| Artist |
The Soft Boys |
| Album Title: |
Underwater Moonlight |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Brit Pop |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
00/00/1980 |
| Reissue Date |
00/00/1990 |
| Label |
Glass Fish Records |
| Catalog No |
MOIST 1 CD |
| Bar Code No |
5 017715 990125 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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I Wanna Destroy You (2:54)
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| 2.
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Kingdom Of Love (4:11)
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| 3.
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Positive Vibrations (3:12)
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| 4.
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I Got The Hots (4:45)
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| 5.
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Insanely Jealous (4:16)
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| 6.
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Tonight (3:44)
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| 7.
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You'll Have To Go Sideways (2:58)
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| 8.
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Old Pervert (3:55)
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| 9.
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Queen Of Eyes (2:01)
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| 10.
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Underwater Moonlight (4:18)
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| 11.
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Vegetable Man (3:00)
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| 12.
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Strange (3:02)
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| 13.
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Only The Stones Remain (2:51)
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| 14.
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Where Are The Prawns? (6:06)
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| 15.
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Dreams (4:38)
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| 16.
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Black Snake Diamond Rock (4:25)
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| 17.
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There's Nobody Like You (3:10)
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| 18.
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Song No. 4 (4:38)
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| Date Acquired |
11/01/1991 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Northern Lights |
| Purchase Price |
15.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs entry:
MusicBrainz entry:
Wikipedia Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Made in France.
Credits:
Bass – Matthew Seligman
Drums, Vocals – Morris Windsor
Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Vocals – Kimberley Rew
Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Robyn Hitchcock
Photography By [Black and white] – Rosalind Kunath
Photography [Color] – George Wright
Producer – Pat Collier (tracks: 1, 2 4 to 6, 9 to 18)
Sitar – Andy King
Violin – Gerry Hale
Written-By – Rew (tracks: 7, 8), Seligman (tracks: 8), Windsor (tracks: 8), Robyn Hitchcock (tracks: 1 to 10, 12 to 18), Syd Barrett (tracks: 11)
Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Glass Fish Records
Copyright © – Glass Fish Records
Manufactured By – MPO
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 5 017715 990125
Matrix / Runout: MOIST CD 1 MPO 01 @@
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Analyzed Folder: The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR10 -1.26 dB -13.81 dB 01 - I Wanna Destroy You.flac
DR10 -0.61 dB -14.07 dB 02 - Kingdom Of Love.flac
DR12 -0.83 dB -14.75 dB 03 - Positive Vibrations.flac
DR11 -1.52 dB -15.41 dB 04 - I Got The Hots.flac
DR10 -0.22 dB -14.96 dB 05 - Insanely Jealous.flac
DR11 -0.26 dB -15.00 dB 06 - Tonight.flac
DR12 -0.50 dB -14.58 dB 07 - You'll Have To Go Sideways.flac
DR12 -1.94 dB -16.13 dB 08 - Old Pervert.flac
DR10 -1.69 dB -13.82 dB 09 - Queen Of Eyes.flac
DR10 -0.24 dB -13.16 dB 10 - Underwater Moonlight.flac
DR10 -1.32 dB -14.66 dB 11 - Vegetable Man.flac
DR13 -0.00 dB -15.20 dB 12 - Strange.flac
DR12 -0.30 dB -14.68 dB 13 - Only The Stones Remain.flac
DR13 +0.00 dB -15.40 dB 14 - Where Are The Prawns .flac
DR12 +0.00 dB -15.61 dB 15 - Dreams.flac
DR12 -0.56 dB -14.10 dB 16 - Black Snake Diamond Rock.flac
DR11 -0.88 dB -14.10 dB 17 - There's Nobody Like You.flac
DR12 -1.95 dB -16.60 dB 18 - Song No. 4.flac
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Number of Files: 18
Official DR Value: DR11
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
After recording the material that would later comprise the bulk of Invisible Hits, the Soft Boys recorded their masterpiece, the shimmering neo-psychedelic Underwater Moonlight. Essentially, the band didn't change their style for the record -- they merely perfected it. The Soft Boys don't hide their influences -- whether its the ringing guitars of the Beatles and Byrds or the surreal humor of John Lennon and Syd Barrett -- but they assimilate them, resulting in a fresh, edgy take on '60s guitar pop. Robyn Hitchcock's subject matter tends to be more explicitly weird and absurdist than his influences, as titles like "I Wanna Destroy You," "Old Pervert," and "Queen of Eyes" indicate -- even "Kingdom of Love" equates romance to bugs crawling under your skin. But the lyrics aren't the only thing that are edgy -- the music is too. The Soft Boys play pop hooks as if they were punk rock. "I Wanna Destroy You" isn't overtly threatening like their post-punk contemporaries, but with its layered guitar hooks and dissonant harmonies, it is equally menacing. Furthermore, the group can twist its songs inside out and then revert them to their original form, as evidenced by "Insanely Jealous." Although the neo-psychedelic flourishes are fascinating, the key to record's success is how each song is constructed around rock-solid hooks and melodies that instantly work their way into the subconscious. In fact, that's the most notable thing about Underwater Moonlight -- it updates jangling, melodic guitar pop for the post-punk world, which made it a touchstone for much of the underground pop of the mid-'80s, particularly R.E.M.
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