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The Singles Album - Bonus Edition

by Squire

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OldMod67 I still have all the Squire singles, not a dud in sight. Having them all in one place illustrates what fabulous sixties inspired pop they've produced. An impressive collection. Favorite track: I Know A Girl.
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settingson A fantastic collection of pop gems, sadly overlooked by most people. In all honesty, Squire's entire discography (and additionally 'Blue Summer Days' by 'Sugarplum', one of the greatest albums ever made, even better than Get Smart!) needs to be re-promoted and given some much needed and well deserved airplay. I have absolutely no doubt that every song would hit with my generation, but they have sadly slipped under the radar.

You don't have to be a Mod to love Squire (although I am one). Favorite track: My Mind Goes Round In Circles.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited edition version of The Singles Album includes special bonus insert with additional sleeve notes.

    Released on in 2015 by Wah Wah Records, Spain, we have a few special copies for fans!

    Also includes immediate download of 19-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This CD version of The Singles Album was re-mastered from original analogue tapes and re-released in 2007. This 17 track album comes with a special 12 page booklet telling the story of Squire through the singles.

    Also includes immediate download of the19-track bonus album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 18 Squire releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Passengers On Trains, The Place I Used To Live, The Young Idea, Jesamine, Every Trick (In The Book Of Love), Girl On A Train, No Time Tomorrow, My Mind Goes Round In Circles, and 10 more. , and , .

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1.
Get ready to go I told you so I want you to know Get ready to go! Ready! Steady! Lets go!
2.
Walking down the King's Road with some friends of mine The streets are crowded, its a sign of the times Walking down the King's Road with some friends of mine The shops are busy, they've got Saturday on their mind Well I was just thinking how it used to be... I'm gonna take a look at Carnaby Street! Well I was walking down the King's Road Just about to turn around In The Chelsea Drugstore with some friends of mine Saw Mr. Jimmy still standing in line In The Chelsea Drugstore with some friends of mine Mini skirts, dolly birds and Radio Caroline Well I was just thinking how it used to be... I'm gonna take a look at Carnaby Street! Well I was walking down The King's Road Just about to turn around
3.
It's a mod mod world Yes it's a mod mod world Immediate reactions Fashion trends that catch on It's a mod mod world Down to Brighton on my scooter with you Up to Box Hill on a Sunday afternoon Immediate reactions Fashion trends that catch on It's a mod mod world It's a mod mod world - today Well it's fabulous Down in Carnaby Street Immediate reactions Fashion trends that catch on It's a mod mod world It's Ready - Steady - Go On my SX-200 Immediate reactions Fashion trends that catch on It's a mod mod world It's a mod mod world - today I've got a job as junior hairdresser I'm not the best It's not the most But I stay 'cos I want Money for clothes I just want money for clothes It's a mod mod world - today
4.
Did i tell you i'm the face of today? Did i tell you i'm the face of today? I tell you i'm the face of today I can be anyone i wanna be That's why i say I'm the face of youth today Did i tell you nothing stands in my way? Did i tell you nothing stands in my way? I tell you i'm the face of today I can be anyone i wanna be That's why i say I'm the face of youth today I don't ever wanna hear you talk about me I just wanna hear you say you'd love to be me Do you wanna know about the things that i can do when i'm alone?
5.
I know a girl That I don't want to know anymore She's in a world Where I don't want to go anymore Shall I tell you something secret Because of my pride She's not by my side anymore She's a kind of girl That I don't want to know anymore In a kind of world Where I don't want to go anymore Shall I tell you something secret Because of my pride She's not by my side anymore Don't want to know her anymore Don't want to know her anymore
6.
I don't know you When I see you My mind goes round in circles Every night I lie awake in my bed I think of things I should have said I think of things I did instead My mind goes round in circles When I'm out I see you everywhere I go I ask my friends why is it so That you're the only girl that I don't know My mind goes round in circles I don't know you When I see you My mind goes round in circles Tonight's the night I realise i've got a problem I saw you looking at my best friend And I don't want the friendship to end My mind goes round in circles So I suppose I should find myself another girl Who's living in another world Who looks just like the other girl That made my mind go round in circles I don't know you When I see you My mind goes round in circles When I lie awake at night Something deep inside of me Tells me that it should be alright I don't know you When I see you My mind goes round in circles
7.
Stephanie wants to know About all the things in the world 'Cos all she seems to get from life is sorrow Stephanie misunderstands Stephanie tries all she can Her head is filled with false hopes of tomorrow With every morning a new day starts Her head's in circles but her heart starts beating fast Does Stephanie know Does Stephanie know Does Stephanie know Does Stephanie know Stephanie can't explain Stephanie takes the blame Her only hope is one day she'll be stronger Stephanie walks on her own Stephanie likes to feel alone It helps to calm frustration deep inside her With every morning a new day starts Her head's in circles but her heart starts beating fast Does Stephanie know Does Stephanie know Does Stephanie know Does Stephanie know
8.
Look into me and and you will find Your likeness in my eyes No time tomorrow So what I have to say to you Should come as no surprise No time tomorrow You used to be so cool my friend But oh, there's no pain like sorrow And there's no time tomorrow And sitting thinking in your chair Will never get things done No time tomorrow And dreaming of your used to be's Is such a waste of time No time tomorrow You used to be so cool my friend But oh, there's no pain like sorrow And there's no time tomorrow No there's no time tomorrow All of the things You wanted then No time tomorrow No time tomorrow No time tomorrow Make time today
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If there's something else that you would rather do. Then that's something else that I would do with you. But in case in all turns out too bad Don't cry to me If there's somewhere else that you would rather go. Then I'll tell you girl that's all I need to know But in case in all turns out too bad Don't cry to me No, no Don't cry to me In this kinda world of happiness I don't need to know Inside you see I'm up in the air I can dance on the ceiling, so Don't cry to me! If there's someone else that you would rather be. Then that's someone else that you can be to me But in case in all turns out too bad Don't cry to me
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Won't you tell me your name Girl on the train Won't you tell me your game Girl on the train You keep on staring at me But can't you see I'm in misery 'Cos I'd like to meet you Girl on the train When I see you I am hypnotised When you go my mind inside me cries There's one thing I'd like to know One day will we ever sit together That would be a groove to me Girl on a train Looking through my window outside Seeing your reflection inside The day goes by in slow motion The world goes by it's an illusion Wouldn't I like to know you Girl on a train Wouldn't I like to phone you Girl on a train Do you live at home with your Mum and Dad Or do you have a husband that makes you sad Tomorrow I'll say hello Girl on the train
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Baby what are you trying to do Tell me what you're trying to play Don't you realise that my heart's hanging On every word you say When you look into my eyes Tell me what you feel inside? Don't you hear the sound of your heart thumping Don't you feel the butterflies? Come on baby, open the door 'Cos if i cant get you No one can! And i've tried every trick in the book of love I'm the guy that ends up high Not the kind to compromise Don't you think it's time that you stopped running Don't you know that love can't hide I know there are many things That you should know by now If you don't baby, it's too bad, I'm serious - and how!
12.
Jesamine 02:46
I know a girl called Jesamine I can't explain But every time i see Jesamine I go insane And every time i'm away from her She's with another guy My friends say she is a Jesabel I don't know why! It's high time i left my Jesamine But when i try, she cries And i give in To Jesamine She finds it hard to resist When other people smile And i've done some things in my time To make her cry But we've been living the same old scene For longer than i care And i've been saying the same old lies, For longer than i dare!
13.
September gurls do so much I was your butch and you were touched I loved you well never mind I've been crying all the time December boys got it bad September gurls I don't know why How can I deny what's inside Even though I keep away Maybe we'll love all our days. December boys got it bad When I get to bed Late at night That's the time She makes things right Ooh when she makes love to me
14.
We've been sitting here with nothing to do So were gonna change our image for you Were in touch with the young idea A brand new band for a brand new year We're in touch with the young idea A brand new band for a brand new year A brand new band for a brand new year A brand new band for the young idea A brand new band for you to hear Once we used to stone and bum We played music but were young Now the young have all grown old They have children of their own We're in touch with the young idea A brand new band for a brand new year A brand new band for a brand new year A brand new band for the young idea A brand new band for you to hear
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Every day When I arise Open the door I look outside And I must say That every day It's getting better It's getting better I look around And i see the others They say to me Nothing can stop us And I must say That every day It's getting better It's getting better There's just one beat that you should know! This scene should be so cool It could be better It's getting better You look at me I look at you There is nothing That we can't do And I must say That every day It's getting better It's getting better
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When I think about all the places I used to live I think of New Malden It's the place where I was born This is the place I lived Where are the friends I played with? I used to spend the summers in Beverly Park I used to buy my records At Kett's - by the roundabout This is the place I lived Where are the friends I played with? I went back for a look just the other day Where the sweetshop was There's a chinese takeaway... The place I used to live Always reminds me of the simple things I remember all the neighbours we used to know The smell of the traffic The sounds on the radio This is the place I lived Where are the friends I played with? We used to walk together to the primary school Scared of the teachers That fed us the golden rule This is the place I lived Where are the friends I played with? I went back for a look just the other day Where the toy shop was There's a chinese takeaway... The place I used to live Always reminds me of the simple things I went back for a look just the other day Where the post office was There's a chinese takeaway... Nothing remains of yesterday Nobody stayed Nothing looks the same I went back for a look just the other day Where the Co-op was There's a chinese takeaway... The place I used to live Always reminds me of the simple things
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Over You 02:26
It sounds a kind of lie But i've been trying everyday Trying to make up my mind It really is so hard It really is so hard I said it really is so hard Over you I went down to the park I didn't notice it was dark Trying to make up my mind It really is so hard It really is so hard I said it really is so hard Over you I heard the other day Something strange but it changed my way I heard a word Well that's what my friends said to me
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Baby what are you trying to do Tell me what you're trying to play Don't you realise that my heart's hanging On every word you say When you look into my eyes Tell me what you feel inside? Don't you hear the sound of your heart thumping Don't you feel the butterflies? Come on baby, open the door 'Cos if i cant get you No one can! And i've tried every trick in the book of love I'm the guy that ends up high Not the kind to compromise Don't you think it's time that you stopped running Don't you know that love can't hide I know there are many things That you should know by now If you don't baby, it's too bad, I'm serious - and how!
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You wanna have some fun? You've gotta do what you wanna do! You wanna break away You've gotta do what you wanna do! Who'd you wanna be? What'd you wanna say? Where you gonna go? We've got to get together now! You wanna be someone You've gotta do what you wanna do! You wanna make your day You've gotta do what you wanna do! Who'd you wanna be? What'd you wanna say? Where you gonna go? We've got to get together now! Do just what you wanna do! Do just what you wanna do! Do just what you wanna do! And I'll do what I wanna do - too!

about

When this album was originally released in 1984, it brought together all the 7" singles in one glorious package. Following on from '60's/Beatles tradition Squire released singles separately from albums and many were now unavailable. This CD album pulls together all the A and B sides, up to the last single release "The Place I Used To Live" in 1992, and also includes the 7" single UK mix of Every Trick (In The Book Of Love).

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released August 4, 2010

When the Jam moved up from punk upstarts to mod statesmen in 1979, the British kids turned to other mod outfits to satisfy their craving for everything well-dressed and retro. While the Chords followed in the Jam's footsteps, the three other main contenders for the mod followed different musical paths: Secret Affair were a magical blend of punk, soul and pop with a mild dose of prog; the Lambrettas were straightforward power pop; and Squire were a mix of all of the above and more. In fact, if the mod scene hadn't existed, Squire would have still made brilliant, timeless records, no matter what was going on around them. While only releasing one full-fledged album (Get Smart!), singer/songwriter Anthony Meynell would embrace the '60s wholeheartedly while releasing a batch of singles that still managed to sound contemporary while exposing the many influences he wore on his sleeve. The Singles Album, originally released in 1985, features 17 moments of inspired pop genius that will appeal to fans of mod, power pop and '60s inspired ecstasy. Meynell and his mates created songs that could have easily topped the charts in the mid-'60s but were virtually ignored during the late '70s and early '80s. Making records that did not bear the stamps of modern production (synths, programmed drums, etc.) may have not helped their careers in the short run, but Squire's releases sound so much better for it more than two decades later. While some would accuse them of being mere copyists, Squire may beg, borrow and steal from the best, but they still sound like Squire! "No Time Tomorrow" borrows heavily from the Fab Four's "Tomorrow Never Knows" while tracks like "Don't Cry to Me" and "I Know a Girl" reach back to their simple Merseybeat days. "My Mind Goes Round in Circles" recalls the best of the Who's early pop epics. From the punk power of "Get Ready to Go" to the glorious Baroque pop of "Every Trick in the Book of Love," this remains one of the most cruelly overlooked compilations from the early '80s.
Stephen SPAZ Schnee. All Music Guide

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