Pink Suit Blue Day

Pink Suit Blue Day is the debut album by Australian rock band Eurogliders, released in 1982.[1][2] Their debut single, "Without You", was released in June and entered the top 40 of the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.[3] A follow-up single, "Laughing Matter" in September did not chart.[3]

Pink Suit Blue Day
Studio album by
Eurogliders
ReleasedJune 7, 1982
RecordedOctober 1981−February 1982
GenreIndie pop, new wave
LabelMercury, Polygram
ProducerLem Lubin
Eurogliders chronology
Pink Suit Blue Day
(1982)		 This Island
(1984)
Singles from Pink Suit Blue Day
  1. "Without You"
    Released: June 1982
  2. "Laughing Matter"
    Released: September 1982

At the 1982 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Debut Album.[4][5]

Background

Guitarist and singer, Bernie Lynch fronted (as Rip Torn) a new wave band, The Stockings, in Perth, Western Australia in the late 1970s.[1] He left in early 1980 to form Living Single with Crispin Akerman on guitar, Don Meharry on bass guitar, Guy Slingerland on drums and Amanda Vincent on keyboards.[2][6] Lynch's domestic partner, UK-born vocalist, Grace Knight joined the group soon afterwards. By the end of 1981, drummer John Bennetts replaced Slingerland and the band changed their name to Eurogliders.[1][2][6] They were signed by manager, Brian Peacock, to their first recording and publishing contracts with Polygram.[1] They then recruited Melbourne bass player Geoff Rosenberg to replace Meharry.

In late 1981, Eurogliders traveled to the Philippines capital Manila, to record their first album, Pink Suit Blue Day, produced by Englishman Lem Lubin. It did not enter the top 50 of the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart.[1][2][3][6] They released their first single, "Without You", in June which entered the top 40 on the Kent Music Report singles chart.[3] A follow-up single, "Laughing Matter" in September did not chart into the top 50.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bernie Lynch[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Pink Suit Blue Day
No.TitleLength
1."Jeepney Talk"3:12
2."Without You"4:06
3."Through Your Window"4:16
4."Laughing Matter"3:23
5."Darkest Hours"4:49
6."Get Me Out of Here"2:52
7."Touching Me"3:23
8."On the Nightline"3:16
9."Time"3:24
10."Magneto"2:57
11."Americans"4:32

Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report Album Chart[3] 54

Personnel

Eurogliders members

  • Crispin Akerman – guitar
  • John Bennetts – drums, percussion
  • Grace Knight — vocals, saxophone, keyboards
  • Bernie Lynch – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Geoff Rosenberg – bass guitar
  • Amanda Vincent – keyboards

References
  1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Francois, Ron; Meharry, Don. "Eurogliders". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  4. "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  5. "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. "eurogliders". Australian Jazz Agency. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  7. "Pink suit blue day [music] / Eurogliders". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  8. ""Jeepney Talk" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  9. ""Through Your Window" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  10. ""Laughing Matter" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  11. ""Darkest Hours" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  12. ""Get Me Out of Here" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  13. ""Touching Me" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  14. ""On the Nightline" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  15. ""Magneto" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  16. ""Americans" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 June 2009.
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