Pelican West
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Pelican West is the debut studio album by the British new wave band Haircut One Hundred, released on 26 February 1982 by Arista Records. It peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart[1] and No. 31 on the Billboard 200,[2] and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3]
The album featured three hit singles: "Love Plus One", "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" and "Fantastic Day". It was reissued on CD in 1992, retitled as Pelican West Plus and including five bonus tracks.
Frontman Nick Heyward later said, "It was a team effort, and everyone had their roles. My job was like the Paul McCartney one in the Beatles' Get Back film. The rest of the guys looked to me for direction, and I had to push them to turn these glorified jam sessions into three-minute pop songs."[4]
Critical reception
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Pelican West was well received by contemporary critics. In the NME, Danny Baker commented that the album "contains some of the most summery, stylish and extravagantly repeatable music since Countdown to Ecstasy", concluding that "Haircut One Hundred have made the lightweight – there's no other kind – masterpiece of the decade."[5] Smash Hits reviewer David Hepworth was impressed by "the winning vocals, the sturdy, flexible rhythm section, creamy saxophone, the poignant, exhilarating and thoroughly Template:Em songs", adding, "Haircuts know just how far they can spin out their compositions and never resort to empty mannerisms."[6] Mike Nicholls of Record Mirror said that the group had "blossomed" from "a slight trio tentatively coming to terms with the grooveScript error: No such module "String".... into a fully-fledged dance brigade whose abundance of ideas is matched only by their finesse."[7]
Retrospectively, Record CollectorTemplate:'s Mark Elliott dubbed Pelican West "a true 80s classic that captures that 1982 zeitgeist with every breezy sax flourish and fey lyrical twist."[8] It was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2006), with critic David Nichols noting in an accompanying write-up that "Heyward's non-ironic love for pop shows through in every track."[9]
Track listing
Original album
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Pelican West Plus (1992)
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Double CD reissue (1998, 2016)
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Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]
Haircut One Hundred
- Nick Heyward – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Les Nemes – bass guitar
- Graham Jones – guitar
- Phil Smith – saxophone, brass arrangements
- Marc Fox – congas, percussion
- Blair Cunningham – drums
Additional musicians
Production
- Bob Sargeant – production
- Mark Dearnley – engineering
- Dave Kemp – engineering
- David Shortt – art direction
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
- Peter Hill – sleeve art
- Karl Adams – management
Charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" | UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| 1982 | "Love Plus One" | UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| 1982 | "Fantastic Day" | UK Singles Chart | 9 |
| 1982 | "Love Plus One" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 37 |
| 1981 | "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" | US Billboard Disco/Dance | 41 |
| 1982 | "Love Plus One" | US Billboard Disco/Dance | 8 |
| 1982 | "Ski Club of Great Britain" | US Billboard Disco/Dance | 21 |
Certifications
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Cultural references
In the 1983 Central TV science fiction series Luna - first series episode two "The Clunkman Cometh" - the villainous Clunkman accepts a copy of the album as payment for alien pet Jazzmine - he reckons the album will be valuable although he himself dislikes "classical music".[13]
References
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- ↑ Luna - Series 1 episode 2 "The Clunkman Cometh" transmitted Sat, Jan 29, 1983, ITV
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External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE at Discogs (list of releases)
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