The Jukebox Rebel

features in: Album Chart of 1982 → ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1980s → ● 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

The debut album from the London sextet arrived in February, 1982, produced by Bob Sargeant. They lined-up: Nick Heyward (20, vocals, guitars); Les Nemes (21, bass guitar); Graham Jones (20, guitar); Phil Smith (22, saxophone, brass arrangements); Marc Fox (23, congas, percussion) and Blair Cunningham (24, drums). Three chart-bound sounds were housed on the LP, all of which made the Top 10 in the UK: “Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)” (Oct-81, #4), “Love Plus One” (6.3) (Jan-82, #3) and “Fantastic Day” (Apr-82, #9). Their lively brand of funk pop is way too clean-cut and polished for my tastes, but that debut single wasn't too bad and the follow up was definitelty a favourite of the 12-year-old me. “Where does it go from here? Is it down to the lake I fear? Ay ay ay ay ay ah, Ay ay ay ay ay ah”. It was very easy to grow out of them.

The Jukebox Rebel
08–Mar–2019

A1	[03:06] Haircut One Hundred - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (Nick Heyward) Pop
A2	[03:34] Haircut One Hundred - Love Plus One (Nick Heyward) New Wave
A3	[03:56] Haircut One Hundred - Lemon Firebrigade (Nick Heyward) Pop
A4	[03:33] Haircut One Hundred - Marine Boy (Nick Heyward) Pop
A5	[02:55] Haircut One Hundred - Milk Film (Nick Heyward) Pop
A6	[04:25] Haircut One Hundred - Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle) (Nick Heyward) Pop
B1	[03:14] Haircut One Hundred - Fantastic Day (Nick Heyward) Pop
B2	[04:03] Haircut One Hundred - Baked Bean (Nick Heyward) Pop
B3	[02:56] Haircut One Hundred - Snow Girl (Nick Heyward) Pop
B4	[03:38] Haircut One Hundred - Love's Got Me In Triangles (Nick Heyward, Les Nemes) Pop
B5	[03:19] Haircut One Hundred - Surprise Me Again (Nick Heyward) Pop
B6	[04:06] Haircut One Hundred - Calling Captain Autumn (Nick Heyward) Pop

ratings by TJR