Bangles ‎– Different Light

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON CBS 1986

CBS CBS 26659 made in Holland, with lyric inner sleeve.

Vinyl VG+. Cover VG+.

The Bangles' first album, All Over the Place, may have earned them a smattering of radio and MTV airplay, but it's clear that with Different Light they were aiming for much higher stakes, especially when Prince -- who was reportedly infatuated with Susanna Hoffs -- offered to write a song for them. "Manic Monday"'s baroque, keyboard-dominated sound was a far cry from anything the Bangles had recorded before, and while Hoffs' breathy voice and her bandmates' fine harmonies fit the song like a glove, it also sent the group down a path that led them away from the '60s-influenced pop/rock that was their strongest suit, and though Vicki Peterson does get to show off her guitar work on a few songs here, the differences between Different Light and All Over the Place are telling and a bit sad.

Tracklist

Manic Monday     3:30
In A Different Light     2:50
Walking Down Your Street     3:02
Walk Like An Egyptian     3:21
Standing In The Hallway     2:53
Return Post     4:19
If She Knew What She Wants     3:47
Let It Go     2:28
September Gurls     2:42
Angels Don't Fall In Love     3:21
Following     3:18
Not Like You     3:05