Any Trouble "The Complete Stiff Recordings 1980-1981" 2013

Any Trouble belonged to the last wave of great Stiff acts -- the wave that arrived in the early '80s and were somewhat obscured by the success of Madness. Any Trouble sounded nothing like Madness. Led by Clive Gregson, they did indeed sound a bit like Elvis Costello, like so many bespectacled nerdy guys with guitars did in 1980 and 1981. That Costello comparison may have haunted Gregson for a while, but Any Trouble's records for Stiff -- 1980's Where Are All the Nice Girls?, 1981's Wheels in Motion, plus the promotional concert album Live at the Venue -- are strong, New Wave guitar pop in their own right: superlative pop with a slight ska beat that's irresistible thanks to its hooks and clever lyrics. This triple-disc set has those three records (the live set has been difficult to find, only seeing official release on Germany's Line in 1989), plus bonus tracks, making this a definitive portrait of the band, one that supplants all the previous worthy contenders. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic)Digitally re-mastered three CD collection from the '80s Pub Rock/New Wave band fronted by Mancunian singer/songwriter Clive Gregson. Any Trouble were signed to Stiff Records in 1980 and touted by the music press as the next Elvis Costello & the Attractions. Their debut album Where Are All the Nice Girls was critically acclaimed at the time. The band followed with a second studio album, Wheels in Motion (1981). Stiff also circulated a promotional in-concert album, Live at the Venue, which only enjoyed a commercial release in Germany. Compiled with help from Clive Gregson and boasting the involvement of all the band members, this definitive collection offers the band's complete Stiff recordings, as a comprehensive Early Years package of the band's musical history across 1980 and 1981. In addition to the three albums, the package also includes myriad non-album A-sides and B-sides, including their pre-Stiff debut single 'Yesterday's Love’.(The Guardian)Where Are All The Nice Girls? (1980, Remastered 2013) trax:
01 Second Choice 02 Playing Bogart 03 Foolish Pride 04 Nice Girls 05 Turning Up The Heat 06 Romance 07 The Hurt 08 Girls Are Always Right 09 Honolulu 10 (Get You Off) The Hook 11 Yesterday's Love 12 Nice Girls (B-side Version) 13 No Idea 14 Growing Up 15 Turning Up The Heat (Remix) 16 The Hurt (Demo)
Wheels In Motion (1981, Remastered 2013) trax:
01 Trouble With Love 02 Open Fire 03 As Lovers Do 04 Walking In Chains 05 Dimming Of The Day 06 Another Heartache 07 To Be A King 08 Power Cut 09 Eastern Promise 10 The Sun Never Sets 11 She'll Belong To Me 12 Wheels In Motion (Final Studio Session) 13 Snapshot (Final Studio Session) 14 Follow That Car (Final Studio Session)
Live At The Venue (1980, Remastered 2013) trax:
01 The Hurt 02 Bible Belt 03 Second Choice 04 Foolish Pride 05 Nice Girls 06 Yesterday's Love 07 (Get You Off) The Hook 08 The Name Of The Game 09 Girls Are Always Right 10 Follow That Car 11 Growing Up 12 Turning Up The Heat 13 Working On The Night Shift
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