The Go-Betweens - Bachelor Kisses (WEA)

Yet another fine offering from one of the few bands who regularly give us something to smile about and be thankful for. "Bachelor Kisses" is a classic Go-Betweens lament of lost love and youthfulness which seems to preoccupy them these days. Not a hit, but a gem. (Andy Strickland, Record Mirror, September 22, 1984)

The Go-Betweens - Right Here (Beggars Banquet)

A veritable lemon meringue pie of a record. Light and fluffy, but with a sharp, firm base and solid tune, it borders precariously on the twee side, only just saving itself courtesy of Grant McLennan's nasal passages, his vocals adding a certain sarcastic sneer to the proceedings. The Go-Betweens have never really got above cult status in Britain, and this isn't the one to change that situation, but any song with a lyric like "I know you're 32 but you look 55" deserves a little respect at the very least. (Eleanor Levy, Record Mirror, February 21, 1987)