Squeeze Art Print | Discography Tube Map

Where does Jools Holland leave and return on this Squeeze music art print?

Squeeze fans could probably tell you Jools Holland left, but fewer know he came back. This Squeeze art print runs the albums in order with each credited musician as their own line, so the comings and goings are plain to see. Two members of Spinal Tap are on one of the records, which nobody believes until they find the station.

Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Available in A3, A2 or A1, with US sizing at 16x12in, 24x18in and 36x24in. Each comes unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.

I plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.

The stations run chronologically from the 1978 debut, through Cool for Cats, Argybargy and East Side Story, to The Knowledge in 2017.

Two songwriters run the full length, and the band around them empties and refills repeatedly. Across the 16 stations there are 131 credited musicians. One album features 38 of them. The first two have five each.

Not an algorithm. Every connection on this map was plotted by an obsessive fan, album by album. The gaps are as informative as the crowds.

Contributing musicians on the discography tube map

Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook are credited on all 16 albums. Nothing else on the map comes close.

Jools Holland's line is not the simple exit most fans remember. He plays on the first three albums, disappears for three, then returns for Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti, Babylon and On and Frank before leaving for good.

Gilson Lavis drums across nine albums, and Keith Wilkinson holds the bass line through the whole middle of the catalogue.

Paul Carrack has three stations spread across nearly thirty years: East Side Story, where he sings lead on Tempted, then Some Fantastic Place, and Spot the Difference.

Elvis Costello also appears twice, adding vocals to Tempted on East Side Story, then returning to sing backing vocals on Black Coffee In Bed from Sweets from a Stranger, where Paul Young sings on the same track.

Play in 1991 carries the strangest credits on the map. Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, two-thirds of Spinal Tap, both appear, alongside Michael Penn.

Play also brings in Bruce Hornsby on accordion and Steve Nieve of the Attractions on keyboards, and two years later his Attractions bandmate Pete Thomas drums on Some Fantastic Place. Play is the second-busiest station on the print, with 35 musicians.

Cradle to the Grave is the fullest of all, with 38 musicians, including Glenn Tilbrook's sons Louis and Leon. Leon sings backing vocals, and Louis's line runs across three stations, from Spot the Difference to The Knowledge. At the other end, the 1978 debut and Cool for Cats are the emptiest stations, with five musicians each.

Art Print Specifications:

Each one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.

FAQ

Did Jools Holland leave and come back?
Yes. He plays on the first three albums, is absent for three, then returns for another three before leaving for good.

Are Spinal Tap really on a Squeeze album?
Christopher Guest and Michael McKean both appear on Play in 1991, alongside Michael Penn.

Which albums is Elvis Costello on?
Two. He adds vocals to Tempted on East Side Story, and sings on Black Coffee In Bed from Sweets from a Stranger, the same track Paul Young appears on.

Who sang lead on Tempted?
Paul Carrack, whose line returns twice more, on Some Fantastic Place and Spot the Difference.

Which album has the fewest musicians?
The 1978 debut and Cool for Cats, with five each. Cradle to the Grave is the busiest with 38, followed by Play with 35.

Is Trixies on the map?
Not on this edition. The map runs from the 1978 debut to The Knowledge in 2017.

What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.

Is the Squeeze map a poster?
It is an art print rather than a poster: a museum-quality Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte and archival acid-free. I offer it in A3, A2 or A1, unframed or in a wood frame, so it can go straight on the wall.

Explore Squeeze’s Discography for FREE

I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted Squeeze yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.

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