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Squeeze
Complete Bbc Sessions: 2cd
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Release date: 25-08-2008
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Catalogue Number: 5307712
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Jul 2008
There aren't many bands that have weathered as well as Squeeze. They've notched up 17 studio albums and over 20 hit singles and were on the road for 25 years, retired and then reformed last year to do it all again. Formed in 1974, the band comfortably straddled Punk and New Wave, finding mainstream success in the 80s. The songwriting partnership of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook was one of the most fruitful in UK pop history, they wrote over 1000 songs together and were considered the finest songwriters of their generation, the Lennon and McCartney of the 80s.
This double CD features the complete BBC Sessions. 17 years of BBC studio recordings have thrown up some classic moments; acoustic versions of some of their biggest hits and live to air recordings, giggles and all.
"We always work best when we keep things simple", said Chris Difford in 1993, "we know that in the end, it really does come down to the singer and the song". This 2CD of sessions recorded in the under-the-gun atmosphere of the BBC’s studios, is a fine example of just that
- Record Collector (magazine) (p.101) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Disc Two is the highlight, with beautiful acoustic performances of some of their best-loved tracks..."
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28 August, 2008
I have been a Squeeze fan for 29 years and I must thank them very much for so many many happy hours. In fact they have been a very special part of my life. This collection is exactly what all Squeeze fans want . 10 out of 10 Anybody who has never bought a Squeeze record before I pity you just go and buy this, and see what you have missed out on enough said.
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Squeeze first came to fame as part of the late-1970s/early-'80s British new wave influx. Their songwriting skills immediately set them apart from the crowd, with Chris Difford and Glen Tillbrook drawing comparisons to Lennon and McCartney. 1980 single "Tempted," while not a huge hit in any country, was an early MTV staple and would become one of the more recognizable songs of the decade. Though the personnel has shifted over the years, Difford and Tillbrook continue to steer the group's remarkably consistent course.
track listing
- 1. Cat On A Wall [John Peel session 17/8/1977]
- 2. Model [John Peel session 17/8/1977]
- 3. All Fed Up [John Peel session 17/8/1977]
- 4. Sex Master [John Peel session 17/8/1977]
- 5. Bang Bang [John Peel session 03/05/1978]
- 6. Ain't It Sad [John Peel session 03/05/1978]
- 7. I Must Go [John Peel session 03/05/1978]
- 8. Knack [John Peel session 03/05/1978]
- 9. Onto The Dance Floor [Kid Jenson 18/03/1982]
- 10. Elephant Girl [Kid Jenson 18/03/1982]
- 11. I Can't Hold On [Kid Jenson 18/03/1982]
- 12. Apple Tree [Kid Jenson 18/03/1982]
- 13. She Doesn't Have To Shave [Saturday Sequence 19/10/1989]
- 14. Footprints In The Frost [Saturday Sequence 19/10/1989]
- 15. Is That Love [Saturday Sequence 19/10/1989]
- 16. Melody Motel [Saturday Sequence 19/10/1989]
- 1. Take Me I'm Yours [live BBC session 4/6/1992]
- 2. Up The Junction [live BBC session 4/6/1992]
- 3. Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)/Labelled With Love [live BBC session 4/6/1992]
- 4. Tempted [live BBC session 4/6/1992]
- 5. Third Rail [Nicky Campbell 14/7/1993]
- 6. Cold Shoulder [Nicky Campbell 14/7/1993]
- 7. Loving You Tonight [Nicky Campbell 14/7/1993]
- 8. Some Fantastic Place [Nicky Campbell 14/7/1993]
- 9. Third Rail [Emma Freud 4/3/1994]
- 10. Hourglass [Emma Freud 4/3/1994]
- 11. Tempted [Emma Freud 4/3/1994]
- 12. Tempted [Simon Mayo 13/12/1994]
- 13. Some Fantastic Place [Simon Mayo 13/12/1994]
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