The Icicle Works (album)

Released23 March 1984 (1984-03-23)^[1]

Recorded1983–1984

GenreNew wave

Length42:35

The Icicle Works
Studio album by The Icicle Works
Released	23 March 1984 (1984-03-23)[1]
Recorded	1983–1984
Genre	New wave
Length	42:35
Label	Beggars Banquet
Producer	Hugh Jones David Lord
The Icicle Works chronology
The Icicle Works (1984) The Small Price of a Bicycle (1985)
Alternate cover
American Version
Singles from The Icicle Works
"Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" Released: June 1983 "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" Released: October 1983 "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" Released: March 1984 (re-release)

The Icicle Works (titled Icicle Works in the United States^[2]) is the debut album by The Icicle Works. The album was released in 1984 and charted at number 24 in the UK and number 40 in the US.^[3][4]

The original 1984 issue features different track listings and cover artwork in the UK, in the US, and in Canada. The US version of the album has a remixed and re-titled version of "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)". The US remix does not include the female spoken introduction heard on the UK mix. The US album was released by Arista Records.

In 2006, Beggars Banquet Records issued both a 2-CD and a limited edition 3-CD expanded edition of The Icicle Works. Disc 1 consists of the original album in its entirety, in the UK configuration. Disc 2 features a selection of b-sides, radio sessions, and remixes, as well as one live track. On the 3-CD edition, the first 10 tracks of disc 3 consist of "radio session" versions of the songs from the original UK Icicle Works album; they are presented in the original UK album sequence. Disc 3 then concludes with a previously released b-side, and a previously unreleased album outtake.