Win - ...Uh! Tears Baby (A Trash Icon)
It's re-rip and re-post time again. A few years back, I posted a cd rip in mp3 format, but for you lovers of good quality lossless vinyl rips, here's my digitized 24bit 96Khz rip of this classic pop album.
I have never understood how both London Records then Virgin failed to get mainstream recognition and success out of Win. Davey Henderson is a genius at writing catchy pop tunes and despite the efforts of two major labels (and a well known Scottish lager TV advert), consistently failed to get a hit. This their debut album is a truly superb collection of eleven sing-a-long candyfloss pop tunes. Win take indie-synthpop music to it's catchiest limits and blend vocal harmonies (a la Beach Boys), to produce one of the most important albums of the decade. But there were flaws....
London flogged it to death with multiple singles in multiple formats all of which seemed to feature a mix of You've Got The Power. I'm pretty sure the album's title confused the pop audience and pigeon holed Win as an obscure indie act and to be even more slightly critical the production and mix seem flat and two dimensional. The re-recorded version of UnAmerican Broadcasting is quite weak when compared to the original Swamplands single.The move over to Virgin resulted in the poor Freaky Trigger follow-up album and even more single formats! Win then morphed into Nectarine No.9 and nobody paid attention.
I challenge you not to love this album - the best pop album of the 80's was Lexicon Of Love - if only Trevor Horn had produced Uh! Tears Baby (A Trash Icon)?
Ripped from a vinyl album released on London Records (LONLP 31) in 1987 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio.
A1. Super Popoid Groove
A2. Shampoo Tears
A3. Binding Love Spell
A4. Un-American Broadcasting (Extended)
A5. Hollywood Baby Too
B1. Empty Holsters
B2. You've Got The Power
B3. Charms Of Powerful Trouble
B4. It May Be A Beautiful Sky Tonight But It's Only A Shelter For A World At Risk
B5. Charms (Reprise)
B6. Baby Cutting
