The Style Council – Café Bleu
Tracklist
| Café Bleu.... | |||
| A1 | Mick's Blessings | ||
| A2 | The Whole Point Of No Return | ||
| A3 | Me Ship Came In! | ||
| A4 | Blue Café | ||
| A5 | The Paris Match | ||
| A6 | My Ever Changing Moods | ||
| A7 | Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse | ||
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| B1 | A Gospel | ||
| B2 | Strength Of Your Nature | ||
| B3 | You're The Best Thing | ||
| B4 | Here's One That Got Away | ||
| B5 | Headstart For Happiness | ||
| B6 | Council Meetin' |
Companies, etc.
- Marketed By – Polydor Ltd.
- Distributed By – Polydor Ltd.
- Produced For – Solid Bond Productions Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Ltd. (London)
- Copyright © – Polydor Ltd. (London)
- Lacquer Cut At – Master Room
- Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
- Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Stylist Music Ltd.
- Copyright © – Weller
Credits
- Design – Simon Halfon
- Drums, Percussion – Steve White (3)
- Guitar, Performer – Paul Weller
- Keyboards, Performer – Mick Talbot
- Lacquer Cut By – Arun*
- Liner Notes – The Cappuccino Kid
- Photography By – Peter Anderson (5)
- Producer [Produced By] – Peter Wilson
Notes
First pressing issue without barcode, rights society or label code.
Issued with a plain blue printed inner sleeve. Some copies came with a 16-page booklet "notes from the Café Bleu," which includes the lyrics to some of the songs on the album.
The "Keeps On Burning" logo appears on front cover, labels and booklet back page.
Track A2 only listed on record label, not listed on sleeve or booklet.
Music produced (for Solid Bond Productions Ltd)
Track publishers:
A1: Stylist Music Ltd/EMI Publishing Ltd
A2 to A5, B1 to B5: EMI Music Publishing Ltd
A7, B6: EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Stylist Music Ltd/EMI Publishing Ltd
Booklet: ©1983 Weller
Labels: ℗1984 Polydor Ltd London
Back cover: ℗&©1984 Polydor Ltd London
Marketed and distributed in the UK by Polydor Ltd.
Runouts are stamped, except "ARUN," which is etched.
Issued with a plain blue printed inner sleeve. Some copies came with a 16-page booklet "notes from the Café Bleu," which includes the lyrics to some of the songs on the album.
The "Keeps On Burning" logo appears on front cover, labels and booklet back page.
Track A2 only listed on record label, not listed on sleeve or booklet.
Music produced (for Solid Bond Productions Ltd)
Track publishers:
A1: Stylist Music Ltd/EMI Publishing Ltd
A2 to A5, B1 to B5: EMI Music Publishing Ltd
A7, B6: EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Stylist Music Ltd/EMI Publishing Ltd
Booklet: ©1983 Weller
Labels: ℗1984 Polydor Ltd London
Back cover: ℗&©1984 Polydor Ltd London
Marketed and distributed in the UK by Polydor Ltd.
Runouts are stamped, except "ARUN," which is etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: none
- Label Code: none
- Rights Society: none
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side A runout): TSCLP 1 A//1▽420 14 ARUN
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side B runout): TSCLP 1 B//2▽420 R
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side A runout): TSCLP 1 A//1▽420 R 14 ARUN 9
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side B runout): TSCLP 1 B//2▽420 R 1 2 6
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side A runout): TSCLP 1 A//1▽420 R 13 ARUN 3
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side B runout): TSCLP 1 B//1▽420 R 1 1 5
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 side A runout): TSCLP 1 A//1▽420 R 14 ARUN 11
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 side B runout): TSCLP 1 B//2▽420 R 13 3
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 side A runout): TCSLP 1 A//2▽420 R 1 ARUN 11
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 side B runout): TCSLP 1 B//1▽420 R 1 12
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 side A runout): TCSLP 1 A//2▽420 R 1 ARUN 11
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 side B runout): TCSLP 1 B//2▽420 R 1 14
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 side A runout): TCSLP 1 A//1▽420 R 11 ARUN 15
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 side B runout): TSCLP 1 B//2▽420 R 1 1 11
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8 side A runout): TCSLP 1 A//1▽420 R 11 ARUN 3
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8 side B runout): TSCLP 1 B//2▽420 R 1 2 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9 side A runout): TSCLP 1 A//2▽420 R 1 1 1 1 ARUN
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9 side B runout): TSCLP 1 B//2▽420 R 1 1 1 4
Other Versions (5 of 74)
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Café Bleu (LP, Album, Reissue) | Polydor | TSCLP1 | UK | 1984 | ||
| Café Bleu (LP, Album, Stereo) | Polydor | 817 535-1 | 1984 | ||||
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Café Bleu (LP, Album, Stereo) | Polydor | 817 535-1 | Netherlands | 1984 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Café Bleu (LP, Album) | Polydor | 817 535-1 | Australia | 1984 | ||
| Café Bleu (LP, Album) | Polydor | 817 535-1 | 1984 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I played a ton of Style Council recently. Dug out all the 12”s. What a blast !!! This was a quality band. I get why Jam fans ran a mile but they’re missing out badly. Weller never let me down when it came to VFM. Stylish sleeves with instantly recognisable artwork, the Capuchino Kid, whose Colin McGuiness-esque prose I would lap up, and a load of remarkable B sides, many of which could have been A sides !!
So, Cafe Bleu is basically TSCs philosophy pressed onto one slab of vinyl. I can’t think of a more eclectic 80s album. We veer from swing, bop, to Brel-esque torchery, British rap, r n’b, hoe-down pop, 60s film music, pop. Its all there. And you know what ? Some of it doesn’t work, but Im so glad they did it and stuck to their guns.
They got it together with the follow-up but this, and the run of stunning singles before and after this, make for one Hell of a trip.
They meant a lot to me back then. I ed the addresses that were printed on the record sleeves : CND, Greenpeace, Anti Blood Sports. I believed in them totally. This was more than a band and I will forever be grateful for Paul and Mick et al for educating me and enlightening me. -
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Never really rated these guys at the time, now on second listen they put out some great tracks. -
My copy is all same ID as the original but labels on both sides are plain white. Any Ideas? Agree a great listen.
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This is a beautiful album, a timeless piece really that has a variety of styles, 13 tracks and not a bad one. Tight playing and well produced. You can pleasurably play this album front to back. Not sure why it is so plentiful and cheap. Grab it. A good copy. -
Edited 6 years agoTest pressing of this: A: TSCLP 1 A//2▽420 1 1 1 ARUN
B: TSCLP 1 B//1▽420 ARUN** 1 1 1
** = upside down and between '420' and '1 1 1'
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