Lifeguards - Product Head Serious Business SBR44, 2011
This is what it might sound like if Paul McCartney fronted Wire in the '80s. Or something like that.
Different mix from the Waving At The Astronauts CD version, with a longer (and much cooler) fade-out.
nice!
sadly all my 45's are newer, maybe one old one... i'll try to get to those soon
spiritofeden
Jan 14 2012, 04:50 PM
QUOTE (Sid Hartha @ Jan 14 2012, 04:28 PM)
No idea. Six boxes or so (about 250 each?), and counting.
I won't be running out anytime soon.
wow, they must be real rammed in there to get 250 per box. I have containers about the same size, and can only get about 125-150 in each one. but I do keep them a little loose so I can flip through them.
Sid! Hartha
Jan 14 2012, 05:37 PM
I'm sure my guess is way off. I've never bothered to take an inventory of this stuff.
It would probably depress me.
spiritofeden
Jan 14 2012, 05:59 PM
whys that?
I love going through my collection, and have it all put together in an excel file.
Sid! Hartha
Jan 14 2012, 06:14 PM
Seen from a distance, it's like I'm all set - I've got everything I'd want. Once I start sorting through it all and taking count, I notice all the stuff I don't have. The gaps in the collection. The more you get, the more you want.
There's at least a dozen Johnny Cash 45s I desperately want.
spiritofeden
Jan 14 2012, 06:25 PM
yeah, its for sure a bit of a mental disorder, haha. Especially when you are in the mind set of having a "complete collection"
I always think of it as, "theres worse addictions to have", as a press Buy It Now on a mint Japanesse pressing of My Love
velocity
Jan 16 2012, 05:44 PM
QUOTE (Sid Hartha @ Sep 30 2011, 07:54 AM)
J. J. Barnes - Baby Please Come Back Home Groovesville GV 1006, 1967
The A-side, "Chains Of Love", got some attention a few years back due to The Dirtbombs' excellent cover. The original is great, of course - but even better is this forgotten B-side. Not too far removed from standard Mowtown formula, but it has a harder, grittier delivery.
Barnes had some success in the UK with this single, and a few others, but seems to have remained off the radar completely in the US - save for a few sides he wrote for other Motown artists.
Had to come back & re-read this, he sounds just like Marvin Gaye.
QUOTE (Sid Hartha @ Dec 11 2011, 01:33 PM)
Lifeguards - Product Head Serious Business SBR44, 2011
This is what it might sound like if Paul McCartney fronted Wire in the '80s. Or something like that.
Different mix from the Waving At The Astronauts CD version, with a longer (and much cooler) fade-out.
Really like this one too.
QUOTE (Sid Hartha @ Dec 11 2011, 01:38 PM)
The Byrds - Eight Miles High Sundazed 238, 2011
This is Sundazed's Record Store Day / Black Friday release of the original "Hollywood" version of this tune, recorded in late '65 when Gene Clark was still with the band.
This recording has been available in remixed form since the '80s, but this is the first time the original mono mix has ever been used.
This sounds fabulous, even on my cheap speakers. Thanks Sid!
Sid! Hartha
Jan 23 2012, 01:53 PM
Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song Mercury 73841, 1976
The third single from their breakthrough LP Jailbreak. This is a US-only release, I've come to find out. It didn't crack the top 40, but I do remember hearing it on WLS-AM at the time, so kudos to their American label for stepping to the plate for this song.
This was the one that got me, and it's still my favorite Thin Lizzy track. It's amazing how much Van Morrison you can pack into a hard rock song without sounding anything like Van Morrison.
The edit does get a bit choppy in the middle, but it keeps all the best parts.
Pavement Ist Rad
Jan 23 2012, 02:33 PM
They had no shortage of moments where they did sound like Van Morrison, though.
"Dancing In The Moonlight," for one.
Sid! Hartha
Feb 6 2012, 08:24 AM
Harmonia - De Luxe Metronome (Germany) BB16, 1975
The ultimate Krautrock anthem, presented in radio-friendly edited form.
I suppose at some time this existed in a jukebox somewhere. The very idea blows my mind.
Sid! Hartha
Feb 8 2012, 11:39 AM
Johnny Rivers - Rewind Medley Imperial 66244, 1967
If you flip over Johnny Rivers' hit cover of "The Tracks Of My Tears", you'll find this: an album side's worth of song clips from his Rewind LP. All of them Jim Webb tunes, no less.
A pretty clever idea. It's sort of like the 30 second samples you can click on at any online store today, but without the clicking.
Sid! Hartha
Feb 24 2012, 10:55 AM
The Everly Brothers - Don't Let The Whole World Know Warner Bros. 5600, 1965
B-side of "You're My Girl". No idea why neither of these tracks ever made it to a proper LP.
The Velvet Underground - I Heard Her Call My Name Verve VK-10560, 1968 (withdrawn) / Sundazed "Singles 1966-69" 7" box set, 2011
Original pick for the B-side of "White Light/White Heat". It was pulled just before release and replaced with the more subdued "Here She Comes Now", but now appears as part of Sundazed's deluxe VU singles box.
Hard to imagine, but this mix is even more primitive and abrasive than the stereo LP version - which is a good thing, I think. Rhythm guitar and bass are way up front here (sounds like Cale quit the band at least twice during the final minute of this song). The drums, when audible, still sound like cardboard.
spiritofeden
Mar 27 2012, 09:56 AM
I should get that box....
Sid! Hartha
May 21 2012, 04:56 PM
Red Crayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane (Sonic Boom remix) International Artists IA-143, 2011
Limited Record Store Day release of the psychedelic classic, given an extra layer of haze from Shoegaze pioneer / Spacemen 3 founder Pete Kember (a/k/a "Sonic Boom"). Interesting how his treatment actually pulls this song closer to mainstream territory - but not too close.
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