R.I.P. John Wicks - Shades In Bed Reposted with a bunch of extras

Like the Motors, the Records were re-born pub-rockers, who made a giant leap into the present by leaving their history behind and starting afresh with finely honed pop craftsmanship and the full-scale record company support they had never previously enjoyed. While the Motors went for grandiose production numbers, the Records made sharp, tuneful confections that offered maximum hooks-per-groove in a classic Anglo-pop style not unlike the Hollies, with similarly brilliant harmonies and ringing guitars.

The Records first UK LP Shades In Bed is a pure pop masterpiece featuring the near-perfect singles "Starry Eyes" and "Teenarama." The first UK pressings came with a bonus 12" entitled High Heels, which featured a collection of four covers. The album was re-sequenced and retitled The Records and dressed in a completely different cover for America with an untitled 7-inch in early copies. Shades In Bed is a wonderful album, featuring song after song of pure pop with clever lyrics and winning melodies.

Shades In Bed must rate as one of the greatest all time classic power pop albums.

Originally released in 1979, Shades In Bed was issued on CD in 2002 with bonus tracks. Ripped here to FLAC

The Records; Shades In Bed

1.      Girl

2.      Teenarama

3.      Girls That Don’t Exist

4.      Starry Eyes

5.      Up All Night

6.      All Messed Up And Ready To Go

7.      Insomnia

8.      Affection Rejected

9.      The Phone

10.   Another Star

11.   Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her) (Bonus 12”)

12.   See My Friends (Bonus 12”)

13.   1984 (Bonus 12”)

14.   Have You Seen Your Mother Baby (Standing In The Shadow) (Bonus 12”)

15.   Starry Eyes (7” Version) (Bonus)

16.   Paint Her Face (Bonus)

17.   Rock’n’Roll Love Letter (Bonus)

18.   Wives And Mothers Of Tomorrow (Bonus)

19.   Held Up High (Bonus)

20.   Teenarama (Remix) (Bonus)

And just for completion, the US version ripped from vinyl to FLAC

 

A1.  All Messed Up And Ready To Go

A2.  Teenarama

A3.  Girls That Don’t Exist

A4.  Starry Eyes

A5.  Up All Night

B1.  Girl

B2.  Insomnia

B3.  Affection Rejected

B4.  The Phone

B5.  Another Star