1980's Original Pressing Release Vinyl Classic Indie New Wave LPs

The Style Council 4x Lot  1980's classic Indie New Wave LPs

1.  Cafe Bleu  1984 - Polydor Records UK Import VG+ to NM-


2.  The Cost of Living  1987 - Polygram Records - USA Pressing VG+ to NM-


3.  Internationalists  1985 - Geffen Records - USA VG+ to NM-



4.  Home and Abroad (Live!)  1986 - Geffen Records USA Vinyl:  VG+ to NM- Jacket:  VG (Promo stamp)





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The Style Council:

Guitarist/vocalist  broke up , the most popular British band of the early '80s, at the height of their success in 1982 because he was dissatisfied with their musical direction.  wanted to incorporate more elements of soul, R&B, and jazz into his songwriting, which is something he felt his punk-oriented bandmates were incapable of performing. In order to pursue this musical direction, he teamed up in 1983 with keyboardist , a former member of the mod revival band . Together,  and  became  -- other musicians were added according to what kind of music the duo were performing. With , the underlying intellectual pretensions that ran throughout 's music came to the forefront.

Although the music was rooted in American R&B, it was performed slickly -- complete with layers of synthesizers and drum machines -- and filtered through European styles and attitudes. 's lyrics were typically earnest, yet his leftist political leanings became more pronounced. His scathing criticisms of racism, unemployment, Margaret Thatcher, and sexism sat uneasily beside his burgeoning obsession with high culture. As his pretensions increased, the number of hits  had decreased; by the end of the decade, the group was barely able to crack the British Top 40 and  had turned from a hero into a has-been.

Released in March of 1983, 's first single "Speak Like a Child" became an immediate hit, reaching number four on the British charts. Three months later, "The Money-Go-Round" peaked at number 11 on the charts as the group was recording an EP, , which appeared in August; the EP reached number three. "Solid Bond in Your Heart" became another hit in November, peaking at number 11.

The Style Council released their first full-length album, , in March of 1984; two months later, a resequenced version of the record, retitled , was released in America.  was 's most stylistically ambitious album to date, drawing from jazz, soul, rap, and pop. While it was musically all over the map, it was their most successful album, peaking at number five in the U.K. and number 56 in the U.S. "My Ever Changing Moods" became their first U.S. hit, peaking at number 29. In the summer of 1985,  had another U.K. Top Ten hit with "The Walls Come Tumbling Down." The single was taken from , which reached number one on the U.K. charts; the record was released as  in the U.S. The live album, , was released in the spring of 1986; it peaked at number eight.

The Style Council had its last Top Ten single with "It Didn't Matter" in January of 1987. , an album that featured a heavy emphasis on jazz-inspired soul, followed in February. Although it received unfavorable reviews, the record peaked at number two in the U.K. That spring, "Waiting" became the group's first single not to crack the British Top 40, signalling that their popularity was rapidly declining. In July of 1988,  released their last album, , which featured 's most self-important and pompous music -- the second side featured a ten-minute orchestral suite called "The Gardener of Eden." The record charted fairly well, reaching number 15 in the U.K., but it received terrible reviews. In March of 1989,  released a compilation, , which reached number three on the charts. Later that year,  delivered a new  album, which reflected his infatuation with house and club music, to the band's record label Polydor. Polydor rejected the album and dropped both  and  from the label.

 and  officially broke up  in 1990. In 1991,  launched a solo career which would return him to popular and critical favor in the mid-'90s, while  continued to play, both with  and as a solo musician.

MUSIC  were one of the most creative bands to emerge from New York's punk scene of the mid-'70s, creating an influential new guitar vocabulary. While guitarists  and  liked to jam, they didn't follow the accepted rock structures for improvisation -- they removed the blues while retaining the raw energy of garage rock, adding complex, lyrical solo lines that recalled both jazz and rock. With its angular rhythms and fluid leads, 's music always went in unconventional directions, laying the groundwork for many of the guitar-based post-punk pop groups of the late '70s and '80s.

In the early '70s,  began as , a group featuring guitarist/vocalist , drummer , and bassist . At the end of 1973, the group reunited under the name , adding rhythm guitarist . The following year, the band made its live debut at New York's Townhouse theater and began to build up an underground following. Soon, their fan base was large enough that  was able to persuade CBGB's to begin featuring live bands on a regular basis; the club would become an important venue for punk and new wave bands. That year,  played guitar on 's first single, "Hey Joe"/"Piss Factory," as well as wrote a book of poetry with the singer.

 recorded a demo tape for Island Records with  in 1975, yet the label decided not to sign the band.  left the band after the recording of the demo tape, forming the Heartbreakers with former  guitarist ; the following year, he began a solo career supported by , releasing a debut album, , in 1977.  was replaced by ex- bassist  and  recorded "Little Johnny Jewel," releasing it on their own Ork record label. "Little Johnny Jewel" became an underground hit, attracting the attention of major record labels. In 1976, the band released a British EP on Stiff Records, which expanded their reputation. They signed with Elektra Records and began recording their debut album.

, the group's first album, was released in early 1977 to great critical acclaim, yet it failed to attract a wide audience in America; in the U.K., it reached number 28 on the charts, launching the Top 40 single "Prove It."  supported  on the group's 1977 tour, but the shows didn't increase the group's following significantly.

 released their second album, , in the spring of 1978. While its American sales were better than those of , the record didn't make the charts; in Britain, it became a Top Ten hit. Months later, the group suddenly broke up, largely due to tensions between the two guitarists.  rejoined , while  and  both pursued solo careers;  also played on 's first solo album, as well as joined 's supporting band with the 1991 album .

Nearly 14 years after their breakup,  re-formed in late 1991, recording a new album for Capitol Records. The reunited band began its comeback with a performance at England's Glastonbury summer festival in 1992, releasing  a couple months later. The album received good reviews, as did the tour that followed, yet the reunion was short-lived -- the group disbanded again in early 1993. In 2001,  again reunited for a handful of shows in the U.K., as well as an appearance at the Noise Pop Festival in Chicago. CLOSE