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Graham Parker And The Rumour – Squeezing Out Sparks (VG/VG+) – LP, US 1979
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Squeezing Out Sparks is an LP by Graham Parker And The Rumour from 1979 released on the Arista label.
About this album
Squeezing Out Sparks is Graham Parker And The Rumour’s sharpest and most enduring statement, a 1979 album that pushed pub rock into leaner, harder-edged territory. Produced by Nick Lowe, it pares the band’s attack down to essentials, letting Parker’s biting lyrics and urgent delivery cut through with real force. Songs such as Discovering Japan, Local Girls and You Can’t Be Too Strong helped define the record’s reputation for wit, frustration and plainspoken emotional detail. Widely regarded as Parker’s peak, it remains a key document of late-1970s British rock for its intensity, concision and refusal to soften its edges.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Graham Parker And The RumourLabel: Arista – AB 4223Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: USReleased: 1979Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Classic Rock, Pop RockA1 Discovering Japan
A2 Local Girls
A3 Nobody Hurts You
A4 You Can'T Be Too Strong
A5 Passion Is No Ordinary Word
B1 Saturday Nite Is Dead
B2 Love Gets You Twisted
B3 Protection
B4 Waiting For The Ufo'S
B5 Don'T Get Excited