Can’t Stand the Rezillos by Rezillos

Can't Stand the Rezillos, the debut album from Edinburgh's Rezillos, came out on Sire on 21 July 1978, and while their punk peers traded in nihilism and social commentary, this lot were throwing a party. Bob Clearmountain produced, and the record bounces on rock and roll, old-school beat music and glam, with Eugene Reynolds and Fay Fife trading vocals over Jo Callis's buzzing guitar and a sci-fi, B-movie streak running through the songs. It's poppier and more rock and roll than most of what punk was offering that year.

Along with the UK Top 20 hit "Top of the Pops", they tear through the Dave Clark Five's "Glad All Over", Gerry and the Pacemakers' "I Like It" and Fleetwood Mac's "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight". The UK music papers liked it and it reached number 16 on the albums chart, but the band split four months later. The record's reputation has only grown since.

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