For Those Who Think Young by Rough Trade

For Those Who Think Young, Rough Trade's third album, came out in 1981 on True North in Canada, with Boardwalk handling the US and Big Time the UK. The sleeve prints the title in lower case inside brackets, and it was nearly called for those who think jung, a pun that tells you plenty about the band's wit. Carole Pope and Kevan Staples ran the show, backed by Terry Wilkins on bass and Bucky Berger on drums, and the band was already known for provocative lyrics and a stage show with Pope in bondage gear.

This is sleek, sharp-edged new wave, and it sold: gold in Canada that November, a peak of number 9 on the RPM albums chart, where it sat for three weeks, and sixteen weeks in the top 50. "All Touch" became the band's biggest commercial success, reaching number 12 at home and 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Blood Lust" and the title track following it out as singles.

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