Difford & Tilbrook - Love's Crashing Waves (A&M)

This is confusing. The label on the A-side says it's Joe Jackson. But it isn't on the record. A&M - wally company of the week. It's certainly a damn sight better than Joe Jackson. Funnily enough, I never noticed Squeeze for about five years but when their singles LP came out, I suddenly realised they were one of my favourite groups. Their songs just creep up on you. They do know how to write a good tune. Quite pleasant. (John Taylor [Duran Duran], Smash Hits, June 21, 1984)

Finally, they're back. Blackheath's answer to Lennon and McCartney, the Rogers and Hammerstein of SE10, or Chris and Glenn to you. The main squeezes first record in an age could almost be "Is That Love" part two, though minus that little classic's drollery. More domestic dramas unfold here but Tony Visconti's over-production (that's why they pay him) masks the basic material and Difford's usually chirpy vocal is too restrained to compensate. I'll wait for the album. (Max Bell, No 1, June 16, 1984)