Peter Hammill - Just Good Friends (Charisma)

Hammill's career has spanned over 20 LPs and his fans include ageing hippies, young punks, experimentalists and straight pop fans. This will please the last lot; a fairly straight lament, sung in quaking tones. Leaves you sobbing (sniff). (Paul Bursche, No 1, June 1, 1985)

24 Hours - Shipwrecked (Charisma)

Yet another desert island bunch of cutesies. Five goofy guys doing their best to look like Nick Heyward. Sounds like a cheapo rip off of something else to me, me hearties. Go and wrestle with an octopus. (Robin Smith, Record Mirror, September 11, 1982)

Peter Gabriel - I Have The Touch (Charisma)

Methinks Mr Gabriel has lost his acute sense of drama in his wanderings through ethnic musical styles. His invention and melodic touch, his previous strength, doesn't hold the attention with the ease of yore. (Mike Gardner, Record Mirror, December 4, 1982)

A sequel to the wonderful "Shock The Monkey" and an even closer look at the absurdities of human behaviour. This time it's all the daft things people do when getting nervous at parties that comes under the microscope, uneasily backed by lots of brittle drum sounds. Have we progressed much since Quest For Fire? Not according to this. (Ian Birch, Smash Hits, January 1983)