The Direct Hits – Blow Up
(Whaam! Records 1984 BIG7)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some wear to edges/corners
The Direct Hits were a band from South London, The Direct Hits were formed in 1980 from the ashes of previous incarnation The Exits. The original drummer was Steve Warburton. Only live shows and a few demos were made with this line-up. Then Griff Griffiths took over for a few months before quitting, whereupon Brian Grover took up the role. Lastly Ralph Millington became the final drummer as the Direct Hits were about to split, and for subsequent one-off gigs.
After meeting Dan Treacy in 1981, the band started recording for the Whaam! record label. After releasing a single and album, the band’s future releases were all on their own imprints, apart from Speed Over Berlin.
Despite constant gigging in Britain and Europe with several excellent releases, the band never broke into the mainstream and folded in 1987, reforming for a one-off performances in Autumn 1988, 2004 and 2017.
“Blow Up” is the debut album by Mod Power Pop bandd, The Direct Hits. Released on Whaam! Records in 1984.
Track listing
| A1 | Ever Ready Plaything | |
| A2 | A Place In The Eighties | |
| A3 | Naughty Little Boy | |
| A4 | Miranda Berkley | |
| A5 | What Killed Aleister Crowley? | |
| B1 | The Old Curiosity Shop | |
| B2 | Too Shy | |
| B3 | This Was Marc Deans | |
| B4 | My Back Pages | |
| B5 | Henry, The Unhappy Inventor |
- Bass, Vocals, Keyboards – Colin Swan
- Drums – Brian Grover
- Guitar, Vocals – Geno Buckmaster
- Lacquer Cut By – Graeme
- Layout, Design – Diane Kenwill
- Other [Directed By] – Jez, Phil
- Producer – Direct Hits
- Tambourine – Robbo
- Written-By – Swann, Buckmaster
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