THE CORTINAS "TRUE ROMANCES" 1978 CBS UK PUNK/POWER POP NM-/EX W/INSERT RARE OOP

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TWO YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. BUT I DO NOT ACCEPT “BEST OFFERS”, THE MONIES GO TO MY FRIENDS WIDOW.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

ARTISTS: THE CORTINAS

TITLE: “TRUE ROMANCES”

TRACK LISTING: SEE PHOTO'S & BELOW

A1

Heartache

4:48

A2

I Don't Really Want To Get Involved

2:20

A3

Ask Mr. Waverly

3:39

A4

Youth Club Dance

2:58

A5

First I Look At The Purse

2:28

A6

Radio Rape

3:49

B1

Tribe Of The City

3:39

B2

Have It With You

2:02

B3

I Trust Valerie Singleton

2:08

B4

Broken Not Twisted

3:01

B5

Take That Light Away

2:12

B6

Further Education

2:26

B7

I'll Keep My Distance

3:51

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records

• Copyright (c) – CBS Records

• Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.

Credits

• Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Daniel Swan

• Electric Bass – Dexter Dalwood

• Lacquer Cut By – Allen*

• Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals – Michael Fewings*

• Lyrics By – Dexter Dalwood (tracks: B4, B6), Valentine* (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B5, B7)

• Music By – The Cortinas (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B7)

• Photography By [Group Photos] – Tom Sheehan (3)

• Plated By – EG*

• Producer – Martin Birch

• Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Nick Sheppard

• Sleeve, Design, Photography By [Sleeve] – Hipgnosis (2)

• Vocals, Saxophone, Harmonica – Valentine*

• Voice [Common Tart] – Juliette (6) (tracks: A4)

• Written-By – R.Rogers* (tracks: A5), W. "Smokey" Robinson* (tracks: A5)

Notes

Recorded February '78 Central Recorders

Made In England

Early versions came with an insert with band pics, track list and info 

LABEL: CBS RECORDS UK

CAT.#: S CBS 82831

YEAR: 1978

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN EX/NM- CONDITION. BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.. VISUALLY NICE BLACK LUSTER TO THE VINYL. NO SCUFFS, BLEMS, LINES, VISIBLE SCRATCHES. VISUALLY LOOKS VERY CLEAN. AUDIO WISE THIS IS SUPER CLEAN IN BETWEEN TRACKS VERY CLEAN. THERE'S A SMALL SPOT ON THE LABLE ON SIDE 1 WHERE A PRICE STICKER WAS LIFTED & THERE'S SOME LIGHT RESIDUE (SEE PHOTO). THE RECORD IS SUPER CLEAN SOUNDING, NO BACKGROUND SOUND AT ALL!

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN EX/EX- CONDITION. NICE STRAIGHT EDGES, NO WRITING, NO TEARS, NO SEAM SPLITS. THERE IS A VERY VERY TINY “DING” IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER (SEE PHOTO).

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. UK IMPRT. INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL DOUBLE SIDED INSERT WITH PHOTO'S & INFO IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITITION.

MORE INFO ON THE ARTISTS/RELEASE:

The Cortinas were a Bristol-based punk rock band, originally active between 1976 and 1978. Guitarist Nick Sheppard went on to play with the Clash. In 2001, the band's debut single, "Fascist Dictator" (originally released in June 1977), was included in a leading British music magazine's list of the best punk-rock singles of all-time.

Biography

Named after a car, the Ford Cortina, the band moved from R&B towards covering songs by punk forerunners like the New York Dolls and The Stooges.

The band developed a large and enthusiastic following in their hometown. Unfortunately, their growing popularity began to attract a great deal of crowd trouble.

The band were also frequent visitors to London and became one of the pioneering punk bands that played live in the first few months of the Roxy Club. They supported The Stranglers in January 1977 and then headlined twice the following month. The Cortinas headlined the Roxy again in March and April, supported by The Models on both occasions. In June 1977 they had their first headlining show at the Marquee Club. Later they played as support act for Blondie and Chelsea.

The Cortinas' first two singles both appeared on Step Forward, the label run by The Police manager Miles Copeland and Mark Perry.

On 16 July 1977, a few weeks after releasing "Fascist Dictator", the band recorded a session at Maida Vale 4 studio, for John Peel at BBC Radio 1. The track listing was "Defiant Pose", "Television Families", "Having It", and "Further Education".

Later the Cortinas signed for CBS Records and released one album, True Romances. One critic described the album as "disappointing" but rescued from "bland oblivion" by "cheeky tracks such as "Ask Mr. Waverly" and "I Trust Valerie Singleton"] Another called it a mix of "rock'n’roll, R&B and pop-rock" and therefore "much more mainstream in style and delivery" than the Step Forward singles. This was a view echoed by Wilson Neate of Allmusic: "Having begun life under the spell of '60s R&B and garage rock, the Cortinas soon emerged as Bristol's premiere punk band, injecting a speedy, shouty, confrontational edge into their sound for their first two singles ("Fascist Dictator" and "Defiant Pose"). By the time of their 1978 debut album for CBS, however, they had re-embraced their formative influences and added a more pop-friendly dimension... True Romances sounds more befitting of a bunch of middle-aged pub rockers than five teenage punk rockers". 

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