{"id":23213,"date":"2023-09-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=23213"},"modified":"2023-09-22T23:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T23:25:34","slug":"the-speedways-triple-platinum-snap-records-hurrah-musica-beluga-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=23213","title":{"rendered":"The Speedways – ‘Triple Platinum’ (Snap!! Records, Hurrah Musica & Beluga Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Now, it could be said that a band releasing a compilation of their three studio albums, which includes four re-recorded songs, sounds a bit suspect. But, hold your horses, because you can always trust The Speedways. While this album is aimed at a fresh audience in the States and elsewhere, for the uninitiated, it\u2019s a perfect introduction to the Kings of UK power pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a start, their debut album \u2018Just Another Regular Summer\u2019 was written and almost entirely played\/recorded by Matt Julian, after which he found a solid band line-up with Mauro, Adrian and Kris. Hence, four tunes re-recorded as a band with a fair few gigs under their belt. \u2018In Common With You\u2019 is still one of my favourites, and while I love the original recording, the 2023 version gives you what you\u2019d hear at the gigs, a fleshed-out sound. \u2018Seen Better Days\u2019 also benefits from added keyboards and hand claps, and \u2018Tonight You\u2019ll Find Love\u2019 now sounds radio ready. \u2018Just Another Regular Summer\u2019 has clearer backing vocals and more gloss, but doesn\u2019t lose it\u2019s charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ever reliable Jez Leather has also used his production skills to brighten up four songs from \u2018Radio Sounds\u2019; \u2018Kisses Are History\u2019, being a near perfect pop song, is a joy to hear again, melancholy and beautiful. \u2018In A World Without Love\u2026\u2019 and \u2018Number Seven\u2019 are already etched into my memory, whilst \u2018The Day I Call You Mine\u2019 should be in every record collection, exquisite stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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