Ben Vaughn Combo "Beautiful Thing" 1987

1987 BEN & COMBO record "BEAUTIFUL THING" with borrowed money intentionally "SMALL" production is used in response to the direction of alternative music at that big time (big drum sounds, etc.). RESTLESS picks up "BEAUTIFUL THING" and signs Ben exclusively.
Beautiful Thing has a fresh, easygoing feel, but too much restraint can be dangerous: halfway through the first side, this mild record threatens to slide right off the turntable. (Flat-sounding production, sorely deficient in highs and lows, exaggerates that impression.) The LP's other shortcomings are its lack of funny titles ("Jerry Lewis in France" is as good as it gets), the paucity of overtly clever lyrics (two exceptions being "Shingaling with Me" and "Big House with a Yard") and a decided shortage of raveups (a crazed polka called "Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie" and the peppy guitar instrumental "Desert Boots" notwithstanding). from: http://www.trouserpress.com/
Ben Vaughn Combo:
Ben Vaughn: guitar, voc, harmonica / Aldo Jones: bass, piano, vocals / Lonesome Bob: drums, bongos, tambourine, '69 Rambler hubcap, voc / Gus Cordovox: accordion, maracas, voc / Giant Slugs Horn Section

traxfromwax:
1. Jerry Lewis In France 2. Clothes Don't Make The Man 3. Beautiful Thing 4. The North Wind Blow 5. Shingaling With Me 6. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme 7. She's A Real Scream 8. Big House With A Yard 9. On The Rebound 10. A Good Woman Is Hard To Find 11. Desert Boots 12. The Apology Line