Album
Got No Breeding
1978 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Got No Breeding is a Rock album by Jules And The Polar Bears, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
Upon its 1978 release, the brilliance of the songs on Jules & The Polar Bears’ debut flew under the radar and above the heads of new wave and power pop fans. But over the years, <i>Got No Breeding</i> has achieved cult status–and not just because Jules Shear went on to pen “All Through the Night” for Cyndi Lauper and “If She Knew What She Wants” for The Bangles. Sure, it might’ve helped Shear's cult cred when Ian Matthews released <i>Walking a Changing Line: The Songs of Jules Shear</i> in 1988. But the simple fact remains that this album boasts well-crafted guitar-pop tunes. “You Just Don't Wanna Know” opens sounding like Jackson Browne singing for Cheap Trick. “Lovers by Piano” works in rock ‘n’ roll piano reminiscent of <i>Runt</i>-era Todd Rundgren. The title track is another standout, with Shear’s rapid-fire vocal phrasing taking center stage over a rollicking boogie-woogie groove filtered through that late-'70s/early-'80s skinny-necktie sound. “Driftwood from Disaster” packs a one-two punch loaded with barbed hooks in the melody.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1You Just Don't Wanna Know4:09
- A2Black Fever Sleep4:09
- A3Lovers By Rote3:46
- A4Shadows Break4:46
- A5Convict3:28
Side B
- B1Got No Breeding2:45
- B2The Soul Of Many Places3:26
- B3Love It Again3:09
- B4Home Somewhere2:58
- B5Following Every Finger4:08
- B6Driftwood From Disaster2:02
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Power Pop
- clean
- driving
- urban
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Pressing denoted by '1S' or 'S1' etched in runouts.
LP housed in photo/credit inner sleeve.mix
Engineered and mixed at Paramount Recording Studios
Mastered at Kendun
Runouts are all etched, except for KENDUN-A (or KENDUN-B) which is stamped.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bill EdwardsTROMBONE
- Darrell LeonardARRANGED BY TRUMPET TRUMPET, ARRANGED BY
- David BeebeDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Jay PruittTRUMPET
- Jerry JumonvilleTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Jerry PetersonTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Jim GordonBARITONE SAXOPHONE HORNS, BARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Jules And The Polar BearsBACKING VOCALS
- Jules ShearSONGWRITER, VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR WRITTEN-BY, VOCALS, GUITAR
- Kenny AltmanBASS
- Larry HirschPERCUSSION
- Lee ThornburgTRUMPET
- Linda SmallTROMBONE
- Mark UnderwoodTRUMPET
- Mike HendersonTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Richard BrediceGUITAR GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR
- Skip WeisserTROMBONE
- Skip WiesnerTROMBONE
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 18 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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