Car Boot Vinyl Diaries

Car Boot Vinyl Diaries

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Melt

Peter Gabriel's third self-titled album cost 50p at a car boot sale a couple of weeks ago:

Peter Gabriel (1980)

Also known as "Melt" because of the striking cover photo, this is a dark album of prog-pop.  It tells disturbing stories from the point of view of burglars and stalkers, plus tales of fear, murder and frustration.

This was the lead single which reached no.4 in the UK:
 


The album reached no.1 in the UK and no.22 in the Billboard Pop albums chart in the US.

Spotify:    Peter Gabriel – No Self Control

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