Lloyd Cole and The CommotionsCole,BlairCowan,Lawrence Donegan,Neil ClarkandStephen Irvine were formed in Glasgow in 1982, where Buxton-born singer-songwriter Cole was studying Philosophy and English at the University of Glasgow -Their sound swam against the tide of shiny 80s synthesisers, offering intense, melodic, guitar-based pop, topped with droll words packed with literary references.

Signing toPolydor Records, the group’s debut single,Perfect Skin, was released in early 1984 followed in October of that year by their debut album,Rattlesnakes. Produced byPaul Hardimanwith strings arranged byAnne Dudley, it became one of the most cherished albums of the 80s. Including further singlesForest Fireand the title track, the group found themselves as the darlings of the music press, at a time when a university education was still a relative rarity. Cole wasted little time in cramming cultural allusions in his material listeners were introduced to a world of Norman Mailer, Eva Marie Saint, and Truman Capote, all wrapped in delightfully written pop music.

This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1987 Polydor Records UK release with printed inner sleeve and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.

Tracklist:

1. Perfect Skin
2. Speedboat
3. Rattlesnakes
4. Down On Mission Street
5. Forest Fire
   
6. Charlotte Street
   
7. 2CV
8. Four Flights Up
9. Patience
10. Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?