Sunday 7 April 2019

Too Much ‎– "Who You Wanna Be" & "Kick Me One more Time" 7" Singles (Lightning Records ‎– GIL 513/GIL 552) 1978/1979



Tracklisting:

A Who You Wanna Be
B Another Time Another Place



Tracklisting:

1-Kick Me One More Time
2-Be Mine
3-It's Only For Me


Too much what? Certainly not too much in the department of record releases. In fact, just enough.
For most pop groups two singles should be the maximum output for their careers.....what careers?
Again, not much is known about this youthful act on Lightning Records, but they did do a photoshoot at least, and it reveals they had a prediliction for turned up jacket collars to make them appear cool.A fashion angle popularised by Alvin Stardust,Eric Cantona and John Robb of the Membranes......not to be encouraged.
Fresh out of secondary school by the sound of it, and the look of it.Too much's fledgling career was no doubt curtailed by 'Real Life', jobs, university courses and other crap like that.Likely, they had to sell the music gear their mums and dads bought them to pay the rent in their grotty bedsits as society began to grind down their youthful enthusiasm.They're probably all dead now!?
They did,however, leave us with five charming upbeat power pop rave-ups with a distinct Pub Rock flavour.....more photo's anyone?...
Yes, one of them had a beard.Very  subversive in 1978.

4 comments:

Paulo X said...

"Permission denied"...

Jonny Zchivago said...

Its Mediafire, you sometimes have to try three or four times before they'll let you through.....there's been over 100 downloads so far so there isn't a general problem.

Paulo X said...

NOW I was able to download... Thanks!

Ollie Stench said...

Who woulda thought there was an actual living, breathing beatnick in 1978???