Any Trouble - Where Are All The Nice Girls (35th anniversary)

This year marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of Where Are All The Nice Girls, the debut album from the British rock band Any Trouble. They would follow this a year later with another release on the Stiff records label, then two releases on the EMI America label in 1983 and 1984 (a mix of previously release material and new tracks). They broke up shortly thereafter, but regrouped again in 2007 to release their fifth album. A schedule sixth studio album from a slightly different line up was slated for November of 2015.

For my full review of this album, click here.

Any Trouble - Where Are All The Nice Girls

The British rock band Any Trouble was formed in Crewe, England, in the late 1970’s. The roster consisted of Clive Gregson on vocals, Chris Parks on guitar, Phil Barnes on bass and Mel Harley on drums.

In 1980, the band put out their debut album Where Are All the Nice Girls on the Stiff Records label. Any Trouble gained instant notoriety in the UK after a glowing article in Melody Maker magazine, but it was a double-edged sword as lead singer Gregson was unkindly compared to Elvis Costello. While there are a few similarities (guitar based pop songs with a pleasing male lead voice), that’s about as far as the comparison goes really. Gregson doesn’t have near the angst or attitude of early Costello. Most of the songs here are straight forward love songs.

For this review, I’ll be doing the original UK vinyl release. The US release had a couple extra tracks and a play different order.