''The Sound of Sunbathing'' is the debut album from

The Sinceros The Sinceros were a new wave and power pop band from London, England, who recorded two albums for Epic Records, ''The Sound of Sunbathing'' (1979) and '' Pet Rock'' (1981). Both albums were released worldwide and achieved moderate commercial ...

, a new wave and

power pop Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and c ...

band from England. The album, with initial copies pressed on orange vinyl, was released worldwide and achieved moderate commercial success. This is the only album so far released on CD (via Cherry Red Records), the follow-up being ''Pet Rock''. The ''Sunbathing'' CD was released on 18 May 2009 with the catalogue number CDM RED 396. One track from this album, "Take Me to Your Leader", has appeared on the compilation albums ''New Wave Hits of the 70's & 80's'' and ''Big Hits, Skinny Ties: New Wave in the U.K''.

Track listing (UK)

All tracks composed by Mark Kjeldsen; except where noted. #"I Still Miss You" #"Quick Quick Slow" #"My Little Letter" #"Hanging On Too Long" (Don Snow) #"Worlds Apart" #"Take Me to Your Leader" #"Little White Lie" #"Break Her Heart" #"So They Know" #"Good Luck (To You)" (Ron François)

Track listing (USA)

All tracks composed by Mark Kjeldsen; except where noted. #"Take Me to Your Leader" #"Worlds Apart" #"Little White Lie" #"So They Know" #"Hanging On Too Long" (Don Snow) #"I Still Miss You" #"Quick Quick Slow" #"My Little Letter" #"Break Her Heart" #"Good Luck (To You)" (Ron François)

Personnel

;The Sinceros *

Mark Kjeldsen Mark Kjeldsen (1953 in Kent, England – 1992) was a founder member of The Sinceros (1978–1981), who wrote most of the songs on their two albums, including their minor hit single " Take Me To Your Leader." He had been a member of the London R ...

- guitar, vocals *

Ron François Ron François (born April 1958) is a British musician, who first came to notice as the lead singer and bass player of the English R&B band The Strutters, which was involved in the London pub rock scene of the mid-1970s. In 1978, he recorded ...

- bass guitar, vocals *

Don Snow Don Snow (born 13 January 1957 in London) is a British vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, who plays the Hammond organ, piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums and saxophone. He is primarily known for his work with the new wave bands Squeeze, the Si ...

- keyboards, vocals *

Bobby Irwin Bobby Irwin (23 March 1953 – 8 May 2015) was an English drummer, record producer and songwriter. He is known for working in close collaboration with Nick Lowe as co-songwriter and drummer and as a member of Lowe's band the Cowboy Outfit, as w ...

- drums

Production credits

*Produced by Joe Wissert *Engineered by Bill Price *Recorded at

Wessex Studios Wessex Sound Studios was a recording studio located at 106a Highbury New Park, London, England. Many renowned popular music artists recorded there, including Sex Pistols, King Crimson, the Clash, Theatre of Hate, XTC, the Sinceros, Queen, Talk Tal ...

, London

Critical reception

Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference ...

'' praised the Sinceros for creating "two great tracks — a quirky bit of silliness called 'Take Me to Your Leader' and a Joe Jackson soundalike, 'Little White Lie'..." but expressed little enthusiasm for the album as a whole, saying that other than those two songs, "it's an amiable pop record with little character".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sound Of Sunbathing, The 1979 debut albums The Sinceros albums Epic Records albums Albums produced by Joe Wissert