SQUEEZE – UP THE JUNCTION Lilac Vinyl 7″ – Nr MINT UK 1979 PIC SLEEVE

Squeeze – Up The Junction
(A&M Records  1979  AMS7444)
UK Pressing

Lilac Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(some light dust crackles at the very start of each side – large centre hole)

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges

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.

“Up the Junction” was the third single released from Squeeze’s second album, Cool for Cats, sung by Glenn Tilbrook. It is one of the band’s most popular and well-remembered songs (especially in the UK), and reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, the same position as its predecessor, “Cool for Cats” .

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