Close Up

by The Outsiders

Close Up cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Raw Edge
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 35:36
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: The Outsiders, Graham Green, Jan, Adrian Borland, Bob Lawrence

Album Notes & Community Reviews

One of the defining releases of the late-70s UK post-punk and garage rock scenes, led by the enigmatic Adrian Borland. 'Close Up' features an abrasive, stripped-down production style, capturing a tense, melancholic energy that brilliantly prefigures Borland's legendary later work with The Sound.

Genres

Descriptors: political, rhythmic, dissonant, melodic, atmospheric, DIY, fast, old-school, punchy

Tracklist

  1. Vital Hours (2:23)
  2. Observations (3:19)
  3. Fixed Up (2:38)
  4. Touch And Go (3:39)
  5. White Debt (2:53)
  6. Count For Something (2:21)
  7. Out Of Place (2:39)
  8. Keep The Pain Inside (4:52)
  9. Face To Face (1:37)
  10. Semi-Detached Life (2:37)
  11. Conspiracy Of War (6:38)

Credits

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