Post-punk rock: The Chameleons- 1986 Geffen Records vinyl LP, 'Strange Times'
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The Chameleons (known as The Chameleons UK in North America)[1] were an English post-punk[2] band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester in 1981. The band originally consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding and drummer John Lever (replacing original drummer Brian Schofield). They released six studio albums and one EP before disbanding in 2003.
Burgess alone continues to play Chameleons songs live under the name ChameleonsVox.
The Chameleons signed to Geffen Records, releasing their third studio album, 'Strange Times', (924 119-1) in 1986, and this is the one on offer here. Following the sudden death of the band's manager Tony Fletcher, though, The Chameleons disbanded.
This copy is in vg+ condition, both disc and cover, with its original plain back inner sleeve, also vg+. A very nice example of an excellent record. It may have been played once for review purposes, I honestly cannot now remember, but there are no spindle wear marks and almost nothing in the way of superficial, visual marks. No audible flaws to the sound.
According to Chameleons frontman Mark Burgess: "The album (Strange Times) was recorded at Jacob's Studio in Surrey, south of London over a period of five weeks. Again the material was only loosely sketched and we didn't really have any idea how the album would turn out. We'd spent a month or so getting the ideas together living in a small house in the Lake District of England and rehearsing the ideas in a school hall, specially hired, just outside the village of Hawkshead".
Burgess later said, "Strange Times is my favourite. Personally, I believe it was the best lyrical work I'd done with the band and some of the best vocal performances, and I think The Chameleons really began to mature and move forward with this album".
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