The Keys - The Keys Album - Álbum LP (artículo independiente) - 1981

Presenting a Rare Find in the world of UK Power-Pop. 'The Keys Album' (Produced by Joe Jackson), is their debut 1981 album (this is the EU first pressing version).

For the uninitiated 'The Keys' were an 80s supergroup of British musicians who had a whole host of experience collaborating or writing with other famous artists, including:

Drew Barfield
(Performed in/founded bands: John Doe, The Keys (1979), The Big Heat (1983), JB's All Stars, Los Pacaminos.
Songwriter for (80's & 90's): Joe Jackson, Level 42, Cathy Denis, Paul Young.
Worked closely with Chris Parks (2) on his first solo-project Deep Water Terminal)

Geoff Britton
He was a member of East Of Eden (2) from June to December 1969. He then joined the band Wild Angels. From August 1974 to January 1975 he was the drummer of Wings (2), where he was featured on the "Venus And Mars" album. After leaving Wings, he played with Rough Diamond (2) in 1977 and with Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1978 to 1979. In early 1980s, he joined The Keys (2)

Ben Grove
In Groups:Precious Little, The Banned, The Keys, Skaboosh

Steve Tatler
Wild Angels, The Keys

With an allstar lineup they unfortunately only released this full length album whilst they were active, plus a handful of singles. In 2021 Flash Bang Records released another LP named ''Unlocked''.

The Keys – The Keys Album

Label: A&M Records – AMLH 68526
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Power Pop

Vinyl: Exc/NM
Sleeve: VG+ (Mild sticky/tacky feel as the thin layer of laminate degraded slightly, soft edgwear) See photos for reference.

Tracklist:

A1 Hello Hello 3:30
A2 It Ain't So 2:28
A3 One Good Reason 3:15
A4 Listening In 3:06
A5 I Don't Wanna Cry 2:52
A6 Saturday To Sunday 4:00
B1 Spit It Out 2:38
B2 If It's Not Too Much 2:49
B3 Run Run Run 2:47
B4 Greasy Money 3:30
B5 Back To Black 3:18
B6 World Ain't Turning 3:27

Credits:
Art Direction – Michael Ross (3)
Bass, Vocals – Drew Barfield
Design – Barbarann Reeves
Drums – Geoff Britton
Engineer – Mark Hunt
Photography By [Back] – Ivan Bird
Photography By [Front] – Allan Ballard
Producer – Joe Jackson
Vocals, Guitar – Ben Grove, Steve Tatler
Written-By – Grove* (tracks: B3), Barfield* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B2, B4 to B6), Tatler* (tracks: A4), The Keys (2)

Notes:
ψ in the runout grooves stands for the Lyre symbol. Most likely the lacquer is cut at the Utopia Studios.

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