Argybargy | ||||
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Studio album by Squeeze | ||||
Released | February 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979 in Chelsea Olympic Studios, London | |||
Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
Length | 36:14 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | John Wood, Squeeze | |||
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Singles from Argybargy | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Christgau's Record Guide | B− |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Mojo | |
Record Collector | |
Rolling Stone | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Smash Hits | 9/10 |
Argybargy is the third album by the UK new wave band Squeeze. Argybargy was released in February 1980 peaking at number 32 in the UK Albums Chart spending 15 weeks in that listing.
The track listing below is from the original UK LP release. On the American release, the song order was changed slightly, with "If I Didn't Love You" moved up to the first track of the second side, but the order otherwise remaining the same. All songs written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook except as indicated.
In 1997, the CD was released in the UK with two bonus tracks, as part of the Six of One... box set. The set included the band's first six studio albums, each digitally remastered. These CDs were made available for individual purchase in 1998.
Argybargy was re-issued in 2008 as a two disc deluxe edition. The first disc includes the original album, the two bonus cuts from the 1997 reissue, and seven additional bonus tracks.
The second disc contains a concert recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon on 9 March 1980, plus a US radio commercial for the album.
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It would be the last album featuring founding member Jools Holland until Squeeze's first reunion album, 1985's Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti.