A-ha - Scoundrel Days

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON WB 1986

WB 925 501-1 made in Germany with lyric inner sleeve.

Vinyl NM. Cover NM.

While not quite as strong as the band's debut, Scoundrel Days is still a-ha succeeding as a marketed "pretty boy" band which can connect musically and lyrically as much as any musical sacred cow. The opening two songs alone make for one of the best one-two opening punches around: the tense edge of the title track, featuring one of Morten Harket's soaring vocals during the chorus and a crisp, pristine punch in the music, and "The Swing of Things," a moody, elegant number with a beautiful synth/guitar arrangement (plus some fine drumming courtesy of studio pro Michael Sturgis) and utterly lovelorn lyrical sentiments that balance on the edge of being overheated without quite going over. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-ha

Tracklist

Scoundrel Days     4:02          
The Swing Of Things     4:14          
I've Been Losing You     4:24          
October     3:55          
Manhattan Skyline     4:52          
Cry Wolf     4:06          
We're Looking For The Whales     3:43          
The Weight Of The Wind     3:59          
Maybe Maybe     2:36          
Soft Rains Of April     3:12