335) Squeezing Out Sparks

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An angry young crank in the mode of Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson, Parker, a former gas-station attendant, rode the wave of U.K. punk. His fifth album combines bar-band rock with New Wave hooks, but his bitter paranoia also shines through on "Protection" and "Nobody Hurts You."

Total album sales: Under 500,000

Peak chart position: 40

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