Fanx Ta-Ra
# Fanx Ta-Ra

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Fanx Ta-Ra is the first studio album by the English band Sad Café. It was produced and engineered by John Punter and released by RCA Records in September 1977. The album charted at number 56 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was not released in North America; however, a compilation of the band's first two albums was released there in late 1978, titled Misplaced Ideals.

## Personnel

Sad Café

* Paul Young – lead vocals, percussion
* Ashley Mulford – lead guitar
* Tony Cresswell – drums, percussion, backing vocals
* John Stimpson – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
* Vic Emerson – keyboards
* Ian Wilson – guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel

* Lenni Zaksen, Chris Gill – saxophones
* Dave Hassle – cabasa, bell tree
* John Punter – engineer, producer
* Vic Emerson – strings arrangement and synthesisation
* Gered Mankowitz – photography
