Artist:A Certain Ratio
Song:Shack Up
Album:ACR Set
A Certain Ratio (ACR) are a post punk band that should remind you of Joy Division. They were on the same label Factory Records but they weren't as successful. ACR were formed in Manchester, England in 1977 by singer Simon Topping and guitarist Peter Terrell. They were soon joined by bassist Jez Kerr and trumpeter Martin Moscrop. A Certain Ratio is a line from the Brian Eno song The True Wheel. ACR signed with Factory Records. By the time they released their second single Shack Up, drummer Donald Johnson joined the band. Shack Up is a cover of a song by the obscure funk band Banberra. Though it didn't chart at the time, over the years Shack Up has become ACR's signature song. After adding singer Martha Tilson, Topping and Terrell left in 1982. Later sax player Tony Quigley joined. By the time ACR signed with A&M Records in 1987, the band was Moscrop, Kerr, Johnson and Quigley. After recording two unsuccessful albums for A&M, they signed with Rob's Records owned by former Factory Records partner Rob Gretton. After a couple of albums, they signed with Creation Records mostly to release their back catalog. ACR disbanded in 1994. Since then ACR has reunited occasionally to tour and they released one album. Mostly they promote catalog reissues. This comp covers ACR's early years. Here's the video for Shack Up by A Certain Ratio.
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