Pelican West

Haircut One Hundred, Haircut 100

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: February 1982
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: American Beat
• ASIN: B000MM0KSS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,137 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Features the bonus tracks "Easy To Cry", "Taxi Dancin" and "Jessie's Girl" (Demo Version). --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Remaster Of An 80's Classic!, March 20, 2007

By	John Sayers (The center) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This new label, American Beat Records, has done a fantastic job with this much needed remaster of this cd. Although it doesn't have the bonus tracks that the previous import versions had, the sound quality is MUCH better, and the cd packaging is excellent. This is a band that should not be judged by thier singles alone, every track on this cd is fantastic. A great blend of jazz, r&b, pop, reggae and other mysterious influences make this one of my favourite shirts, whoops, I mean cds. Highly recommended!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lightweight classic, March 6, 2003

By	Walter F. Terry IV "Skeetch" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Pelican West (Audio CD)

As a former new waver, I think this ranks up with the dozen or so post-punk classics, along with Special Beat Service, Lexicon of Love, The Specials, and Absolutely. Resolutely lightweight and full of melody, it's consistent, upbeat, and definitive. The lyrics are outright nonsense, but Nick Heyward, in all his great work, has always favored sound and feel over message. The only complaints are the unnecesary dance mix of Favorite Shirts and the choice of the shorter single mix of October Is Orange instead of the far better 12" mix.

Unlike so many of its contemporaries, this holds up remarkably well.

5.0 out of 5 stars A post-punk classic., August 24, 2008

By	Don Walton Jr. (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I picked this record up on a whim and was blown away. It's such an interesting mix of styles, jazz, new wave, pop, impressive horn arrangements, complex rolling bass lines... I can't believe this record isn't sited more often as a classic in the evolution of independent music.

The record sounds like a more advanced version of a lot of the brit-pop acts that have been advancing on the charts lately. Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, The Wombats, etc. all owe something to Haircut 100 for developing a fun poppy sound with varied instrumentation. The horn arrangements alone are outstanding and to be used alongside songs of young love and ska-tinged guitar riffs is very exciting.

A landmark release from the early 80's that every new music fan needs to hear. It's a shame Haircut 100 lived such a short life.