Playlist 8 September
I saw Nick Lowe on Breakfast TV this morning sitting on the sofa talking about his new LP. The sound was turned down but he looked great. Nick was the punk rock producer of choice, certainly on this side of the Atlantic. Apart from his work at Stiff , where he earned the (Nick)name 'Basher' (as in 'bash it down and we'll add reverb later'), he also produced the first four Elvis Costello LPs, each one very different from the last. By the fourth, in 1980, Elvis had decided to do a Motown/Stax record. At least that's how I heard it described, but 'Get Happy' is more than that. It had twenty songs on it, which in the days of vinyl meant a considerable effort on the part of the man who masteredÌýtheÌýrecord to squeeze all the tracks on to it. NowadaysÌýyouÌýcan buyÌýit as aÌýdoubleÌý45 rpm LP which is , I presume,ÌýHigher Fidelity than we had.
Also tonight, how many songs with the wordÌý'Yeah' in the title can you think of ? I came up with three but then I have a limited imagination.Ìý
Elvis Costello & The AttractionsÌý- The Imposter
Heartbreakers - All By Myself
Siouxsie & Banshees - Slowdive
Gun Club - John Hardy
Madness - Cardiac Arrest
Shadows Of Knight - Oh Yeah
Revillos -ÌýYeah Yeah
Vibrators - Yeah Yeah Yeah
JD Buhl - Do You Blame Me ?
Members - Killing Time
X - In This House That I Call Â鶹ԼÅÄ
Beat - Walk Away
Jonathan Richman - It Will Stand
Tenpole Tudor - Go Wilder
I Jog & The Tracksuits - Redbox
Creation - Life Is Just Beginning
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At 10th Sep 2011, Harry May wrote:Great to hear Cardiac Arrest getting an airing. A little bit of Cathal Smyth AKA Chas Smash trivia for you., Mickey. During the early ‘70’s Chas attended school some 25 miles from you in Coleraine. He was only there for a year or so and by his own admission didn’t have the greatest attendance record.
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