Squeeze are an English rock band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording in the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s. In the UK, their singles "Cool for Cats", "Up the Junction" and "Labelled with Love" were top-ten chart hits. Though not as commercially successful in the United States, Squeeze had American hits with "Tempted", "Pulling Mussels", and "Hourglass", and were considered a part of the Second British Invasion.
The vast majority of their material is composed of lyrics by Chris Difford and music by Glenn Tilbrook, who are guitarists and vocalists in the band. The duo were hailed as "the heirs to Lennon and McCartney's throne" during the band's initial popularity in the late 1970s. The group formed in Deptford, London, in 1974, and first broke up in 1982. Squeeze then reformed in 1985, and disbanded again in 1999.
The band reunited for tours through the United States and United Kingdom in 2007. In 2010, they issued Spot the Difference, an album of newly recorded versions of older material. The band's first album of all-new material since 1998, Cradle to the Grave, was released in October 2015, followed by another album, The Knowledge, in October 2017.
Links to Peel[]
Peel was initially enthusiastic about the band's music in the late 70's, including inviting them to do two sessions for his show in which they performed four songs each. However, by the start of the 80's, Peel lost enthusiasm for the group's material and rarely played any new tracks from them, although his colleague Kid Jensen regularly played their music in the early 80's.
The early lineup of the band that recorded both Peel sessions featured latter-day TV presenter Jools Holland, who Peel appeared with on The Tube and TV coverage of Glastonbury.
Sessions[]
Squeeze - Peel Session 1977
All sessions available on The Complete BBC Sessions (2xCD, 2008, A&M 5307712)
1. Recorded: 1977-08-17. First Broadcast: 29 August 1977. Repeated: 30 September 1977, 11 November 1977
- Cat On The Wall / Model / All Fed Up / Sex Master
2. Recorded: 1978-05-03. First Broadcast: 15 May 1978. Repeated: 20 June 1978, 06 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini)
- Bang Bang / Ain't It Sad / I Must Go / The Knack
Other Shows Played[]
- 1977
- 19 July 1977: Cat On A Wall (EP - Packet Of Three) Deptford Fun City
- 25 August 1977: Cat On A Wall (EP - Packet Of Three) Deptford Fun City
- 26 January 1978: 'Take Me I'm Yours (7")' (A&M)
- 03 February 1978: Tracks from (album - Squeeze) A&M
- 09 February 1978: Take Me I'm Yours (LP - Squeeze) A&M
- 09 February 1978: The Call (LP - Squeeze) A&M
- 09 February 1978: Model (LP - Squeeze) A&M
- PM031: Strong In Reason (album - Squeeze) A&M
- PM031: Wild Sewage Tickles Brazil (album - Squeeze) A&M
- PM031: Out Of Control (album - Squeeze) A&M
- PM031: Sex Master (album - Squeeze) A&M
- PM031: Bang Bang (album - Squeeze) A&M
- PM031: Get Smart (album - Squeeze) A&M
- Above 6 may have been played in a row or in two batches of 3 - one batch may be that played on 03 February 1978
- 01 March 1978: Out Of Control (LP - Squeeze) A&M
- 29 March 1978: Model (LP - Squeeze) A&M
- 17 April 1978: Out Of Control (LP - Squeeze) A&M
- 18 May 1978: Bang Bang (7") A&M
- PM031: Up The Junction
- 02 November 1978: Goodbye Girl (7”) A&M
- 1979
- 08 January 1979: 'Cat On A Wall (7"-Packet Of Three)' (Deptford Fun City)