JACK Pioneer Soundtracks (1996)

This one is a record the massively inspired me especially during the recording of our album back in 1996. I used to sing in a band and I usually listened to JACK on the way to the sessions.

Heavy stuff and incredibly innovative.

Hats off!!!

JACK - Pioneer Soundtracks (1996)

01 ...Of Lights

02 Wintercomessummer

03 White Jazz

04 Biography of a First Son

05 Filthy Names

06 I Didn't Mean It Marie

07 F.U.

08 Dress You in Mourning

09 Hope Is a Liar

Enjoy this and take your time for it!

REDSKINS Live (1994)

I found this one in Edinburgh again, desperately looking for "Neither Washington Nor Moscow" that wasn't even released on cd then.

REDSKINS - Live (1994)

during their Anti-Apartheid Tour 1985/1986.

01 Lean On Me

02 Red's Strike The Blues

03 Hold On

04 Unionise

05 Kick Over The Statues

06 Ninety Nine And A Half Won't Do

07 Take No Heroes

08 Let's Make It Work

09 Keep On Keepin' On

10 It Can Be Done

11 Turnin Loose

12 Plateful Of Hateful

13 Bring It Down

14 Don't Talk To Me About The Weather

15 The Power Is Yours

"A Blogful of Popful!"

THE PEARLFISHERS (with the Tallpop Sinfonia) – Live at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow – January 1999

Happy New Year, all.

Although I'm quite busy at the moment (about to be moving house very soon) I cannot stand to see my blog lay waste like this although the number of visitors didn't change much without new stuff to be posted.

Funny...

Now this is a rarity and was made possible by MIKE and (in the first place) DAVID SCOTT of course.

Here we go - 2012:

THE PEARLFISHERS (with the Tallpop Sinfonia) – Live at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow – January 1999

01 Basking Shark

02 Cherry Sky

03 Strawberries in the Snow

04 Everyday Storms

05 An Ordinary Day in the Suburbs

06 Stella Painted Joy

07 Panto Horse

LOVE AND MONEY SPECIAL SHOW

LOVE AND MONEY

The Devil's Debt

Love and Money would like to invite our longstanding fans to an intimate show at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on Saturday May 5th 2012.

The band will be performing new album The Devil's Debt in it's entirety and will then play some old favourites.. Everyone will then be invited to an aftershow party with the band downstairs in the venue until 1am.

We will be available for photos, the signing of albums, anorak guitar questions, snake charming, tattoos etc.

This is a heartfelt thank you to our most loyal fans who have supported the band for aeons. There are only 300 tickets, procurable from 9am on Saturday 10th December to those of you on the mailing list, James Grant Facebook page and those who log in to jamesgrantsongbook.com. until Monday 12th December.

If you would like to join us, you can secure a ticket by logging on to

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/360047899AC58FD3?did=ukdfc1ps

Tickets are £25(plus whatever ticket agency charges as booking fee..)

LET US ROCK

DOT DASH

My new favourite band and it will be yours too, soon.

To me they do sound very much like BIFF BANG POW only more contemporary. And I think there is nothing that can be more CREATION-like than this - considering that ALAN McGEE, Mr. BIFF BANG POW, founded the CREATION label. (Which is my favourite label besides FONTANA.)

DOT DASH is a post punk pop band from Washington D.C.

If this bio had one of those “RIYL/Recommended If You Like” sections, it might drop names like THE JAM, JOY DIVISION, or THE BYRDS… or perhaps it would bring up an apparent appreciation by Dot Dash for the ancient sounds of the POSTCARD, WHAAM and early CREATION labels…
But those kinds of judgments can really only be made by you, the listener.
As is often the case, Dot Dash has a whole “they are ex-members of” thing going on:
Guitarist/singer Terry Banks and bassist Hunter Bennett were in punky power poppers JULIE OCEAN.
Before that, Terry was in a bunch of jangly guitar bands, including THE SATURDAY PEOPLE, TREE FORT ANGST, GLO-WORM and ST. CHRISTOPHER.Guitarist Bill Crandall was in the mod/pop band MODEST PROPOSAL.
Drummer Danny Ingram began musical life in Dischord-label punks YOUTH BRIGADE before moving on to STRANGE BOUTIQUE and, later, U.K. guitar-wranglers SWERVEDRIVER.
Dot Dash plays shows, mostly around D.C., but occasionally out of town, whenever they can. In the recent past they’ve opened for Urge Overkill, The Godfathers, The Trash Can Sinatras, and The Capstan Shafts, among others.

SPARK>FLAME>EMBER>ASH is released by Canadian indie label The Beautiful Music.

Have a listen and love DOT DASH with me:

I'm Going Home.m4a

Check them on YouTube:

DOT DASH - There And Back Again Lane

Check out their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/dotdashdc

BURT BACHARACH Prince Of Melodies Pt.2

Yes I know.
It was obvious. There was a part 1, there has to be AT LEAST a part 2.
Oh you profound thinkers...
And to cut a long story short... here is

BURT BACHARACH CD2
01 The Look Of Love - Dusty Springfield
02 Do You Know The Way To San Jose? - Dionne Warwick
03 Something Big - Burt Bacharach
04 South American Getaway - Burt Bacharach
05 Promises, Promises - Burt Bacharach
06 Pacific Coast Highway - Burt Bacharach
07 The Girl's In Love With You - Dionne Warwick
08 Alfie - Dionne Warwick
09 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B.J. Thomas
10 The Sundance Kid - Burt Bacharach
11 Long Ago Tomorrow - Burt Bacharach
12 I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Dionne Warwick
13 Close To You - The Carpenters
14 Make It Easy On Yourself - Burt Bacharach
15 One Less Bell To Answer - Burt Bacharach
16 Living Together, Growing Together - Burt Bacharach
17 Knowing When To Leave - Burt Bacharach
18 Odds And Ends - Dionne Warwick
19 Hasbrook Heights - Burt Bacharach
20 God Gave Me Strength - Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello

When I got this compilation there was hardly anything else I wanted to listen to.
Enjoy as much as I do!

BURT BACHARACH Prince Of Melodies Pt.1

A friend of mine once compiled the true Best Of BB.

All the mega hits with all the mega stars...

All killers - No fillers!

This is part 1:

BURT BACHARACH CD1

01 Magic Moments - Perry Como

02 Baby It's You - Shirelles

03 Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick

04 True Love Never Runs Smooth - Gene Pitney

05 Reach Out For Me - Lou Johnson

06 24 Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney

07 Anyone Who Had A Heart - Dionne Warwick

08 A House Is Not A Home - Brook Benton

09 Wives And Lovers - Jack Jones

10 Walk On By - Dionne Warwick

11 There's Always Something There To Remind Me - Lou Johnson

12 Me Japanese Boy - Gene Pitney

13 To Wait For Love - Tony Orlando

14 The Fool Killer - Gene Pitney

15 What The World Needs Now - Jackie De Shannon

16 What's New Pussycat? - Tom Jones

17 My Little Red Book - Manfred Mann

18 Here I Am - Dionne Warwick

19 Promise Her Anything - Tom Jones

20 Are You There With Another Girl - Dionne Warwick

21 Come And Get Me - Jackie De Shannon

22 Nikki - Burt Bacharach

23 The Windows Of The World - Dionne Warwick

24 Casino Royale - Burt Bacharach

25 Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin

I know, This Is NOT Indie. This Is Mainstream. But wonderful!!!!!

BILLY BRAGG Victim Of Geography (1992)

A compilation of "Talking With The Taxman About Poetry" and "Workers Playtime".
This is "my" BILLY BRAGG!
:-)

BILLY BRAGG - Victim Of Geography (1992)

01 Greetings To A New Brunette

02 The Marriage
03 Ideology
04 Levi Stubbs' Tears
05 Honey I'm A Big Boy Now
06 There Is Power In A Union
07 Help Save The youth Of America
08 Wishing The Days Away
09 The Passion
10 The Warmest Room
11 The Home Front
12 She's Got A New Spell
13 Must I Paint You A Picture
14 Tender Comrade
15 The Price I Pay
16 Little Time Bomb
17 Rotting On Remand
18 Valentine's Day Is Over
19 Life With The Lions
20 The Only One
21 The Short Answer
22 Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

"I hate the asshole I become everytime I'm with you..."