Song of the Day: January 14, 2005
Compendium Records 45 picture disc, 1980
The cats have plenty of arguments about whether or not the first two dB's LPs are better than the first two Big Star albums, and what the best Dovers 45 is, and who gets to sleep in the sunny spot on the back of the sofa, but one thing they all agree on is that picture discs suck. They sound terrible and they're ugly and the people who collect them are unnerving. Melt them all down, we say. Except this one. For some reason this one is not a crappy sounding Michael Jackson mega-seller, or a Metallica interview disc, but a fantastic pop 45 by a Dutch band that actually blasts out with volume and clarity. There may be others, but we're stumped. Can you think of any?
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this blog (if you will)...it makes me happier than ice cream sandwiches. keep it up - I've turned many on that, like me, read daily.
This is from a picture disc?!? By the way, why the hell did the picture flourish in the 1980s? I had this wacky R.E.M. interview disc ... but I remember record shopping at Northern Lights in Minneapolis and there was a whole wall of 'em.
OH kay ... "X-Ray Proved" is an absolutely amazing tune - the best part is the ending; talk about ROCKING out! I think this is my favorite so far. Only, what 350 more to go?
Jon-
Rich Yarges here. This is an awesome site you have going here. I check it daily. This is my favorite song posted so far. Keep up the good work.
Yangs
Volume and clarity? From Holland? You must check out Hedda Gabler, hard to find as they may be. Their 33 rpm albums are 'Mudhoney' (1987) and 'House of Mourning' (1990). Maybe I'll post their minor hit 'Eating The Lion' to this forum One Day. MTV played this song only once in 1990.
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