#108

Back with more for your enjoyment, all self evident I hope 'cept maybe Conspiracy Of Silence who you may not be familiar with...they're from The Netherlands....everything else and everyone else I'm sure are familiar with...enjoy :)

#108 - at Box

Sideroom Singles Podcast #108
1. It's My Turn - The Servants ( Glass Records 1989 )
2. Girl Daredevil - Bomb Pops ( A Turntable Friend 1994 )
3. Turn Your Back - Conspiracy Of Silence ( Bricks And Mortar 1987 )
4. Outside The Trains Don't Run On Time - Gang Of Four ( EMI UK 1980 )
5. Idiot Grin - Do Re Mi ( Virgin Aust 1985 )
6. When Daddy Blows His Top - Frontier Scouts ( Au Go Go Aust 1983 )
7. Union City Blue - Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes ( Velocity Recs 1988 )
8. If Love Could Kill - Hurrah! ( Kitchenware Recs 1986 )
9. Before I Die - Bouquet ( Aquavinyle 199? )
10. Hard On Love - The Pooh Sticks ( Woosh ( Flexi ) 1988 )

( duration 31.33, vbr lame mp3 )

Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1 - ( current ) #108

#107 - ( More ) All Aussie Adventures #2

Back with the 2nd of today's "all Aussie" mixes -

Starting with a solo single from Karen Marks, best known for her vocals on "Love By Numbers" by Ash Wednesday ( who produced this single ), then the famous duo of McLennan & Kilbey ala Jack Frost, Tall Tales & True after they signed to Roo Art, then Dubbo's #1 Best Ever Export from their "Beautiful" LP, some more Greasy Pop ( as promised in #106 ) from The Dagoes ( a 1992 reissue actually ) & more from Monsieur Kilbey and his usual mates from "Seance".

And then a final four which could be from an air check straight out of a Saturday Night with Shayne Collier on 2SER FM....ultra mods Young Modern, Perth's Boys ( 3rd single from their self titled LP ),  ( The ) Numbers and a Graham"Buzz" Bidstrup produced 7" ( and album. ie "39-51" ) ( I love the squeaky / wheasy rasp in Annalisse's voice in this  ) ( I nver realised she was such a "swamp chick" ) and finally a song from the Suddenly" album from The Sports, a US only Promo - and yes No Mama No is the A-side ( according to the etchings in the runout groove ) with Strangers On A Train the B-side of this one.


#107 - at Box

Sideroom Singles Podcast #107
1. Cold Cafe - Karen Marks ( Astor Aust 1981 )
2. Thought That I Was Over You - Jack Frost ( Red Eye Aust 1991 )
3. Trust - Tall Tales & True ( Roo Art Aust 1989 )
4. This Guy's In Love ( With You ) - The Reels ( RCA Aust 1982 )
5. I Can Do What I Want To Do - The Dagoes ( Greasy Pop Aust 1990 )
6. Electric Lash - The Church ( EMI Aust 1982 )
7. She's Got The Money - Young Modern ( Top Gear Aust 1978 )
8. Weoh Weoh Weoh - The Boys ( Parole Recs Aust 1981 )
9. Big Beat - Numbers ( Deluxe Aust 1982 )
10. No Mama No - The Sports ( Arista US 1980 )

( duration 35.34, vbr lame mp3 )

Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1 - ( current ) #107

#106 - ( More ) All Aussie Adventures #1

The first of two all Aussie mixes up today, first up The Eyes and the second single from their Tube Vision LP ( after City Livin' ), Sydney band Vixen,  3 tracks on the Polygram  ( local ) label "Result Records" - Colin Stead ( ex Buffalo /Sweet Wine /Lloyd's World ) and his only solo single, and songs from the debut releases from The Eighty Eights ( their "Live Pop" 4 track ep - as the side says a series of live recordings ) and The Jukes from the split "Top Of The Class" Ep with The Motivaters.

Also Ward 13 and the first single from their "Flash As A Rat" LP, the Aliens debut 7 ( also on their 'Translator" LP ) , Ves 8 from their "Vesania" LP and The Little Heroes, again a first single from their debut "Little Heroes" album, though actually their 2nd single ( after the indie version of She Says ) on the Giant Recording Company label, which was setup by Peter Dawkins ( as far as I can remember Matt Finish the only other artist on the label ). Finishing off with Adelaide's July 14th on  Greasy Pop ( more of that label ) on # 107, which is also published today...

#106 - at Box

Sideroom Singles Podcast #106
1. Black And White - The Eyes ( ATA Recs Aust 1981 )
2. In Love Again - Vixen ( Alternative Recs Aust 1981 )
3. Wheels Of Love - Colin Stead ( Result Recs Aust 1980 )
4. See Venice And Die - Ward 13 ( AMI Aust 1981 )
5. For A Bleeding Heart - Little Heroes ( Giant Recs Aust 1981 )
6. Everybody Wants You Tonight - The Eighty Eights ( Result Recs Aust 1980 )
7. Thought I'd Let You Know - The Jukes ( Result Recs Aust 1980 )
8. Confrontation - The Aliens ( Mushroom Recs Aust 1979 )
9. Ritz Rock - Ves 8 ( 7 Recs Aust 1981 )
10. Me & My Gun - July 14th ( Greasy Pop Aust 1984 )
( duration 34.26, vbr lame mp3 )

Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1 - ( current ) #107

#105

Starting off today with a release on the mighty Au Go Go records from Scapa Flow ( and that's the Sydney band of the early 80's not the later Swedish band of the same name ) and their first single. 

The Box were Sheffieldians ( another first single ) was a band made up of early members of Clock DVA. Berlin Blondes were Glaswegians, one of about three singles they had ( from fading memory ). They were plugging them in Australia for some reason ( probably more on Sounds with Donny Sutherland than on Countdown ), this single was produced by Mike Thorne who had been working mostly with Wire up to that point. Mi-Sex I'm sure need no introduction at this point, the track today being the title cut from their 2nd album.

The Bodysnatchers obviously part of the 2 Tone scene ( this single produced by Jerry Dammers ), an all girl group, probably better known under that name for their earlier single "Lets Do Rock Steady", and who were in fact the writers of "The Boiler" with the Special AKA, the "Rhoda" on that single being  Bodysnatchers member Rhoda Dakar. This page on the 2-Tone site has a more coherent history of the band for ya.

After that not much more that's not overly self evident, other than the usual Sheffieldian & Liverpuddlian connections and the fact that Peter Wilson had a production hand with both Mssers Weller & Howard on their respective singles.

See you next time, where having had a sneaky look ahead in the pile, I can say that it will be an all Aussie double coming next.

#105

1. Endless Sleep - Scapa Flow ( Au Go Go Recs Aust 1980 )
2. Old Style Drop Down - The Box ( Go! Discs 1983 )
3. Framework - Berlin Blondes ( EM 1980 )
4. Space Race - Mi-Sex ( CBS Aust 1980 )
5. Easy Life - The Bodysnatchers ( 2 Tone 1980 )
6. Speak Like A Child - The Style Council ( Polydor 1983 )
7. Come Back - The Mighty Wah! ( Beggars Banquet 1984 )
8. Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys ( RCA 1986 )
9. Empire State Human - The Human League ( Virgin 1979 )
10. ( We Don't Need This ) Facist Groove Thang - Heaven 17 ( Virgin 1981 )
( duration 34.41, vbr lame mp3 )

Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1 - ( current ) #105

#104 - not so "Mutton Jeff"

My ears have cleared up a bit - not fully but enough to bang out a few mixes...

2 more flexis from zines start the ball rolling today, Esmerelda's Kite from a split with The Groove Farm ( from a Woosh ) and Snowbirds from an interesting fanzine/booklet type arrangement from Lucky Bag called Popsickle.

I mentioned another Woosh flexi back on #96 and how good that one's contents were, well this one with Esmerelda's Kite / The Groove Farm is also a beauty featuring articles on MBV, Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes, The Siddeleys, St Christopher, The Pastels, Remember Fun & The Soup Dragons among others - so another great lineup. Not only that, but there was a 2nd flexi with the Pooh Sticks ( that's further down the pile here and will be featured shortly ).

Don't forget you can ( still ) buy a Snowbirds CDR comp from ( the now sadly defunct ) Cosy.

White Town follow with an epic tale ( actually the b-side of "Catherine" ) and then some raw/early Triffids and then 2 xSydney bands - Fiction Romance ( who were a Fabian Byrne band post Fast Cars ) & Catchcry - a post Riptides band for Andrew Leitch.

Leeds and Liverpool then represented...this version of Treason being the original Zoo version. And a Baggie vibed up Cud..and then finally The Golden Dawn post Sarah.

hope ya likem...

Podcast #104

1. Vampire Girl - Esmerelda's Kite ( Woosh ( Flexi ) 1988 )
2. Motorcycle Baby - Snowbirds ( Watercolour ( Flexi ) 1992 )
3. All She Said - White Town ( Parasol 1991 )
4. Spanish Blue - The Triffids ( White Label Recs Aust 1982 )
5. All Of This Is New - Fiction Romance ( Method Recs Aust 1984 )
6. Blueprint #9 - Catchcry ( Catch 44 Recs Aust 1983 )
7. The Cutter - Echo & The Bunnymen ( Korova 1983 )
8. Magic ( Stockport Mix ) - Cud ( Imaginary 1991 )
9. Treason ( It's Just A Story ) - The Teardrop Explodes ( Zoo 1980 )
10. Luminous - The Golden Dawn ( Heavenly 1993 )
( duration 32.36, vbr lame mp3 )


Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1 - ( current ) #104

inner ear infection

just dropping in to say I have had some weird ear infection ( inner ear something ) and been as "deaf as a post" and unable to put anything together at the moment...it's not long term and as soon as it clears....

you know the rest !!

#103 - some Ghosties at the end...

First up today we have The Candy Darlings, as in the 3 piece UK band - not the latter US band. By the way there is a great interview with the band here on Cloudberry Cake Proselytism. Today's song is from the other side of their one and only release "That's Where Caroline Lives". I chose "Transparent" because the a-side is on Leamington Spa 4 and thought it'd be good to get another song out there in the audio ether.

After that it's the final Nivens 7 on Woosh, from a 4 track ep called "Dialect Drug" ( ( as in the Northumberland Nivens ).

Then some semi-related acts, The Lotus Eaters & The Lightning Seeds, the 3rd single from The Lotus Eaters ( and again I have to qualify, this is the 80's UK band of this name ) & the first from The Lightning Seeds.  By the way this little musical relationship will be one of many covered in more depth in a new project I am working on at the moment, which focuses on "musical family trees" ( more on that project at a later date ).

Back to today though and next it's a single sided 7 from The Popguns ( with another 2 tracks found on the 12" ), a flexi from The Godlen Dawn ( a split with The Velvet Crush ) and what is apparently A Certain Ratio, I say apparently because listening to it you'd never know it was the same mob who did "Shack Up" et al.....it's almost like the pressed someone else's song on the record !!

Then another band who will get a bit of run in the aforementioned "family tree" project, It's Immaterial for their Liverpuddlian links ( although he mentions Manchester as being his birthplace in the song ).

Last up we have a Steve Kilbey penned track for Ignatius Jones, one of 2 solo singles from him at the time ( along with Whsipering Your Name.

enjoy, see ya next time !

Podcast #103

1. Transparent - The Candy Darlings ( Teatime Records 1989 )
2. Beautiful - The Nivens ( Woosh 1989 )
3. Set Me Apart - The Lotus Eaters ( Arista UK 1984 )
4. Pure - The Lightning Seeds ( Ghetto 1989 )
5. Someone You Love - The Popguns ( Midnight Music 1990 )
6. The Sun Never Shines - The Golden Dawn ( Raving Pop Blast! 1989 )
7. Your Blue Eyes - A Certain Ratio ( A&M 1989 )
8. Driving Away From Home ( Jim's Tune ) - It's Immaterial ( Siren 1986 )
9. The Ghost in You - The Psychedelic Furs ( CBS 1984 )
10. Like A Ghost - Ignatius Jones ( Wombat/WEA Aust 1982 )
( duration 32.36, vbr lame mp3 )


Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1 - ( current ) #103

#102 Scotland v Australia ( mostly )

Don't remind me of the recent Socceroos Friendly though....

for some reason most songs  today coming either from Aus or Scotland, 'cept for A Riot of Colour and ( Yorkies ) St Christopher of course...though I could say there's a  very vague Sydney connection with the Riot Of Colour song called "Newtown" ( in my head at least )

Starting with the 2nd single from The Jasmine Minks, then The Young Homebuyers out of SA, some OJ ( their 4th post-Postcard single ), Riot of Colour from a flexi ( the other track on the flexi "Newtown", also coming out later with Skink on a 12" - also on that release was the track House which was Leamington Spa 6 ), their other 12 "Swallow" worth tracking down as well.

the St Christopher track is also from flexi fom 1987, with 2 other tracks, of particular interest was a little insert in the disk for a cassette called "Something's Burning in Paradise" ( see below )

to save yourself a Google for that one, that cassette is blogged here on the always tres-excellent Press Play and Record.

Back to today's mix, after St Christopher it's the 3rd single from Girl Of The World ( and don't forget a new Bart & Friends is out now via Shelflife ), then old Sydney faves Widdershins and then Waterfront label-mates Ups & Downs - the 2nd appearance here of "In The Shadows", I obviously have 2 copies, and given the rules of this blog are that everything is played ( without question ) in the random order I pick them up from the floor then that's why a 2nd appearance ( previously way back on #2 anyway, so there's a 100 between then and now ).

Finally we end up back in Scotland with The Associates and The Fire Engines.

as usual, go for it, enjoy :)

Podcast #102 - link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #102

1. Where The Traffic Goes - The Jasmine Minks ( Creation 1984 )

2. She's A Girl - The Young Homebuyers ( Rough Diamond Aust 1982 )

3. I Can't Help Myself - Orange Juice ( Orange Caulfield Polydor 1982 )

4. Skink - A Riot Of Colour ( Give ( Flexi ) 1986 )

5. Forevermore Starts Here - St Christopher ( Veston ( Flexi ) 1987 )

6. Green Song - Girl Of The World ( Parasol 1993 )

7. Return Of The King - Widdershins ( Waterfront Aust 1989 )

8. In The Shadows - Ups &Downs ( Waterfront Aust 1986 )

9. Party Fears Two - The Associates ( Beggars Banquet 1982 )

10. Candy Skin - Fire Engines ( Pop:Aural 1981 )

( duration 30.53, vbr lame mp3 )

Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1 - ( current ) #102

#101 into the new century

Back with you with the first in the new century, starting out with the original version of Modern Eon "Euthenics" ( the later version previously popping up quite recently on # 98 ), then old Melbourne faves Serious Young Insects and a single from their "Housebreaking" LP, the other single from album "Be Patient" I have ***somewhere** ( not sure where, order-schmorder, it's over-rated )...obviously to appear here when it's finally unearthed...

Everything else pretty easy to figure out, 'cept maybe The Primitives, that being one side of a single giveaway at a Prims gig ( Ocean Blue on the other side ), a slightly different version of this song appeared on the "Iminent 5" comp ( along incidentally with THE best version of Wrecker Of Engines by the Jack Rubies )

And I guess if you didn't know yep it's a Gedgey cover from Confetti ( Mark of Fat Tulips & Virginia 'Aeroplane' ), the whole ep being 3 Wed Pres covers.

you know the drill, enjoy, enjoy :)

Podcast #101 - link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #101
1. Euthenics - Modern Eon ( Inevitable Music 1980 )
2. Faraway Places - Serious Young Insects ( Native Tongue Aust 1982 )
3. Shout - Deckchairs Overboard ( Regular Aust 1983 )
4. The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum - The Fun Boy Three ( Chrysalis UK 1981 )
5. Listening - Pseudo Echo ( EMI Aust  1983 )
6. Shadow - The Primitives ( Lazy Recs 1987 )
7. New Ways - The Wishing Stones ( Head 1987 )
8. The Word Girl - Scritti Politti ( Virgin 1985 )
9. Black Velvet - The Lilac Time ( Fontana 1988 )
10. Anyone Can Make A Mistake - Confetti ( Marineville 1992 )
( duration 29.18, vbr lame mp3 )


Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1 - ( current ) #101

#100 - 10 x 10's

Happy Century !!

The 100th being made up of ten 10-inch records - 10 squared if you like...

Firstly it's Bart & his "other" friends - a 1999 Darla Bliss out ( ie reworkings of earlier CM songs - self confessed by the band as "blurring the lines with Hydroplane "), followed by some 'Robin & Friends' - a 10 from the Filigree & Shadow album

Rather complex with the Clash thingy - the actual vinyl from today was the triple 10" reissue "Super Black Maket Clash", though the original Robber Dub orig came out on the Blackmarket Clash" 10 back in the day... confused...don't worry about it !!

We also have 3 Mushroom 10" ( so called ) Mini Albums released pretty much at the same time - "Cut Lunch" from Models, "Dexterity" from Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and "The Sports Play Dylan ( and Donovan )" by The Sports.

Also worth an explanation is the Pel Mel track, this time being from a French double 10" compilation called "Entrave et Etouffment ", re-releasing tracks from the M-Squared label in Europe ( in 1982 ), Click Click having come out here in Australia on the M Squared comp "A Selection" (  the French comp also features for some unknown reason, one extra Severed Heads track that never came out on M Squared in the guise of Lambourghini, the original version of Petrol, featuring Fiona Graham from The Systematics on vocals ).

Mark E & Friends follow with a track from the Slates 10", and TV 21 ( very much sounding like an Ian Broudie production ). Hot on their heels is the 10 inch Extended Version of Can't Help Myself from Flowers when they were still called Flowers in Aus ( ie before they were Icehouse ) - and a special hats of to Peter Doyle ( the original East End Butcher himself ) for playing this one Monday night in 1980 on JJJ on his "New Releases" show.

That's all to report, enjoy :)

Podcast #100 - link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #100

1. Firefly - The Cat's Miaow ( Darla Recs 1999 )
2. Come Here My Love - This Mortal Coil ( 4AD 1986 )
3. Robber Dub - The Clash ( Epic 1993 )
4. Cut Lunch - Models ( Mushroom Aust 1981 )
5. Click Click - Pel Mel ( L'Invitation Au Suicide 1982 )
6. Leave The Capitol - The Fall ( Rough Trade 1981 )
7. Something's Wrong - TV 21 ( Deram 1981 )
8. Can't Help Myself ( Extended Version ) - Flowers ( Regular Aust 1980 )
9. Fallen Heroes - Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons ( Mushroom Aust 1981 )
10. You're A Big Girl Now - The Sports ( Mushroom Aust 1981 )

( duration 38.53,  lame/vbr mp3 )

Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1 - ( current ) #100

#99 gonna call the papers....

"Or push the whole thing in your faaaace..." - one of the two :)

Kicking off today with an awesome flexi on Playroom Discs ( The Grooveyard & Ever ), both tracks great ;  on the back of the flexi there is the promise of an upcoming ep on the Playroom Discs label from Ever ( not sure if that in fact eventuated - help ? anyone ? know ), based on "Sleepyhead" I'd definitely love to hear more songs from Ever. Usual apologies for the flexi quality.

There's something kind of honestly sad about the cover of the Models single, a bleary eyed James Freud poised over a scotch glass - I suspect partly method acting based on the videoclip and the lyrics of the song, but also some kind of realism given JF's self confessed torrid relationship with alcohol When I saw the cover today I really felt for the man !! On a less serious note - great song, even if I'm well on record as preferring earlier Models.

After Barbados Gregory Webster does his best to try and sing so wildly that needle shifts out of the groove at the end...nearly mate, nearly !!

A brilliant ep from Bouquet follows - "The Pink Blossom in Outer Space Ep", a brilliant 4 tracker, today it's the Waaaaaaaaah! fanzine release, and yes I'm mad enough to have the "official" release as well - which means it will appear again here at some point ( ie I will have the pleasure of choosing another of the tracks ),

A sort of "mini supergroup " in the guise of Care , ie Ian Broudie & Paul Simpson - elements of their various other bands & collaboarations - Wild Swans/Lightning Seeds/Teardrop Explodes/ etc.

The Personnel were a Sydney band, the track today "working Day Song" is in fact the b-side of 'Never Be Your Man". I believe I did also warn you back on #95 that we had more Mayfields coming - well here's the 2nd installment of that promise ( following their appearance on #98) , "A World of Your Own" I guess for want of a better term the a-side here, but both sides equally great.

Not much else to report, other than  another "Julie" track at number 9 - another weird co-incidence....but still it's not "Operation Julie" again ( and I repeat, thank goodness...) and also another b-side from The Parachute Men ( other side to Leeds Station ), on ye olde Fire Records ( and yes Firestation Towers...)

Oh..yeah I've provided the PDF tracklist again, updating it to include all pods up to #99.

See you soon for the "century"...enjoy :)

Podcast 99 link for mp3

Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #99

1. Sleepyhead - Ever ( Playroom Discs Flexi 1988 )

2. Destroy The Heart - The House Of Love ( Creation 1988 )

3. Barbados - Models ( Mushroom Aust 1985 )

4. Big Pink Cake - Razorcuts ( Subway 1986 )

5. Dream All The Way - Bouquet ( Bring On Bull 1993 )

6. Flaming Sword - Care ( Arista 1983 )

7. Working Day Song - The Personnel ( Method Recs Aust 1980 )

8. Call My Name - The Mayfields ( Ambition 1989 )

9. Julie Christie - The Driscolls ( Restless Records 1988 )

10. Maybe If I'd Said - The Parachute Men ( Fire Records 1989 )

( duration 32.15,  lame/320 mp3 )

Tracklist as PDF,  all podcasts #1- ( current ) #99