Mean Time

For other uses, see Meantime.

Mean Time
Studio album by The Barracudas
Released	February 1983 (February 1983)
Recorded	October–November 1982
Studio	Startling Studios, Ascot, Berkshire
Label	Closer
Producer	Peter Gage
The Barracudas chronology
Drop Out with The Barracudas (1981) Mean Time (1983)

Mean Time is the second studio album by English rock band The Barracudas, released in 1983 by record label Closer. The incorporation of Chris Wilson from The Flamin' Groovies gave this new formation a paramount weight in the eighties' garage rock bands' scene.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jeremy Gluck and Robin Wills; except where noted.

1. "Grammar of Misery"
2. "Bad News" (Robin Wills)
3. "I Ain't No Miracle Worker" (Nancy Mantz, Annette Tucker)
4. "Be My Friend Again" (Jeremy Gluck, Chris Wilson)
5. "Shades of Today"
6. "Dead Skin"
7. "Middle Class Blues" (Bob Ronco, Chris Wilson)
8. "You've Come a Long Way" (Robin Wills)
9. "Ballad of a Liar"
10. "When I'm Gone" (Robin Wills)
11. "Eleventh Hour"
12. "Hear Me Calling" (Robin Wills)

Personnel

The Barracudas

• Jeremy Gluck - vocals
• Chris Wilson, Robin Wills - guitar, vocals
• Jim Dickson - bass, vocals
• Terry Smith - drums, percussion
• Peter Gage - keyboards

Technical

• Mike O'Donnell - engineer

Content

Trouser Press described the album's sound as a "'60sish blend of punky pop, vintage rock'n'roll, mock Merseybeat, snarly mild psychedelia and Byrdsy 12-string folk-rock."

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Trouser Press	favourable

AllMusic called it "the Barracudas' masterpiece", whilst Trouser Press classed it as "wonderful".

External links

• Mean Time at Discogs (list of releases)