Word Salad (album)

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.
 * 1) "Pretty Paracetamol" (also known as: "First Impressions", but this name doesn't usually feature on the CD releases) – 3:57
 * 2) "Acrobats" (Watts, David Graham) – 2:42
 * 3) "The Worker" – 3:36
 * 4) "Spiders" (Watts, Steve Skolnik) – 1:42
 * 5) "Remember Russia" – 3:29
 * 6) "The French Let Her" (Watts, Steve Skolnik) – 3:21
 * 7) "Lies" – 3:57
 * 8) "Wax Dolls" – 2:46
 * 9) "Headlines" – 3:21
 * 10) "Nice to Know" – 2:52
 * 11) "Billy and the Motorway Police" (Watts, David Graham) – 2:11
 * 12) "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