My little sister was "into" A-ha about the time this album came out. Secretly, I was too, but would never admit it. I remember we were at Venture, a store similar to Target, in the Chicagoland suburbs when she made the decision to finally buy an A-ha album. She had both HH&L and Scoundrel Days to choose from. Having heard most of HH&L, I was eager to hear Scoundrel Days, and I tried my hardest to talk her into purchasing it. But, she had only heard stuff from HH&L, so therefore, that was what she was determined to get. I was pissed. To this day I still prefer Scoundrel Days over the debut album, but at least now I have both. la la la.
People often made fun of A-ha for being pretty boys making synth music. But, we are now looking at more than 30 years, and A-ha is still writing some fantastic tunes that have balls. Even on this, their sophomore release, there are a lot of quality tunes (with the exception of that silly Whales song.) I still think they don't get the credit they deserve. At least their home country gives them kudos.
Only one b-side, but quite a few mixes and a fan mix of I've been losing you. Quite spectacular. Picture sleeve isn't anything special. Just added the single sleeves.
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