Strange Kicks

Strange Kicks is the third studio album by English post-punk band Alternative TV, released in 1981 by I.R.S. Records. The album showed a shift towards a more new wave style, whilst keeping with the band's non-commercial ethos.^[1][2]

Strange Kicks
Studio album by Alternative TV
Released	1981 (1981)
Recorded	April 1981
Studio	Matrix Recording Studios, Bloomsbury, London
Genre	New wave
Length	57:09
Label	I.R.S.
Producer	Richard Mazda
Alternative TV chronology
Vibing Up the Senile Man (Part One) (1979) Strange Kicks (1981) Peep Show (1987)

Recording

Strange Kicks was recorded at Matrix Recording Studios in London, England in April 1981.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Dean McFarlane of AllMusic wrote the album "fall[s] a little flat amidst the confusion and veer[s] closer to the new wave sound than most punks would dare to venture."^[1] Trouser Press called the album "a different proposition altogether", calling it a "snappy romp through an assortment of styles (ska, pop-punk, even electro-dance)".^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alternative TV and Richard Mazda.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ancient Rebels"	2:56
2.	"Strange Kicks"	2:44
3.	"Communicate"	2:47
4.	"Mirror Boy"	3:03
5.	"Anye Is Back"	2:46
6.	"My Hand Is Still Wet"	3:22

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fun City"	2:47
2.	"TV Operator"	3:20
3.	"There Goes My Date with Doug"	2:55
4.	"Cold Rain"	3:49
5.	"Who Are They?"	3:23
6.	"Sleep in Bed"	3:04

Personnel

Alternative TV

• Mark Perry – vocals
• Alex Ferguson – guitar
• Alan Gruner – keyboards
• Dennis Burns – bass guitar
• Ray Weston – drums

Additional personnel

• Richard Mazda – guitar, percussion, backing vocals, production
• Dee Dee Thorne – vocals on track B3
• Brian James – guitar on track B3

Technical

• Jesse Sutcliffe – engineering
• X3 Posters – cover art
• Barbarann Reeves – sleeve design
• Watal Asanuma – back cover photography
• Flash Gunn – front cover photography