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THE WINDBREAKERS - RUN (1986)

The engaging "Run" is another collaboration with Mitch Easter, who had by then become a virtual (non-writing) band member, and longtime associate Randy Everett. A bit less quirky than prior releases, the electrically energized pop could have been mixed more evenly, but that's not a major distraction. Although the coolest song concept is Lee's anxiety-ridden "Braver on the Telephone," Sutliff's "Visa Cards and Antique Mirrors" runs a close second. Never reissued on CD, four songs of the album were remastered and are featured on the Windbreakers' Anthology (Time Machine 1982-2002). Trouser Press

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Songs
I Don't Wanna Know / This Time--She Said / Visa Cards and Antique Mirrors / Run / You Don't Know / Ghost Town / I'll Be Back / Voices in My Head / Braver on the Telephone / Don't Say No / Nation of Two