The Sound of Sunbathing was the debut album from The Sinceros

The Sinceros

The Sinceros were a new wave, power pop band from London, England, who recorded two albums for Epic Records, The Sound of Sunbathing and Pet Rock . Both albums were released worldwide and achieved moderate commercial success...

, a new wave

New Wave music

New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...

 and power pop

Power pop

Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...

 band from England. The album, with initial copies pressed on orange vinyl, was released worldwide and achieved moderate commercial success. This is the only album so far released on CD (via Cherry Red records), the follow-up being 'Pet Rock'. The 'Sunbathing' CD was released on 18 May 2009 with the catalogue number CDM RED 396. One track from this album "Take Me To Your Leader", has appeared on the compilation albums New Wave Hits Of The 70's & 80's and Big Hits, Skinny Ties: New Wave In The U.K.

Track listing (UK)

1. "I Still Miss You" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
2. "Quick Quick Slow" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
3. "My Little Letter" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
4. "Hanging On Too Long" (Lyrics and Music by Don Snow)
5. "Worlds Apart" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
6. "Take Me To Your Leader" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
7. "Little White Lie" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
8. "Break Her Heart" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
9. "So They Know" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
10. "Good Luck (To You)" (Lyrics and Music by Ron François)

Track listing (USA)

1. "Take Me To Your Leader" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
2. "Worlds Apart" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
3. "Little White Lie" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
4. "So They Know" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
5. "Hanging On Too Long" (Lyrics and Music by Don Snow)
6. "I Still Miss You" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
7. "Quick Quick Slow" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
8. "My Little Letter" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
9. "Break Her Heart" (Lyrics and Music by Mark Kjeldsen)
10. "Good Luck (To You)" (Lyrics and Music by Ron François)

Personnel

• Mark Kjeldsen
  Mark Kjeldsen
  Mark Kjeldsen was a founder member of The Sinceros , and former member of the London R&B band, The Strutters. After the demise of The Sinceros, Kjeldsen performed with the Danny Adler Band , a live album featuring Kjeldsen on rhythm guitar was recorded at the Winterthur - Switzerland on 10 August...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• Ron François
  Ron François
  Ron François was a founder member of The Sinceros , and former member of the London R&B band The Strutters. After the demise of The Sinceros in 1981, François joined The Teardrop Explodes and stayed with Epic Records releasing a solo single, "If You Love Me", in 1982 before departing to live in...
  
   - bass guitar, vocals
• Don Snow
  Don Snow
  Don Snow is a vocalist, Hammond organist, pianist, guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer and saxophonist who is primarily known for his work with Squeeze, the Sinceros, Procol Harum and the new wave act The Catch...
  
   - keyboards, vocals
• Bobby Irwin - drums

Production credits

• Produced by Joe Wissert
  Joe Wissert
  Joe Wissert is an American record producer. His credits include albums by artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Helen Reddy, The J. Geils Band, Gordon Lightfoot, Boz Scaggs, The Sinceros and The Turtles....
  
  
• Engineered by Bill Price
  Bill Price (record producer)
  Bill Price is a producer and engineer famed for his work with The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Guns N' Roses, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Nymphs and The Waterboys....
  
  
• Recorded at Wessex Studios, London