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[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Blondie - X-Offender
Love - She Comes in Colors
Pere Ubu - Heart Of Darkness
Dexys Midnight Runners - Show Me
The Associates - Boys Keep Swinging

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/xK3N7z6rA98
Love - She Comes in Colors

[Mark]

Fortieth anniversary remixed Too-Rye-Ay pre-ordered and very much looking forward to it. I draw the line there, though. If our Kev decides the the first album needs a re-mix, I won’t be interested.

Hang on, isn’t it still Thursday?

[Nigeyb]

Agreed Mark - Young Soul Rebels is a bridge too far


Going early this week as I'm MIA for the next few days

[David]

It’s already been done when the 30th anniversary of its unleashing was celebrated by a digital remaster, was it not?
https://www.discogs.com/release/25534...
That was the year of a huge gathering of the Dexys’ cognoscenti in The Flapper in Birmingham. All but Kevins Rowland and Archer of the original eight-handed desperado gang attended. There was a frank, honest Q&A with the band by the recently-deceased Gavin Martin, and Paolo Hewitt was also there.
Jeff Blythe and Big Jimmy took the stage to be accompanied by Stone Foundation on I Couldn’t Help If I Tried and Tell Me When My Turns Green, the first time that Jim had played in 11 years. It was very emotional. I had been entrusted with transporting Archie Brown’s sax from Darlington to Brum for Jeff to play, and despite having been brought up just 20 miles from Big Jimmy, that was the occasion on which we first met, and we’ve maintained our friendship since. And Yes, We Must Remain The Wild-Hearted Outsiders.

[David]

….and here are Three (+2) for Thursday.

Lou Rawls - Dead End Street https://youtu.be/N7540y6PTV8
Steely Dan - Pearl Of The Quarter https://youtu.be/BM9GNRqxxhU
The Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road https://youtu.be/eGuZY6NVXqU
The Stray Birds - Mississippi Pearl https://youtu.be/oQbGkUR_OhA
Big Walter - Pack Fair And Square https://youtu.be/C8CLPWyR0S4

Heatwave schmeatwave….

[Mark]

David wrote: "It’s already been done when the 30th anniversary of its unleashing was celebrated by a digital remaster, was it not?
..."

No, remastering and remixing are two incredibly different things, as I’m sure you know. Young Soul Rebels was strictly remastered... unless I’m missing something? I might be...

[David]

I stand corrected.

You over-estimate my knowledge of these things!

I leave it all to the guys with still-intact ears, and generally nod assent when my opinion is sought on anything sonic. My recently-installed hearing aids may help, of course, but generally I’m content to add my part and skedaddle before the techy talk starts.

I see that there’s some sort of live listening party of the revised TRA, and a Q&A with Kev and Jim, in London in October. Tickets are currently on sale.

Some further TRA-related griff here, with a lot of comment. The new version of Old provided sounds not much different to the ‘82 album release to me, personally speaking. I’ll still be buying it, naturally.

https://theafterword.co.uk/dexys-as-i...

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Hello - Slow Motion
Grace Jones - Hurricane
Suicide - Wrong Decisions
Denim - Middle of the Road
Talking Heads - The Great Curve

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/g5ptDkTUT5A
Suicide - Wrong Decisions

[David]

Eclectic and pleasing, Nigey, thanks.

Since I eventually finished reading Chris Blackwell’s Islander this week, which includes a very informative and appreciative chapter on Grace Jones…

Bob Marley - Redemption Song https://youtu.be/9ZpxaeICYyg
Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me https://youtu.be/I1X6v9pDX6c
Cat Stevens - Ruby Love https://youtu.be/TQDfIKAlGp0
Free - Woman https://youtu.be/CWIolb16wPw
John Martyn - Couldn’t Love You More https://youtu.be/CyV--s65vGU

Interest rates schminterest rates, Hammoes - have a ball.

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


X Ray Spex - Identity
Shaun Ryder - Close The Dam
Marcia Aitken - I'm Not A Queen
Fela Kuti - Sorrow, Tears & Blood
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (Dimitri from Paris super disco blend)

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/qaFVSMF9x3Q
Shaun Ryder - Close The Dam

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Can- Don't Say No
Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Fire
The Users - In Love With Today
Doni Burdick - Candle (In The Window)
The KLF - America: What Time Is Love

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


LIFE - Bum hour
Eater - Lock It Up
Denim - I'm Against the Eighties
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
Barbara Stant - Shadow In Your Footsteps

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/-zOqd9JuITo
Barbara Stant - Shadow In Your Footsteps

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


LIFE - Big Moon Lake
Denim - Summer Smash
The Charlatans - And If I Fall
Demon Fuzz - Mercy (Variation No. 1)
Deep Feeling - Sweat Dust And Red Wine

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/HQsOr55Gz1w
Deep Feeling - Sweat Dust And Red Wine

[CQM]

Hoy hoy gang.

Johnny Thunders - You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TknY8...

Spiritualized - Soul on Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DHGi...

The Fall - Bill is Dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9zTS...

Ronnie Wood - Act Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir7e-...

Johnny Adams - Georgia Morning Dew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns5lH...

Rock on!

[Nigeyb]

Great selections

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Faces - Ooh La La
J Mascis - Not Enough
Sparks - Reinforcements
Ian Hunter - Once Bitten Twice Shy
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Music For A Found Harmonium

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/QQHfmiZBisg
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Music For A Found Harmonium

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Life - Big Moon Lake
Roll-Ups - Last Night
Starjets - Schooldays
Lalo Schifrin - Mission: Impossible
The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/WcupFkAAza8
Roll-Ups - Last Night

[Stephen]

Schifrin the Argentine more my thang.

[Nigeyb]

He's great innee?

[Stephen]

Not quite on a par with Bernard Hermann but close.

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Suede - 15 Again
Objekt - Bad Apples
Roll-Ups - Blackmail
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito
Dylan Cartlidge - Hang My Head

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/GDKLZlEqRUg
Objekt - Bad Apples

[Stephen]

Objekt sounds a lot like what was once known as dubstep. Can be played at 33, 45, 78 or indeed any rpm.
Too much Croydon, not enough New York City for my tastes.

[Nigeyb]

Objekt describes himself thus…


Adventures in machine music built to make subs rattle and feet wiggle; a convoluted mess of elektrology and teknology, 3-step, bass-core, post windmill, proto-minimal wankstep, gondola, shithouse, acid wonk, ambient gabber, no more, no less

We can all get behind that, right?


Bad Apples is a real grower

[Stephen]

All very tongue-in-cheek perhaps but a few less genres and a little more melody might be nice?
Would it benefit from a repetitive but amusing little bleep maybe?

[Nigeyb]

All good points SV


Not my usual thing but I stumbled across it and am smitten. I am a dancer though and it’s as a dance tune that it works 🕺🏽

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Dreadzone - Iron Shirt
Ruts DC - Mighty Soldier
Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
Danger Mouse - Aquamarine (feat. Michael Kiwanuka)
Danger Mouse - Strangers (feat. A$AP Rocky and Run The Jewels)


Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/Wao5wjEaSpw
Dreadzone - Iron Shirt

[Stephen]

A bit of Lee Perry is always appreciated here.

[Nigeyb]

Amen to that Stephen

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Hasil Adkins - She Said
Suede - That Boy on the Stage
Nolan Porter - If I Could Only Be Sure
Kenny Carter - What's That On Your Finger
Richard Berry & The Pharaohs - Have Love Will Travel


Have a great weekend Hamiltonians


https://youtu.be/sqQ5E5zb2rc
Hasil Adkins - She Said

[Stephen]

That Hasil Adkins rekid is great! Takes me back to a rockabilly club in Manchester that I stumbled into early 80s. I had to get out because I was underdressed. Love that R&B laced with hillbilly sound.

[Nigeyb]

👌🏻

[Stephen]

Doesn’t that Richard Berry tune uses the same 2 chords as Louie Louie but in a different combination maybe?
Just yt it and found that he recorded Louie. Was he the first to record it?

[Stephen]

No it would seem that The Kingsmen recorded it first. Have Love Will Travel is also a wicked tune.

[Stephen]

Apparently Berry wrote both songs.

[Nigeyb]

Stephen wrote:



"Apparently Berry wrote both songs."


He did indeed

Had the midas touch

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Gilla Band - Eight Fivers
TV on the Radio - Dreams
Marie Laforêt - D'être à vous
Marc Valentine - Broken Satellites
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Different Today

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/tslWgw5jQwA
Gilla Band - Eight Fivers

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Teleman - Düsseldorf
Gilla Band - Post Ryan
Violent Femmes - Add It Up
Marcia Atkin - I'm Not A Queen
The Psychedelic Furs - We Love You

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/hLHi3wiSuWc
Violent Femmes - Add It Up

[Stephen]

Interesting alternative pick from Marcia Aitken as “I’m still in love” is better known.
Left me wondering if she’s related to Laurel Aitken but apparently not.

[Nigeyb]

✊🏻

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Africa - Paint It Black
The Dynamics - Miss You
10,000 Maniacs - Like the Weather
MC Solaar - Nouveau Western
LIFE - Big Moon Lake

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/eE2R7tSga60
The Dynamics - Miss You

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday...


Alton Ellis - Cry Tough
Azzie Lawrence - Pempelem
The Showmen - Our Love Will Grow
Lavon Bridges - With a Smile (On My Face)
The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes

Have a great weekend

https://youtu.be/d7XXkLJygAI
Azzie Lawrence - Pempelem

[Nigeyb]

This week's Five for Friday


Squeeze - Tempted
Velvet Hammer - Happy
Johnny Osbourne - Budy Bye
The Soul Survivors - Mama Soul
Mozart Estate - Relative Poverty

Have a great weekend Hamiltonian idren

https://youtu.be/vZic9ZHU_40
Squeeze - Tempted

[Stephen]

Idren being the gender neutral form?

[Nigeyb]

🤠


Given it's a Rastafarian phrase that seems interchangeable with Bredren I would not like to say for sure, but it sounds that way to my ears

Anyone know for sure?

[Stephen]

I think sistren is a thing, so idren could be gender neutral plural, as in I & I?

[Stephen]

On a related theme, my eldest daughter pointed out that in Hungarian there are no words for he & she, just ő for both. So they’ve neatly side stepped the issues swirling around personal pronouns.

[Nigeyb]

Fascinating 👏🏼


Sistren is definitely a thing too

[Stephen]

I listened to that Johnny Osbourne tune fairly recently. I think I’m right that it was one of the first reggae records to be made with software and a laptop rather than in a studio with real instruments.

[Nigeyb]

Yes, a classic early Dancehall track made when digital beats started to emerge into the scene (to the horror of many purists)

[Stephen]

Count me amongst the purists in that case, or at least I much prefer the full analogue variety. Explains why it was remixed & sampled into a scrillion d&b releases though.