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The sole album from U.K boyband Haircut 100, PELICAN WEST boasts the hits "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" and "'Love Plus One."
Haircut 100's debut album, Pelican West is a widely uneven concoction of lite funk and jazzy new wave pop. Although the group's music was frequently so light it virtually disappeared, they did record a pair of classic new wave singles with the effervescent "Love Plus One" and "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)." Although much of the record lacks the hooks of those two tracks, there's a handful of enjoyably breezy pop songs on Pelican West, such as "Fantastic Day" and "Snow Girl," that makes it worth investigating for new wave fetishists. Still, there's no denying that Haircut 100's material was often inadequate -- a situation only emphasized on the American edition of the album, which places the singles at the front -- and that the record sounded like a period piece just a few years after its release. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
1992 release on Arista, a reissue of the Nick Heyward's new wave band's hit 1981 debut album with five bonus tracks:12in versions of 'Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)' & 'Nobody's Fool', and the B-sides 'Boat Party', 'Ski Club' & 'October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2)'. 17 tracks total, also including the original versions of the hits 'Love Plus One' & 'FavouriteShirts'. 'Pelican West' was first released on Arista, as well.
Includes five bonus tracks.Q (11/92, p.133) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "..Their brand of frantic, brassy, two-chord pop funk remains surprisingly fresh and sparky a decade on...infectious and entertaining.."
CMJ (1/5/04, p.10) - Ranked #6 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1982". Pelican West Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $1.93) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Rock/Pop, New Wave | | Label | Camden | | Orig Year | 1982 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4709  | | CD Universe Part number | 1270708 | | Catalog number | 189580 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 07, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Additional Info | Bonus Tracks; Australia; Reissue |
Pelican West Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   Just like you remember them . . .
"Boy Meets Girl" and "Love Plus One" are as great as you remember them from the eighties. Unfortunately, the rest of the album reminds you why they didn't have any other hits. It's Brian Setzer meets Muzak. It was worth the price of the CD for the two hit singles; I loved the eighties, and "Boy Meets Girl" and "Love Plus One" are two really great tracks.
Submitted by a reviewer (Costa Mesa, CA) 
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 One hit wonders on Cd
Haircut 100 was an 80s band that faded away almost over night, but not before they released this excellent new wave album called Pelican west. With its latin and jazz influences,this Cd offers plenty of variety.Although haircut 100 is not for everyone,The fans will surely enjoy this cd.Favourite shirts and Lemom firebrigade are stand out cuts,as well as,Love plus one(released as a single in the US.)Pelican west is only available as an inport.
Submitted by Uncleron (Geneva ,Ohio, USA)
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FANTASTIC DAY!
This album was a breath of fresh air when it arrived. Very difficult to catagorize with it's pop core and jazzy coating! Great vocals, top-flight musicianship and tight production. To this day they stand alone, very unique. Many stand-out tracks,.."Love Plus One", "Fantastic Day", "Favorite Shirts" and more. Great one for any collection.
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