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Paul Kelly And The Dots – Manila (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
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Manila is an LP by Paul Kelly And The Dots from 1982 released on the Mushroom label.
About this album
Manila is a sharp, hook-driven early album from Paul Kelly And The Dots, showing the songwriter already turning concise pop-rock into something distinctively his own. Released in 1982, it sits at the point where Kelly was refining the direct, literate style that would later make him one of Australia’s most celebrated songwriters. Across brisk, guitar-led songs such as Forbidden Street and Clean This House, the album balances power-pop immediacy with plainspoken detail and sly emotional weight. It is an important early statement in Kelly’s catalogue, capturing the momentum of a band still pushing for a wider audience.
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A1 Forbidden Street
A2 Clean This House
A3 Alive And Well
A4 Skidding Hearts
A5 Some Guys
B1 The Last Resort
B2 See You In Paradise
B3 Touchy Babe
B4 When The Girl'S Not Even English
B5 Lenny (To Live Is To Burn)