Lucky Dip
July 30th, 2008
Download: 87 Sundays – Ruth (mp3)
Buy: “Folk Rock and Faithfull” (album)
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Lucky Dip
July 24th, 2008
Download: Sweet Jane (live) – The Velvet Underground (mp3)
So how does one follow Barry Manilow? With The Velvet Underground of course, and a nice pic of the only famous Jane I could think of doesn’t hurt either. I think this is my favourite version of “Sweet Jane”, recorded the first time they ever played it live and very different from the eventual studio version. From the album “1969″.
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The Dark Side
July 20th, 2008
I was going to defend my choice of this record by writing a thoughtful post about enjoying records that would be considered a bit naff and cheesy by some people, and not in any smug, ironic way either but genuinely and honestly appreciating them as good music. But as I was trying to articulate those thoughts and how they relate to this record I just kept hearing this evil voice inside my head shouting YES! IT’S BARRY FUCKING MANILOW! AND I LOVE IT!! REALLY LOVE IT! I RECORDED THIS FROM VINYL! VINYL THAT I OWN!!! THAT I BOUGHT WITH MY OWN MONEY!!! I LIKED IT THAT MUCH!! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? HUH? HUH??? — and I think, deep down, that’s what I really wanted to say.
AND IT’S OVER SIX MINUTES LONG!
Download: Could It Be Magic – Barry Manilow (mp3)
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Please do not adjust your set
July 17th, 2008
If anyone tried to visit this blog yesterday they would have noticed that it wasn’t available. Bit of a cock-up at my end I’m afraid, I forgot to renew my account with my web hosting service and by the time I realized I missed the due date they’d taken me down. So I had a whip round and did some busking to raise the necessary funds and I’m back again. Though posting has been a little on and off here lately so I wouldn’t be surprised if no one even noticed I was gone for a day.
Anyway, how about some obscure New Wave from 1979? The title seems appropriate. I know very little about The Zones except they were Scottish and featured former and future members of Slik, The Skids and Simple Minds in their lineup but this is, as they say, a cracker.
Download: New Life – The Zones (mp3)
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