USED VINYL
Joe Jackson – Look Sharp!
$24.98
The record
Title: Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, New Wave, Power Pop, Post-Punk, Portsmouth, England 10/26
Matrix #: SP3666
Condition: VG+ (TC) | Members: Joe J (54' - ) | Producer: David Kershenbaum
Cultural Facts:
- Recorded Before New Wave Had a Name: Look Sharp! was cut in 1978 while punk was still reshaping British music, but Jackson mixed that nervous energy with jazz chops, pop hooks and sharply arranged bass and guitar parts that pointed toward the coming new-wave boom.
- “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” Came From a Joke: Jackson reportedly got the title after hearing people react to mismatched couples with the line “Is she really going out with him?” The phrase became his breakthrough single and one of the defining songs of his early career.
- Those Shoes Became the Album Cover: The famous cover is a close-up of white pointed shoes, turning a simple fashion detail into one of the era's most recognizable sleeves. The image matched Jackson's deliberately sharp, slightly confrontational early persona.
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