No, not
that Chris Bailey (the deceased frontman for Australia's legendary Saints) rather another guy with ditto moniker, possibly with ties to Vermont or somewhere else in New England. No correspondence address provided, and with such a common name, there's little relevent info to be had on this privately pressed curio. 1983 may have been the era of new wave and AOR, but Bailey and his three compatriots simply weren't having it. More like DIY pop abundantly punctuated with funky bass, rarely sounding comparative to anyone else. The spry "Easier Done Than Said" boasts plenty of catchy sway and could have easily been massaged into something Top 40-worthy. "Pablum" is a bit of an anomaly, a punky two-minute basher that would have slotted in nicely on one of Joe Jackson's first two albums.
Prime Numbers houses plenty of other satisfactory moments, but few outright revelations, and as I alluded earlier, a bit non-descript. My copy of this was defaced with all manner of radio station call letters and assorted markings, so I took it upon myself to purloin a cleaner jpeg of the cover art from an Ebay listing. Imagine that.
01. Easier Done Than Said
02. Oooof -- Why Girl?
03. Lover's Plight
04. Pablum
05. My Shadow
06. Such a Blur
07. Shrapnel
08. Do It! (Again)
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