Tired of Hanging Around Transparent Yellow Vinyl

Just shy of double platinum sales in the UK, The Zutons second album, an assured and fullbloodednorthern soulrock confection, was issued in April 2006 and peaked at number two in the charts. This is itsvery first vinyl reissue.Lead single 039Why Won039t You Give Me Your Love went Top 10, as did the followup, Valerie, a song that has now achieved certified classic status thanks to the incredible popularity of the cover version produced by Mark Ronson and featuring Amy Winehouse the following year. Chief songwriter Dave McCabe explained that many of the albums tunes were 34about giving yourself a bit of a hard time... 039cause you039ve gone out and got drunk or let someone down.34 Several were inspired by the bands experiences promoting their first album Who Killed The Zutons on tour Valerie and Oh Stacey Look What You039ve Done in particular. Reviewers at the time generally concluded that their unpretentious, saxenhanced shenanigans brightened the drab English airwaves and John Murphy of musicOMH.com summed it up nicely Since Who Killed The Zutons, they039ve hit the big time, whether it be through Mercury nominations or support slots with both U2 and REM. Yet this hasn039t gone to the band039s collective head, as Tired Of Hanging Around is as delightfully quirky, original and catchy as its predecessor, whilst also representing something of a leap forward.