Celebrating 36 Years of The Sundays' Debut Album ‘Reading, Writing and Arithmetic’ (1990)

January 15, 2026 Albumism Staff

ARTIST: The Sundays
TITLE: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (debut studio album)
RELEASED: January 15, 1990 (UK) | April 17, 1990 (US)
LABEL: DGC
RUNNING TIME: 39 minutes

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