;present|label = Factory Records|Factory / A& M records|A& M / LTM Recordings|LTM |associated_acts =|Also Known As =|website = http://www.acrmcr.com/ www.acrmcr.com|current_members = Jez Kerr Martin Moscrop Donald Johnson Tony Quigley Liam Mullan|past_members = Peter Terrell Simon Topping Martha Tilson Andy Connell |notable_instruments =A Certain Ratio are a post-punk musical band|band formed in 1977 in Manchester , England . While originally part of the punk rock movement, they soon added funk and dance music|dance elements to their sound. They are sometimes referred to as "post punk funk". The band's name is taken from the lyrics of Brian Eno 's song "The True Wheel" from the album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) .
History
The group's longest serving original members are Martin Moscrop (born 24 September 1960) http://news.cerysmaticfactory.info/2010/09/good-together.html News.cerysmaticfactory.info (guitar, trumpet) and Jez Kerr (bass, vocals). Another current member, Donald Johnson (drums, vocals), joined after the first drummerless single. Two of their original members have left the band: Simon Topping (left in 1983 for Quando Quango and later joined T-Coy), plus guitarist Peter Terrell, who left in 1982. Keyboardist Andy Connell , who joined in 1982, left to form Swing Out Sister in 1985.
A Certain Ratio's first recording contract was with Factory Records in 1979. They released The Graveyard and The Ballroom only on Compact Cassette|cassette in 1980. This led them to put out another experimental album; To Each... , released in 1981, was the band's official debut album. With growing popularity and success, the band signed with A& M Records in 1987, and Good Together was released in 1989. The album failed to produce a hit, leading to the band's departure from the label. In the early 1990s, they signed with Rob's Records, owned by New Order manager Rob Gretton.Colin Larkin, ed. ''The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave , s.v. "A Certain Ratio." (Middlesex: Guinness Publishing: Middlesex, 1992), 5.Rock;The Rough Guide 1996
In 1990 Creation Records reissued the albums on CD and in 2002 Soul Jazz Records reissued the albums with bonus tracks (but using the same masters as the Creation editions.) Further re-issues and a live recording from 1980 have also been made available on the LTM label.
Although the band does not play full time, they continue writing, recording, and performing. A Certain Ratio performed in the U.S. for the first time since 1985 on November 16, 2008, headlining the Part Time Punks Festival at The Echo in Los Angeles, California.
They were managed by Tony Wilson . They are featured in the film 24 Hour Party People where Tony Wilson (played by Steve Coogan ) describes them as "having all the energy of Joy Division but better clothes." Martin Moscrop was Musical Supervisor of 24 Hour Party People .
Live return and resurgence
The band announced their live return with a headline performance at London's http://www.offsetfestival.co.uk Offset Festival, in September 2009, playing alongside fellow post-punk artists The Slits , following a one-off live performance http://www.hendicottwriting.com/? p=79 commemorating Factory Records in Dublin, in March 2009.
They performed at the Plan K, Molenbeek in West Brussels on 12 December 2009 as part of the event, 'A Factory Night (And Then Again)'. http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/review/4441/A_Certain_Ratio_Section_25_December_2009_A_Factory_Night_and_Then_Again_La_Raffinerie_Molenbeek_Live_Review.html Allgigs.co.uk This event also featured Section 25 , The Wake , The Names (band)|The Names and Biting Tongues .
Towards the end of 2009, the band announced a live appearance at a fund-raising event at Brighton 's Concorde 2 venue on March 7, 2010. Their 2008 album, "Mind Made Up" was re-issued via LTM Recordings during 2010, along with a redux version of the 1986 set, 'Force'.
In May 2011, they performed on The Satellite Stage at http://www.fomfest.com Friends Of Mine Festival at Capesthorne Hall near Macclesfield , and were introduced by their friend Terry Christian .
Discography
Albums
The Graveyard and the Ballroom (December 1979) - FACT 16 Cassette - Reissued via Creation and then Soul Jazz
To Each... (1981) - FACT 35 - Reissued via Creation and then Soul Jazz
Sextet (1982) - FACT 55 - Reissued via Creation and then Soul Jazz - UK Albums Chart|UK #53cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 99
''I'd Like To See You Again (1982) - FACT 65 - Reissued via Creation and then LTM
Force (1986) - FACT 166 - Reissued via Creation and then LTM (2010)
Good Together (1989) - A& M ACR 550
acr:mcr (1990) - A& M 397 057-2
Up In Downsville (1992) - ROB20 - Reissued via LTM (2010)
Change The Station (1997) - ROB50
Mind Made Up (2008) - Reissued via LTM (2010)
Singles
"Shack Up" / "And Then Again (live)" 7" - FBN 1
"All Night Party" / "The Thin Boys" 7" - FAC 5
"Flight" / "Blown Away" / "And Then Again" 12" - FAC 22
"Do The Du (Casse)" / "The Fox" / "Shack Up" / "Son And Heir" 12" - FACUS 4
"The Double 12" " (12" 2 x 12", 7 tracks) - FACT 42 - Italian Import inc FAC 22 and FACUS 4
"Waterline" / "Funaezekea" 12" - FAC 52
"Knife Slits Water" / "Tumba Rumba" 7" - FAC 62-7
"Knife Slits Water" / "Kether Hot Knives" 12" - FAC 62-12
"Guess Who? " (Parts 1 and 2) 12" - FBN 17
"I Need Someone Tonight" / "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" 12" - FAC 72-12 (Also promo 7" FAC 72/7)
"Life's A Scream" / "There's Only This" 12" - FAC 112
"Life's A Scream (Edit)" / "There's Only This (Edit)" 7" - FAC 112P
"Brazilia" / "Dub" 12" - FBN 32
"Wild Party" / "Sounds Like Something Dirty" 12" - FAC 128
"Mickey Way (The Candy Bar)" / "Inside" / "Si Firmi O Grido" 12" - FAC 168
"Greetings Four" EP - "The Runner" / "Inside" / "Bootsy" / "Fever 103" (all session versions) 12" - MASO 70004
"Bootsy" / "Inside" 7" (Australian only) - FAC 1667
"Bootsy (Remix)" / "Mickey Way" 12" (Australian only) - FAC 16612 http://www.vinylnet.co.uk/record-label-discographies.asp link Vinylnet.co.uk
"The Big E" - A& M
"Backs To The Wall" / "Backs To The Wall (Dub)" / "Be What You Wanna Be" (ACR version) 12" - ACRY 517
"Your Blue Eyes" / "Thin Grey Line" / "Coldest Days" 12" (also on 7") - ACRY 534
"Won't Stop Loving You ( Bernard Sumner version) / "Repercussions" (ACR remix) / "Love Is The Way" (Instrumental) 12" - ACRY 540 - UK Singles Chart|UK #55
"Won't Stop Loving You ( Bernard Sumner version) / "Won't Stop Loving You ( Norman Cook remix) / "Won't Stop Loving You (Cook Instrumental) - ACRY 540 - This was essentially a hurried re-press by A& M in an attempt to push the single up the singles chart (it failed).
"Good Together" - EP - A& M 12"
"Shack Up (Machine)" / "Shack Up (Man)" / "Shack Up" ( Norman Cook remix) / "Party Up" 12" - ACRYDJ 590 - Promo only
"The Planet" / "Loosen Up Your Mind" 12" - 12 ROB 2
"27 Forever (Bubble Bath Mix)" / "27 Forever (Fix Mix)" (both remixed by Jon Dasilva ) 12" - 12 ROB 5R
"Mello" / "Dub" / "27 Forever" ( Jon Dasilva remix) / "Moist Dub" 12" - 12 ROB 6R
"Tekno" / "Tekno" ( Way Out West (musicians)|Way Out West remix) 12" - 12 ROBS 18
"Soundstation Volume 2" EP - "Samba 123" ( Fila Brazilia remix) / "Yeah Boy" (Sons Of Samarkand remix) / "Yeah Boy" ( DJ Die ) 12" - 12 ROBS 22
"Shack Up" / Human League - "Being Boiled" 12" - SJR 57-12 ( Soul Jazz Records )
Compilations and live albums
A Certain Ratio Live in America (Live Album, 1985) - DOJO 47 ( Castle Communications )
The Old and the New (Singles Compilation, 1986) - FACT 135
Looking for a Certain Ratio (Remixes, 1994) - CRE159B
http://home.dialix.com/~u3336/factory/acr.html A Certain Ratio (ACR) Discography & amp Info
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.acrmcr.com/ Official website
http://offsetfestival.co.uk/a-certain-ratio A Certain Ratio Biog and Videos
http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/acr.html A Certain Ratio @ Cerysmatic Factory
http://absolutzine.com/columnas/a-certain-ratio History of A Certain Ratio in Spanish
http://www.hendicottwriting.com/? p=185 interview: A Certain Ratio talk about their 2009 comeback
http://www.ltmrecordings.com/acrbio.html ACR at LTM Recordings
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