🎸🇬🇧🇺🇸 Two Hitmakers, One Transatlantic Idea: How Graham Gouldman & Andrew Gold Built Wax Between Burbank and Manchester

The Twelve Inch 191 : Right Between The Eyes (Wax) Part 1

Right Between The Eyes by Wax was one of my favorite songs of 1986. It’s pure feel good music. Wax was a short-lived duo made up of two seriously talented artists: Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman.

Gold had already delivered brilliant pop gems like Lonely Boy, Thank You For Being A Friend and Genevieve. Gouldman, of course, was one of the driving forces behind 10cc, a band I adored. Together, they released Right Between The Eyes and their excellent 1986 debut album Magnetic Heaven.

And like every time I fell for a new track in the ’80s, I wanted the 12-inch. Even if I knew I’d probably never play it in a DJ set (this song wasn’t exactly a dancefloor weapon 😀) owning the 12-inch just made perfect sense. Luckily, the ’80s music business was more than happy to cater to people like me. That decade saw 12-inch versions of almost everything: pop, rock, ballads, even the occasional hard rock single. There was always an extended version to sell, and if there wasn’t… they simply pressed the orig…