SOFT BOYS Underwater Moonlight LP ARMAGEDDON 1980 ITA orig ARM1 ROBYN HITCHCOCK
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THE SOFT BOYS
ROBYN HITCHCOCK, KIMBERLEY REW, MORRIS WINDSOR, MATTHEW SELIGMAN,
plus ANDY KING and GERRY HALE
Blissful post-punk weirdness, fueled by the winding guitar of Kimberley Rew and the warped songwriting
vision of Robyn Hitchcock. The Soft Boys have turned out to be one of the most influential bands
in shaping contemporary alternative music, though few are completely familiar with the quirky
band's legacy. Formed in Cambridge, England in 1976 on the heels of the punk revolution,
the Soft Boys eschewed the three-chord nihilism of punk and opted for a crude version
of psychedelic/folk-rock that was well on its way out of fashion,
but oddly, just on the cusp of a resurgence...
"UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT"
tracklist
Side A: I WANNA DESTROY YOU - KINGDOM OF LOVE - POSITIVE VIBRATIONS
I GOT THE HOTS* - INSANELY JEALOUS
Side B: TONIGHT - YOU'LL HAVE TO GO SIDEWAYS*
I'M AN OLD PERVERT - QUEEN OF EYES - UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT
1980 LP ARMAGEDDON RECORDS ARM 1
MADE IN ITALY ORIGINAL PRESSING
UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: ARMAGEDDON - WHITE/GRAY LABEL - DEEP RED TEXT
Catalog on cover (spine): ARM 1
Catalog on label: (Side A only) ARM 1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ARM 1/A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ARM 1/B
On labels: (Side A only) top rim text reads "A Product of Armageddon.........Made in England"
bottom rim text reads "Made in Italy"
S.IA.E.
? Cherry Red Music
©1980 Armageddon Records Ltd
(on bottom left): All titles: Robyn Hitchcock
(on bottom right): All titles by Robyn Hitchcock except (2) Hitchcock/Rew & (3) Hitchcock/Rew/Seligman/Windsor
Rights Society: S.I.A.E. (printed & stamped on Side A only)
On Back Cover: Produced by: Pat Collier. *Produced by: Spaceward.
Recorded at: James Morgan/Alaska/Spaceward
Prodotto: Base Record Via Castiglione 109 Bologna.........Italy
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
After recording the material that would later comprise the bulk of Invisible Hits, the Soft Boys recorded their masterpiece, the shimmering neo-psychedelic Underwater Moonlight. Essentially, the band didn't change their style for the record -- they merely perfected it. The Soft Boys don't hide their influences -- whether its the ringing guitars of the Beatles and Byrds or the surreal humor of John Lennon and Syd Barrett -- but they assimilate them, resulting in a fresh, edgy take on '60s guitar pop. Robyn Hitchcock's subject matter tends to be more explicitly weird and absurdist than his influences, as titles like "I Wanna Destroy You," "Old Pervert," and "Queen of Eyes" indicate -- even "Kingdom of Love" equates romance to bugs crawling under your skin. But the lyrics aren't the only thing that are edgy -- the music is too. The Soft Boys play pop hooks as if they were punk rock. "I Wanna Destroy You" isn't overtly threatening like their post-punk contemporaries, but with its layered guitar hooks and dissonant harmonies, it is equally menacing. Although the neo-psychedelic flourishes are fascinating, the key to record's success is how each song is constructed around rock-solid hooks and melodies that instantly work their way into the subconscious. In fact, that's the most notable thing about Underwater Moonlight -- it updates jangling, melodic guitar pop for the post-punk world, which made it a touchstone for much of the underground pop of the mid-'80s, particularly R.E.M....(AllMusic)
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