Back in the mid-seventies, Graham Parker was touted as a to be big thing. Emerging from the london pub rock scene that saw the likes of Nick Lowe make their name, Parker's big push was his 1977 album Stick to Me. It went for broke withe big E-Street band style arrangements and Stax horns. Unfortunately, the 24 track masters went wrong, and the band were forced to record it damn near live in thestudio, which gives the record a raw quality. Unfortunately, in 1977, the album seemed out of place to many; compare Elvis Costello's debut. As such, it got lost. A shame, as these samples show:
mp3 Graham Parker & The Rumour: Stick to Me
mp3 Graham Parker & The Rumour: Watch the Moon Come Down
As a bonus, a live version of tghe Anne Peebles classic (done brilliantly on the album itself):
mp3 Graham Parker & The Rumour: I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
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