129: REPEATING REPEATING AGAIN

Or at least repeating the theme of  ‘Repeating Again’. Sorry, I simply couldn’t resist. Sorry, I simply couldn’t resist.

129: REPEATING REPEATING AGAIN

1. Four Tops – It’s the Same old Song
2. The Future Sound of London – Repetition is a form of Change
3. Propellerheads featuring Shirley Bassey – History Repeating
4. Marilyn Monroe – Do it Again
5. Edwyn Collins – Do it Again
6. The Staple Singers – Let’s Do it Again
7. The Roots – Doin’ it Again
8. Ray Charles – Here We Go Again
9. Sam Cooke – One More Time
10. The Smiths – Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard this One Before
11. The Au Pairs – Repetition
12. This Heat – Repeat
13. Roy Orbison – Here Comes That Song Again
14. Frank Sinatra – I’ve Heard That Song Before

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84: The Letter F (Artists)

My vinyl, F, period.

1. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White — The Fabulous Thunderbirds
2. Too Bad — Faces
3. New Frontier — Donald Fagen
4. Nica’s Dream — Art Farmer
5. All Night Drinker — Fat Mattress
6. Choose Any Memory — fIREHOSE
7. Hot Burrito #2 — The Flying Burrito Brothers
8. Her Story — The Flying Lizards
9. Hocus Pocus — Focus
10. Dawn (Go Away) — The Four Seasons
11. (It’s The Way) Nature Planned It — Four Tops
12. Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business) — Aretha Franklin
13. Swamp Cooler — Friends Of Dean Martinez
14. The Gauntlet — The Fucking Am
15. Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!) — Funkadelic

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45: 45

A collection of classic singles to celebrate the frequently transcendent format of a 45 r.p.m. seven inch circular piece of vinyl. There were of course those (remember ‘the kids a couple of years above you in school’ from a few days ago ?) who regarded  the 45 as an immature and shallow kid brother to the L.P., a childish thing to put away and replace with a 33 r.p.m. 12 inch model as one eased towards adulthood. I couldn’t agree less. There really is something quite remarkable about a song that can stand so stridently alone, feeling no need for the company of others (although a good b-side is always a nice bonus.) There are great album tracks from great albums that, when seperated from their context, seem to have their potency dissipated. This is not the case with the following selections.
We begin with E.C. seemingly using the 45 as a metaphor for ones life,written , I understand, with his 45th birthday approaching. There’s at least one song here from a band that split before ever releasing an album (track 17). There are songs included that did not even appear on an original album ( 9, 11, 15 ) , though did admittedly at times find themselves tacked on to a U.S. version. No U.K. bias here, I just think the original intended tracklisting is the one to go with. For example, the U.S. version of the first Clash album is thoroughly enjoyable, but it’s not the first Clash album. The Clash also make an appearance, with ‘Complete Control’, a single about a single, namely ‘Remote Control’. By The Clash. Such were their self mythologising ways.

So, stack up the turntable, relax and enjoy.

45: 45

1. Elvis Costello – 45
2. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
3. Hawkwind – Silver Machine
4. Desmond Dekker and The Aces – Israelites
5. The Mo-Dettes – White Mice
6. Deee-Lite – Groove is in the Heart
7. Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant
8. M – Pop Muzik
9. The Smiths – This Charming Man
10. Ike and Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High
11. The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever
12. Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
13. Four Tops – Reach Out, I’ll be There
14. Funkadelic – One Nation Under a Groove
15. The Clash – Complete Control
16. Motörhead – Ace of Spades
17. The Tours – Language School
18. Millie – My Boy Lollipop

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