JOE JACKSON – LOOK SHARP! LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1979 NEW WAVE PUNK

Joe Jackson – Look Sharp!
(A&M Records  1979  AMLH64743)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Textured Sleeve in Very Good condition
– wear to edges/corners, some ringwear rubbing & sticker discolouration mark top left

David Ian “Joe” Jackson (born 11 August 1954) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. After years of studying music and playing clubs, Jackson’s first release, “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” became a hit in 1979. This was followed by a number of new wave singles before he moved to more jazz-inflected pop music and had a Top 10 hit in 1982 with “Steppin’ Out”. He has also composed classical music. He has recorded 19 studio albums and won 5 Grammy Award nominations throughout the course of his career.

Look Sharp! is the debut album by Joe Jackson, released in 1979. Look Sharp! was re-released in 2001 with two bonus tracks, “Don’t Ask Me” and “You Got the Fever” the respective b-sides of the singles “One More Time” and “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” originally released in May and July 1979. In addition to the standard 12-inch vinyl release, the record was also released in a special package on two 10-inch discs that also included a Look Sharp! badge. The cover is number 22 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 greatest album covers of all time.

Track listing

All songs written by Joe Jackson.

1. “One More Time” – 3:15
2. “Sunday Papers” – 4:22
3. “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” – 3:33
4. “Happy Loving Couples” – 3:08
5. “Throw It Away” – 2:49
6. “Baby Stick Around” – 2:36
7. “Look Sharp!” – 3:23
8. “Fools in Love” – 4:23
9. “(Do the) Instant Mash” – 3:12
10. “Pretty Girls” – 2:55
11. “Got the Time” – 2:55

Personnel

• Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, harmonica
• Gary Sanford – guitar
• Graham Maby – bass
• David Houghton – drums