The Zutons - Tired of Hanging Around

The Zutons second album, an assured and full-blooded northern soul-rock confection, was issued in April 2006 and peaked at number two in the charts, going on to achieve near double platinum sales in the UK. This is its very first vinyl reissue.

Lead single 'Why Won't You Give Me Your Love’ went top ten, as did the follow-up, ‘Valerie’. The latter is a song that has now achieved certified classic status thanks to the incredible popularity of the cover version, produced by Mark Ronson and featuring Amy Winehouse, which was released the following year.

Chief songwriter Dave McCabe explained that many of the album’s tunes were "about giving yourself a bit of a hard time... 'cause you've gone out and got drunk or let someone down." Several were inspired by the band’s experiences promoting their first album Who Killed The Zutons? on tour; ‘Valerie’ and ‘Oh Stacey (Look What You've Done!)’ in particular.