Section 25 - Always Now

Artist: Section 25
Album: Always Now

1969

Rating: 4.07

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Review by Bryan Daly

Always Now by Section 25 is a post-punk album that showcases the band's unique sound and style. Released in 1981, the album features a blend of electronic and guitar-driven tracks that create a captivating and immersive listening experience.

The opening track, "Friendly Fires," sets the tone for the album with its driving beat and catchy synth lines. The band's use of electronic instrumentation is particularly impressive on tracks like "C.P." and "Hit." The latter features a pulsing bassline and atmospheric synths that create a sense of tension and urgency.

The album also features more guitar-driven tracks like "Dirty Disco" and "Melt Close." These songs showcase the band's ability to create a sense of energy and excitement through their use of distorted guitars and driving rhythms.

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Track	Duration	Preview
Dirty Disco	5:20
Girls Don't Count (Live 26.10.1980)	4:02
Visitation
There Was A Time
Charnel Ground	3:53
Haunted	3:24
The Wheel
One True Path
Girls Don’t Count
Oyo Achel Da	04:25
Up To You	4:13
New Horizon (Live 26.10.1980)	4:01
Loose Talk (Costs Lives) (Live 26.10.1980)	3:23
After Image	2:59
Knew Noise	4:44
Reading University Jam With New Order
You're On Your Own (Live 1.11.1980)	4:09
Wretch
Babies In The Bardo	5:25
Regions
Girls Don't Count	4:28
Knew Noise (Live 26.10.1980)	3:45
Loose Talk(costs lives)
One Step
Always Now
Human Puppets	2:58
Floating
Are You There?
Fallen Monument
Be Brave	4:39
Inside Out	2:57
In The Garden Of Eden
Red Voice	2:00
Once Before
Babies in the Bardo	05:24
Tape Loop
One True Path (Peel Session)	5:42
Je Veux Ton Amour
Virtually Everything
No Abiding Place
Hit (Peel Session)	3:04
New Horizon	6:02
Haunted (Live 26.10.1980)	2:36
One True Path (Outtake)	4:27
Friendly Fires (Outtake)	3:10
Sutra
Floating (SSRU Demo)	4:22
Babies In The Bardo (Peel Session)	5:14
Je Veux Ton Amour (7")	5:19
Hit	2:59
Cry
Friendly Fires (Live 26.10.1980)	4:26
Subferior
Human Puppets (Live 26.10.1980)	3:16
Oyo Achel Ada	4:25
Friendly Fires	3:13
Up to You	04:12
You’re On Your Own
Loose Talk (Costs Lives)	2:47
Melt Close	2:54
Girls Don't Count	04:28
C.P.	2:23

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LTM , LTM
Factory Benelux
Factory
Factory Records
LTM
Drastic Plastic Records
Base Record, Factory

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lyssna på nätet
écouter en ligne
online luisteren
lytte på nettet
online anhören
ouvir online
escuchar en línea
ascolta in linea

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180 Gram

Companies

Role	Company
Licensed From	Section 25
Phonographic Copyright (p)	Section 25
Copyright (c)	Section 25
Published By	Crepuscule SC
Recorded At	Britannia Row Studios
Pressed By	Optimal Media GmbH
Lacquer Cut At	Optimal Media GmbH
Mastered At	The Town House
Printed By	Garrod & Lofthouse
Glass Mastered At	Nimbus
Manufactured By	A To Z Music Services
Record Company	Britannia Row Studios
Distributed By	New Rose
Produced At	Cargo Studios
Produced For	The John Peel Show

Credits

Role	Credit
Design	Grafica Industria
Engineer	Jon Caffery
Liner Notes	James Nice, Larry Cassidy
Producer	Ian Curtis (tracks: 14 to 16), Martin Hannett (tracks: 1 to 13, 17, 18), Rob Gretton (tracks: 14 to 16), Section 25 (tracks: 19)
Written-By	L Cassidy, P Wiggin, Section Twentyfive, V Cassidy
Artwork	Peter Saville (tracks: A1 to D4)
Design [Disegnatori	Grafica Industria (tracks: A1 to B4, F1 to G4, I1 to J3)
Disc 1	Grafica Industria (tracks: A1 to B4, F1 to G4, I1 to J3)
Disc 3	Grafica Industria (tracks: A1 to B4, F1 to G4, I1 to J3)
Disc 5]	Grafica Industria (tracks: A1 to B4, F1 to G4, I1 to J3)
Disc 2]	Ben Kelly (tracks: C1 to D4), Peter Saville (tracks: C1 to D4)
Disc 4]	S25 (tracks: G1 to H3)
Lacquer Cut By	HL
Mixed By	John Hurst (tracks: E1 to F4)
Recorded By	S25 (tracks: G1 to H3)
Typography [Typografica	Benoît Hennebert (tracks: G1 to H3)
Plated By	EG
Composed By	L. Cassidy, P. Wiggin (tracks: 1 to 16, 18), V. Cassidy
Mastered By	EG
Layout	Léigh @ Bit-Phalanx

Notes

Track 1 to 10 originally released as 'Always Now' on Factory Records (FACT 45) in 1981.
2nd Repress on LTM, containing a bonus track: 'Human Puppets'.
Released under licence from Section 25.
An LTM compact disc 2000.
Made in England.
Limited bundle edition of 100 copies with two bonus postcards, one an original painting by Larry Cassidy bearing his printed signature on the reverse, and newly signed by Vin Cassidy and Paul Wiggin. This bundle also includes two A4 prints of posters for Belgian concerts by Section 25 in 1980 (Plan K 04/1980 and ULB 10/1980).
LPs housed in heavy outer case slipcase printed in PMS 123C with spot varnish. Includes near LP-sized 16-page booklet and MP3 copy. All tracks are newly re-mastered from the original quarter-inch tapes.
Disc 1 (Black Vinyl)
Always Now
Recorded at Britannia Row, London, February 1981. Originally released as Always Now on Factory Records (Fact 45) in August 1981.
Disc 2 (Clear Vinyl)
Forty Fives
C1 to C3 recorded at Cargo Studio, Rochdale, September 1979. Originally released as the 7" single Girls Don't Count on Factory Records (Fac 18) in July 1980.
C4 recorded at Cargo Studio, Rochdale. Originally released on the compilation album Hicks From The Sticks in April 1980.
C5 is an outtake from Always Now.
D1 and D2 recorded at Cargo Studio, Rochdale, July 1980. Originally released as the 7" single Charnel Ground / Haunted on Factory Benelux (FAC BN 3-006) in October 1980.
D3 recorded at Brittania Row, London, February 1981. Originaly released as a 7" single Section Vingt Cinq* - Je Veux Ton Amour on Factory Benelux (FAC BN 5) in August 1981. B-side is "Oyo Achel Ada" and not "One True Path" as erroneously stated on back cover.
D4 recorded for the John Peel show at Langham 1 on 13 January 1981. Originaly released on compilation CD Section 25 - Always Now in March 2015.
Disc 3 (Yellow Vinyl)
Live Master
E1 to E5 and F1 and F2 recorded live at the Vera Club, Groningen, Netherlands on 26 October 1980. Previously included with the 2015 Factory Benelux Always Now CD reissue.
F3 recorded live at the PaardVan Troje club, Den Haag, Netherlands on 1 November 1980.
F4 recorded live at Rock City, Nottingham on 18 April 1981.
Disk 4 (Red Vinyl)
The Key of Dreams
Recorded at SSRU during 1981. Originally released as the album The Key Of Dreams on Factory Benelux (FBN 14) in June 1982.
Disc 5 (Silver Vinyl)
Illuminus Illumina
Side I recorded at SSRU during 1981. Originally released as the cassette Illuminous Illuminae via Relevant Music in 1982.
J1 recorded at Singleton Street Rehearsal Unit (SSRU). Originally released on the compilation EP Blackpool Rox E.P. in August 1980.
J3 recorded live at Reading University on 8 May 1981 as an combined encore jam with New Order.
Initial run of 10.000 pressings.
Packaged in a yellow waxed, marble interior card sleeve, constructed like a matchbook and sealed with a small red sticker.
Some editions also have a fold-out poster with images and text (Always Now lyrics and verses 10 to 12 from the "The Wheel of Analytic Meditation" by Mi-pham rNam-par rGyal-ba).
Recorded at Britannia Row in February 1981.
Marbled Paper No. 928
Reproduction Autorisee par La Ste. Keller-Dorian Papiers, France.
Factory Communications Limited.
Typografica Berthold
Published by Relevant Music
A Factory Records Product
Colour Origination By Sonic Plates Ltd.
Typesetting By Expose Graphics Ltd.
Printed By Garrod And Lofthouse Ltd.
Mastered at The Townhouse, Camden.
Classic 1st album produced by Martin Hannett.Issued in yellow envelope sleeve with Factory seal,with marbled inner
2nd reissue on the LTM label
Nimbus pressing
There is also an EDC Blackburn pressing.
Packaging: Jewel case with 8-page booklet
Track 1 to 10 originally released as Always Now on Factory Records (FACT 45) in 1981.
Recorded at Britannia Row
[Back tray]
Released under licence from Section 25
Published by Crepuscule SC (Sabam/Biem)
An LTM compact disc 2000
Made in England
[CD]
2308ltmcd
© + ℗ 1980, 1981, 1990, 2000 Section Twentyfive
An LTM product
First LTM CD release from 1991 with 18 tracks.
recorded at britannia row
Total timing 64-53
Released under license from Factory Communications Ltd.
A Les Temps Modernes compact disc 1991.
Made In Austria.
Cassette comes in a oversized green box with folded inserts that reflect the original album design.
Recorded at Britannia Row.
A Factory Cassette
2015 Factory Benelux remastered 2CD edition. Comes in pochette wallet sleeve with card inner sleeves and 'I Ching' seal sticker.
Sticker on shrinkwrap reads:
Section 25 - Always Now
The classic 1981 postpunk album on Factory Records produced by Martin Hannett
Remastered 2xCD edition (34 tracks) with bonus singles, album outtakes, John Peel session and a complete live concert from 1980
Track 1-1 to 1-10
Originally released as the album Always Now (Fact 45) in September 1981.
Produced by at Britannia Row, London, February 1981.
Tracks 1-11 and 1-12
Released as a 7" single (Fac bn 3-2006) in October 1980.
Produced by at Cargo, Rochdale, summer 1980.
Track 1-13 is an outtake from Fact 45.
Track 1-14 to 1-16
Released as a 7" and 12" single (Fac 18) in July 1980.
Produced at Cargo, September 1979.
Track 1-17 released as a 7" single b-side (Fac bn 5) in August 1981, credits as Fact 45.
Track 1-18 released on the compilation album Hicks From the Sticks (Roc 111) in April 1980.
Produced at Cargo 1980.
Track 1-19 released on the 7" compilation EP Blackpool Rox (Drip 001) in August 1980.
Recorded at Singleton Street Rehearsal Unit (SSRU).
Tracks 2-1 to 2-3
Recorded for the John Peel show at Langham 1 on 13 January 1981.
Released under licence from BBC Wordwide.
Track 2-4 released as a 7" single (Fac bn 5) in August 1981, credits as Fact 45.
Tracks 2-5 to 2-11
Recorded live at the Vera club, Groningen, Netherlands on 26 October 1980.
Track 2-12 recorded live at the Paard Van Troje club, Den Haag, Netherlands, 1 November 1980.
Track 2-13 is a demo recorded at SSRU during the second half of 1981.
Tracks 2-14 and 2-15 are outtakes from Fact 45 featuring slight instrumental differences.
Some copies with writing on label (25/6/81 Bruce & Jackie Vini)
Limited to 1000.
Typesetting by Expose Graphics LTD. Printed by Garrod and Lofthouse LTD. Colour Origination by Sonic Plates LTD.
Released under license from LTM Recordings .
Recorded at Brittania Row.
Made in Italy
Unlike the original package, the cover isn't foldable and looks like a standard record cover.
Comes with a printed inner sleeve.

Barcodes

Barcode: 5 413356 090826
Rights Society: Sabam/Biem
Barcode: 7 08527 18046 4
Matrix / Runout (Label Disc 1): FBN 3-045-1
Matrix / Runout (Label Disc 2): FBN 3-045-2
Matrix / Runout (Label Disc 3): FBN 3-045-3
Matrix / Runout (Label Disc 4): FBN 3-045-4
Matrix / Runout (Label Disc 5): FBN 3-045-5
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped): BJ66095-01 A1 HL V1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped): BJ66095-01 B1 HL V1
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout stamped): BJ66095-02 C1 HL V1
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout stamped): BJ66095-02 D1 HL V1
Matrix / Runout (Side E runout stamped): BJ66095-03 E1 HL =1
Matrix / Runout (Side F runout stamped): BJ66095-03 F1 HL =1
Matrix / Runout (Side G runout stamped): BJ66095-04 G1 HL =1
Matrix / Runout (Side H runout stamped): BJ66095-04 H1 HL +1
Matrix / Runout (Side I runout stamped): BJ66095-05 I1 HL V1
Matrix / Runout (Side J runout stamped): BJ66095-05 J1 HL V1
Matrix / Runout (Runout A etched / stamped): FACT 45 A GATÉ GATÉ PARAGATÉ PARASAMGATÉ EG TOWNHOUSE
Matrix / Runout (Runout B etched / stamped): FACT 45 B TOWNHOUSE EG BODHI SVAHA
Barcode (Text): 5 413356 090826
Barcode (Scanned): 5413356090826
Matrix / Runout: D6977 LTMCD 2308 · NIMBUS [logo]
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L129
Mould SID Code: ifpi 2303
Rights Society: SABAM / BIEM
Matrix / Runout: LTMCD-2308 12 DADC AUSTRIA
Other (New Rose Distribution Code): NR 765
Matrix / Runout (runout A etched / stamped): FACT 45 A GATÉ GATÉ PARAGATÉ PARASAMGATÉ EG TOWNHOUSE
Matrix / Runout (runout B etched / stamped): FACT 45 B TOWNHOUSE EG BODHI SVAHA
Barcode: 708527003480
Matrix / Runout (CD1): 165045 CD AM-32020-Sect25-FBN3045CD1
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L623
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 1G55
Matrix / Runout (CD2): 165046 CD AM-32020-Sect25-FBN3045CD2
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L623
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 1G55
Other (Catalog number CD1): FBN 3-045 CD / 1
Other (Catalog number CD2): FBN 3-045 CD / 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): FACT 45 A GATÉ GATÉ PARAGATÉ PARASAMGATÉ EG TOWNHOUSE
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): FACT 45 B TOWNHOUSE EG BODHI SVAHA
Barcode: 899458-001062
Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched runout): M FACT45A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched runout): M FACT45B
Rights Society: S.I.A.E.

About Section 25

Section 25 were formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in April 1978 by brothers Lawrence and Vincent Cassidy, taking their name from a provision of the Mental Health Act which allowed for compulsory detention. The group joined Factory Records and were produced by Martin Hannett and later Bernard Sumner. Unlike the majority of their obvious peers the group survived beyond 1982, and in 1984 not only scored an international dance hit (Looking From a Hilltop) but also synthesized acid house before it was a recognised style. The original group split in 1985. The Cassidy brothers revived the band in 2006, although Larry Cassidy died in 2010. His daughter Bethany then fronted the group for several years before joining Sea Fever. The band is now a duo of Vin Cassidy and Stephen Stringer.

Real Name

Section 25

Name Vars

S X X V
S25
S25 +
S25+
SXXV
Section 257
Section Twenty Five
Section Twentyfive
Section Vingt Cinq
Section Vingt-Cinq
Section XXV
Sector 25
S·X·X·V

Members

Larry Cassidy
Ian Butterworth
Vin Cassidy
Roger Wikeley
Jenny Cassidy
Paul Wiggin
Lee Shallcross
Duncan Jowitt
Bethany Cassidy
Stuart Hill
Stephen Stringer
Angela Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy

Summary by Bryan Daly

Always Now is a standout album in the post-punk genre. Section 25's unique blend of electronic and guitar-driven sounds creates a captivating listening experience that is both engaging and thought-provoking. Fans of the genre will undoubtedly appreciate the band's contribution to the scene and the impact they had on the development of electronic music.