Aztec Camera – Love (1987) Vinyl LP Record
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Album Introduction
Love is the third studio album by Aztec Camera — in practice the solo project of Roddy Frame, born in East Kilbride, Glasgow — released in 1987 on WEA Records and produced by Russ Titelman, whose credits include work with Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Randy Newman and Steve Winwood. Frame had established Aztec Camera as one of the most critically respected acts of the early 1980s post-punk scene with his debut High Land, Hard Rain (1983) on Rough Trade, and Love represented his most commercially successful and sonically polished release to date. The album reached No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart and spawned the single Somewhere in My Heart — one of the most joyful and melodically irresistible British pop singles of the decade — which reached No. 3 in the UK. Titelman's production gives the album a warm, American-influenced sheen that suits Frame's melodic instincts perfectly while retaining the lyrical intelligence and emotional directness that had always distinguished his songwriting. The closing track Killermont Street takes its name from the Glasgow bus station near where Frame grew up.
Stand-Out Tracks
- Somewhere in My Heart — One of the great British pop singles of the 1980s; a melodically irresistible, piano-driven song of romantic longing with a chorus of complete and immediate joy, and one of the most replayable and emotionally generous recordings in the Aztec Camera catalogue. UK No. 3.
- How Men Are — The album's lead single and one of its most immediately accessible tracks; a warm, mid-tempo pop song with a lyric of romantic observation and a production that demonstrates Titelman's ability to give Frame's songwriting a commercial context without sacrificing its intelligence or emotional directness. UK No. 25.
- Working in a Goldmine — One of the album's most rhythmically confident and sonically distinctive tracks; a driving, funk-influenced pop song that demonstrates the American production influence at its most effective and gives the album one of its most immediately energetic and physically compelling moments.
- Killermont Street — The album's closing track and its most personal; named after the Glasgow bus station near Frame's childhood home, the song brings the album to a conclusion of genuine emotional warmth and gives Frame the opportunity to deliver something completely rooted in his own experience and identity.
- Deep & Wide & Tall — The album's opening track and a statement of intent; a warm, melodically generous pop song that establishes the album's sonic aesthetic from the very first note and demonstrates Frame's ability to construct a hook of complete commercial precision without sacrificing the lyrical depth that distinguishes his best work.
Record Details
- Artist: Aztec Camera
- Title: Love
- Year: 1987
- Label: WEA Records / Warner Music
- Catalogue No.: WX 128
- Format: Vinyl LP
- Pressing: UK original pressing
- Genre: Pop / Indie Pop
- Decade: 1980s
- Barcode: 022924220210
Condition
Condition: VG+/VG+ — see our Condition Grading Guide.
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