The 39 Clocks were "the best German band of the eighties" (German pop scholar Diedrich Diederichsen). The Hanoverian duo cultivated a heavy accent and invented the Original Psycho Beat: futuristic, hypnotic 60s psychedelia with a beatbox deferred to the early 80s. "Pain It Dark" was their 1981 debut album. The reissue contains one previously unreleased track.
Tracklisting
1. SHAKE THE HIPPIE (3:39)
2. DNS (3:22)
3. 78 SOLDIER DEAD (5:22)
4. OUT OF SIGHT (2:23)
5. STUPID ART (4:06)
6. TEST THE BEAT (2:49)
7. PSYCHO BEAT (2:54)
8. TWISTED & SHOUTS (4:32)
9. RADICAL STUDENT IN SATIN BOOTS (
10. 39 EXPLOSION HEATS (2:29)
11. A LOOK INTO YOU (6:57)
12. BONUSTRACK: I LOVE A GIRL (3:35)
VÖ: 7. August 2009