They later signed with Elektra Records, their first LP for that label was Present Tense,
Shoes had a reputation for studio wizardry in their early days--but also for bad live performances. However, I saw them at a night club in Champaign, Illinois in 1982--they were great.
About the name of the group: During their first American tour, a journalist asked John Lennon why the Beatles name was chosen. He quipped, "Well, we could have been called 'The Shoes.'"
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