50 Shades Of Pastel
The Pastels - Up For A Bit With The Pastels [GLALP 021 UK 1987 24-Bit FLAC] Glasgow's The Pastels formed in 1981 thus predating most similar indie-pop acts by several years, and that includes The Smiths and The Jesus And Mary Chain. It took them six years, six singles and four record labels to finally release Up For A Bit... on Glass Records in 1987. I acquired this album pre-release, it still has the promo sticker kindly affixed by my Cartel sales rep and surprisingly it hasn't had much play for about thirty something years. Let there be no doubt, this record is an indie-rock classic from a greatly overlooked band, with oodles of fuzzy pop and some great melodies. Get sucked into the majestic Ride , the wonderfully twangy glitter pop of Crawl Babies and the psychedelic fuzz-drone of Baby Honey (always a personal favourite). As I mentioned, The Pastels pre-date C86 but ended up getting dragged along on the breed's coat tails as they attempted to distance themselves fr...