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DISCID=90088e0b,93088e0b,a608960b
DTITLE=Joe Jackson / Look Sharp! (Original CD Edition)
DYEAR=1979
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=One More Time
TTITLE1=Sunday Papers
TTITLE2=Is She Really Going Out With Him?
TTITLE3=Happy Loving Couples
TTITLE4=Throw It Away
TTITLE5=Baby Stick Around
TTITLE6=Look Sharp!
TTITLE7=Fools In Love
TTITLE8=(Do the) Instant Mash
TTITLE9=Pretty Girls
TTITLE10=Got The Time
EXTD=Look Sharp! (Original CD Edition)\n\nOriginally Released April 19
EXTD=79\nCD Edition Released 1988 ??\nRemastered Edition August 14, 20
EXTD=01\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: A brilliant, accomplished debut, Look Sh
EXTD=arp! established Joe Jackson as part of that camp of angry, intel
EXTD=ligent young new wavers (i.e., Elvis Costello, Graham Parker) who
EXTD= approached pop music with the sardonic attitude and tense, aggre
EXTD=ssive energy of punk. Not as indebted to pub-rock as Parker and C
EXTD=ostello, and much more lyrically straightforward than the latter,
EXTD= Jackson delivers a set of bristling, insanely catchy pop songs t
EXTD=hat seethe with energy and frustration. Several deal with the lac
EXTD=k of thoughtful reflection in everyday life ("Sunday Papers," "Go
EXTD=t the Time"), but many more concern the injuries and follies of r
EXTD=omance. In the caustic yet charming witticisms of songs like the 
EXTD=hit "Is She Really Going Out With Him?," "Happy Loving Couples," 
EXTD="Fools In Love," and "Pretty Girls," Jackson presents himself on 
EXTD=the one hand as a man of integrity seeking genuine depth in love 
EXTD=(and elsewhere), but leavens his stance with a wry, self-effacing
EXTD= humor, revealing his own vulnerability to loneliness and to pure
EXTD=ly physical attraction. Look Sharp! is the sound of a young man s
EXTD=earching for substance in a superficial world -- and it also happ
EXTD=ens to rock like hell. -- Steve Huey\n\nCMJ New Music Report Excl
EXTD=usive Review\nOn Look Sharp, his debut album on A & M Records, Jo
EXTD=e Jackson establishes himself as a strong new force on today's po
EXTD=p scene. Each cut has that "instant pop single" quality; two of w
EXTD=hich are receiving considerable airplay: "Is She Really Going Out
EXTD= With Him?" and the racey post-punk "Got The Time." Jackson's sou
EXTD=nd is derivative of Elvis Costello, reflecting the early "British
EXTD= invasion," and is comparable to the first two lps by the Jam. Ho
EXTD=wever, Jackson's material is not a rip-off in any form. It's all 
EXTD=fresh, slick and polished material. His originality emerges in th
EXTD=e rhythm changes and the dominant syncopation throughout the albu
EXTD=m. Jackson's lyrics are definitely a sign of the times. "Baby Sti
EXTD=ck Around" seems to sum up the seventies: "Somebody telling me th
EXTD=e latest scandals, somebody stepping on my plastic sandals...push
EXTD=ing and shoving in sweat, black leather up and down we go chained
EXTD= together." "Pretty Girls" is a catchy one, with its updated funk
EXTD=y "doo-doo waps," and warning that the mini-skirt is coming back 
EXTD=into style. Look Sharp is a sharp as the shoes on the album cover
EXTD=. It's mod, it's chic, it's then, it's now. \n 1978-1999 College
EXTD= Media, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.\n\nHalf.com
EXTD= Details \nProducer: David Kershenbaum \n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel
EXTD=: Joe Jackson (vocals, harmonica, piano); Gary Sanford (guitar); 
EXTD=Graham Maby (bass); Dave Houghton (drums).\n\nReissue producer: M
EXTD=ike Ragogna.\nRecorded at Eden Studio, London, England. \nInclude
EXTD=s liner notes by Scott Schinder.\nDigitally remastered by Erick L
EXTD=abson at Universal Mastering Studios West, North Hollywood, Calif
EXTD=ornia.\n\nHe burst onto the scene a couple of years later than El
EXTD=vis Costello and Graham Parker, but Joe Jackson completed British
EXTD= rock's Angry Young Man trinity. As evidenced by his '79 debut, J
EXTD=ackson was a bit more eclectic than Parker or (early) Costello, a
EXTD=nd a touch ahead of both in terms of harmonic sophistication (tho
EXTD=ugh he downplayed his compositional chops at the beginning). The 
EXTD=straight-ahead guitar-bass-drums trio that backed him on his firs
EXTD=t three albums was inspired by punk, but clearly more a part of t
EXTD=he burgeoning new wave scene, marrying punk's aggression with sma
EXTD=rt, hooky pop song structures.\n\nTrue to the spirit of the times
EXTD=, Jackson's irritated by just about everything; tabloids ("Sunday
EXTD= Papers"), his libido ("Pretty Girls"), muzak ("Instant Mash"), y
EXTD=ou name it. Fortunately, his pop craftsmanship is unerring, so no
EXTD= matter how irate he gets, his anger is backed up with infectious
EXTD= melodies and rhythms. Jackson moves deftly from the punk raving 
EXTD=of "Got the Time" to the reggaefied "Fools in Love" and the '60s-
EXTD=ish pop of his first monster hit "Is She Really Going Out With Hi
EXTD=m" without missing a step.\n\nIndustry Reviews\nRanked #7 in CMJ'
EXTD=s Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1979.\nCMJ (01/05/2004)\n\nAMAZON.
EXTD=COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nRead All About It.... er, forget that, just 
EXTD=listen to it instead!, August 19, 2006\nReviewer: Bart King (Port
EXTD=land, Oregon)\nTalk about standing the test of time; LOOK SHARP s
EXTD=till sounds incredibly sharp. From start to finish, its creative 
EXTD=blast overshadows all of Jackson's subsequent work (much of which
EXTD= is quite good!).\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nJoe Jackson's Fi
EXTD=rst Album Is His Best, December 3, 2005\nReviewer: The Footpath C
EXTD=owboy "rockerusa2002" (Suffern, NY United States)\nLOOK SHARP!, J
EXTD=oe Jackson's debut album, is also his best. He had yet to turn in
EXTD=to a crank here, and the lyrics are filled with righteous anger a
EXTD=nd biting humor. "Sunday Papers" is an attack on the press for se
EXTD=nsationalizing things, and expresses how I felt when a murder on 
EXTD=campus at my old school made the newspapers and the TV news, lead
EXTD=ing to a fellow alumnus telling me that he'd never wear a school 
EXTD=jacket from there to meet his favorite actress, as well as my fee
EXTD=lings about how the news sensationalizes crimes by people with me
EXTD=ntal disabilities, which promotes discrimination against them. "I
EXTD=s She Really Going Out With Him?" and "Happy Loving Couples" humo
EXTD=rously satirize romantic breakups, and "One More Time" and "Throw
EXTD= It Away" show a guy dissing his girlfriend for wanting a romanti
EXTD=c vacation in a country that regularly arrests foreign tourists f
EXTD=or trumped-up crimes, which is not surprising considering Jackson
EXTD='s belief that the young Australian tourist jailed in Indonesia o
EXTD=n drug-smuggling charges was unjustly convicted. The only problem
EXTD= with this CD is that it's TOO perfect; Joe Jackson would equal i
EXTD=t on the follow-up, and then swiftly decline. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUST
EXTD=OMER REVIEW\nAn Excellent Remastering Job!, January 14, 2005\nRev
EXTD=iewer: D. Hawkins (Denver, CO United States)\nWhile watching the 
EXTD="Freaks and Geeks" DVD's recently, there was an episode where Sam
EXTD= buys a Parisian nightsuit and wears it to school, all with the h
EXTD=ope of impressing a girl. The song playing as he walks down the h
EXTD=all is "Look Sharp," and it's a perfect marriage of visuals and m
EXTD=usic. If you watch the episode with the commentary, one of the co
EXTD=mmentators waxes about how much he loves the song, and especially
EXTD= Graham Maby's bass playing. I couldn't agree more. This is a dyn
EXTD=amite album that still sounds phenomenal and that is due in large
EXTD= part to the excellence of Graham Maby. He has to be one of the m
EXTD=ost unsung bassists ever, but his liquid lines bring the groove t
EXTD=o the entire album. The remastering sounds better than the LP I h
EXTD=ad many moons ago, and I can tell it's one album that I will neve
EXTD=r tire of. If you want to "look sharp," you should make this your
EXTD= next purchase.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nJoe's electrifying
EXTD= debut--brilliant songwriting that beats Costello at his own game
EXTD=, December 31, 2004\nReviewer: Dave "missing person" (United Stat
EXTD=es)\nJoe Jackson's debut album "Look Sharp!" was recorded in 1978
EXTD= & originally released in January of 1979, & what a superb debut 
EXTD=it is. Yes, the similarity between Jackson and Elvis Costello (th
EXTD=e latter of whom already had two albums out prior to 1979) are in
EXTD=evitable, but Joe simply had Elvis beat in terms of both vocal po
EXTD=wer and sheer songwriting ability. \n\nClearly this album was a c
EXTD=athartic experience for Joe--track upon track shows him letting o
EXTD=ff a ton of steam, & when you match this with the consistently de
EXTD=athless hooks, & punchy performances from the original Joe Jackso
EXTD=n Band, the result is an album that is simply electrifying. This 
EXTD=is one of those albums where the big hit is merely the tip of the
EXTD= iceberg--"Is She Really Going Out With Him?" is certainly a good
EXTD= tune, but it's kind of thin and annoyingly in-your-face--it make
EXTD=s perfect sense that Joe has come up with various different rewor
EXTD=kings of this song over the years for live performance, seemingly
EXTD= as a compromise--this way the fans can't accuse him of totally a
EXTD=voiding this signature tune, yet it also gives Joe the satisfacti
EXTD=on of knowing he's not merely pandering to his audience. "Is She 
EXTD=Really Going Out With Him?" gets totally blown away by most of th
EXTD=e rest of the songs on this album. In general, he sticks with hyp
EXTD=eractive "New Wave"-ish rock & roll throughout the album, and it 
EXTD=really feels like one of those albums that gets knocked out very 
EXTD=quickly, which it was. That's not to say though that there's no v
EXTD=ariety--he gets in a strong dose of reggae on the sarcastic media
EXTD= slam "Sunday Papers" and on the mellow "Fools In Love", and ther
EXTD=e's also a funkiness to the ultra-catchy "(Do The) Instant Mash" 
EXTD=which has incredibly witty & highly amusing lyrics, as well as an
EXTD= infectious, bluesy guitar lick. "Pretty Girls" is a blast--it st
EXTD=arts off humorously similar to Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy", & t
EXTD=he song is about guys being utterly powerless when it comes to li
EXTD=ving in a world full of beautiful girls, & expresses a desperate 
EXTD=desire for it to be otherwise with some truly mind-blowing lyrics
EXTD=. Each 'side' (in vinyl terms) ends with a thrilling fast-paced g
EXTD=em--"Throw It Away" is a cathartic rant, & the uncanny "Got the T
EXTD=ime" is about the frantic rush people find themselves in to get t
EXTD=hings done. The uptempo, pleading album opener "One More Time", t
EXTD=he bouncy feel-good pop of "Baby Stick Around", & the strutting t
EXTD=itle track are all gems as well. As much credit as Joe deserves, 
EXTD=you've really got to hand it to Graham Maby (bass guitar), Gary S
EXTD=anford (guitar), and Dave Houghton (drums)--their performances on
EXTD= this album are incredible. This 2001 reissue makes this masterpi
EXTD=ece even sweeter by adding some excellent liner notes, plus two n
EXTD=on-album b-sides as bonus tracks, both of which are gems--"Don't 
EXTD=Ask Me" is another thrilling, fast-paced blast, & "You Got The Fe
EXTD=ver" is ultra-catchy & sounds kind of like a blend of "Is She Rea
EXTD=lly Going Out With Him?" & the title track. Plus, the sound quali
EXTD=ty on this disc is superb. One minor complaint is the flawed job 
EXTD=that was done in regard to the insertion of track marks--for inst
EXTD=ance, if you go to track 5 to hear "Throw It Away", you'll find t
EXTD=he very beginning of the track to be 'stranded' at the end of tra
EXTD=ck 4 (I apologize if this sounds confusing, but if you try this f
EXTD=or yourself, you see what I'm saying). Apart from that though, th
EXTD=is is an absolutely terrific reissue of an album that was already
EXTD= terrific in the first place. Few artists in music history have b
EXTD=een as tirelessly determined to show their versatility & to make 
EXTD='Big Statements' as Joe Jackson has--the result has been a career
EXTD= with considerable ups and downs, however, this debut album left 
EXTD=no doubt about Joe's songwriting genius. To put it a certain way,
EXTD= this is where it all began for Joe--"Look Sharp!" is, without qu
EXTD=estion, a must-have album.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSharper
EXTD= than the rest, December 24, 2004\nReviewer: Tim Brough "author a
EXTD=nd music buff" (Springfield, PA United States)\nJoe Jackson becam
EXTD=e the first of the angry young men of the British New Wave to sco
EXTD=re a hit single. When "Is She Really Going Out With Him" cracked 
EXTD=the American top 40, he (along with the Cars and Talking Heads) b
EXTD=lazed a trail that his contemporaries could soon follow. Like Elv
EXTD=is Costello and Graham Parker, Jackson was a somewhat surly Brit 
EXTD=with a rebellious streak and a strong sense of pop song skill. To
EXTD=wards that end, "Look Sharp" delivered an energetic dose of craft
EXTD=y songs matched with a crack band. \n\nJackson was not big on rel
EXTD=ationships, and like Elvis Costello's early work, a broad swath o
EXTD=f misanthropy underscores a lot of Jackson's debut disc. From the
EXTD= confectionary bitterness of "Is She Really Going Out With Him" t
EXTD=o the bittersweet "Fools In Love," getting along with the opposit
EXTD=e sex is really not his strong suit. Jackson also shared Costello
EXTD='s caustic wit, with the songs "Sunday Papers" and "Instant Mash"
EXTD= delivering barbed commentary. \n\nBut the key to the success of 
EXTD="Look Sharp" was the musical delivery. Using a variety of styles 
EXTD=like the Police pop reggae of "Fools" to punk's high energy anger
EXTD= ("Got The Time"), "Look Sharp" hinted at the diversity of Jackso
EXTD=n's later work. The passing of time may have made him a more eleg
EXTD=ant songwriter, but Joe Jackson's debut CD still feels as fresh a
EXTD=nd tangy as it did when he made skinny ties safe for America in t
EXTD=he late seventies.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nYou Gotta Look 
EXTD=Sharp!, March 28, 2004\nReviewer: Samhot (Star Land)\nIt's easy f
EXTD=or many -- especially music industry writers -- to dismiss Joe Ja
EXTD=ckson as a pop musician who possessed nothing more than delusions
EXTD= of grandeur, due to his forays into jazz and classical shortly a
EXTD=fter his first two smash albums. A pompous musician, or a true ar
EXTD=tist? Regardless of what side you're on, there's one thing you ca
EXTD=n't deny: Joe Jackson was/is one crafty, talented S.O.B., and I f
EXTD=eel he's a force to be reckoned with.\n_Look Sharp!_ is a smash a
EXTD=lbum with ridiculously catchy tunes, infectious melodies, cynical
EXTD= and ambivalent lyrics, and snappy rhythms that'll be impossible 
EXTD=*not* to bop your head to. There is literally not one boring, unl
EXTD=istenable tune to be found here: every track is jam-packed with e
EXTD=nergy, taste and charisma. While the lyrics are quite sarcastic (
EXTD=and hilarious in spots), the music is impossibly upbeat, and refr
EXTD=ains from depressing wallowing: leave it to wisecracking Joe to t
EXTD=urn something so self-deprecating and sarcastic into something pe
EXTD=ppy and upbeat -- it almost makes you wonder if Joe is celebratin
EXTD=g his own dissatisfactions with love and life. Either way, infect
EXTD=iousness and intelligence are so rare to come by in one package. 
EXTD=But Joe Jackson delivers big-time in this department. "One More T
EXTD=ime" is a perfect example of how Joe makes something miserable so
EXTD=und so peppy and fun: listen to those ironic, almost masochistic 
EXTD=lyrics. Yet the music is so driving, tasty and energetic. Of cour
EXTD=se, many already know "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" featuri
EXTD=ng those semi-hilarious, yet reflective lyrics, and the muted rif
EXTD=f on the verses. "Throw It Away" is a fast-paced, energetic rocke
EXTD=r, with Joe howling in certain parts of the track. The title trac
EXTD=k many may have heard as well: a snappy, tasty number exhibiting 
EXTD=excellent musicianship. Listen to the sophisticated arrangement i
EXTD=n the vocal harmonies during the closing parts of the chorus. "Fo
EXTD=ols In Love" is a reggae-rock number that pretty much speaks for 
EXTD=itself, title-wise: the lyrics and Joe's vocal delivery crack me 
EXTD=up hysterically. Hilarious stuff. And later, to close out the alb
EXTD=um, "Got The Time" is a fast-paced, energetic rocker in the style
EXTD= of "Throw It Away."\n\nWant something ludicrously catchy and sna
EXTD=ppy? Want something subtly sarcastic and sneering, but at the sam
EXTD=e time, utterly reflective, moving and funny? Want some upbeat mu
EXTD=sic good for cruising with your girlfriend, or otherwise? Pick th
EXTD=is album up, along with _I'm The Man_. Both are essential Joe Jac
EXTD=kson albums.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nLooks sharp, sounds s
EXTD=harp, March 5, 2004\nReviewer: Rocco Dormarunno (Brooklyn, NY)\nJ
EXTD=oe Jackson's first two albums have always represented, to me, wha
EXTD=t was good about the New Wave/No Wave splash of the late '70s to 
EXTD=early '80s. LOOK SHARP was Joe Jackson's impressive first dive in
EXTD=to those waters. Although not as consistently engrossing as his n
EXTD=ext album, I'M THE MAN, this album was a great introduction to th
EXTD=e contradictory, self-conscious attitude of late '70s pop. Altern
EXTD=ating between comic and pathetic, like "Is She Really Going Out W
EXTD=ith Him?" to "Fools in Love", the album does have an interesting 
EXTD=range. The title cut is probably the most self-conscious in the s
EXTD=ense that it figuratively asks, "How should I look and/or behave 
EXTD=in this post-punk world? What is the new attitude?" I had just tu
EXTD=rned twenty when this album came out and, for that reason alone, 
EXTD=this cut spoke to me. I worried about having to look "over my sho
EXTD=ulder" too. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nBeen there..., Januar
EXTD=y 27, 2004\nReviewer: "howlinw" (California USA)\nThis record is 
EXTD=sharp and energetic, cynical and angry, insightful and perceptive
EXTD=, all tightly-wound frayed nerves. Think a bad night plus too muc
EXTD=h coffee in the morning for a smart misfit with a gift for melody
EXTD=. It can be a bit much at times but when I'm in a certain mood I 
EXTD=put this on and it hits the spot. Most people who do "breakup mus
EXTD=ic" like slow, sad songs from what I can tell. Well, this is what
EXTD= I go to at those times. It reminds me that the world of romance,
EXTD= indeed the world in general, is taken too seriously. People will
EXTD= be people. Girls will continue to go out with big apish guys for
EXTD= no apparent reason. The newspaper will continue to report on all
EXTD= kinds of useless [junk] and neglect real problems. And no matter
EXTD= how cynical you get or think you are, you're still gonna fall pr
EXTD=ey to love. This album laughs at the world, at itself, and turns 
EXTD=the mirror on all of us. It's a classic, timeless, and I'm amazed
EXTD= more bands don't cover these songs. Especially after one of thei
EXTD=r members has gone through a breakup or divorce, has stayed up al
EXTD=l night, and has imbibed too much coffee.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER 
EXTD=REVIEW\nLook Sharp... SHARPER THAN EVER, January 16, 2004\nReview
EXTD=er: K F LIGAMMARI (WANAQUE, NJ United States)\nBack in the late 7
EXTD=0's when I was a teenager, I purchased this record due to it's un
EXTD=ique packaging... A 2 disc 10" "sandwich" album with cool cover a
EXTD=rt and even a "LOOK SHARP" lapel button. I was shocked to find th
EXTD=at the music was incredible as well! Needless to say, even though
EXTD= I still have the record, I haven't heard it in years and stumble
EXTD=d accross it on Amazon. Boy am I glad I did! The album is a total
EXTD= classic that is as fresh as when released sounding even better o
EXTD=n compact disc. A MUST FOR EVERY COLLECTION.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOM
EXTD=ER REVIEW\nClassic New Wave Album, July 24, 2002\nReviewer: Matt 
EXTD=Sherrill (Washington D.C.)\nJoe Jackson's debut album is one of t
EXTD=he greatest debuts of all time. Before you even pop the CD in to 
EXTD=your player, you can look at one of the greatest album covers of 
EXTD=all time. It shows two shiny, white shoes, casting light upon the
EXTD= sidewalk in front of them. Incredibly cool. Then, the music. "Lo
EXTD=ok Sharp" is filled with varying musical styles. Punk, reggae, po
EXTD=p, and even jazz can be heard at different points on this record.
EXTD= Another achievement of Jackson's on this record is the songwriti
EXTD=ng. Much of "Look Sharp" conveys Jackson's cynical views on relat
EXTD=ionships, dating, and love. This often is presented in a humorous
EXTD= manner, which makes it that much more entertaining to listen to.
EXTD= The album kicks off with "One More Time," one of the more punkis
EXTD=h tunes on the album. It goes on to classics such as "Sunday Pape
EXTD=rs," and "Is She Really Going Out With Him." The latter is arguab
EXTD=ly the strongest song on the album. It is Jackson's observations 
EXTD=on the men he sees the women around him dating ("pretty women out
EXTD= walking with gorillas down my street..."). Other standout tracks
EXTD= include "Fools In Love" ("fools in love, are there any other kin
EXTD=d of lovers?") and "Look Sharp." Overall, a classic new wave-peri
EXTD=od album that is both emotional and humorous at the same time. On
EXTD=e of the talented Jackson's crowning achievements.\n\nAMAZON.COM 
EXTD=CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAngry Young Man + Tight Band, June 26, 2002\nRev
EXTD=iewer: Timothy D. Shoppa (Bethesda, MD USA)\nI've played this alb
EXTD=um over and over again on vinyl and now have this new remastered 
EXTD=CD. The sound on the CD is better, and the tight band of the orig
EXTD=inal vinyl is still perfectly intact. It sounds like you're liste
EXTD=ning to a live set (all the energy you could expect out of any re
EXTD=cording session) while the band is flawless; a combination that n
EXTD=o other "angry young men" band of the late 70's could achieve. (O
EXTD=K, most of the other bands didn't play more than 3 chords, but th
EXTD=at's a different matter.)\nNot all the songs are "angry young man
EXTD="-oriented, of course. The background of club music is very stron
EXTD=g, especially in "Is she\nreally going out with him" and the almo
EXTD=st doo-wop "Baby stick around", but these are executed with a vib
EXTD=rancy and excitement that you rarely see applied to pop-tunes. At
EXTD= the other end of the spectrum "Got the time" and "Throw it away"
EXTD= are pure frenzy that's also musical. I would give anything to go
EXTD= back in time and see the band do these live.\n\nThe two bonus tr
EXTD=acks are obviously just "tacked on" to the end of this CD; they d
EXTD=on't belong there but I won't hold them against the CD. Just prog
EXTD=ram your CD player to not play them.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIE
EXTD=W\nAwesome remastering of a landmark album, August 14, 2001\nRevi
EXTD=ewer: doublehighc (California)\nThe new Joe Jackson CD reissues o
EXTD=f "Look Sharp!" and "I'm The Man" are paradigms of CD remastering
EXTD=. Hats off to reissue producer Mike Ragogna, remastering guru Eri
EXTD=ck Labson, and the rest of the reissue team for a superb job!\n\n
EXTD=If you like these albums, these reissues have everything you coul
EXTD=d want - dramatically improved sound, non-album B-sides as bonus 
EXTD=tracks, expanded album art, full lyrics, new liner notes, and a m
EXTD=id-range price.\n\nThis was Joe Jackson's debut album and it stil
EXTD=l sounds great over 20 years later. This is the one with "Is She 
EXTD=Really Going Out With Him?", but just about all the songs on it a
EXTD=re excellent. Softer songs like the reggae-ish "Fools In Love" es
EXTD=pecially benefit from the wonderful remastering job - you can hea
EXTD=r every bit of the interplay between the Joe and his 3-piece band
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