• Artist: Squeeze
• Rating:
• Styles: Pop/Rock, New Wave
• Track Picks: "Another Nail in My Heart," "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)," "Vicky Verky"
• Similar Albums: High Times, Retrospective, Creatures of Leisure, English Settlement, Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982, Zenyatta Mondatta, Another Grey Area, Rhythm of Youth, Cargo, Business as Usual, The Crossing, The Bangles

Review

Where Cool for Cats marked a great leap over the debut, Argybargy improved at least that far over its own predecessor. Still a distinctly British band, Squeeze compensated with an incredibly catchy batch of songs that, despite the subject matter, spoke the universal language of bright, bouncy, instantly endearing pop. The acute observations of the British working class were even more vivid -- none so poignant as the classic "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)," which offers a series of detailed snapshots of the different walks of life on a seaside holiday, or the often-overlooked courting-to-breakup story-song "Vicky Verky," which nearly matched "Up the Junction"'s brilliance. Argybargy is simply packed with perfect, timeless pop that stands not only as the band's crowning achievement, but also as a landmark recording of the era. [The 1997 A&M reissue includes two bonus tracks.] ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)		Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(3:59)
Another Nail in My Heart		Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(2:57)
Separate Beds	...	Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(3:21)
Misadventure	...	Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(2:56)
I Think I'm Go Go	...	Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(4:18)
Farfisa Beat	...	Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(2:58)
Here Comes That Feeling	...	Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(2:11)
Vicky Verky	...	Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(3:12)
If I Didn't Love You		Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(4:12)
Wrong Side of the Moon	...	Jools Holland, Chris Difford	Squeeze	(2:25)
There at the Top	...	Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(3:45)
Funny How It Goes [*]	...	Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(3:49)
Go [*]	...	Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook	Squeeze	(4:14)

Credits

Jools Holland (Keyboards), Jools Holland (Vocals), Squeeze (Producer), Squeeze (Main Performer), John Wood (Producer), John Wood (Engineer), John Wood (Mixing), Harry Kakoulli (Bass), John Bentley (Bass), Chris Difford (Guitar), Chris Difford (Guitar (Rhythm)), Chris Difford (Vocals), Gilson Lavis (Drums), Gilson Lavis (Drums (Snare)), Del Newman (String Arrangements), Glenn Tilbrook (Guitar), Glenn Tilbrook (Keyboards), Glenn Tilbrook (Vocals), Glenn Tilbrook (Guitar (Baritone)), Andrew Lumm (Engineer), Jon Bentley (Bass), Mike Laye (Photography)