Little Gems
I was an avid Peel listener and can't remember it all,not unusual these days,though.
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That's nice - that psych-folk is among the most collectable vinyl around these days.
Back to Peel. This is the playlist for that groundbreaking show - I can still remember how excited I was listening to it. I had all the contemporary UK releases but the earlier tunes were new to me. This is the one from 'Nuggets':
The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard (1966-67) HQ
He plays a Shadows Of Night tune but this is the one on 'Nuggets'. It's a cover of a Bo Diddley tune but very different to that version. What it is very similar to is Bowie's Jean Genie which is pretty much a cover of The Shadows Of Night but with different lyrics. Wiki thinks Jean Genie sounds like The Yardbirds' version of Bo's 'I'm A Man' but I beg to differ. Make your own mind up:
The Shadows of Knight - Oh Yeah
Here are the details of the show:
Playlist: John Peel Show 10.12.1976 The Punk Special
Back to Peel. This is the playlist for that groundbreaking show - I can still remember how excited I was listening to it. I had all the contemporary UK releases but the earlier tunes were new to me. This is the one from 'Nuggets':
The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard (1966-67) HQ
He plays a Shadows Of Night tune but this is the one on 'Nuggets'. It's a cover of a Bo Diddley tune but very different to that version. What it is very similar to is Bowie's Jean Genie which is pretty much a cover of The Shadows Of Night but with different lyrics. Wiki thinks Jean Genie sounds like The Yardbirds' version of Bo's 'I'm A Man' but I beg to differ. Make your own mind up:
The Shadows of Knight - Oh Yeah
Here are the details of the show:
Playlist: John Peel Show 10.12.1976 The Punk Special
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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The most catchy garage track ever and very rare in original vinyl (nice copy went for $2,600 last year).
The quality could be better but this original footage of them is great - some rather fierce haircuts!
The Paragons - Abba
The quality could be better but this original footage of them is great - some rather fierce haircuts!
The Paragons - Abba
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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We were round some friends' last night and he's a big music fan.
Played me this with the 'guess who it is' question. I absolutely knew the voice but couldn't recall the name (might be a red wine problem) but I was surprised when the truth was revealed. Not incredible but worthy of 'little gem' status. From what I heard of it, the rest of the album was a bit more what I'd expect:
Hoping Love Will Last
Played me this with the 'guess who it is' question. I absolutely knew the voice but couldn't recall the name (might be a red wine problem) but I was surprised when the truth was revealed. Not incredible but worthy of 'little gem' status. From what I heard of it, the rest of the album was a bit more what I'd expect:
Hoping Love Will Last
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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The The
This is the day
https://youtu.be/7ZYgKCbFbWY
Cornershop
Brimful of Asher
https://youtu.be/lM7H0ooV_o8
Norman Fatboy Cook did a popular version but I prefer the original.
This is the day
https://youtu.be/7ZYgKCbFbWY
Cornershop
Brimful of Asher
https://youtu.be/lM7H0ooV_o8
Norman Fatboy Cook did a popular version but I prefer the original.
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I play the Fatboy Slim version of it out, it is stil quite popular on the dance floor. I think the remix kind of killed off the band as it was so popular and nothing they did sounded like that.Psmith wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:35 pmCornershop
Brimful of Asher
https://youtu.be/lM7H0ooV_o8
Norman Fatboy Cook did a popular version but I prefer the original.
I remember hearing the original of the "chart show" or something like that, Peel was a fan so I was aware of them before. they did very little wrong imo
Fatboy slim knows his stuff and I am a big fan of his style, even if I don't like every song he has done
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This was in my mums 7" collection that we inherited with the dansette. Great tune
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Agreed, great tune and vocal.
Also agree on Cornershop/Fatboy...
Also agree on Cornershop/Fatboy...
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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Love this, reminds me of Whitley Bay ice rink when I was a kid, skating round and round and round when we stayed with my Grandpa.
“Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it... Yet.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
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Quite like the Fontaines DC and Dick Dale is (was) great too.
I've been rewinding this fantastic non-cheesy disco classic a lot recently - great intro and just love it when the bassline drops:
MFSB - Mysteries Of The World
I've been rewinding this fantastic non-cheesy disco classic a lot recently - great intro and just love it when the bassline drops:
MFSB - Mysteries Of The World
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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On my one sojourn to Nottingham ice rink they had someone on the hammond organ, and Reginald Dixon he (or she) was not.
But I digress - Chris Farlowe reminded me to look up Mike d'Abo's recording of Handbags and Gladrags, and in doing so came upon this prime example of a cheesy gem, which I had not realised was one of his...
A Band Of Angels - (Accept My) Invitation
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Dunno about 'cheesy' but a definite gem - don't know it and like it lots. You can hear a similarity to Paul Jones's voice which is probably one of the reasons D'Abo was chosen as his replacement.RockitRon wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:30 amOn my one sojourn to Nottingham ice rink they had someone on the hammond organ, and Reginald Dixon he (or she) was not.
But I digress - Chris Farlowe reminded me to look up Mike d'Abo's recording of Handbags and Gladrags, and in doing so came upon this prime example of a cheesy gem, which I had not realised was one of his...
A Band Of Angels - (Accept My) Invitation
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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nice bit of discoMaximus wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:55 pmQuite like the Fontaines DC and Dick Dale is (was) great too.
I've been rewinding this fantastic non-cheesy disco classic a lot recently - great intro and just love it when the bassline drops:
MFSB - Mysteries Of The World
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Thanks for that - great harmonies (a big love of mine) that lift it above similar folky music and the tiny flashes of Fripp (?) guitar are great too.Psmith wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:19 pmThe Roches
Hammond Song.
Sisters vocal/guitar group with Robert Fripp.
https://youtu.be/09ypwCN9FDc
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...