{"product_id":"0805520240963-rattlesnakes","title":"Rattlesnakes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLloyd Cole \u0026amp; The Commotions  Cole, Blair Cowan, Lawrence Donegan, Neil Clark and Stephen Irvine  were formed in Glasgow in 1982, where Buxton-born singer-songwriter Cole was studying Philosophy and English at the University of Glasgow -Their sound swam against the tide of shiny 80s synthesisers, offering intense, melodic, guitar-based pop, topped with droll words packed with literary references. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signing to Polydor Records, the group's debut single, Perfect Skin, was released in early 1984 followed in October of that year by their debut album, Rattlesnakes. Produced by Paul Hardiman with strings arranged by Anne Dudley, it became one of the most cherished albums of the 80s. Including further singles Forest Fire and the title track, the group found themselves as the darlings of the music press, at a time when a university education was still a relative rarity. Cole wasted little time in cramming cultural allusions in his material  listeners were introduced to a world of Norman Mailer, Eva Marie Saint and Truman Capote, all wrapped in delightfully written pop music. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1984 Polydor Records UK release with printed inner sleeve and is pressed onto high quality 180g red vinyl using the artist-approved 2020 remaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55976749007222,"sku":"0805520240963","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0805520240963-rattlesnakes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}