Strangely deleted and never reissued, this was the band reaching their peak when it came to recording an album. The early singles were superior work, and I always found the first two albums a tad fiddly and unnecessary in places. The importance of a good producer is also evident when comparing the Y Records release with this, the Arista (RCA distributed at the time) release. Paul Groucho Smykle has coated everything in a smooth adhesive-like production which bonds ten very different tracks into a highly cohesive and enjoyable listen. It is funky in all the right places, soft and gentle in others, the lyrics as always mean little with Carl Marsh and Barry Andrews sharing the vocal roles with great effect.
The band went on to break America with the Oil & Gold album but silliness began to creep in with big bad nemesii and silly songs about fish isolating their original audience. I won't be ripping my copy of Oil & Gold as it has recently been reissued.
Jam Science : ripped from a vinyl album released on Arista Records (206 416) in 1984 to high quality lossless FLAC audio.
A1. Hand On My Heart
A2. Newhome
A3. Achtung
A4. Party Line
A5. Midnight Maps
B1. Mercy Dash
B2. Under The Lights
B3. My Careful Hands
B4. Suck
B5. Hubris
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Thank you very much for this and the other Shriekback posts. Cheers!
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Thank you for this! But the link seems to be down? Would LOVE to have a chance to grab "Mercy Dash"...one of my all-time faves...and really hard to find! Cheers, Will
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ReplyDeleteanyone can re-up this? please
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