Fischer-Z – Going Deaf For A Living (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1980

Going Deaf For A Living is an LP by Fischer-Z from 1980 released on the United Artists Records label.

About this album

Going Deaf For A Living is Fischer-Z at their most immediate and melodic, sharpening the band’s new wave edge into concise, politically aware pop-rock. Released in 1980, the album followed their breakout debut and confirmed John Watts as a distinctive voice in British post-punk, balancing clipped guitars, insistent rhythms and sardonic lyrics with real hooks. So Long became the group’s best-known song and a substantial international hit, giving the album wider visibility beyond the UK scene. Its blend of urgency, wit and clean songwriting helped define Fischer-Z’s early reputation and kept the record as one of their most recognisable releases.