Manic Pop Thrill

Manic Pop Thrill is the debut studio album by Irish indie rock band That Petrol Emotion. It was released in 1986, through record label Demon.

Manic Pop Thrill
Studio album by That Petrol Emotion
Released	1986
Recorded	22 May 1986
Studio	Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales. *Recorded live at the Electric Ballroom
Genre	Garage rock[1] post-punk neo-psychedelia
Label	Demon
Producer	Hugh Jones
That Petrol Emotion chronology
Manic Pop Thrill (1986) Babble (1988)

Two singles were released from the album: "It's a Good Thing" and "Natural Kind of Joy".

Release and reception

Manic Pop Thrill reached No. 84 in the UK Albums Chart.^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	A−[1]

AllMusic retrospectively called Manic Pop Thrill "an inspired debut".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"Fleshprint"	John O'Neill, Raymond O'Gorman	2:27
2.	"Can't Stop"	John O'Neill, Raymond O'Gorman	2:52
3.	"Lifeblood"	Raymond O'Gorman	3:51
4.	"Natural Kind of Joy"	John O'Neill	2:45
5.	"It's a Good Thing"	John O'Neill	2:34
6.	"Circusville"	John O'Neill	4:06
7.	"Mouth Crazy"	John O'Neill	3:07
8.	"Tightlipped"	Ciaran McLaughlin	3:06
9.	"A Million Miles Away"	John O'Neill	2:21
10.	"Lettuce"	John O'Neill	2:26
11.	"Cheapskate"	John O'Neill	3:44
12.	"Blindspot"	John O'Neill	4:19

1997 CD reissue bonus tracks also available on downloads

No.	Title	Written by	Length
13.	"V2" (Non-album single)	John O'Neill	3:52
14.	"Jesus Says" (B-side)	Damian O'Neill	2:28
15.	"The Deadbeat" (B-side)	Ciaran McLaughlin, Damian O'Neill	2:52
16.	"Mine" (B-side)	Steve Mack, Damian O'Neill	3:40
17.	"Non-Alignment Pact" (B-side)	Pere Ubu	2:56

13–15 were also bonus tracks on the original 1986 Demon CD release. One edition of the Demon LP included the "It's a Good Thing" 12" single (c/w "The Deadbeat" and "Mine") as a bonus record, complete with picture sleeve.

Personnel

That Petrol Emotion

• Steve Mack – vocals
• John O'Neill – guitar
• Raymond O'Gorman – guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Damian O'Neill – bass, vocals, keyboards
• Ciaran McLaughlin – drums, percussion