Boys Only
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| Studio album by The Boys | ||||
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Publication |
1981 |
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| Label (s) | Safari Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
39 min 33 s |
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| occupation |
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Nick Tauber |
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Boys Only is the fourth and final album by the punk band The Boys before they split up in 1981.
History of origin
After the The Yobs Christmas album from the winter of 1980/1981, both the single Let It Rain / Lucy and the album Boys Only were released on January 30, 1981 . It is the first album without keyboard player Casino Steele, who left shortly after the previous album To Hell with the Boys . The album was widely acclaimed by the UK music press, highlighting the group's extremely British humor. It received good reviews from Melody Maker and Record Mirror . The good reviews could not cover up the bad sales figures and so the record company Safari Records separated from the group. Due to the renewed disappointment with their record company, tensions also spread in the group. The boys' careers lagged behind. In March 1981 a tour was announced, but bassist Duncan Reid had already left the group in advance. Shortly afterwards, the group disbanded for good.
Track list
- Weekend - 2:52
- Wrong Arm of the Law - 3:49
- Poor Little Rich Girl - 3:20
- Monotony - 3:17
- Nothing Ventured - 2:57
- Wonderful World - 2:50
- Scrubber - 3:18
- Satisfaction Guaranteed - 3:17
- Gabrielle - 4:09
- Miss You - 2:47
- Little White Lifeline - 2:02
- Let It Rain - 3:43
Versions
As with the previous albums, Captain Oi! Records released a CD version of the album in 1999. This release contains the two B-sides Cool and Lucy as bonus tracks as bonus tracks. The third bonus track was the single version of terminal Love , which was forgotten on To Hell with the Boys .
- Cool - 2:42
- Lucy - 2:23
- Terminal Love (Single Version) - 3:31
Singles
Weekend with the B-side Cool was released on October 17, 1980. It was named single of the week by radio DJ Peter Powell and was also featured on the TV show " Noel Edmonds Multi Colored Swapshop". Despite a good airplay , the single did not reach the charts. Let It Rain (B-side: Lucy ) was released simultaneously with the album.
Song info
Monotony is about a boring girl. The song title is spelled out in the bridge .
Nothing Ventured is about actions that bring bad luck according to popular belief . The protagonist of the song disregards these behavioral instructions. Among other things, it is said that one should not go under ladders and never lie on the Bible. The black cat and horseshoe are also mentioned. Other British idioms such as that you should never transport your eggs in just one basket also appear in the text.
Miss You pays homage to John Wayne . His films Ringo and The Last Sniper are mentioned in the text.
Wonderful World is a cover version of the well-known Sam Cooke classic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mark Brennan: Liner Notes of the 1999 release about Captain Oi! Records
- ↑ The Boys Story ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the official website of The Boys
