2,000,000 Voices

2,000,000 Voices
Studio album by
Angelic Upstarts
ReleasedJune 1981
RecordedSeptember 1980, March 1981
StudioTrident Studios, London; EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
GenrePunk rock, Oi!
LabelEMI
ProducerAngelic Upstarts, Ashley Goodall, Peter Wilson
Angelic Upstarts chronology
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
(1980) 		2,000,000 Voices
(1981) 		Still from the Heart
(1982)

2,000,000 Voices is Angelic Upstarts's third album, released in 1981.[1][2][3] Several tracks feature artists such as Paul Thompson of Roxy Music, Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers, and Terry Sharpe of The Starjets.[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Thomas Mensforth and Ray Cowie; except where noted

Side A
  1. "Two Million Voices"
  2. "Ghost Town"
  3. "You're Nicked"
  4. "England"
  5. "Heath's Lament" (Thomas Mensforth)
  6. "Guns For The Afghan Rebels"
  7. "I Understand"
Side B
  1. "Mensi's Marauders"
  2. "Mr. Politician"
  3. "Kids On the Streets"
  4. "Jimmy"
  5. "We're Gonna Take the World"
  6. "Last Night Another Soldier"
  7. "I Wish"

Personnel

Angelic Upstarts
  • Mensi (Thomas Mensforth) - vocals, trumpet, cello
  • Mond (Raymond Cowie) - acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals, percussion
  • Glyn Warren - bass, washboard
  • Derek "Decca" Wade - drums, percussion, backing vocals

with:

  • Paul Thompson - drums on "England", "Heath's Lament", "Kids On the Street" and "Jimmy"
  • Mickey Smailes - piano on "I Wish"
  • Simon Wilson - saxophone
  • Johnny Van Derrick - violin
Technical
  • Chris Stone, Pat Stapley - engineer
  • Keith Breeden - cover art

References

  1. ^ a b Greene, Jo-Ann (1 June 2001). "A Broad Abroad: Re-Recordings and Bonus Tracks Galore". Goldmine. Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ Mason, Peter (16 December 2021). "Thomas 'Mensi' Mensforth obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  3. ^ "2,000,000 Voices". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2026.


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