Squeeze “6 Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One Ten-inch Record” 1979. Today, January 24th, is Squeeze keyboardist Jools Holland’s 65th birthday (b. Julian Holland, 1958). This 10″ EP is a comp of Squeeze’s early singles housed in a die-cut 12″ sleeve designed to precisely accommodate a 10″ record. The fists are startling life-like! Squeeze’s early era is my favorite: fun power pop, good-time new wave songs. Side A has a rollicking live version of  “Goodbye Girl” from ’78 (#63 UK), the most excellent “Cool For Cats” which went to #2 in the UK in ’79 and a remix of “Up the Junction” from ’79 which also hit #2 in the UK. Those two from 1979 both appear on Squeeze’s second LP Cool For Cats. Side B has the driving beated, synth-heavy “Slap & Tickle” (#24 UK, also from ’79 and on the LP Cool For Cats) and two singles from their ’78 debut s/t album: “Bang Bang” (#49 UK) and probably my top Squeeze track “Take Me, I’m Yours” which was their first ever single; it hit #19 in the UK. 6 Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One Ten-inch Record is a US-release and I’m guessing it was primarily promoted to the college radio market; our copy has KESD-FM stamped on the cover. That station used to be South Dakota State University’s station but is now a public radio station.