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Friends

The first Friends album, "Let's Get Away From It All", is available on CD. The band's debut, released in 1988, is still the best-selling Friends release, and is back again after a period when it was only available on vinyl.The album was the first event to establish Friends on the fringes of indie stardom, gaining the first national review coverage, and selling fast, especially in Japan.

Friends
Let's Get Away From It All
(SUML 3)

1. Let Get Away From It All 2.59
2. Far And Away 3.45
3. Falling 4.03
4. The Deserter 3.17
5. Every Summer 3.29
6. Breaking Away 4.58
7. Burning Bridges 3.57
8. Many Places 5.22
9. Nothing Matters 4.38
10. It's Getting Louder 3.21


Written by William Jones

Produced by William Jones
Engineered by Graeme Robinson and Dave Barker
Recorded at GDR, Darlington, March/April 1988
Design by Peter Chapel, Barrie Watson and Andrew Watt

oh my god. for a minute i thought you were telling us about that "friends" t.v. show soundtrack cd with the horrible joni mitchell remix and insipid theme song.

to which i would have replied:

"who the hell cares?!!"

but as you didn't do that, tha

Where can I buy the "Let's Get Away From It All" cd reissue in the US?

When I was in London in 1990, I bought their first album and I became a fan.If you are into Bodines,Wild Swans,Orange Juice,Frank & Walters,Ocean Blue etc.You must own at least one

Friends cd reissue can be bought directly from their website
www.summerhouserecordsltd.co.uk/