Joe Jackson – Look Sharp!

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Label:	A&M Records – SP 3666
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:	1979
Genre:	Rock
Style:	New Wave

Tracklist

A1	One More Time	3:15
A2	Sunday Papers	4:22
A3	Is She Really Going Out With Him?	3:33
B1	Happy Loving Couples	3:08
B2	Throw It Away	2:49
B3	Baby Stick Around	2:36
C1	Pretty Girls	2:55
C2	Look Sharp!	3:23
C3	(Do The) Instant Mash	3:12
D1	Fools In Love	4:23
D2	Got The Time	2:52

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Eden Studios
Pressed By – Fidelatone Mfg.
Record Company – A&M Records, Inc.
Published By – Albion Music

Credits

Art Direction – Michael Ross (3)
Bass – Graham Maby
Crew [Road Crew] – Frankie Enfield
Drums – Dave Houghton
Engineer – "Hot" Rod Hewison*
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Aldo Bocca
Guitar – Gary Sanford
Photography By – Brian Griffin (3)
Producer – David Kershenbaum
Songwriter [All Songs Written And Arranged By], Arranged By [All Songs Written And Arranged By] – Joe Jackson
Stylist [Shoes By] – Denson (3)
Vocals, Piano, Harmonica – Joe Jackson

Notes

Fidelatone Mfg. pressing identifiable by "Ⓕ" stamp in runouts.
A die-cut hole in the gatefold cover accommodates a 1" button that reads "LOOK SHARP!"
Recorded at Eden Studio, London W.14.
Peanuts by Percy Dalton

℗1979 A&M Records, Inc.
©1979 A&M Records, Inc.

Side A through D are auto-coupled.

Some copies have a sticker wrapped around the spine with a new catalog number, A&MSP 6017

Plays at 33 1/3 rpm

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Label A): SP-33735
Matrix / Runout (Label B): SP-33736
Matrix / Runout (Label C): SP-33737
Matrix / Runout (Label D): SP-33738
Matrix / Runout (Runout A variant 1): AM SP 33735 F3 • Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout B variant 1): AM SP 33736 F3 •• Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout C variant 1): AM SP 33737 F3 • Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout D variant 1): AM SP 33738 F1 •• Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout A variant 2): AM SP 33735 F1 •• Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout B variant 2): AM SP 33736 F3 •• Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout C variant 2): AM SP 33737 F3 • Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout D variant 2): AM SP 33738 F1 •• Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout A variant 3): AM SP 33735 F2 •• Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout B variant 3): AM SP 33736 F1 •• Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout C variant 3): AM SP 33737 F2 •• Ⓕ
Matrix / Runout (Runout D variant 3): AM SP 33738 F1 •• Ⓕ

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Look Sharp! (LP, Album, Test Pressing)	A&M Records	SP-4743	US	1978
New Submission	Look Sharp (LP, Album, Promo, White Label)	A&M Records	AMLH 64743	UK	1978
Recently Edited	Look Sharp! (LP, Album)	A&M Records	AMLH 64743	Europe	1979
Recently Edited	Look Sharp! (LP, Album, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing, Barcode)	A&M Records, A&M Records	SP 4743, SP-4743	US	1979
Recently Edited	Look Sharp! (LP, Album)	A&M Records	L 36928	New Zealand	1979

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Reviews

Nikovic Nov 2, 2021
Just to clarify - this version does spin at 45 rpm?
Wiggus Mar 15, 2019
I have to say that I haven't compared this pressing to the 12" version, but Graham Maby's bass sounds incredible on the 2x10 release.
It is full, growly and deep; it has it all. It is the lead instrument on the record a la John Entwistle.
It sounds like you are in the same room with him.
aliceboy Sep 9, 2015
Edited 8 years ago
Joe Jackson begins here. With the release of 'Is She Really Going Out With Him?,' Jackson stepped to forefront in the public eye before (and probably still stronger than) his predecessors-in-style, Graham Parker and Elvis Costello. With the same acerbic wit and brilliant ear for a beautiful pop composition, but with hands on the piano rather than a guitar, Jackson was able to carve out his own little niche in the market. This album (split here, inexplicably, onto two 10-inchers) fully justifies the position and leaves an audience wanting more. From the hard-hitting blast of opener 'One More Time,' through the unforgettable aforementioned single and outsider-looking-in gems like 'Happy Loving Couples' and 'Pretty Girls' to one-two finish of the contemplative and bitter 'Fools in Love' then high-impact 'Got the Time' (a fitting counterpart to the opener), this is a prime example of this school of not-quite-so-angry young men singer/songwriters.
phoenb Jul 20, 2015
Why does this exist? Can anyone clear this up for me?