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''Before Hollywood'' was released in May 1983 in the UK on Rough Trade Records, an independent music label. It was The Go-Betweens' second album. The LP was produced by John Brand and cost £5000 to make. It was recorded at I.C.C. (International Christian Communications) Studios in Eastbourne, England, a Christian studio. Forster said, "They were doing gospel on Sunday, Go-Betweens Monday to Saturday." The original release consisted of ten tracks, including what is arguably the band's best-known song, "Cattle and Cane". The album reached No. 2 on the UK Independent Charts, with "Cattle and Cane" reaching No. 4.〔 In 2001, that song was voted as one of the 30 all-time best Australian songs in a poll of 100 music industry personalities conducted by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). In 2002, Circus Records released an expanded CD which included a second disc of eight bonus tracks and a music video for "Cattle and Cane". ==Critical reception== Reviewed in NME at the time of release, Mat Snow said, "Lindy Morrison's drumming is crisp, subtle and dynamic, Grant's bass is a model of telling economy and Robert plays a song-writer's guitar - soaring and lyrical but always to the point." The influence of Bob Dylan, Tom Verlaine, and David Byrne is noted. The review concludes by describing the album as, "a rare masterpiece." Edwyn Collins, reviewing the album in Melody Maker, called it "A monumental record... very, very insidious. On repeated plays I find it very, very moving." Clinton Walker in The Age newspaper however felt "the album as a whole was disappointing, disjointed and uneven." Ned Raglett states in Allmusic that "The Go-Betweens were already a good band well before they made ''Before Hollywood'', but this second album is what proved for many listeners that they were great. For good reason -- both Robert Forster's and Grant McLennan's singing sounds much more honestly theirs, finding their own voices, while collectively the trio create a series of intricate, surprising melodies and songs which balance past and present beautifully." Author, Andrew Stafford, in his book, ''Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden'', states "''Beyond Hollywood''s impressionistic lyrics and sparkling blend of acoustic and electric textures recalled earlier folk influences - Simon & Garfunkel, the Byrds, and, especially Bob Dylan's ''Bringing It All Back Home''. Even ''Before Hollywoods sleeve design nods towards the Dylan album, with the Go-Betweens framed by a collection of antiques." In October 2010, ''Before Hollywood'' was listed in the book, ''100 Best Australian Albums'' at No. 87 with their 1988 album, ''16 Lovers Lane'' at No. 12. The authors writing that "On ''Before Hollywood'', The Go-Betweens offer up an elusive, lo-fi take on classic mid '60s Bob Dylan and the New York downtown sound a decade later."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Before Hollywood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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