''Suck On'' is a
compilation album
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by
The Pastels
The Pastels are an indie rock group from Glasgow formed in 1981. They were a key act of the Scottish and British independent music scenes of the 1980s, and are specifically credited for the development of an independent and confident music scen ...
, released in 1988. It consists of a number of singles and B-sides released by the band between 1983 and 1985, as well as three tracks from a BBC session recorded in 1984. Tracks 4, 6 and 7 come from this session. Like ''Sittin' Pretty'', the album is currently out of print.
Track listing
#"Baby Honey"
#"I Wonder Why"
#"Something Going On"
#"Million Tears"
#"Surprise Me"
#"She Always Cries on Sunday"
#"Baby Honey"
#"I'm Alright With You"
#"Couldn't Care Less"
#"What's It Worth"
Personnel
* Stephen McRobbie (aka Stephen Pastel) – lead vocals,
guitar
* Brian Taylor (aka Brian Superstar) – guitar
* Martin Hayward –
bass
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* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
, vocals
* Annabel Wright – vocals, organ, artwork
* Bernice Simpson – drums
* Sandy Forbes – drums
on "Something Going On"
* Jill Bryson - backing vocals
on "I Wonder Why"
*
Rose McDowall
Rose McDowall (née Porter; born 21 October 1959) is a Scottish musician, forming Strawberry Switchblade with Jill Bryson in 1981.
History
McDowall was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1959. Her first venture into music was in the Poems, an art-pun ...
- backing vocals
on "I Wonder Why"
Notes
* Tracks 1, 4 and 5 originally released on the 1984 single ''Million Tears''
* Track 2 originally released as a single in 1983
* Track 3 originally released as a single in 1984
* Tracks 8, 9 and 10 originally released on the 1985 single ''I'm Alright With You''
* Tracks 4, 6 and 7 recorded for a David Jensen BBC session on 1 July 1984, previously unreleased
The BBC session tracks were not originally broadcast. One song from the session; "Twenty Five Unfinished Plays", an early version of their 1986 single "Truck Train Tractor", has never been released but is available online.
The original version of "Million Tears" from the single is not included but is available on several Various Artists compilations.
The Pastels albums
1988 compilation albums
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