Sharp (16 Sharp New Rock Acts)
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| Sharp 16 Sharp New Rock Acts | |
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| Released | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Producer | Various |
| Label | WEA |
1979 compilation includes "Watching The Detectives" performed by Elvis Costello, "American Squirm" performed by Nick Lowe with Elvis on backing vocals, and Dave Edmunds' recording of "Girls Talk."
Tracks
| Side One | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Performer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | Girls Talk | Dave Edmunds | 3:27 | ||||||
| 2. | Faster And Louder | The Dictators | 2:47 | ||||||
| 3. | Watching The Detectives (live) | Elvis Costello | 3:35 | ||||||
| 4. | She Is Beyond Good And Evil | The Pop Group | 3:20 | ||||||
| 5. | The Kid With The Replacable Head | Richard Hell And The Voidoids | 2:17 | ||||||
| 6. | I Wanna Be Sedated | Ramones | 2:29 | ||||||
| 7. | Jimmy, Jimmy | The Undertones | 2:41 | ||||||
| 8. | American Squirm | Nick Lowe | 2:29 | ||||||
| Side Two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Performer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | My Best Friend's Girl | The Cars | 3:44 | ||||||
| 2. | Yachting Types | The Yachts | 2:50 | ||||||
| 3. | Robber | Bram Tchaikovsky | 3:06 | ||||||
| 4. | Not Sensitive | The Spiderz | 3:05 | ||||||
| 5. | I'm An Upstart | Angelic Upstarts | 2:18 | ||||||
| 6. | Cold Wars | Rezillos | 3:09 | ||||||
| 7. | Stop Your Sobbing | The Pretenders | 2:34 | ||||||
| 8. | Ain't That Nothing | Television | 4:52 | ||||||
Release information
| Release date | Media | Catalog number | Comments |
| 1979-__-__ | LP | WEA-58.080 | Netherlands |
Notes
- Watching The Detectives may be listed as live, but it may be the normal studio version speeded up a little.
Internal links
- List of Girls Talk covers
