On 12 October 1984, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions released their brilliant debut studio album “Rattlesnakes” featuring "Perfect Skin" "Forest Fire" "Rattlesnakes" and "Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken".
Reviewing the 2004 reissue, Mojo hailed Rattlesnakes as "a timeless pop album". Q was observing that "the results were, and remain, equal parts irritating and beguiling". Calling the record "one of the finest debuts of the '80s", AllMusic stated that "Rattlesnakes is a college rock masterpiece of smart, ironic lyrics and sympathetic folk-rock-based melodies".