#fay ray

[alteredarchie]

We were a little too late for Halloween with this altered version of the KING KONG cover by the great Dave Stevens

[screengoddess]

Fay Wray Portrait 1930, photo by A.L Whitey Schafer

[bandcampsnoop]

9/29/23.

Menai Bridge is an extremely cool compilation of some Welsh bands from Gwynedd in the northwest corner of Wales. These bands were active from 1980-1985. And if you listen to all 6 bands you'll realize there's quite a diversity of pop, folk, surf and post-punk sounds.

My personal favorites are Fay Ray and Third Spain. And while this cassette is sold out, you can find full lengths from several of these bands on Discogs.

This cassette was released by Edgewood, Maryland based label Travin Systems Records.

[paddle8]

Photographer of the Week: William Wegman 🐶

William Wegman is a conceptual artist, photographer, filmmaker, and author. He is famous for his series of photographs involving his dogs, specifically his Weimaraners Man Ray and Fay Ray, in different costumes and poses. Outside of this series, he has also produced film for Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live, and has written several children’s books featuring his dogs. His work has been exhibited across Europe, Asia, and North America, and is held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., among others.

[justanotherfilmfanatic]

Alternative Film Poster for King Kong (1933) Dir. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack

[myrecordcollections]

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Named after famous photographer William Wegman's dog, Fay Ray faded into obscurity after its record label locked its second LP in the vault, refusing to release it once the group was dropped. Formed by Sheila McCartney (vocals, percussion), John Lovering (guitar), Owen Hughes (drums), Tony Travis (bass, vocals), and Jeff Taylor (wind), Fay Ray debuted in 1980 with the 7" single "Family Affairs" and three live tracks on the compilation 101 Live Letters. McCartney's voice resembled Siouxsie Sioux's, but Fay Ray had a more accessible pop sound than its post-punk peers. The group filmed two videos, "Modern Lovers" and "Heatwave," that received some airplay during MTV's early years and were revived by VH1 Classic in 2002. The band was never able to catapult itself from its small cult following to a mainstream audience. Its 1982 debut album, Contact You, was a flop. Signed to Elektra Records, Fay Ray had just finished recording its follow-up when the company pulled the plug and kept the masters. Disillusioned, the group broke up. Interest in Fay Ray was revived when the band's records were discovered in used music stores by new wave collectors and shared via mp3 format over the Internet. However, the band's entire discography remained unreleased on CD.

[thashanamcqueen]

King Kong (1933)

[youngdeerengineer]

(Waiting For The) Heatwave Fay Ray

live at BBC TV center 1982