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MAGAZINE - “Shot By Both Sides” b/w “My Mind Aint So Open”
1978 U.K. 7″ 45rpm single on Virgin Records
Huge find today!
One of my all time favorite punk/new wave/post-punk anthems of all time.
Magazine are criminally underrated and I’m convinced they will NEVER get the recognition they deserve. Which is incredible, because they are pretty well recognized. Just not on the level they should be.
Howard Devoto is a genius.
PET SHOP BOYS - “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)”
1986 Canada 12″ 45rpm single on EMI America.
Although I’m not a big Pet Shop Boys fan per se, “Opportunities” may be one of my ten or so favorite songs from the 80′s period.
Ridiculously catchy and rife with humor, I cant help but be in a great mood when I hear it.
A song about two morons who are bound to fail, told through a gauze of 80′s bombast and pop sheen.
Just a great great song.
THE CURE - The Walk
1983 Canada 12″ mini-album on Sire Records.
Nothing much to say here except that Robert Smith is a God among men, and The Cure are the fucking greatest.
Pretty cool little E.P. here, particularly side A, which features three really great and under-appreciated Cure B-sides in “The Upstairs Room”, “Just One Kiss”, and “The Dream”.
Two big hit singles on the flip side, as well as “Lament”, a re-recording of a promo single released in late 1982 for the Flexipop magazine.
Unlike the earlier version of “Lament”, the version that appears here has a different composition than the Flexipop version, and the lyrics and vocals are way easier to understand.
As a rabid fan and collector of The Cure, this was a nice little find for me.
BLACK SABBATH - “Paranoid” b/w “The Wizard”
1970 Canada 7″ 45rpm single. Green labels on Warner Bros.
Sometimes, I’m just in the mood for bite-size helpings of Sabbath.
Saw this in a dusty box while crate digging and had to pick it up.
If you’ve never air-guitared or headbanged to “Paranoid” you’re a goddamn robot.
Or, at the very least, completely dead inside.
Even my cat Clara digs it.
GREG DULLI - Random Desire 2020 U.S./Canada/Europe pressing on clear vinyl on Royal Cream Records. Other than Bob Mould, there isn’t a single musician/songwriter and artist that has informed my musical lust and creativity like Greg Dulli. Wether it be with the Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins, whatever. His music has moved me and inspired me for close to thirty years. Random Desire is Dulli how I love him the most. Soaring and cinematic, expertly executed from start to finish. When you’re talking about Greg Dulli, what the fuck else is new? What a rewarding and admirable career this guy has had. Unreal. My highlight: Throw on “The Tide”, sit back, and enjoy the ride.
WAXAHATCHEE - Saint Cloud 2020 Ltd. Edition U.S. and Canada pressing on Coke Bottle-clear vinyl. I love Waxahatchee so much. When Katie Crutchfield puts out a new record, I’m there. Every album of hers has thrilled me, and the same goes for this. Saint Cloud may be her most mature and accomplished recording yet. These particular songs have such a classic American sound to them, yet at the same time, come off very fresh and modern. Saint Cloud is a bit more laid back than previous efforts, but still very much Waxahatchee. Glad to finally snag this.
VARIOUS ARTISTS : Wayfaring Strangers: Guitar Soli
2008 U.S. 2xLP compilation on Numero Group
I’ve posted a few of these amazing Wayfaring Strangers compilations in the past, but Guitar Soli might be my favorite one.
These songs are beautiful, and highlight some of the most fantastic and unheard acoustic folk/guitar pieces; mostly from the 70′s with one from ‘69 and one from ‘80 thrown in for good measure.
There’s not one misstep on this entire collection; every selection is sequenced properly and creates a rewarding front to back listening experience.
The highlight here for me is the beautiful “Sailor’s Dream” by Scott Witte, just a stunning and comforting piece of music.
If you see this, grab it, take it home, pour yourself some whiskey or brandy, and let it take you.
SPINAL TAP - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1984 Canada gatefold pressing on Polydor Records
The last of the most recent batch of soundtracks I bought this past week, and probably the best.
This was a real gem to find.
Is there anybody on Earth who doesn’t like Spinal Tap? One of the most hilarious movies of all time, and so are these songs.
I have instructed my wife to make absolutely sure that “Sex Farm” is played at my funeral.
If this request fails to be met, then all of the money and possessions of value that I have left for my wife and son will instead be left to Michael McKean.
Last will and testaments are important.
ST. ELMO’S FIRE - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1985 Canada pressing on Atlantic Records
A guilty pleasure?
No.
Just a pleasure.
I don’t have to explain myself to any of you motherfuckers!!!!!
JOHN LYLE - Hard Cover Virgins
1978 Canada pressing on Cactus Records
I bought this on a whim because I had never seen or heard of it before, and I’m glad I did, because it’s fucking stellar.
Hard Cover Virgins is a great album of campy psych folk/country songs from Surrey, B.C. Canada.
Rife with humor and expertly executed musicianship.
A pleasant surprise to find on an otherwise slow and boring Saturday afternoon.
Apparently, there’s another John Lyle album that was released 7 years before this called Bootleg Powerhead, which was privately pressed and limited to 500 copies with handwritten labels. It’s SUPER-RARE, so I’m not expecting to come across one of those any time soon, but damn I’d love to hear what that album sounds like.
NOFX - Punk In Drublic
2014 U.S. reissue on Epitaph Records
When I was a dumb punk kid in the 90′s, I loved NOFX. I bought all their shit on tape, and ate up every stupid bit of it.
However, if I were to be completely honest, their music has aged terribly. I find 99% of it to be completely unlistenable now, but there is one record of theirs that I enjoy as much now as I did then, and it’s this one. It contains their best songs, their best performances, the best production value.
It’s their best album, and probably, their only good one period.
FLETCH : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1985 Canada pressing on MCA Records.
Admission:
I am a man with an 80′s soundtrack problem.
I absolutely fucking love them, particularly classic 80′s comedy soundtracks.
My collection is overflowing with them (somewhere in the neighborhood of 400+), and with Fletch, I was finally able to add one that I’ve been on the hunt for for quite some time.
“Bit By Bit” by Stephanie Mills is note-perfect catchy 80′s cheese. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Side note: I have a handful of Great White Whale 80′s vinyl soundtracks at the moment, but at the top of the list is the OST to the classic John Cusack movie Better Off Dead. It contains one of my all time favorite 80′s pop songs in “One Way Love” by E.G. Daily.
If any of my followers on here ever come across the soundtrack to Better Off Dead on vinyl, please send it directly to my house.
Thanks.
SEAWEED - Actions And Indications
2015 U.S. remastered reissue on Merge Records
Unpopular take: Actions and Indications is my favorite Seaweed album. I’ve listened to this record so many times over the last 20 years its unbelievable. In my opinion, Seaweed were a band that got better and better as they went along. Their two best studio records were their last two studio records (Spanaway and Actions and Indications).
I’m obsessed with every Seaweed record, but Actions and Indications is the one I’ve listened to the most times, and its not close.
The highlights here are “Thru The Window” and “Against The Sky”, two exceptional songs on an album full of great ones.
One of the most unheralded and badass bands of the 90s.
Their records are a little difficult to come by, so if you come across any of them, buy them.
DIRTY THREE - Cinder
2005 U.S. pressing on Touch and Go.
One of my all time favorite go-tos for late evening satisfaction.
Wonderful arrangements. Stunning musicianship. Beyond comforting. Just a beautiful album, as per this band’s usual.
I mean, how can you go wrong with ANYTHING Warren Ellis is associated with?
WEIRD AL YANKOVIC - “Smells Like Nirvana” b/w “Waffle King”
1992 UK 7″ single with silver injection labels on Scotti Bros. Records.
All hail the King Of Parody!
I had been looking for this 7″ for a very long time, and was finally able to get my hands on it today.
I would want this even if I wasn’t a huge Weird Al fan, because I‘m also a militant Nirvana collector as well.
Even the B-side “Waffle King” is fucking great.
Weird Al is a goddamn legend.
I will have NO badmouthing of him.
You run the risk of having to fight me shirtless out in the snow if you do.
THERAPY? - Disquiet
2015 UK pressing on Amazing Record Co.
The last few days, I have fallen down a very deep Therapy? rabbit hole, barreling through their amazing discography starting with their very first recording Babyteeth.
I have now arrived at 2010 and beyond. Since then, Therapy? have released three pretty solid studio albums, of which Disquiet is by far the best one.
Every time I listen to it, I think I’m listening to 90′s era Therapy?.
There are a handful of really soaring catchy songs on here. “Still Hurts”, “Tides”, and “Good News Is No News” all sound like they could have fit right in on Troublegum or Infernal Love. A remarkably strong album for a band who’s this far into their career.
I will forever love this fucking band.
THE MEN - Mercy
2020 U.S. pressing on Purple Vinyl on Sacred Bones.
Mercy is a very short but very sweet record.
It defies genre, bouncing between psychedelia, folk, alt-country and hardcore rock n roll over the album’s seven songs.
The lead single “Children All Over The World” is pretty great, but the highlight for me here is the ramshackle “Breeze”, where they sound a bit like The Replacements at their most agitated.
I’m already on my fourth spin of this in two days. I’m enjoying this album a great deal.