#OTD July 18, 1986
The Housemartins release their debut LP, “London 0 Hull 4”
I heard “Happy Hour” on the radio and thought at first it was some Smiths song I hadn’t heard before. So when a friend got this album, I made a copy onto an existing cassette tape by deploying that old trick of placing scotch tape over the top holes of the cassette. This was how we did it back in the day.
OK, so it wasn’t Morrissey, but the band had a cool fashion style for the times, with their cardigans and baggy pants. And listening to the album (and reading the liner notes), you could pick up on their advocacy for a socialist revolution (e.g. “"Don't shoot someone tomorrow/ That you can shoot today.") by way of Jesus and Christianity 🤔
Several hits, including “Sheep” and “Think For A Minute”. But my favorite remains the upbeat, jangly hit “Happy Hour” 👇
#IndieRock #JanglePop #UK #80s #music
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Rsvp3ZRec
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