Album: s/t
Year: 1980
Style: Big Band, Jazzy New Wave, Blue Eyed Soul
Similar Bands: Joe Jackson, Rod Stewart, Jackson Browne, Creedence Clearwater Revival, J Geils Band, Sha-Na-Na
"One-Word" Review: Big Band Oldie Pop Party
Based Out Of: England
Label: Chrysalis, EMI, Warner Bros
Cover, Record
Back, Record
Q-Tips (1980)- Some Kinda Wonderful 3:42 (John Ellison cover)
- Tracks of My Tears 3:25 (Smokey Robinson cover) (Single)
- Please Don't Stay Home 3:20
- You Are the Life Inside Me 4:33
- The In Crowd 3:20 (Dobie Gray / Ramsey Lewis cover)
- (Now I'm Left With A) Beautiful Memory 3:07 /
- SYSLJFM (The Letter Song) 2:41 (Joe Tex cover) (Single)
- A Man Can't Lose (What He Don't Have) 6:07 (Single)
- Uncle Willy 3:14 (single)
- Different World 3:36
- Keep Your Shoes On 3:35
Members & Other Bands:
- Bob Sargeant - Producer
- Norman (Dingo Blue) Mighell - Engineer
- Mark Dearnley - Engineer
- Nigel Mills - Assist Engineer
- Nick Rogers - Assist Engineer
- John Gifford - Guitar (Streetband, Dmascus Road, Undermind, Street & Rock, Mary Tomaselli)
- Ged Doherty - Mgmt
- Roz Fleetwood - Q-Tips Info
- Paul Young - Vox (Streetbandm, Kat Kool and the Kool Kats, Band Aid, Los Pacaminos, Squeeze, Johnny Logan, Barbara Dickson, Bobby Womack, Il Novecento, Clannad, Vangelis, Zucchero, SAS Band, Robbie McIntosh Band, Small Faces All Star Charity Band, Chicane, Steve Fowler, Cherokee, Music Relief 94, Sharkweek, Sulo)
- Barry Watts - Drums (Adam Ant, John Foxx)
- Mick Pearl - Bass (Streetband, Faraway Stars, Argus, The Monos!)
- Garth Watt-Roy - Guitar, Backing Vox (The Greatest Show on Earth, East of Eden, Marmalade, Adam Ant, Fuzzy Duck, Ossie Laine, Steamhammer, Living Daylights, Limey, David McWilliams, London Symphony Orch, BA Robertson, Bonnie Tyler, Navah)
- Ian (The Rev) Kew (Kewley)- Keys (Samson, Limey. Strider, Royal Family, Wishbone Ash, Jack Lee, The Alarm, Jacqui Brookes, David Gilmour, Squeeze, Stan Webb's Chicken Shack, Mango, Manic Street Preachers, Johnny Hallyday, Gerry McAvoy, National Flag )
- Tony Hughes - Trumpet (Adam Ant, Stiff Little Fingers, Angelic Upstarts)
- Steve (Fix-It) Farr - Baritone Sax, Backing Vox (Adam Ant, Status Quo, Stiff Little Fingers)
- (Oscar) Stewart Blandamer - Alto Sax, Backing Vox (Adam Ant, Status Quo, Stiff Little Fingers)
Album Review: They have big band character, but often settle for power pop tunes, often reminding me of the little i know of Jackson Brown and sometimes sounding like John Fogerty / CCR. Not much new wave here, except their songs are short swinging pop songs that have a lot of brass, and could be swept into a Joe Jackson camp. I was not aware this is a Paul Young band after his former Streetband. I only know Young was a singer because of his solo album i reviewed a while ago, but he does add a little Blue Eye Soul to the tracks here and there. They were a reportedly very fun and popular live act in the early 80s. At the very least, Paul Young is still actively playing out live (2020). This record was reissued in 2013 with live & bonus tracks.
Stand Out Track: Please Don't Stay At Home (live version)
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