1927 - …Ish

…Ish is the debut studio album by Australian pop rock band 1927, originally released in November 1988 via Trafalgar and WEA Records.

1927 formed in Melbourne in 1987 with members James Barton (drums), Bill Frost (bass), Garry Frost (guitar, keyboards), and Eric Weideman (lead vocals, guitar).

1927 were signed by Australian producer Charles Fisher (and founder of the famed Trafalgar Studios in Sydney), to his record label, Trafalgar Productions. The band recorded their debut single with Fisher, "That's When I Think of You", which entered the ARIA Singles Chart in September 1988 and peaked at #6.

The band released their second single in November 1988, "If I Could", which peaked at #4 on the Australian Singles charts.

Their debut album ...Ish followed in mid-November 1988, an album filled with memorable pop rock songs.  The album was an instant hit, reaching #1 on the Australian Albums chart for four weeks and stayed in the Top 100 for 71 weeks. It was awarded 5×platinum certification, for shipment of more than 350,000 copies. As of 2002, it was in the top 10 of the most successful debut albums by Australian artists.

Two more Top 20 singles from the album followed, "You'll Never Know" (February 1989) and "Compulsory Hero" (April 1989). A fifth single, "To Love Me", did not reach the Top 50.

In 1989 "That's When I Think of You" was released internationally, peaking in the Top 50 on the UK Singles Chart, and just reaching the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

At the ARIA Music Awards in 1989, 1927 won 'Breakthrough Artist - Single' for "That's When I Think of You" and 'Breakthrough Artist - Album' for ...ish. The album was ranked at #2 on the 1989 ARIA End of Year Top 50 Albums Chart.

Check out the tracks:  “That’s What I Think of You”; “If I Could”; You’ll Never Know”; “Compulsory Hero”; and “To Love Me”.

This LP record is a 2018 reissue on black vinyl featuring remastered audio and replicated original artwork, pressed in Germany via Stop Start Music.