Up for a Bit With The Pastels
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Up for a Bit with The Pastels is the debut album by the Scottish band The Pastels
, released in 1987. It was named the 37th best Scottish album by The Scotsman
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The Pastels
The Pastels are a group from Glasgow, Scotland, UK.Their early records for labels like Whaam!, Creation, Rough Trade, and Glass Records, had a raw and immediate sound, melodic and amateur, which seemed at odds with the time...
, released in 1987. It was named the 37th best Scottish album by The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
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Track listing
All songs written by Stephen McRobbie, except where noted.- "Ride" – 2:24
- "Up for a Bit" (Martin Hayward, Bernice Simpson) – 3:36
- "Crawl Babies" (Hayward, Simpson) – 2:45
- "Address Book" (McRobbie, Brian Taylor) – 4:02
- "I'm Alright with You" – 3:22
- "Hitchin' a (Ride)" – 2:02
- "Get 'Round Town" (McRobbie, Taylor)– 2:17
- "Automatically Yours" – 2:43
- "Baby Honey" (McRobbie, Taylor) – 5:52
- "If I Could Tell You" (Hayward, Simpson) – 2:44
Personnel
- Stephen McRobbie (or Stephen Pastel) – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Brian Taylor (or Brian Superstar) – guitar
- Martin Hayward – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Bernice Simpson – drums