Crashes (album)

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Crashes
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Studio album by The Records
Released 13 June 1980 (1980-06-13)
Recorded 1979–80
Studio AIR Studios, London
Townhouse Studios, London
Genre Power pop
Length35:30
Label Virgin
Producer Craig Leon, Mick Glossop
The Records chronology
Shades in Bed
(1979)		Crashes
(1980)		Music on Both Sides
(1982)

Crashes is the second album by the British power pop band the Records, released in 1980 by Virgin Records.

Power pop is a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It originated in the late 1960s as young music fans began to rebel against the emerging pretensions of rock music, and developed mainly among American musicians who came of age during the British Invasion. The genre typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and "happy"-sounding music underpinned by a sense of yearning, longing, or despair.

The Records were an English power pop band formed in 1978. They are best remembered for the hit single and cult favourite "Starry Eyes".

Virgin Records UK record company

Virgin Records Ltd. is a British record label founded by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman in 1972. It grew to be a worldwide phenomenon over time, with the success of platinum performers such as George Michael, Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Roy Orbison, Devo, Tangerine Dream, Genesis, Keith Richards, the Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, Lenny Kravitz, dc Talk, the Smashing Pumpkins, Mike Oldfield, Gorillaz, and Spice Girls, among others.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Crashes did not chart in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it "bubbled under" the Billboard 200 album chart at number 204. [2] Rolling Stone published a favourable review of the album upon its initial release. [3]

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 in May 1967, and acquired its present title in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–72), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–84), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–85) and Billboard Top Pop Albums.

<i>Rolling Stone</i> American magazine focusing on popular culture, based in New York City

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the magazine's publisher, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its musical coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. In recent years, it has resumed its traditional mix of content.

Retrospectively, Trouser Press called the album a "passable, but hardly a great follow-up" to Shades in Bed . [4]

<i>Trouser Press</i> American music magazine

Trouser Press was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow Who fan Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press". Publication of the magazine ceased in 1984; the unexpired portion of mail subscriptions was completed by Rolling Stone sister publication Record, which itself folded in 1985. Trouser Press has continued to exist in various formats.

<i>Shades in Bed</i> 1979 studio album by The Records

Shades in Bed is the debut album by the British power pop band the Records, released in 1979 by Virgin Records. The album features their best-known song "Starry Eyes."

Track listing

All songs written by Will Birch and John Wicks except where noted.

Will Birch is an English music journalist, songwriter, record producer and drummer.

John Richard Wicks was an English singer-songwriter and record producer, who worked with numerous artists in the United States and the United Kingdom. Wicks was best known as the lead singer-songwriter for the UK rock and power pop band The Records, who formed in London from the ashes of The Kursaal Flyers, during the 1977 punk rock movement. After The Records went their separate ways in 1982, Wicks remained musically active, writing, recording and performing new material, including with several musicians such as Debbi Peterson.

UK release

Side one
  1. "Rumour Sets the Woods Alight" – 3:02
  2. "Hearts in Her Eyes" – 3:20
  3. "I Don't Remember Your Name" – 3:35
  4. "Man with a Girlproof Heart" (Birch, Richie Bull) – 2:46
  5. "The Same Mistakes" – 4:15
Side two
  1. "Girl in Golden Disc" – 3:43
  2. "Spent a Week with You Last Night" – 3:10
  3. "Hearts Will Be Broken" – 3:45
  4. "The Worriers" – 3:25
  5. "Guitars in the Sky" – 4:05

US release

Side one
  1. "Man with a Girlproof Heart" (Birch, Bull) – 2:47
  2. "Hearts Will Be Broken" – 3:52
  3. "Girl in Golden Disc" – 3:47
  4. "I Don't Remember Your Name" – 3:38
  5. "Hearts in Her Eyes" – 3:20
Side two
  1. "Spent a Week with You Last Night" – 3:09
  2. "Rumour Sets the Woods Alight" – 3:06
  3. "The Worriers" – 3:29
  4. "The Same Mistakes" – 4:15
  5. "Guitars in the Sky" – 4:08

2004 CD release

  1. "Hearts in Her Eyes" – 3:21
  2. "Girl in Golden Disc" – 3:44
  3. "Rumour Sets the Woods Alight" – 3:04
  4. "I Don't Remember Your Name" – 3:33
  5. "The Same Mistakes" – 4:12
  6. "Man with a Girlproof Heart" (Birch, Bull) – 2:48
  7. "Hearts Will Be Broken" – 3:48
  8. "Spent a Week with You Last Night" – 3:11
  9. "The Worriers" – 3:28
  10. "Guitars in the Sky" – 4:14
  11. "Injury Time" – 3:08
  12. "Vamp" – 3:11
  13. "So Sorry" – 2:50
  14. "Faces at the Window" – 3:39
  15. "The Same Mistakes" (1979) - 4:00
  16. "Man with a Girlproof Heart" (1979) (Birch, Bull) – 3:02

Personnel

Jude Anthony Cole is an American singer-songwriter, manager, and record producer. Jude Cole is married to Lori Pfeiffer, the younger sister of Michelle Pfeiffer.

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References

  1. ↑ Schnee, Steve "Spaz". "Crashes – The Records". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1998). Bubbling Under Singles & Albums. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 367. ISBN   0-89820-128-4.
  3. ↑ De Matteis, J. M. (30 October 1980). "The Records: Crashes". Rolling Stone : 54.
  4. ↑ Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Records". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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