ONLY ONES Even Serpents Shine LP CBS 1979 UK orig PETER PERRETT-ENGLAND'S GLORY
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THE ONLY ONES
MIKE KELLIE, PETER PERRETT, JOHN PERRY, ALAN MAIR
Led by the raffish and slightly scuzzy romance-obsessed Peter Perrett,
the Only Ones were one of the punk era's most underrated bands.
Not as confrontational as the Sex Pistols, as politically indulgent as the Clash,
or as stripped-down as the Ramones, the Only Ones played not-so-fast guitar rock
that sounded deeply indebted to the New York Dolls and other mid-'70s proto-punks.
Singing his intelligently crafted pop songs in a semi-tuneful whine of a voice
and backed by a band that effectively combined youthful exuberance with gracefully
aging veterans (non-punk drummer Mike Kellie had done time
with early-'70s clod-rockers Spooky Tooth, bassist Alan Mair was nearly 40),
Perrett was an astute chronicler of the vagaries of modern, dysfunctional love.
"EVEN SERPENTS SHINE" Produced by Alan Mair and Peter Perrett1979 LP CBS RECORDS CBS 83451 MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ON CBS 'ORANGE/YELLOW' LABEL SECOND ALBUM This version: On front 'ARTIST + TITLE' and, on back, 'THE SERPENT' printed on gold w/embossed letters SINGLE SLEEVE
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LABEL: CBS - ORANGE/YELLOW LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) CBS 83451
Catalog on labels: S CBS 83451 (S CBS 83451 A° / S CBS 83451 B°)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): CBS-S 83451-A-1 (Printed): STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): CBS-S-83451-B2
On labels: ? 1979 CBS Records
Original sound recording made by CBS Records
top rim text reads "All Rights......Prohibited"
bottom rim text reads 'Made in England'
Rights Society / Publishing: Vengeance Ltd.
On Back Sleeve: Recorded and Mixed at Basing St. Studios
Produced by Alan Mair & Peter Perrett
A Vengeance Production
Cover Art Direction Design-Michael Beal
? 1979 CBS Records © 1979 CBS Records
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. England
tracklisting
Side A: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY - FLAMING TORCH
YOU'VE GOT TO PAY - NO SOLUTION
INBETWEENS - OUT THERE IN THE NIGHT
Side B: CURTAINS FOR YOU - PROGRAMME
SOMEONE WHO CARES - MILES FROM NOWHERE - INSTRUMENTAL
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Plenty of bands from the first wave of British punk sounded like they had learned
a few things from the New York Dolls, but while most latched onto the sloppy crash and bash
of Johnny Thunders' guitar, the Only Ones instead seemed more closely drawn to the
witty cynicism and trashy romanticism of David Johansen's lyrics,
and the Only Ones' tenuous link to the faster-and-louder gang was fading fast by the time
they cut their second album, Even Serpents Shine.
Even Serpents Shine may not be quite the triumph that was the Only Ones' debut album,
but they were one of the very few bands of their time and place
who inarguably beat the sophomore slump...(AllMusic)price rating
