Pelican West

Pelican West
Studio album by
Haircut One Hundred
Released26 February 1982 (1982-02-26)[1]
Recorded1981–82
StudioRoundhouse (London)
GenreNew wave
Length45:36
LabelArista
ProducerBob Sargeant
Haircut One Hundred chronology
Pelican West
(1982) 		Paint and Paint
(1984)
Singles from Pelican West
  1. "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"
    Released: October 1981
  2. "Love Plus One"
    Released: January 1982
  3. "Fantastic Day"
    Released: April 1982

Pelican West is the debut studio album by the British new wave band Haircut One Hundred, released on 26 February 1982 by Arista Records. It peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart[2] and No. 31 on the Billboard 200,[3] and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[4]

The album featured three hit singles: "Love Plus One", "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" and "Fantastic Day". It was reissued on CD in 1992, retitled as Pelican West Plus and including five bonus tracks.

Pelican West was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2006).[5]

Frontman Nick Heyward later said, "It was a team effort, and everyone had their roles. My job was like the Paul McCartney one in the Beatles' Get Back film. The rest of the guys looked to me for direction, and I had to push them to turn these glorified jam sessions into three-minute pop songs."[6]

  1. ^ "Haircuts in Hammersmith" (PDF). Record Mirror. 20 February 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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  5. ^ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (revised and updated ed.). Universe Publishing. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  6. ^ Thrills, Adrian (May 2023). "'I Didn't Know How to Deal with Being a Frontman'". Record Collector. No. 544. pp. 54–59.