#polydor records

[stone-cold-groove]

Recording industry promotional ad for the Siouxsie and the Banshees’ album, Through the Looking Glass - 1987.

[metalsongoftheday]

Friday, November 21: Rainbow, "The Shed (Subtle)"

R.I.P. Ronald James "Dio" Padavona (1942-2010), Colin Trevor "Cozy Powell" Flooks (1947-1998)

Although Ronnie James Dio regularly complained about Cozy Powell’s overplaying- and really about Cozy in general- the drummer unquestionably elevated Rainbow’s game and arguably earned his co-writing credit on “The Shed (Subtle)” as the track appeared to have been built around his blunt-force pummel and arrangement.  The tune still had plenty of Ritchie Blackmore’s medieval fixations and Ronnie’s dramatic snarling, but Dio's more earthbound tough guy lyrics matched the strutting yet blocky percussion and that could’ve only come from one irascible Englishman in particular.  It didn’t have the majesty of “Stargazer” or “Gates of Babylon”, nor did it possess the full-throttle fury of “Kill the King”, but “The Shed (Subtle)” kicked just as much ass and did just as much to showcase the sheer power of the Blackmore/Dio/Powell triumvirate.

[kdo-three]

The Jam - In the City (1977) Paul Weller from: "In the City" / "Takin' My Love" (Single) "In the City" (LP)

Mod Revival | Punk Rock | UK Punk

@Archive (left click = play) (VBR)

Personnel: Paul Weller: Lead Vocals / Guitar Bruce Foxton: Bass / Backing Vocals Rick Buckler: Drums

Produced by Vic Smith / Chris Parry

Recorded: @ The Stratford Place Studios in London, England UK March, 1977

Single Released: on April, 29, 1977 Album Released: on May 20, 1977 Polydor Records

[iqremix]

Moi, je dis que l'amour

Se boit jusqu'à la lie

Ce qu'elle veut, Alizée l'a toujours

[ithurtstolookatwhatitusedtobe]

The Tigers – 青い鳥 (1968)

[hornworts]

Front and back covers of 1978 self-titled LP by Alicia Bridges released by Polydor Records

[thefugitivesaint]

I was in a kitchen, standing there alone, washing some dishes while the intrusive presence of a television (which I invited into my life when I picked up that remote and turned it on) made noises in the corner in which it sits. Supernatural was playing. It's a show whose details I'm not going to elaborate on here. If you're unfamiliar, you can easily acquire some familiarity on the machine you're reading these words with. It's got angels and demons and gods and monsters, and eventually capital G "God" (as an antagonist). Maybe that's your thing? The point here isn't to discuss why I turned on a tv or the content of 'Supernatural', it was about music. I was thinking to myself, "What kind of song would find a comfortable place in a show like 'Supernatural'?" Many a tune passed through my brain, auditioning for selection, but nothing grabbed me. I finished the dishes, turned off the tv, and went to sit before another machine. The very machine I'm typing these words on. The one that has captured so much of my attention. And yours TBH. I mean, if you're reading this, it's got you too. Let us not deceive one another here. We're all just dumb primates enthralled with the shiny things especially the ones that go 'BEEP!' You get it. Oh, the song I was looking for came to me randomly while I was digging though digital folders stuffed full of music. I have many of them. Link Wray. A musician whose song 'Rumble' was once considered "controversial" and, as far as I know, was the only instrumental track "banned from radio." (You've probably seen 'Pulp Fiction', it found a whole new life through that movie). I think 'Rumble' is ok. My Link Wray song is more biblical and ecstatic (in the "enraptured" sense), filled with a presignification of something greater but not necessarily comforting. It was recorded in a cabin. Or a chicken Shack. On a farm in Maryland. I don't know, I wasn't there. As far as apocalyptic tunes go, you probably won't find one with a better slide guitar in it. It's also one of the most listenable songs fueled by inspiration from the Book of Revelations (<---which is some crazy reading birthed by a possibly crazy person.) Go. Get to the listening. PS. Late edit (Jan. 1, 2026): Book of Revelation. There is no 'S' on the end idiot. (I'm the idiot here btw. See how I talk to myself? So unkind.)

[edgarpmoser]

polydor schallplatten - singles 1971