Ben Vaughn Combo

• Beautiful Thing [Restless, 1987] B

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• Alan Vega/Alex Chilton/Ben Vaughn
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Consumer Guide Reviews:

Beautiful Thing [Restless, 1987]
Unlike many comedians, this mild-mannered male chauvinist is funniest when he lets on how clever he is, as in "Jerry Lewis in France," "Growin' a Beard," and "I'm Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)," only one of which he was clever enough to put on his first U.S. album. He'll never be a Crenshaw (definitive "Brenda Lee"), but his rockabilly as whisper and idea has gained oomph--if he lets it all hang out he may eventually be as commercial as the Morells (definitive "Growin' a Beard"). B