Cactus World News "Urban Beaches" (1986)

Urban Beaches [debut]
release date: 1986
format: vinyl (253 026-1) / digital (2003 remaster)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,64]
producer: Chris Kimsey
label: MCA Records - nationality: Ireland

Track highlights: 1. "Worlds Apart" (5 / 5) - 2. "In a Whirlpool" - 3. "The Promise" - 4. "The Bridge" (4,5 / 5) (live) - 6. "Years Later"

Studio album debut by Irish band Cactus World News consisting of Eoin McEvoy on lead vocals & acoustic guitar, Frank Kearns on electric & Spanish guitars, Fergal MacAindris on bass, and with Wayne Sheehy on drums & percussion.
Cactus World News is a band that critics and musicians predicted a glorious career as the new big thing coming from Ireland and a name that was expected to follow close on the path laid out by U2, which just never happened, however, this very album really is a gem.
I purchased the album after having acquired the single The Bridge (1985).
[ allmusic.com 4,5 / 5 stars ]

Cactus World News "The Bridge" (1985) (single)

The Bridge, 7'' single
release date: 1985
format: vinyl (MUM 2)
[single rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,68]
producer: Bono and Jon Kelly
label: Mother Records - nationality: Ireland

Tracklist: A) "The Bridge" (4,5 / 5) - - B) 1. "The Other Extreme" - 2. "Frontiers"

Single release by Irish band Cactus World News taken from their forthcoming debut album Urban Beaches (1986).
The single is released by the U2-founded label Mother Records.