Suck on the Pastels explained

Suck on the Pastels
Type:	compilation album
Artist:	The Pastels
Cover:	Suck On cover.jpeg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	1983–1985
Genre:	Indie pop, jangle pop, post-punk
Label:	Gasatanka
Prev Title:	Up for a Bit with The Pastels
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Sittin' Pretty
Next Year:	1989

Suck on the Pastels is a compilation album by The Pastels, released in 1988. It consists of a number of singles and B-sides released by the band between 1983 and 1985, as well as three tracks from a BBC session recorded in 1984. Tracks 4, 6 and 7 come from this session. The Rough Guide to Rock writes that it "served to maintain the band's profile during a largely unproductive 1988."^[1]

Like Sittin' Pretty, the album is currently out of print.

Track listing

1. "Baby Honey"
2. "I Wonder Why"
3. "Something Going On"
4. "Million Tears"
5. "Surprise Me"
6. "She Always Cries on Sunday"
7. "Baby Honey"
8. "I'm Alright With You"
9. "Couldn't Care Less"
10. "What's It Worth"

Personnel

• Stephen McRobbie (aka Stephen Pastel) – lead vocals, guitar
• Brian Taylor (aka Brian Superstar) – guitar
• Martin Hayward – bass, vocals
• Annabel Wright – vocals, organ, artwork
• Bernice Simpson – drums
• Sandy Forbes – drums on "Something Going On"
• Jill Bryson - backing vocals on "I Wonder Why"
• Rose McDowall - backing vocals on "I Wonder Why"

Notes

• Tracks 1, 4 and 5 originally released on the 1984 single Million Tears
• Track 2 originally released as a single in 1983
• Track 3 originally released as a single in 1984
• Tracks 8, 9 and 10 originally released on the 1985 single I'm Alright With You
• Tracks 4, 6 and 7 recorded for a David Jensen BBC session on 1 July 1984, previously unreleased

The BBC session tracks were not originally broadcast. One song from the session; "Twenty Five Unfinished Plays", an early version of their 1986 single "Truck Train Tractor", has never been released but is available online.

The original version of "Million Tears" from the single is not included but is available on several Various Artists compilations.

Notes and References

1. Book: Buckley . Peter . The Rough Guide to Rock . 2003 . Rough Guides . 9781843531050 . 10 April 2023.