Quireboys: Hey You! The Parlophone Years 1989-1993, 4CD Box Set REVIEW

Hey You! The Parlophone Years is the real deal. None of that polished, overproduced nonsense, just straight-up, whiskey-drenched rock ‘n’ roll the way it was meant to be. The Quireboys weren’t here to reinvent the wheel, but they sure as hell made it spin faster, louder, and with a bottle of Jack balanced on top.

 

Disc one, A Bit of What You Fancy, is the sound of a bar fight in the best possible way. 7 O’Clock kicks in like a boot to the teeth, loud, dirty, and impossible to ignore.

Hey You? That’s the track you put on when you’re three sheets to the wind and convinced you’re the king of the dancefloor.By the time you get to Bitter Sweet & Twisted, it’s clear these lads weren’t just slinging pub anthems—they had some proper bluesy grit, too. King of New York is slicker than it has any right to be, and Debbie is the kind of song that makes you think about an old flame you never should’ve left—or maybe the one you never should’ve called in the first place.Then there’s disc four—live tracks and rarities. A band like Quireboys belongs on stage, loud, messy, and sweating booze. Spike sounds like he’s been gargling sandpaper since birth, and the band plays like they’re on their last night on Earth. That’s how it’s done.Hey You! The Parlophone Years is for people who like their rock raw, their drinks strong, and their nights blurry. The Quireboys didn’t care about trends, and that’s exactly why this still holds up. So pour yourself something strong, turn it up, and let it rip. And if you wake up with a headache, well, that just means you did it right.
Score 8/10

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

A Bit Of What You Fancy… (Plus)

1  7 O’Clock

2  Man On The Loose

3  Whippin’ Boy

4  Sex Party

5  Sweet Mary Ann

6  I Don’t Love You Anymore

7  Hey You

8  Misled

9  Long Time Comin’

10  Roses & Rings

11  There She Goes Again

12  Take Me Home

13  Pretty Girls

14  How Do You Feel?

15  Mayfair (Original Version)

DISC TWO

Bitter Sweet & Twisted (Plus)

1  Tramps And Thieves

2  White Trash Blues

3  Can’t Park Here

4  King Of New York

5  Don’t Bite The Hand

6  Last Time

7  Debbie

8  Brother Louie

9  Ode To You (Baby Just Walk)

10  Hates To Please

11  My Saint Jude

12  Take No Revenge

13  Wild, Wild, Wild

14  Ain’t Love Blind

15  Pleasure And Pain

16  Best Jobs

17  Can’t Get Through

DISC THREE

Demos

1  7 O’Clock (Demo)

2  Man On The Loose (Demo)

3  I Don’t Love You Anymore (Demo)

4  Hey You (Demo)

5  Misled (Demo)

6  Long Time Comin’ (Demo)

7  Roses & Rings (Demo)

8  Take Me Home (Demo)

9 That’s Right (Demo)

10  Pleasure & Pain (Demo)

11  Best Jobs (Demo)

12  Where Ya Been To (Demo)

13  Hates To Please (Demo)

14  Ton Ton M’Acoute (Demo)

15  You’ll Never Make It Alone (Demo)

16  You Can’t Hide From Your Heart (Demo)

17  The Last Time (Demo)

18  Go Home (Demo)

19  Save Me (Demo)

20  49er (Demo)

DISC FOUR

Live And Loaded 1989-1992

1  Hey You

2  Sex Party

3  Whippin’ Boy

4  Sweet Mary Anne

5  Heartbreaker

6  I Don’t Love You Anymore

7  Hold On I’m Coming

8 There She Goes Again

9  Sex Party

10  Sweet Mary Anne

11  7 O’Clock

12  I Don’t Love You Anymore

13  Hey You

14  Man On The Loose

15  Brother Louie

16  Roses And Rings

17  Tramps And Thieves

Label – HNE
Release – 28th March 2025

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