In Visible Silence


In Visible Silence is the second full-length release by avant-garde pop group Art of Noise in April 1986, and the first created by members Anne Dudley, J. J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan in the wake of their departure from the ZTT record label which had been the home of the group's genesis.
The first single, "Legs", was released in late 1985, followed by two major hits on the UK chart in 1986: "Peter Gunn", that featured guitar legend Duane Eddy; and "Paranoimia" with television personality Max Headroom, where actor Matt Frewer performed two different monologues for each of the 7" and 12" versions.
"Legacy", a re-worked version of Legs released as a single in late 1986, was taken from a special limited edition bonus album, Re-works of Art of Noise. A live version of the album was recorded in Hammersmith, London and released on VHS and 12-inch CD Video in 1987.

LP and cassette (version 1)

Side one

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12

    Side two

  7. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  8. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  9. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  11. "Beatback" – 1:19

    Compact Disc (version 2)

Catalogue CCD 1528
  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
  7. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  8. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  9. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  11. "Beatback" – 1:19
  12. "Peter Gunn" – 6:01

    Limited edition cassette (version 3)

Side one

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12
  7. "Paranoimia" – 3:18 unlisted

    Side two

  8. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  9. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  10. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  11. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  12. "Beatback" – 1:19

    US Revised edition (version 4)

Side one

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 6:40
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12

    Side two

  7. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  8. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  9. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  11. "Beatback" – 1:19

    Limited edition with special free bonus album "[Re-works of Art of Noise]" (version 5)

Record one, side one

  1. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  2. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  3. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  4. "Legs" – 4:06
  5. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  6. "Backbeat" – 4:12

    Record one, side two

  7. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  8. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  9. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  10. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  11. "Beatback" – 1:19

    Record two "Re-works of Art of Noise", side one

  12. "Paranoimia" – 3:18
  13. "Legacy" – 8:20
  14. "Peter Gunn" – 6:01

    Record two "Re-works of Art of Noise", side two

  15. "Legs " – 4:03
  16. "Paranoimia" – 4:58
  17. "Hammersmith To Tokyo and Back" – 9:58

    1988 UK/European CD re-issue (version 6)

  18. "Opus 4" – 1:59
  19. "Paranoimia" – 4:46
  20. "Eye of a Needle" – 4:25
  21. "Legs" – 4:06
  22. "Slip of the Tongue" – 1:30
  23. "Backbeat" – 4:12
  24. "Instruments of Darkness" – 7:12
  25. "Peter Gunn" – 3:55
  26. "Camilla: The Old, Old Story" – 7:23
  27. "The Chameleon's Dish" – 4:17
  28. "Beatback" – 1:19
  29. "Peter Gunn" – 7:28

    2017 Deluxe Edition (version 7 - Release date May 19, 2017)

CD 1

  1. Opus 4
  2. Paranoimia
  3. Eye of a Needle
  4. Legs
  5. Slip of the Tongue
  6. Backbeat
  7. Instruments of Darkness
  8. Peter Gunn
  9. Camilla
  10. The Chameleon's Dish
  11. Beatback
  12. Paranoimia
  13. Legs
  14. Hoops and Mallets
  15. Something Always Happens
  16. Why Me?
  17. A Nation Rejects
  18. Backbeat

    CD 2

  19. World War II
  20. The First Leg
  21. Happy Harry's High Club
  22. Chameleon 4
  23. Beddoo-Bedoo
  24. Panic
  25. Camel
  26. Second Legs
  27. Trumpton Boogie
  28. Chameleon 1
  29. A Nation Regrets
  30. Legs
  31. Legs
  32. Peter Gunn
  33. Peter Gunn
  34. Paranoimia
  35. Paranoimia
The original UK CD edition added the 6:01 Extended Version of Peter Gunn as a bonus track; the first and second US CD editions did not include it and the revised second edition replaced the original version of "Paranoimia" with the Extended Version featuring Max Headroom. Later 1988 UK & European reissues featured The Twang Mix of "Peter Gunn" replacing the Extended Version as a bonus track.