Close Up (The Outsiders album)

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Released1978
Recorded1978 at Spaceward, Cambridge, England
GenrePunk rock
LabelRaw Edge
Close Up
Studio album by
The Outsiders
Released1978
Recorded1978 at Spaceward, Cambridge, England
GenrePunk rock
LabelRaw Edge
The Outsiders chronology
One to Infinity
(1977)		 Close Up
(1978)

Close Up is the second and final studio album by English punk band the Outsiders, which would later evolve into the Sound. It was released in 1978 by record label Raw Edge.

In the liner notes of the 2012 reissue of the album, the musical style of Close Up was described: "Gone were the acoustic guitars and lengthy solos, replaced by urgency, stabbing riffs and a full-on, hard-edged punk/new wave sound".[1]

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Vital Hours"
  2. "Observations"
  3. "Fixed Up"
  4. "Touch and Go"
  5. "White Debt"
  6. "Count for Something"
Side B
  1. "Out of Place"
  2. "Keep the Pain Inside"
  3. "Face to Face"
  4. "Semi-Detached Life"
  5. "Conspiracy of War"

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NMEgenerally favourable[3]
Record Mirrorunfavourable[4]

Close Up received a lukewarm response from critics, who were more enthusiastic about it than the band's previous album, Calling on Youth. NME reviewer John Hamblett assessed the album as "patchy, but promising", calling the Outsiders "a band with a future".[3]

Personnel

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