Re-uppage 74 – (Then Jericho, The Cure, INXS, Stevie Wonder, Hipsway x2, Metro, Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy)

Another week of re-ups, prepare for a mixed bag !

Then Jericho – Let Her Fall (12″) For Gary

Then Jericho – Let Her Fall (12″)

The Cure – Close To Me (12″) For MATT (one of his 5-a-week)

The Cure – Close To Me (12″)

INXS – Suicide Blonde (12″) For MATT (was this not about Paula Yates ?)

INXS – Suicide Blonde (12″)

Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (US Promo 12″) For MATT (A great choice!)

Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (US Promo 12″)

Hipsway ‎– The Honeythief (2 x 12″) For MATT (not Love and Money….honest!)

Hipsway ‎– The Honeythief (2 x 12″)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hipsway – Ask The Lord (Ltd Film Edition 12″) + (7″) For MATT (when even mildly successful bands could do things like this)

Hipsway – Ask The Lord (Ltd Film Edition 12″) + (7″)

Metro – America In My Head (12″) For Nick Birch (Glad to be of service)

Metro – America In My Head (12″)

Stephen Tin Tin Duffy – Kiss Me (Both Versions) For (Still feeling the birthday happiness)

Stephen Tin Tin Duffy – Kiss Me (Both Versions + The Original Dub Versions)

AND THAT’S IT DUTY DONE!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Hollis ‎– Mark Hollis (CD Rip)

Mark Hollis and his voice was always a constant as I grew up in the 80’s. None of my friends were really into Talk Talk at the time but I found solace when listening to the albums “The Party’s Over” and “It’s My Life” on my headphones. The arrival of “The Colour Of Spring” took a while to for me to get into, hearing the vocal performance on “Chameleon Day” I realised how passionate Hollis was about his music. The subsequent albums needed a good listen and got me thinking, “Shit, there are no synths anymore, where are the synths?” but I listened and appreciated the depth, warmth and feeling.

The solo album is like a companion piece to “Laughing Stock” recorded with some friends and session musicians and released in January 1998. It was to be the Curtain Call for Hollis who called it quits from the music industry straight after.

I won’t try to unpick the album, it needs to be listened to as a whole. Just enjoy the creative genius that has sadly left us.

https://www106.zippyshare.com/v/FgII60Vs/file.html

Polydor ‎– 537 688-2

1	The Colour Of Spring	3:52
2	Watershed	5:45
3	Inside Looking Out	6:21
4	The Gift	4:22
5	A Life (1895 – 1915)	8:10
6	Westward Bound	4:18
7	The Daily Planet	7:19
8	A New Jerusalem	6:49

Orchestral Maneouvres In The Dark – Live 7th December 1979

From the Camden Electric Ballroom (where they were supporting The Talking Heads) this is from the Live and Loud website/blog of Flick Martian who specialises in restoring old live bootlegs, amazing stuff and an amazing site !

http://www.liveandloudshows.com

I suppose it is a way of apologising to someone who requested the live recording from last year with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra which I thought I had got but could not find.

https://www.discogs.com/OMD-Live-With-The-Royal-Liverpool-Philharmonic-Orchestra-071018/release/12651263

Very raw and quite entertaining; the duo plus a tape to tape rip through some tracks off their debut album. McCluskey’s between track banter is also quite amusing.

NEW LINK 2022

https://gofile.io/d/1owhqQ

Today’s my Birthday……

….and I’m 50! How did that happen?

Some little gifts for you coming up………

The Beloved ‎– It’s Alright Now (+ Re-issue Download +12″)

Again from 1990 and another single from The Beloved. I love the way that Jon Marsh can come up with three very different and creative mixes of an already good track. All personal preferences here, but far superior to the normal version.

NEW LINK 2023

https://store2.gofile.io/download/direct/24f1a81e-bab0-46eb-b380-3a97c60954e8/Beloved%20-%20It%26%2339%3Bs%20Alright%20Now%20-%20UK%2012%26%2339%3B%26%2339%3B%20Vinyl%20Mixes%20-%201990%20%20MP3.rar

https://krakenfiles.com/view/noRmWQ7E0B/file.html

EastWest ‎– YZ541T

A	It’s Alright Now (Rattling Good Time)
B1	It’s Alright Now (Back To Basics)
B2	It’s Alright Now (Feeling Fine)

And here is the download release from December 2018. Containing the Radio version, a great bit of synthpop. The Back To Basics Instrumental is more of a Dub with a few well chosen lyrical snippets, nice and deep (Ibiza ready)

“Scarlet Beautiful” sounds like an early demo. Early House beats with a flute sample, an instrumental that builds in its own basic way. It was a track that later appeared on copies of “Hello”.

https://qiwi.gg/file/bwTE9442-TheBeloved-ItsAlrightNowNewStateMusicnone

https://krakenfiles.com/view/EdpZCDCyb3/file.html

New State Music – none

1		It’s Alright Now (7″ Mix)	4:14
2		It’s Alright Now (Rattling Good Time)	8:21
3		It’s Alright Now (Back To Basics)	5:35
4		It’s Alright Now (Back To Basics Instrumental)	5:36
5		It’s Alright Now (Feeling Fine)	5:34
6		Scarlet Beautiful (Naked & Foxy: Rebuilt 2018)	4:08

ABC ‎– Love Conquers All (12″)

ABC definitely had a lean period in the early 90’s. (as did a lot of successful 80’s bands) They did try to shape their sound for the time but maybe the record buying public were prejudice, “Why can they have a second bite of the cherry ?”

It didn’t get a release in the US even though it had a very edited Morales mix. The other mix was by Boilerhouse. ( Ben Wolff & Andy Dean) Is that not Phil Manzanera on guitar ? So they were not scrimping on getting the right people in. It did nothing in the charts.

B-side featured on the CD version as track 10 on the reissue and shows how slick the production was of Dave Bascombe with all the ABC trademarks and a nod to disco.

https://www44.zippyshare.com/v/ZPGXte73/file.html

Parlophone ‎– 12R6292

A1	Love Conquers All (Extended Version)	6:14
A2	What’s Good About Goodbye?	3:54
B1	Love Conquers All (Boilerhouse Mix)	4:48
B2	Love Conquers All (The Morales Mix)	4:38

Technotronic ‎– This Beat Is Technotronic (Belgium 12″)

From 1990 and on the Belgium label ARS Productions this was this featured Good Old MC Eric! (Eric Martin from Wales!)

Not a great variety of difference in the mixes. Only the first one contains the rap. Hip-house which sounds sooo slow compared to today’s stuff. It hasn’t aged very well!

NEW LINKS 2020

https://gofile.io/d/ITaPBa

https://www.sendspace.com/file/vkv33s

ARS Productions ‎– 145 630-5

A1	This Beat Is Technotronic (“My Favourite Club” Mix)	5:57
A2	This Beat Is Technotronic (Instrumental)	4:00
B1	This Beat Is Technotronic (Alaska Dub)	5:00
B2	This Beat Is Technotronic (Rap To Beats)	2:00

Utah Saints ‎– What Can You Do For Me (US Promo 12″)

All hail the Akai sampler!

The debut from Leeds group Utah Saints, Jez Williams and Keith Langley, (who both used to be in Industrial group The Cassandra Complex and their subsequent break away group MDMA) Originally from 1990 this US DJ Promo came out in 1993.

Eurythmics  (There Must Be An Angel) and Gwen Guthrie get sampled (and credited!) on this timeless classic. Produced by the band and . David Morales remixes the tracks, the Klub Mix going for more of a piano House vibe and vocals from an unknown Diva or is more Gwen Guthrie.

“I Want You” is worth a listen as well, prog rock feel to it over house beats.  It sampled Slayer – War Ensemble and has a Prodigy vibe to it (R.I.P Keith Flint) 😦

https://www44.zippyshare.com/v/0urpTL3x/file.html

London Records ‎– 857 103-1DJ

A1	What Can You Do For Me (Drill Mix)	6:20
A2	What Can You Do For Me (Hard Mix)	6:12
A3	What Can You Do For Me (Momo Beats)	3:53
B1	What Can You Do For Me (Klub Mix)	10:32
B2	I Want You (New Orleans Edit)	5:16

Silly Sunday Song 31 – Vanilla Ice ‎– Play That Funky Music (US 12″)

It is cringeworthly awful.

Playing the misunderstood and under represented White Rapper card, this came out in 1990. A  dodgy cover from Robert Matthew Van Winkle.

Sparse production with just a deep bassline and those toe curling rhymes. The Gail King remixes are a bit better with a nice (and short thank God!) medley megamix with the previous hit “Ice Ice Baby.” Much more street sounding and there is an imstrumental which you could get away with. Shame about the rapping and the whole image thing.

https://www32.zippyshare.com/v/AulCoNHB/file.html

SBK Records ‎– V-19726

A1	Play That Funky Music (Short Radio Funk)	3:21
A2	Play That Funky Music (Long Radio Funk)	4:14
A3	Sky King’s Medley: Ice Ice Baby/Play That Funky Music	5:50
B1	Play That Funky Music (Sky King’s Funky Club Jam)	5:43
B2	Play That Funky Music (Sky King’s Short & Sweet Funk)	3:44
B3	Play That Funky Music (Sky King’s Groove Icestrumental)	4:34

Way Out West Featuring Miss Joanna Law ‎– The Gift (US Promo 12″)

 

Progressive House from 1986 that makes you want to go on a Beach holiday. Way Out West were a duo from Bristol, Nick Warren and Jody Wisternoff . This featured the spaced-out vocals from Joanna Law (from her song ”First Time Ever”,who was in a short lived, late 80’s group called City Heat with her brother Simon) and has some breakbeats (especially on the Club Mix)

“Be As One” is another deep, progressive cut featuring the vocals of DJ Sasha and Maria Nayler that was a hit in its own right.

https://www100.zippyshare.com/v/OIN682kU/file.html

RCA ‎– RDAB 64721-1

A1	Way Out West	The Gift (Original Mix)	7:20
A2	Way Out West	The Gift (Club Mix)	8:18
B1	Sasha & Maria	Be As One	4:10
B2	Way Out West	The Gift (Extended Radio Edit)	4:25