Song of the Day: January 16, 2005
Young Lion Records 45, 1984
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Saturday, January 15, 2005Young Lion Records 45, 1984
Friday, January 14, 2005Song of the Day: January 15, 2005Fresh Records 45, 1980 Casey suggested this one. He's a little weird. The uh..."backing vocals" crack us up, and I suppose we should give it some points for educational content. This is another great example of the many oddball UK 45s that fell somewhere between not-exactly punk and not-even-remotely punk, but were only possible as the result of punk. 
Thursday, January 13, 2005Song of the Day: January 14, 2005Compendium 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? 
Wednesday, January 12, 2005Song of the Day: January 13, 2005Festival records 45, 1966; Available on Hot Generation: 1960s Punk From Down Under CD, Big Beat Records. A dip back into history to prove a point that was made all the more obvious by the punk explosion: The Australians, as a culture, have always been very advanced in the field of recording loud guitars. So much so that the first three or four seconds of this one predisposed us to fall in love with it. The excellent tuff-but-heartbreaking beat number that follows...well...that's the kind of thing we live for in this house. The cats raise their sleepy heads in agreement. By the way, Hot Generation (compiled by Mr. Alec Palao, the superfan who organized the Zombies Box Set) is an excellent compilation of frantic Oz beat and R 'n' B gems, including another great Black Diamonds track. Tuesday, January 11, 2005Song of the Day: January 12, 2005From "The Patriots-Pharoah's Land/The Chicaynes-Second Thoughts," Bam-Caruso Records split EP, 1986 A mystery band from the Philadelphia area, this was their only release, although a source once close to the band says that additional demos were recorded. It's always interesting to me how some bands can infuse their Beatles/Merseybeat rips with enough enthusiasm and innocence that they sound fresh, whereas others seem plodding and cartoonish. The Patriots clearly belong in the former camp. This disc is well worth seeking out in used bins; The UK Chicaynes released a great mod/pop 45 in 1981, "Cry a Little"/"Further Thoughts," and you get both sides. 
Monday, January 10, 2005Song of the Day: January 11, 2005From Space Waltz, EMI New Zealand LP, 1975. Mr. Roi Colbert, a fine gentleman, journalist, and proprieter of Records Records in Dunedin, as well as perhaps the foremost authority on kiwi rock music, hipped me to this one. It's an obvious Roxy Music rip, but a really good one nonetheless, and I doubt it was ever issued outside New Zealand. You can order the new remastered version here. The best thing about this record is that my copy, which I bought from Mr. Colbert's shop, has the name "Martin Phillipps" written on the label... 
Sunday, January 09, 2005Song of the Day: January 10, 2005Medium Cool Records 12" single, 1988 Sometimes I'll find a song I really love, and then never bother to check out anything else the artist might have done. I can't say why this is, but it is certainly the case with the Corn Dollies, as I know nothing about them, despite a fairly large discography (check it out at Twee Net). What I do know is that this particular single still sends me...the backing is fairly standard C86 indiepop, but the singer's voice and the snapshots provided in the lyric suggest that something painful and indelible is being dealt with. 
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