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1987 studio album by the Pastels
Up for a Bit with the Pastels
Studio album by the Pastels
ReleasedJanuary 1987
RecordedSeptember 1986, W.S.R.S. Leamington Spa
GenreIndie pop
Length31:47
LabelGlass
Paperhouse
ProducerJohn A. Rivers
The Pastels chronology
Up for a Bit with the Pastels
(1987) 		Sittin' Pretty
(1989)
Professional ratings
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AllMusic

Up for a Bit with the Pastels is the debut album by the Scottish band the Pastels, released in 1987. It was named the 37th best Scottish album by The Scotsman.

Track listing

All songs written by Stephen McRobbie, except where noted.

  1. "Ride" – 2:24
  2. "Up for a Bit" (Martin Hayward, Bernice Simpson) – 3:36
  3. "Crawl Babies" (Hayward, Simpson) – 2:45
  4. "Address Book" (McRobbie, Brian Taylor) – 4:02
  5. "I'm Alright with You" – 3:22
  6. "Hitchin' a (Ride)" – 2:02
  7. "Get 'Round Town" (McRobbie, Taylor)– 2:17
  8. "Automatically Yours" – 2:43
  9. "Baby Honey" (McRobbie, Taylor) – 5:52
  10. "If I Could Tell You" (Hayward, Simpson) – 2:44

Personnel

  • Stephen McRobbie (or Stephen Pastel) – guitar, vocals
  • Brian Taylor (or Brian Superstar) – guitar
  • Martin Hayward – bass, vocals
  • Bernice Simpson – drums
  • Annabel Wright – vocals, percussion, keyboards, artwork
  • John A. Rivers – producer, keyboards

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 774.
  3. "100 best Scottish albums – Nos 26-50". The Scotsman. 16 October 2003.


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