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Play is a 1991 album by the British new wave group Squeeze.It is the band's ninth album, and their only released by Reprise Records.It is the first LP in the Squeeze discography to feature only four official members instead of five (Steve Nieve took on many of the keyboard duties that would have gone to Jools Holland in the past).
Squeeze are a British rock band active from 1974 to 1982, from 1985 to 1999, and from 2007 to the present date. Founded by Glenn Tilbrook (guitar, vocals), Chris Difford (guitar, vocals), Jools Holland (keyboards) and Paul Gunn (drums), the group have released 15 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, 4 live albums, 1 extended play, 48 singles and 34 music videos.
Squeeze Play is an Ultra High Fidelity monaural phonographic album (33 1 ⁄ 3 RPM) which was released on the Dot Records label in 1956 (DLP-3024) [1] featuring John Serry Sr. It includes an original composition by Serry, classical works, and popular music of the era. [2]
The band's founding members in March 1974 were Chris Difford (guitar, vocals, lyrics), and Glenn Tilbrook (vocals, guitar, music). Difford claims that in 1973, he stole 50p from his mother's purse to put a card in a local sweetshop window to advertise for a guitarist to join his band, although he was not actually in a band at the time.
Eighth album Frank was released in 1989. [15] After a run of shows ending in January 1990, Holland left Squeeze for a second time. [16] The 1991 release Play was subsequently credited to Tilbrook, Difford, Wilkinson and Lavis as a four-piece. [17]
"Sunday Street" is the first single released from Squeeze's ninth album, Play. Although the song was never a hit, the single's B-side, "Maidstone," remains extremely popular among fans and was a frequent live request.
The new album from Columbia's Dream Squeeze burns hot and plays it cool, recalling bands like Future Islands and New Order while being distinctive.
"Crying in My Sleep" was the second single released from Squeeze's ninth album, Play, in the U.S. It was released only as a single-track, promotional CD, and reached number 14 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
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