- Audio Cassette (5 May 1992)
- Label: EMI Distribution
- ASIN: B00000EXPC
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Spring Collection |
| 2. Turning Japanese |
| 3. Cold War |
| 4. America |
| 5. Trains |
| 6. Bunkers |
| 7. News at Ten |
| 8. Somehow |
| 9. Sixty Second Interval |
| 10. Waiting for the Weekend |
| 11. Letter from Hiro |
| 12. Prisoners [*] |
| 13. Sunstroke [*] |
| 14. Here Comes the Judge [Live][*] |
| 15. News at Ten [Single Version][*] |
| 16. Wasted 17 [*] |
| 17. Talk, Talk [*] |
| 18. Waiting for the Weekend [Single Version][*] |
| 19. Billy [*] |
Product Description
CD Description
A UK No.44 when first released in 1980 this was the debut LP by The Vapors - Includes the international smash hit single Turning Japanese - Also includes the UK No.44 single News At Ten plus the Prisoner and Waiting For The Weekend singles - Great booklet includes lyrics, liner notes and pictures of all relevant sleeves - A New Wave Power Pop masterpiece!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This group are best known for their hit single "Turning Japanese" which is found on this, their debut album. That song is a great sing-a-long classic of the late 70s but the talent of the group is shown far more fully here on this album of which "Turning Japanese" is one of the weakest tracks. I read somewhere that The Vapors were discovered by Bruce Foxton, bassist with the Jam and they were promoted by him. Indeed, The Vapors supported The Jam on one of their tours (what a gig that would have been) but ultimately, the manager of The Jam, Paul Weller's father John felt that Bruce's involvement with the Vapors was detracting from his dayjob with The Jam, at the time probably the biggest band in Britain. I don't know if this is true but if it is and if it led to the band's early drift into obscurity then it is sad loss to the music of the era.
This album is relpete with excellent guitar riffs, pounding bass and drums and lyrics which mix angst and sesitivity with irony and bitterness. Although the lead singer, Dave Fenton's voice is not very powerful in the mould of say Paul Weller, Ian Dury or Morrissey, it is perfectly suited to this less angry, more melodic music. Every song is memorable and played by very accomplished musicians. Spring Collection, News At Ten, Waiting For The Weekend, Trains and Sixty-Second Interval are songs which would easily stand up against later offerings from bands like U2 (early stuff up to War), The Kaiser Chiefs, Oasis and Blur and stand way above offerings from bands like Franz Ferdinand and U2 (latter stuff from The Unforgettable Fire onwards).
Those in the know know just how good this band were, for those who don't know get this CD and listen to the band that should have been so much more than they became were it not for the fickle business of music.
This album is relpete with excellent guitar riffs, pounding bass and drums and lyrics which mix angst and sesitivity with irony and bitterness. Although the lead singer, Dave Fenton's voice is not very powerful in the mould of say Paul Weller, Ian Dury or Morrissey, it is perfectly suited to this less angry, more melodic music. Every song is memorable and played by very accomplished musicians. Spring Collection, News At Ten, Waiting For The Weekend, Trains and Sixty-Second Interval are songs which would easily stand up against later offerings from bands like U2 (early stuff up to War), The Kaiser Chiefs, Oasis and Blur and stand way above offerings from bands like Franz Ferdinand and U2 (latter stuff from The Unforgettable Fire onwards).
Those in the know know just how good this band were, for those who don't know get this CD and listen to the band that should have been so much more than they became were it not for the fickle business of music.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have been an enormous music fan for 20 years, i'm constantly on the look out for new sounds and my cd collection is growing rapidly. New clear days by The Vapors was one of the first lp's i brought, i instantly fell in love with it and have been playing it ever since. To me they are probably the most underrated band ever remembered only for turning japanese, it is such a shame that not enough people had the chance to hear equally great songs such news at ten,bunkers, waiting for the weekend and somehow. In recent years i've played this lp to numerous friends many of whom have subsequently brought a copy. Even people who at the time dissmissed them as one hit wonders have now seen the error of there ways. I'd like to start the campaign for a Vapors reunion tour, that would make a lot of people very happy
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It's just like being back at school again, well it would be if the Vapors were from your 6th form. A Timeless classic. They really should have made it to the top. There's all the tracks from the original vinyl and then some more.
What can I say, excellent!!!
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