GRAHAM PARKER – THE UP ESCALATOR LP – Nr MINT A2/B2 THE RUMOUR NEW WAVE

Graham Parker – The Up Escalator
(Stiff Records  1980  SEEZ23NP  Made in Portugal)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Insert in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
 

Graham Parker (born 18 November 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.

Despite only moderate commercial success, Parker’s energetic performances – along with the wittily class-conscious spirit of his debut album Howlin’ Wind – preceded the arrival of punk rock and new wave music. In addition, his quirky-blue-collar image is often believed to be a major influence on the public persona of many British musicians, most notably Elvis Costello, Paul Weller and Joe Jackson.

The Up Escalator is an album by Graham Parker and was released on May 23, 1980 by Stiff Records as LP (SEEZ 23) and as cassette (ZSEEZ 23). In the USA distributed by Arista.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Graham Parker

Up (Side 1)

1. “No Holding Back”
2. “Devil’s Sidewalk”
3. “Stupefaction”
4. “Empty Lives”
5. “The Beating Of Another Heart”

Down (Side 2)

1. “Endless Night”
2. “Paralyzed”
3. “Maneuvers”
4. “Jolie Jolie”
5. “Love Without Greed”

Personnel

• Graham Parker – guitar, vocals
• Bruce Springsteen – background vocals
• Nicky Hopkins – piano
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion
• Martin Belmont – guitar
• Danny Federici – organ
• Steve Goulding – drums
• Brinsley Schwarz – guitar, background vocals
• Peter Wood – synthesizer
• Andrew Bodnar – bass