SHELLEY, Pete - XL 1 - GATEFOLD 2XLP
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Pete SHELLEY
XL 1
Domino
gatefold 2xLP + booket + MP3 download code in spot-varnished sleeve Cat: REWIGLP 173Rel: 9 Jun 25
Indie/Alternative Side 1 - Track 1. Telephone Operator Side 1 - Track 2. If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No) Side 1 - Track 3. What Was Heaven? Side 1 - Track 4. You Know Better Than I Know Side 1 - Track 5. Twilight Side 2 - Track 1. (Millions Of People) No One Like You Side 2 - Track 2. Many A Time Side 2 - Track 3. I Just Wanna Touch Side 2 - Track 4. You & I Side 2 - Track 5. XL1 Side 3. Many A Time (dub) Side 4. Telephone Operator/I Just Wanna Touch/If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No)/(Millions Of People (No One Like You) (dub)
Given the sharp left-turn that Shelley took with his solo career after leaving The Buzzcocks, it's sort of irrelevant if you're a fan of his seminal punk band or not. This second solo album - now reissued - is an entirely different kettle of fish. Whilst the 80s is famed for a lot of innocuous releases, due to the industry flush with cash, this stellar electro pop album - originally released in 1983 - stands the test of time: it's more experimental and artful than the run-of-the-mill chart-botherers of the time. This is a record that conveys Shelley's ability to write timeless, direct, hard-hitting singles ('Telephone Operator') and veer into more sprawling and adventurous arrangements ('What Was Heaven?') with the fluency of a true auteur. Producer Martin Rushent is due his flowers here, too, as it was his and Shelley's evolved embrace of innovative studio techniques during these sessions that set the bar for The Human League and other classic acts around the scene at the time.
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