50/50 - MEMORIES LINGER [Crystal Clear color wax]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: LITA22711
Barcode: 826853122719 
Release Date: 04 Dec 2026
Genre: Synth-Pop

ONE OF THE BEST-KEPT SECRETS OF THE U.K.’S EARLY SYNTH-POP SCENE, 50/50 RECORDED OVER 150 SONGS IN THE LATE '70s/EARLY 80s, NEARLY ALL OF WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN HEARD BEFORE. UNTIL NOW.

• Featuring 9 previously unreleased tracks.
• Includes 12-page booklet with unseen photos and liner notes by Charles Donovan.
• Audio newly mastered by multi-Grammy nominated engineer John Baldwin.
• Vinyl pressed on limited edition Crystal Clear color wax at Optimal. NON-RETURNABLE.
• Track “Just Can’t Win” premiered on FX’s TV show The Shards.

Formed in the late ‘70s, 50/50 was the studio project of wildly prolific and talented British duo Richard Haines and David Cowles, whose blend of irresistible synth-forward pop and classic ‘60s British songwriting, along with thoughtful, imaginative lyricism should have propelled them to the top of the charts. Instead, they never received the attention they so richly deserved. 

Memories Linger marks 50/50’s first-ever studio album, introducing the duo through 12 captivating songs, recorded between 1981 and 1984.

SIDE A 1. Memories Linger 2. Just Can’t Win 3. Talk Too Much 4. When I Fall 5. I Don’t Want To Talk About It 6. Falling in Love

SIDE B 1. Cry On My Shoulder 2. I’m Sorry I Left You 3. Reasons 4. Who Needs Money 5. Facing the Storm 6. I Don’t Need Love