THIS IS THE 1979 US ORIGINAL PRESSING on A&M RECORDS. SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE. The cover is in VG+ condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT light discolouration/wear on corners/bottom spine, surface ringwear, sticker mark on front (top left corner), left spine is fully readable; INNER also in VG+ condition; please for details see photos (with and without flashlight). Vinyl is in EX condition and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality. SECOND ALBUM.

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JOE JACKSON

Versatile performer who began in new wave but later traversed territory ranging from cabaret and film scores to jump blues. In his 1999 memoir A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage, Joe Jackson writes approvingly of  as a musician who kept one foot in the popular realm and one in the classical realm of music. Like , Jackson possesses a restless musical imagination that has found him straddling musical genres unapologetically, disinclined to pick one style and stick to it. Is he the Joe Jackson who emerged in 1979 as a new wave singer/songwriter derisively asking, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" The reggae-influenced Joe Jackson of 1980's ? The jump blues revivalist of 1981's ? The New York salsa-styled singer of 1982's "Steppin' Out"? The R&B/jazz-inflected Jackson of 1984's ? Or is he David Ian Jackson, L.R.A.M. (Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music), who composes and conducts instrumental albums of contemporary classical music such as 1987's  and 1999's Grammy-winning ? He is all of these and more.

"I'M THE MAN"

tracklisting

Side 1: ON YOUR RADIO - GERALDINE AND JOHN - KINDA KUTE

IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS - I'M THE MAN

Side 2: THE BAND WORE BLUE SHIRTS - DON'T WANNA BE LIKE THAT

AMATEUR HOUR - GET THAT GIRL - FRIDAY

1979    LP     A&M RECORDS     SP 4794

PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

NOTES: Columbia, Pitman pressing.  Recorded at TW Studios, Fulham, London. 

Mixed at Eden Studios, Chiswick, London.  Mastered at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood.

Issued with photo-illustrated inner sleeve that includes credits, lyrics, and release information.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

Label Code: none

LABEL: A&M - SILVER LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: SP 4794

Catalog on labels: SP-4794 (SP-04794-A) / SP-4794 (SP-04794-B)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AM SP04794A (RE-2)-P1

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): AM SP04794B-P1

On labels: All selections written by Joe Jackson

All selections published.......

Produced by David Kensherbaum 

℗ 1979 A&M Records, Inc.

On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits

Lyrics Etc. Inside

 grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Despite Jackson's anxious demeanor and shaky pop/rock presence, I'm the Man holds together quite well as his second attempt. Reaching number 12 in the U.K. and a respectable number 22 in the U.S., the album managed to net him a number five hit in his homeland with the insightful "It's Different for Girls," which revealed Jackson's adeptness at philosophizing and his perception of examining the sexes, a trait which would follow him throughout his career. While this song represents his skill at crafting an effective ballad, the frantic "I'm the Man" showcases Jackson at his most frenzied, as a freight train's worth of lyrics pile haphazardly into one another alongside a wonderfully hysteric rhythm. Not only does the track show off Jackson's free-range ability, but his sense of humor arises once again, following in the footsteps of Look Sharp!'s "Is She Really Going Out With Him." Jackson's new wave tendencies are toned down for I'm the Man, but that doesn't restrain his talent, as songs like "Kinda Kute," "Amateur Hour," and "Geraldine and John" make for catchy side servings of attractive pop. It wasn't until Jackson's next album, Beat Crazy, that he began to expand his musical latitudes into reggae, soul, and later on into jazz and other styles. I'm the Man exposes Jackson in his early stages, but it's evident that his wit and peculiar brand of pop charm is already building up its strength...(AllMusic)