The Up Escalator
| The Up Escalator | ||||
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| Released | 23 May 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Stiff (UK) Arista (US) | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Iovine | |||
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The Up Escalator is an album by Graham Parker and the Rumour, released on 23 May 1980 by Stiff Records as LP (SEEZ 23) and as cassette (ZSEEZ 23). In the USA, the album was released by Arista. Released after Parker's successful 1979 album Squeezing Out Sparks, the album features production by Jimmy Iovine.
Upon its release, the album saw mixed reviews, with many criticizing Iovine's production. Parker separated from the Rumour shortly after the album's release.