Word Salad (album)
# Word Salad (album)

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Word Salad is a 1979 debut album by Fischer-Z. John Watts and Steve Skolnik formed the band in 1976 whilst at Brunel University. John Watts had been travelling up and down the country playing the club circuit. Fischer-Z was playing a crossover of the new wave, punk and reggae genres. In 1978, the band secured a record deal with United Artists, alongside the Buzzcocks, The Stranglers and Dr. Feelgood.

## Track listing

All tracks composed by John Watts; except where noted.

* "Pretty Paracetamol" (also known as: "First Impressions", but this name doesn't usually feature on the CD releases) – 3:57
* "Acrobats" (Watts, David Graham) – 2:42
* "The Worker" – 3:36
* "Spiders" (Watts, Steve Skolnik) – 1:42
* "Remember Russia" – 3:29
* "The French Let Her" (Watts, Steve Skolnik) – 3:21
* "Lies" – 3:57
* "Wax Dolls" – 2:46
* "Headlines" – 3:21
* "Nice to Know" – 2:52
* "Billy and the Motorway Police" (Watts, David Graham) – 2:11
* "Lemmings" (Watts, Steve Skolnik) – 3:02

## Personnel

### Fischer-Z

* John Watts - lead vocals, guitar
* Steve Skolnik - keyboards, vocals
* David Graham - bass guitar
* Steve Liddle - drums, percussion

### Technical

* Gary Edwards, Aldo Bocca - recording engineer
* John Pasche - art direction, design
* John Wedge - photography
