Pelican West [Extra tracks] [Import]

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There was a time in the early '80s when cutting-edge English bands, many of them high on the multicultural pop innovations of Kid Creole & the Coconuts, began getting down with horn sections and tropically tinged rhythms. It was all very short-lived, but, for a moment at least, bands like Haircut 100 seemed like they might win out over the more pandering likes of Duran Duran. Led by gifted singer-songwriter Nick Heyward, Haircut 100 sweated up their cardigans on this, their first album of pop pleasantries and extremely blue-eyed soul. The horns are cracking, and such tracks as "Fantastic Day," "Baked Bean," "Favorite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)," and the stretched-out "Nobody's Fool" are all great fun. File under guilty pleasures from a more innocent time. --Bill Forman

Product Description
1992 release on Arista, a reissue of the Nick Heyward's new wave band's hit 1981 debut album with five bonus tracks:12inversions of 'Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)' & 'Nobody's Fool', and the B-sides 'Boat Party', 'Ski Club' & 'October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2)'. 17 tracks total, also including the original versions of the hits 'Love Plus One' & 'Favourite Shirts'. 'Pelican West' was first released on Arista, as well.

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Pelican West [Extra tracks] [Import]

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Can't get that song out of my head...
More Like This, Please!
Lost Classic
Classic Pop Music!
Possibly the greatest New Wave album out there.

Pelican West...Plus
Haircut 100
Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005S84K
Release Date: 2002-03-18

Tracks:

Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
Love Plus One
Lemon Firebrigade
Marine Boy
Milk Film
Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)
Fantastic Day
Baked Bean
Snow Girl
Love's Got Me In Triangles
Surprise Me Again
Calling Captain Autumn
Boat Party (B-Side Of Favourite Shirts)
Ski Club (B-Side Of Fantastic Day)
Nobody's Fool (12 Inch Version)
October Is Orange Day (B-Side Of Nobody's Fool)
Favourite Shirts (12 Inch Version)

Album Details

Reissued Edition of the Singing Prep Boys' First and Only Album. Includes the Hits 'love plus One', 'fantastic Day', 'favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)' and 'love's Got Me in Triangles'. The Five Extra Tracks Include 'boat Party', 'ski Club' , the Single 'nobody's Fool', the 12" Version of "Favourite Shirts" and More.

Customer Reviews:

Can't get that song out of my head..........2007-07-09

I've been trying to find this band for the longest time. I've heard the song "Love Plus One" several times, and could never figure out which band was behind it. But, no more am I lost! I have found the band behind the song and I'm happy to say that...I LOVE THIS BAND! I love all 80s music. However, I'd never heard of this band, and the songs on this disc just makes me happy. Their stuff is classic! :) The music is fun, funky, poppy and flavored with that '80s sound' galore. This album is definitely a must have for any 80s music buff!

More Like This, Please!.......2007-04-23

Haircut 100 utilized horns like nothing I've heard in pop music before or since, and they gave the world this unique and brassy record before their star set forever into obscurity.

Their only hit isn't a very good indicator of what the rest of 'Pelican West' is like; it's inescapably catchy but doesn't have the lavish horn-driven sound of the rest of the cuts. Not that I'm criticizing; if I were in a band I would want recognition and riches as well! It is unfortunate that so many misguided snobs equate 'Success' with 'Selling Out', and I would hate to be misunderstood to be saying that "Love Plus One' is inferior because it succeeded so well. Should you decide to purchase this CD, you will be delighted to discover that it is filler-free, original, and brimming with true creativity.

The wry humor doesn't hurt, either. "When will life become a major film?" When, indeed? If you missed this the first time around do yourself a favor and pick it up now.

Lost Classic.......2007-03-13

the first time i heard haircut 100 was in the summer of 1982.How laid back everything and everyone was in those days,and this album fit right in to that carefree attitude everyone seemed to have.You heard haircut 100 everywhere,on the beach,blasting out of car windows,blaring out of bars and nightclubs,everyone had this album.I will classify this album as pure escapism.When the world of today starts shattering your nerves,throw haircut 100s Pelican West in your car stereo roll down the windows,and let your cares fly right out the window,YOU WILL GET HOOKED!!!!!

Classic Pop Music!.......2007-01-15

This is the kind of album you listen to when you want a nice, friendly pick-me-up. It is infectious pop music at it's best. Even now, decades after it's release, it has a freshness that jumps out of your speakers. A classic for the ages!

Possibly the greatest New Wave album out there........2006-06-04

I'm a hardcore Duran Duran fan. I breathe Depeche mode. I can't last a day without listening to New Order's 'Technique'. So for an 80s fanatic like me to call Haircut 100's album 'Pelican West' the greatest New Wave album out there is quite bizzare. I guarantee you, my friend, give this album a listen and you won't soon forget Nick Heyward and Haircut 100.

The album (and the band) is known for two songs in particular; 'Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)' and 'Love Plus One'. But there's so much more to this album. The depth of this album is quite phenomenal, to say the least. The marimba on Love Plus one, the flawless arrangement on Lemon Firebrigade,and the electric piano in Marine Boy all add up to one beautiful soundscape the enters one ear and doesn't come out the other. No, it stays with you the whole rest of your life. Now, I'm not old enough to have been there when this band first came out. I'm not even old enough to have seen them break up! But I know good music. This whole album screams 'Beach Music'. Buy this album and please don't skip a track. You need to witness the journey fold out for yourself.

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Excellent Remaster Of An 80's Classic!

Pelican West
Haircut 100
Manufacturer: American Beat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Pelican West...Plus
Icky Thump

ASIN: B000MM0KSS
Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

Love Plus One
Favourite Shirts (Boys Meets Girl)
Lemon Firebrigade
Marine Boy
Milk Farm
Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)
Fantastic Day
Baked Bean
Snow Girl
Love's Got Me in Triangles
Surprise Me Again
Calling Captain Autumn

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Remaster Of An 80's Classic!.......2007-03-21

This new label, American Beat Records, has done a fantastic job with this much needed remaster of this cd. Although it doesn't have the bonus tracks that the previous import versions had, the sound quality is MUCH better, and the cd packaging is excellent. This is a band that should not be judged by thier singles alone, every track on this cd is fantastic. A great blend of jazz, r&b, pop, reggae and other mysterious influences make this one of my favourite shirts, whoops, I mean cds. Highly recommended!

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Awesome collection of impossibly happy music
Breezy Summer Music
Early 80's classic
Beautiful !!
Great music from the "What Were They Thinking?" files

Pelican West...Plus
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Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
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Binding: Audio CD

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Pelican West...Plus
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When in Rome

ASIN: B000005S1S
Release Date: 1998-09-29

Tracks:

Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
Love Plus One
Lemon Firebrigade
Marine Boy
Milk Film
Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)
Fantastic Day
Baked Bean
Snow Girl
Love's Got Me In Triangles
Surprise Me Again
Calling Captain Autumn
Boat Party
Ski Club
Nobody's Fool (12in Version)
October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2)
Favourite Shirts (12in Version)

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There was a time in the early '80s when cutting-edge English bands, many of them high on the multicultural pop innovations of Kid Creole & the Coconuts, began getting down with horn sections and tropically tinged rhythms. It was all very short-lived, but, for a moment at least, bands like Haircut 100 seemed like they might win out over the more pandering likes of Duran Duran. Led by gifted singer-songwriter Nick Heyward, Haircut 100 sweated up their cardigans on this, their first album of pop pleasantries and extremely blue-eyed soul. The horns are cracking, and such tracks as "Fantastic Day," "Baked Bean," "Favorite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)," and the stretched-out "Nobody's Fool" are all great fun. File under guilty pleasures from a more innocent time. --Bill Forman

Album Description

1992 release on Arista, a reissue of the Nick Heyward's new wave band's hit 1981 debut album with five bonus tracks:12inversions of 'Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)' & 'Nobody's Fool', and the B-sides 'Boat Party', 'Ski Club' & 'October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2)'. 17 tracks total, also including the original versions of the hits 'Love Plus One' & 'Favourite Shirts'. 'Pelican West' was first released on Arista, as well.

Album Details

Reissued Edition of their First Album, Headed by Nick Heyward. Includes the Hits Love plus One / Fantastic Day / Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) / Love's Got Me in Triangles. the Extra Five Tracks Added Are: Boat Party / Ski Club and More.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome collection of impossibly happy music.......2007-01-11

I love this group, this album, their videos. If you want some outstanding poolside music, BUY THIS CD.

Breezy Summer Music.......2005-03-29

Man, when this album was hot, I was 18-years-old and working as a lifeguard in Nebraska. (Yes, we have pools there ...) This was the theme album for my summer. It's light yet substantial, and every time I hear it, I'm either at the pool, or in my Dad's 1971 Dodge Polara with the windows wide open. There was no other music like it at the time, and it's so catchy, you can't help but love it - even it you don't want to. My cassette's worn out, so I'm coughing up for the CD. Haircut 100 is my Beach Boys.

Sharon from Minneapolis

Early 80's classic.......2004-09-09

If you saw this on VH-1's '80s Band Reunion, it's time to get the real thing. This album is truly a classic of early '80's English pop music. It's refreshingly nostalgic to hear the pure energy and innocence of Haircut 100's mix of sounds. A time capsule? Yes, but in the best sense. Get this album and enjoy.

Beautiful !!.......2004-04-16

This was the most wonderfull and refreshing album to come out of the mid 80's. The music was such a fantastic mix of different genres and was full of light and energy. I loved and still love every song on this album and like the others who reviewed it, could play it all day while lazing in the sun thinking what a fantastic day it really was. In fact while traveling in the 80's in my youth I went to the Caribbean because of this Album as the songs begged to be heard on the beautifull beaches of those Island paradises.

Great music from the "What Were They Thinking?" files.......2004-01-09

In 1981, the Nick Heyward-led Haircut 100 put out "Pelican West." I bought it in album format and absolutely wore out the grooves on it. You'll hear this story from almost everyone who bought the album. It's probably *the* most listenable collection of songs I have ever owned. 22 years later, I can remember every track like an old friend.

You can see I'm not alone: the fact that this CD (from a relatively obscure band, let's face it) is still around and kicking - with bonus tracks no less - is a testament to just how popular this album became. If you've never heard of it and are curious, trust me: buy it. You won't be disappointed.

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In the Tents of the Magyars
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Shark Reef
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Heceta Head
Nabagon
Cape Disappointment
Night on the Volga

Album Description

Letters From Afar is a unique and thrilling journey through musical landscapes, both past and present. Instrumental World/Rock which captures a range of emotion, Budapest West uses guitar, piano, and oboe to give a voice to the music. The songs are destined to transport the listener to another time and another place. Budapest West breaks free of conventional world music, by utilizing a tight and heavy rhythm section. Needless to say, this is world music to party to. From soaring "Santanaesque" guitar solos to crazed Neo-Classical Central European piano work, this recording will take you on the ride of your life. Are you ready for the adventure?

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Other Times, Other Places
Budapest West
Manufacturer: Brown Pelican
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAKN9G
Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

603 Southbound
Seagull Fiesta
Hairy Buffalo
Pizza, Tan and Video
Reflections Through Time
Lake Erie Days Gone By
Hey Hey Put-In-Bay
Fallin'
Tranquility in Em
Ed and Ron's Buffalo Hunt
Yesterday's Rain
Goodbye Zodiac

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Pelican West
Haircut 100
Manufacturer: Bmg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J10EAG
Release Date: 2006-12-06

Tracks:

Love Plus One
Favourite Shirts (Boys Meets Girl)
Lemon Firebrigade
Marine Boy
Milk Farm
Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)
Fantastic Day
Baked Bean
Snow Girl
Love's Got Me in Triangles
Surprise Me Again
Calling Captain Autumn

Album Details

Features the Bonus Tracks "Easy to Cry", "Taxi Dancin" and "Jessie's Girl" (Demo Version).

Average customer rating:

A lightweight classic

Pelican West
Haircut 100
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008GBJ
Release Date: 1989-08-11

Tracks:

Love Plus One
Favourite Shirts (Boys Meets Girl)
Lemon Firebrigade
Marine Boy
Milk Farm
Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)
Fantastic Day
Baked Bean
Snow Girl
Love's Got Me in Triangles
Surprise Me Again
Calling Captain Autumn

Customer Reviews:

A lightweight classic.......2003-03-07

As a former new waver, I think this ranks up with the dozen or so post-punk classics, along with Special Beat Service, Lexicon of Love, The Specials, and Absolutely. Resolutely lightweight and full of melody, it's consistent, upbeat, and definitive. The lyrics are outright nonsense, but Nick Heyward, in all his great work, has always favored sound and feel over message. The only complaints are the unnecesary dance mix of Favorite Shirts and the choice of the shorter single mix of October Is Orange instead of the far better 12" mix.

Album Description

Part of the 'UK New Wave Renaissance' series. Japanese K2 24-bit remastered reissue of 1982 album features 17 tracks including 5 bonus tracks, 'Boat Party', 'Ski Club', 'Nobody's Fool' (12 inch version), 'October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2)', & 'Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)' (12 inch version). Arista. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Fun album, lousy reissue.......2006-01-23

I've grown accustomed to buying Japanese reissues of a lot of music these days. Most domestic and European companies don't care much for their catalogue and put out shoddy reissues that sound lifeless and limp (usually being sourced from vinyl or tapes that are several generations from the original masters). The Japanese music companies (BMG/JVC) have this much hyped K2 24-bit remastering process that is supposedly the best you can get when it comes to music. However, with this album, it is a massive and painful failure. The album, while "remastered" insofar as volume goes, has ALL of the faults of the previous reissues one can find on Amazon at a cheaper price. The CD is full of pops, clicks and (special to this edition) copius noise reduction software use. The pops and clicks were on the old CDs (the other imports on Amazon) and thus are identical. The original CD issues clearly came from a rough analogue tape and this CD issue is seemingly merely a reprocessing of the old CD that is much louder. Louder may sound beter at first but you lose any dynamic quality to the music and subsequently get your eardrums blown out. For the price and supposed superiority, this reissue fails completely. Don't waste your money. One day someone will get it right using original master tapes (I hope). Buy the old the Pelican West + or the American Beat reissue. The American Beat reissue lacks the bonus tracks because of rights issues but is a very good remaster.

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Pelican West...Plus
Haircut 100
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DZWQ
Release Date: 1998-05-05

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