Gag is an album released in 1984 by British musician Fad Gadget. It is a combination of electronica and industrial styles, and features the German band Einstürzende Neubauten on the second track, "Collapsing New People", which was also released as a single. ("Einstürzende Neubauten" translates as "Collapsing new buildings - specifically, tower blocks".)

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Gag
Studio album by Fad Gadget
Released	February 1, 1984
Recorded	November 1983
Studio	Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin
Genre	New wave, electronic
Label	Mute - Stumm 15
Producer	Frank Tovey, Gareth Jones
Fad Gadget chronology
Under the Flag (1982) Gag (1984) The Best of Fad Gadget (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Ideal World" (Frank Tovey, Barbara Frost, Nick Cash) - 5:39
2. "Collapsing New People" (Frank Tovey, Barbara Frost, David Rogers, David Simmonds, Nick Cash) - 4:22 - produced by Daniel Miller, Frank Tovey, Gareth Jones
3. "Sleep" (Frank Tovey, Daniel Miller) - 3:25
4. "Stand Up" (Frank Tovey, David Rogers, David Simmonds) - 3:30
5. "Speak to Me" (Frank Tovey, Joni Sackett) - 3:23
6. "One Man's Meat" (Frank Tovey, David Simmonds, Joni Sackett) - 4:06
7. "Ring" (Frank Tovey, David Simmonds) - 3:53
8. "Jump" (Frank Tovey, Joni Sackett, Nick Cash) - 4:09
9. "Ad Nauseam" (Frank Tovey) - 6:32

Personnel

• Frank Tovey – vocals
• David Simmonds - piano, synthesizer, organ, celesta, percussion, marimba
• Nick Cash – drums, percussion
• David Rogers - guitar, double bass, bass synthesizer
• Joni Sackett - vocals, viola
• Barbara Frost - vocals
• Rowland S. Howard - guitar on "Ideal World" and "Ad Nauseam"
• Morgan Tovey-Frost - voice on "Sleep"

Technical

• John Fryer - overdub engineer
• Anton Corbijn - photography

The overdubs on "Ideal World" and "Ad Nauseam" recorded at Blackwing Studios, London

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