SQUEEZE – PACKET OF THREE 7″ – Nr MINT UK 1977 PIC SLEEVE PUNK NEW WAVE

Squeeze – Packet Of Three
(Deptford Fun City Records  1977  DFC1)
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 apart from the odd light pop/crackle)

Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear along opening edge, sticker mark in top right corner

Squeeze is a British band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s. They are known in the UK for their hit songs “Cool for Cats”, “Up the Junction”, “Tempted”, “Labelled with Love”, “Black Coffee in Bed”, “Another Nail in My Heart”, “Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)” and “Hourglass”. Though not as commercially successful in the United States, Squeeze had American chart hits with “Tempted”, “Hourglass” and “853-5937”, and they have a dedicated following there and continue to attract new fans. All of Squeeze’s hits were written by band members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, with the former penning the lyrics and the latter handling the composition. The duo were hailed as “the heirs to Lennon and McCartney’s throne” during their peak of popularity in the early 1980s.

The group’s classic line-up was Chris Difford (guitar, vocals, lyrics), Glenn Tilbrook (vocals, guitar, music), Gilson Lavis (drums), Jools Holland (keyboards) and Harry Kakouli (bass guitar) who was later replaced by John Bentley.

Packet of Three was the first release from the new wave rock band Squeeze. It contained three songs produced by John Cale of the Velvet Underground, who also produced their self-titled debut LP the following year. Packet of Three was released in both 7″ and 12″ vinyl formats. (The 12″ did not have a picture sleeve) The EP’s title comes from the UK term for a standard package of condoms. The photo on the sleeve of the EP was taken outside a pub in Haddo Street, Greenwich, SE London, close to the council flat at 35 Congers House, Bronze Street, Deptford, where Chris Difford was staying at the time.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook

1. “Cat on a Wall” – 3:10
2. “Night Ride” – 3:02
3. “Back Track” – 2:21

Personnel

Squeeze

• Glenn Tilbrook – lead guitar, vocals
• Chris Difford – guitar, vocals
• Julian Holland – keyboards, vocals
• Harri Kakoulli – bass
• Gilson Lavis – drums

Technical

• Jill Furmanovsky – photography, design