Album
The Up Escalator
1980 · Rock
6 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Up Escalator is a Rock album by Graham Parker And The Rumour, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 66 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
About
Ignited by the crosscurrents of pub rock and punk, these raw-boned songs have a scrapper’s impassioned spirit. Producer Jimmy Iovine took everything he’d learned working with Springsteen and helped Parker pare his songs down to the sinew. “Devil’s Sidewalk” and “The Beating of Another Heart” have the packed-in intensity of a crowded bar, as the stripped-down band pulls sweat from Parker’s vocal performance. While Danny Federici’s organ and Nicky Hopkins’s piano turn “Stupefaction” into a garage rock gem, Springsteen himself shows up for “Endless Night,” a momentary merger of roots rock, power pop, and punk.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1No Holding Back3:18
- A2Devil's Sidewalk3:14
- A3Stupefaction3:30
- A4Love Without Greed3:24
- A5Jolie, Jolie2:59
Side B
- B1Endless Night3:35
- B2Paralysed3:13
- B3Manoeuvres3:28
- B4Empty Lives5:06
- B5The Beating Of Another Heart4:20
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Power Pop
- raw
- swaggering
- outlaw
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
This version has one pressing ring. A similar version with two pressing rings exists: The Up Escalator (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab).
Printed inner sleeve with band photos and credits.
Some copies came with a sticker with the band name and title and/or a black/white drawing of Parker,
Ⓟ & Ⓒ1980 Stiff Records
"On the up escalator going down all the cracks"
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andrew BodnarBASS
- Brinsley SchwarzBACKING VOCALS, LEAD GUITAR GUITAR , BACKING VOCALS LEAD GUITAR , BACKING VOCALS
- Bruce SpringsteenBACKING VOCALS
- Danny FedericiORGAN
- Graham ParkerVOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, GUITAR VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, GUITAR , WRITTEN-BY VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR
- Jimmy MaelenPERCUSSION
- Martin BelmontACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR
- Nicky HopkinsPIANO
- Peter WoodSYNTHESIZER
- Steve GouldingDRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
- Bob AndrewsORGAN, BACKING VOCALS
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 66 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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