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THE GO-BETWEENS

Critically acclaimed Australian indie band whose literate pop songs and sparkling guitars evoked influences from Bob Dylan to the Velvet Underground. The Go-Betweens were perhaps the quintessential cult band of the '80s: they came from an exotic locale (Brisbane, Australia), moved to a major recording center (in their case, London) in a sustained bid to make a career out of music, released album after album of music seemingly tailor-made for the radio in spite of their having little use for contemporary Top 40 musical/lyrical formulas, and earned considerable critical praise and a small but fervent international fan base. Although the Go-Betweens were absent throughout the '90s before re-forming in the new millennium, both of the band's songwriters embarked on respectable solo careers in the interim and, while rarely reaching the heights the Go-Betweens scaled, they still managed to uphold the group's legacy.

"BEFORE HOLLYWOOD"

tracklisting

Side A: A BAD DEBT FOLLOW YOU - TWO STEPS STEP OUT

BEFORE HOLLYWOOD - DUSTY IN HERE - ASK

Side B: CATTLE AND CANE - BY CHANCE - AS LONG AS THAT

ON MY BLOCK - THAT WAY

1983     LP     ROUGH TRADE RECORDS     ROUGH 54

MADE IN ENGLAND    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

Label Code: none

LABEL: ROUGH TRADE - LIGHT GREEN LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: ROUGH 54

Catalog on labels: ROUGH 54A / ROUGH 54B

Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched [TOWNHUSE Stamped]): 

ROUGH 54-A1  TOWNHUSE  AYE THERE'S THERL RUB

Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched [TOWNHOUSE Stamped]): 

ROUGH 54 B2  LOVE FROM TWO WIMPS & WITCH  TOWNHOUSE

On labels: All songs are...........compositions

©  Cherry Red Music

Produced by John Brand

On Back Cover: Tracklist + Lyrics + Credits

to our parents

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

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

The Go-Betweens were already a good band well before they made Before Hollywood, but this second album is what proved for many listeners that they were great. For good reason -- both Robert Forster's and Grant McLennan's singing sounds much more honestly theirs, finding their own voices, while collectively the trio create a series of intricate, surprising melodies and songs which balance past and present beautifully. Strange as it may sound, the band's peers at this point could and did range from the Cure (for both melancholic intensity and guitar -- check some of the electric work on "Ask") to more obvious cohorts such as Orange Juice, but the Go-Betweens already had their own identity firmly established. For many the album's reputation rests on the presence of one song alone, and understandably so: "Cattle and Cane." Arguably the band's absolute highlight of its earliest years and one of the early-'80s' utter classics, the combination of McLennan's nostalgia-laden but not soppy lyric, his flat-out lovely singing and overdubbed backing vocals, and the catchy, beautifully elegant acoustic/electric arrangement is simply to die for. There are plenty of other songs that demonstrate the threesome's collective strength. "Two Steps Step Out" is a prime example, with sudden tempo shifts, from a more straightforward beat on the chorus to the sudden breakdown on the brisk chorus, and McLennan's lovelorn lyric and quietly impassioned singing making it an instant winner. Another McLennan winner is "Dusty in Here," soft piano from Bernard Clarke adding just enough to the spare but warm arrangement. Forster gets his own share of memorable moments, not least of which is the title track, not to mention the edgy, desperate "By Chance" and slightly calmer "On My Block." Lindy Morrison's abilities as a drummer are similarly improved, the at-times strident work of Send Me a Lullaby here replaced with a good balance between impact and steady swing...(AllMusic)