The Up Escalator

Studio album by Graham Parker

Released

1980 May 23

Graham Parker chronology

Squeezing Out Sparks
(1979)

The Up Escalator
(1980)

Another Grey Area
(1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Smash Hits	9/10^[1]

The Up Escalator is an album by Graham Parker and The Rumour and was released on May 23, 1980 by Stiff Records as LP (SEEZ 23) and as cassette (ZSEEZ 23).^[2] In the USA distributed by Arista.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Graham Parker

Up (Side 1)

"No Holding Back"
"Devil's Sidewalk"
"Stupefaction"
"Empty Lives"
"The Beating Of Another Heart"

Down (Side 2)

"Endless Night"
"Paralyzed"
"Maneuvers"
"Jolie Jolie"
"Love Without Greed"

Personnel

Graham Parker - guitar, vocals
Bruce Springsteen - background vocals on "Endless Night"
Nicky Hopkins - acoustic piano
Jimmy Maelen - percussion
Martin Belmont - guitar
Danny Federici - organ
Steve Goulding - drums
Brinsley Schwarz - guitar, background vocals
Peter Wood - synthesizer
Andrew Bodnar - bass

Certifications

Canada-Gold ^[3]

Source

The Up Escalator album cover

References

↑ Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (June 12–25 1980): 31.
↑ "Stiff - Home". Stiff-records.com. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
↑ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-14.

Graham Parker & The Rumour

Bob Andrews Brinsley Schwarz Martin Belmont Andrew Bodnar Steve Goulding

Studio albums (Graham Parker & The Rumour)	Howlin' Wind (1976) Heat Treatment (1976) Stick to Me (1977) Squeezing Out Sparks (1979) The Up Escalator (1980) Three Chords Good (2012) Mystery Glue (2015)

Studio albums (Graham Parker)	Another Grey Area (1982) The Real Macaw (1983) Steady Nerves (1985) The Mona Lisa's Sister (1988) Human Soul (1989) Struck by Lightning (1991) Burning Questions (1992) 12 Haunted Episodes (1995) Acid Bubblegum (1996) Deepcut To Nowhere (2001) Your Country (2004) Songs of No Consequence (2005) Don't Tell Columbus (2007) Imaginary Television (2010)

Studio albums (The Rumour)	Max (1977) Frogs Sprouts Clogs and Krauts (1978) Purity of Essence (1980)

Extended plays	The Pink Parker (1977) Graham Parker's Christmas Cracker (1994)

Live albums	The Parkerilla (1978) Live! Alone in America (1989)

Compilations	The Best of Graham Parker and the Rumour (1980) The Best of Graham Parker 1988-1991 (1992) Loose Monkeys (1999) That's When You Know (2001)

Singles	"Hold Back the Night"

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