Argybargy is a 1980 album by the British New Wave

New Wave music

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 group Squeeze. It would be the last album featuring founding member Jools Holland

Jools Holland

Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...

 until Squeeze's first reunion album, 1985's Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti

Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti

Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti is a 1985 album by the British New Wave group Squeeze. It is the band's sixth album, and the first recorded since their breakup in 1982. It reunited songwriters Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford with drummer Gilson Lavis and keyboardist Jools Holland...

.

The track listing below is from the original UK LP

LP album

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 release. On the American release, the song order was changed slightly, with "If I Didn't Love You" moved up to the first track of the second side, but the order otherwise remaining the same.

In 1997, the CD was released in the UK

United Kingdom

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 with two bonus tracks, as part of the Six of One... box set. The set included the band's first six studio albums, each digitally remastered. These CDs were made available for individual purchase in 1998.

Side one

1. "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)
   Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
   "Pulling Mussels " is a new wave song by the band Squeeze. First released on the 1980 album Argybargy, it received positive critical reviews, peaked at #44 on the UK Singles Chart, and became one of Squeeze's most popular songs...
   
   " – 3:58
2. "Another Nail in My Heart
   Another Nail In My Heart
   "Another Nail in My Heart" is a 1980 song by the new wave band Squeeze. Written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, it was released on the album Argybargy, received positive critical reviews, and charted in the United Kingdom and Canada...
   
   " – 2:56
3. "Separate Beds" – 3:21
4. "Misadventure" – 2:56
5. "I Think I'm Go Go" – 4:18

Side two

1. "Farfisa Beat
   Farfisa Beat
   Farfisa Beat was released as a single in Denmark and Germany in 1980, and Switzerland in 1981. The song is from Squeeze's third album, Argybargy. Farfisa refers to the manufacturer of the electronic organ that gives this song its distinct sound....
   
   " – 2:57
2. "Here Comes That Feeling" – 2:12
3. "Vicky Verky" – 3:12
4. "If I Didn't Love You" – 4:11
5. "Wrong Side of the Moon" (Jools Holland
   Jools Holland
   Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...
   
   , Difford) – 2:25
6. "There at the Top" – 3:46

2008 Deluxe Edition

Argybargy was re-issued in 2008 as a two disc Deluxe Edition. The first disc includes the original album, the two bonus cuts from the 1997 reissue, and seven additional bonus tracks.

1. "What the Butler Saw" ("Pulling Mussels" b-side)
2. "Someone Else's Heart" (Previously Unreleased Version)
3. "Pretty One" ("Another Nail in My Heart" b-side)
4. "Going Crazy" ("Christmas Day" b-side)
5. "Farfisa Beat" (Previously Unreleased Alternate Version)
6. "Library Girl" (Demo)
7. "If I Didn't Love You" (Glenn Tilbrook Demo)

The second disc contains a concert recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon on 9 March 1980, plus a US radio commercial for the album.

1. Radio Commercial
2. "Slap and Tickle
   Slap And Tickle
   "Slap And Tickle" was the fourth and final single released from Squeeze's second album, Cool for Cats. "Slap and tickle" is a British euphemism for sexual activity, but the phrase also refers to the funky style of bass guitar played by Harry Kakoulli on this track.-Track listing:# "Slap And Tickle"...
   
   "
3. "Touching Me Touching You"
4. "Slightly Drunk"
5. "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)
   Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
   "Pulling Mussels " is a new wave song by the band Squeeze. First released on the 1980 album Argybargy, it received positive critical reviews, peaked at #44 on the UK Singles Chart, and became one of Squeeze's most popular songs...
   
   "
6. "Hop Skip and Jump"
7. "Funny How It Goes"
8. "Another Nail in My Heart
   Another Nail In My Heart
   "Another Nail in My Heart" is a 1980 song by the new wave band Squeeze. Written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, it was released on the album Argybargy, received positive critical reviews, and charted in the United Kingdom and Canada...
   
   "
9. "Cool for Cats
   Cool For Cats (song)
   "Cool for Cats" was the second single released from Squeeze's Cool for Cats album. It featured a comparatively rare lead vocal performance from Squeeze lyricist Chris Difford, one of only two occasions he sang lead on a Squeeze single A-side...
   
   "
10. "Mess Around"
11. "I Think I'm Go Go"
12. "Take Me I'm Yours
    Take Me I'm Yours
    "Take Me I'm Yours" was the first of many hit singles by the New Wave rock band Squeeze. It established the band's trademark vocal style, with Chris Difford singing an octave lower than Glenn Tilbrook. The song has been covered several times, including a unique take by Tim Curry on his 1981 album...
    
    "
13. "If I Didn't Love You"
14. "Strong in Reason"
15. "Misadventure"
16. "It's So Dirty"
17. "Goodbye Girl"
18. "Up the Junction
    Up the Junction
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    "
19. "There at the Top"
20. "Going Crazy"

Personnel

• John Bentley
  John Bentley (musician)
  John Bentley was the bassist for Squeeze from 1980 to 1982. He played on the albums Argybargy and East Side Story, generally considered to be the band's best by critics, as well as the darker and less acclaimed Sweets from a Stranger...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Chris Difford
  Chris Difford
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   – rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
  
  , vocals
  Singing
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• Jools Holland
  Jools Holland
  Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Who, David Gilmour and Bono.Holland is a...
  
   – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , vocals
• Gilson Lavis
  Gilson Lavis
  Gilson Lavis was the drummer for Squeeze from 1976 until 1992. More recently, he has been drumming for Jools Holland's Rhythm & Blues Orchestra....
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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• Glenn Tilbrook
  Glenn Tilbrook
  Glenn Martin Tilbrook is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid 1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics...
  
   – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , keyboards, vocals
• Del Newman - string
  String instrument
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   arrangements

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
CRIA – Canada	Gold	October 1, 1981