Introducing The Style Council

Introducing The Style Council
Introducing The Style Council
EP by The Style Council
Released	1983
Recorded	June 1983
Studio	La Studio Grande Armée, Paris, France
Genre	Pop; new wave; soul;
Length	31:21
Label	Polydor
Producer	Paul Weller; Peter Wilson;
The Style Council chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Q	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]
The Village Voice	B^[4]

Introducing The Style Council is an EP^[4] by English band The Style Council, released in 1983. Their debut release, it was released only in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Japan, and the Netherlands. Though not officially released in the United Kingdom, the Dutch release was heavily imported.^{[citation needed]}

The album includes tracks from the band's first three UK single releases, as well as the club mix version of "Long Hot Summer". The band's official, full-length studio album, Café Bleu, was released the following year.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Weller, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long Hot Summer (extended 12" version)"		7:04
2.	"Headstart for Happiness"		2:52
3.	"Speak Like a Child"		3:20
4.	"Long Hot Summer" (Club mix)		6:57
5.	"The Paris Match"		3:50
6.	"Mick's Up"	Mick Talbot	3:13
7.	"Money-Go-Round, pts. 1 & 2"		7:45
Total length:			31:21

New Zealand cassette bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Party Chambers"	3:20
2.	"Le Depart"	2:47
Total length:		37:28

Personnel

Paul Weller – Vocals, Guitar
Mick Talbot – Keyboards
Zeke Manyika - Drums
Steve White – Drums
Tracie Young – Backing vocals

Production

Produced By Paul Weller & Peter Wilson
Tracks 4 & 7 remixed by Bert Bevans

References

^ Floyd, John. "Introducing the Style Council – The Style Council". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
^ Quantick, David (September 2017). "Vogue Trader". Q (376): 118.
^ Fricke, David (24 November 1983). "The Style Council: Introducing the Style Council". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Christgau, Robert (21 February 1984). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

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[1] Floyd, John. "Introducing the Style Council – The Style Council". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

[2] Quantick, David (September 2017). "Vogue Trader". Q (376): 118.

[3] Fricke, David (24 November 1983). "The Style Council: Introducing the Style Council". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[Christgau-4] Christgau, Robert (21 February 1984). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

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Paul Weller Mick Talbot Dee C Lee Steve White
Studio albums	Introducing The Style Council Café Bleu Our Favourite Shop The Cost of Loving Confessions of a Pop Group Modernism: A New Decade
Live albums	Home and Abroad
Compilations	The Singular Adventures of The Style Council Here's Some That Got Away The Complete Adventures of The Style Council Greatest Hits
Singles	"Speak Like a Child" "Long Hot Summer" "A Solid Bond in Your Heart "You're the Best Thing" "My Ever Changing Moods" "Shout to the Top!" "Walls Come Tumbling Down!" "Come to Milton Keynes" "The Lodgers" "Boy Who Cried Wolf" "It Didn't Matter" "Promised Land"
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