“When Squeeze were first successful, we essentially had to dumb down to fit in with what was going on”: Glenn Tilbrook on the sounds that gave Squeeze a push, and the resurrection of the English rock legends' early recordings

Squeeze frontman and guitarist Glenn Tilbrook pictured at home.

Anyone who witnessed the emergence of Squeeze in 1978, with their galloping, octave-laden single Take Me I’m Yours, will recall a band whose intricate music and witty lyrics set them apart.

Similarly great tracks followed, including Cool For Cats, Up The Junction, Pulling Mussels, Tempted, Another Nail In My Heart, and Labelled With Love. Guitarists will have noticed Glenn Tilbrook’s canny solos that wove through his chords with melodies that sounded like no-one else.