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Squeeze are a British band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s. They are known in the UK for their hit songs "Cool for Cats", "Up the Junction", "Tempted", "Labelled With Love", "Black Coffee In Bed", "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)", and "Hourglass". Though not quite as commercially successful in the U.S., "Tempted", "Hourglass" and "853-5937" were all American chart hits for Squeeze, and the band have a dedicated following there and continue to attract new fans. All of Squeeze's hits were written by band members Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford. The group formed in Deptford, London in 1975, 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, and this touring version of Squeeze has continued into the present day. Difford and Tilbrook confirmed during...

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Discography

  • Squeeze, 1978
  • Sweets From a Stranger, 2008
  • Argybargy, 1982
  • Some Fantastic Place, 1993
  • Babylon and On, 1987
  • Frank, 1989
  • Ridiculous, 1995
  • Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti, 1985
  • East Side Story
  • Cool for Cats, 1997
  • U.K. Squeeze, 1978
  • Play, 1991
  • Domino, 1998
  • ArgyBargy, 1981
  • Spot the Difference, 2010

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On Nov 2, 2010. 11:26am
Eric said

A brilliant track, by a band we knew at the time as UK Squeeze because there was already an Australian band called Squeeze (who were one hit wonders and disappeared without trace).

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