Blueprints for a Blackout

Blueprints for a Blackout
Studio album by The Ex
Released	March 1984
Recorded	Dec 20, 1983 - Jan 5, 1984 at Joke's Koeienverhuurbedrijf, Schellingwoude, Netherlands
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Original 2 x LP on Pig Brother Productions Reissued on CD by Ex Records
Producer	Dolf Planteijdt and Jon Langford.
The Ex chronology
Tumult (1983) Blueprints for a Blackout (1984) Pokkeherrie (1985)

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Blueprints for a Blackout is the fourth album (and the first double album) by Dutch post-punk band The Ex, originally released in 1984. It was the first of The Ex's albums to feature Luc playing bass guitar and he would remain as the band's bass player for 20 years. The album also featured many guest musicians, a notable trend in The Ex's discography that would provide musical elements unique to each of their albums.

Track listing

1. "Streetcars Named Desire" / "Animal Harm" (medley)
2. "Blueprints for a Blackout"
3. "Rabble with a Cause"
4. "Requiem for a Rip-Off"
5. "Pleased to Meat You"
6. "A Goodbuy to You"
7. "The Swim"
8. "Boohoo"
9. "U.S. Hole"
10. "(Not) 2b Continued"
11. "Grimm Stories"
12. "A Plague to Survive"
13. "The Rise of the Dutch Republic"
14. "Kidnap Connection"
15. "Fire and Ice"
16. "Jack Frost Is Innocent"
17. "Love You Till Eh"
18. "Food On 45"
19. "Scrub That Scum"

Personnel

The Ex

• Terrie (guitar)
• G.W. Sok (vocals)
• Luc (bass)
• Yoke (bass)
• Sabien (drums)

Various members played double-bass, organ, violin, oil-barrels, accordion, beer-crates, piano.

Guest musicians

• Kees (oboe, flute, saxophones)
• Jon Langford (marimba, rhythmbox, guitar)
• Dolf Planteijdt (guitar, drums)
• Vazant (saxophone)
• Marcel (marimba, drums)
• Adrie (drums)
• Bas (bass, double-bass)
• Ferrie (trumpet).

Notes

• Cogan, Brian. Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2006. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-313-33340-8.
• Mount, Heather. "Three Looks into The Ex". In Crane, Larry. Tape Op: The Book about Creative Music Recording, Volume 2. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010. pp. 230–233.
• Robbins, Ira A., ed. The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock: The all-new 5th edition of The Trouser Press Record Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. ISBN 0684814374.
• Sok, G.W. A Mix of Bricks & Valentines: Lyrics 1979–2009. New York: PM Press, 2011.
• Temporary Services. Group Work. New York: Printed Matter, March 2007.

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