Song · Aztec Camera
“Pillar to Post” by Aztec Camera
From the album High Land, Hard Rain (1983)
“Pillar to Post” by Aztec Camera appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1982 and 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the album High Land, Hard Rain. Its best result is #24 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #74 alternative song of 1982 and #7,630 alternative song of all time.
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"Pillar to Post" comes from High Land, Hard Rain, the 1983 debut album Aztec Camera made for Rough Trade, and it's Roddy Frame's show from top to bottom: he wrote it, arranged it, sings it and plays the guitar, all bright jangle and quick fingers.
Frame had started the band in 1980 after the Forensics fell apart, and by the time of this record the lineup had been reshuffled and relocated to London: Campbell Owens on bass, and Dave Ruffy, late of the Ruts, on drums and percussion. Bernie Clarke, the keyboardist who came aboard soon after Ruffy, produced it with John Brand, who also engineered. It's guitar pop that sounds far older and wiser than a first album has any right to.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 24 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2011 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Pillar To Post.
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