#78 scratchy old Stephen

Pastel I mean....but that's how the Flexi sounds...

I guess it's sorta Pre-Creation Creation ! ie kicking off today with The Pastels from the "split flexi" with Laughing Apple - featuring of course a certain Mr Alan McGee - The Pastels getting a re-issue on Rough Trade afterwards..

Then some "Progressive Office Pools" in fact the b-side of the Models 2nd outing "Owe You Nothing", I always preferred "Progressive Office Pools" because it was more of a Duffield inspired keyboard weird romp akin to AlphaBravoCharlieDeltaEchoFoxtrotGolf as opposed to the prototype-punky-powerpop-post-Teenage Romance vibe of "Owe You Nothing"...so today you have to suffer that particular little prejudice of mine.

2 outings from Green Records - it's doyen of course a certain Mr Roger Grierson - with singles by The New Christs, the first I believe from that project by a certain Mr Rob Younger and another single by Naughty Rhthyms - one of the bands of the sub-ska scene of inner city Sydney in the early 80's, ie in the Allniters type sub set.

( Rushent of course at the controls with the Leaguers )

and Bring Phillip's 7", brought to you with all mid-80's the Sydney art college sensibilities they could manage !!

go on and enjoy :)

Podcast 78 link for mp3
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Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #78
1. I Wonder Why - The Pastels ( "A Creation Artefact" Flexi 1983 ) ( 0.00 - 1.52 )
2. Progressive Office Pools - Models ( Model Records Aust 1980 ) ( 1.52 - 4.12 )
3. Isreal - Siouxsie & The Banshees ( Polydor 1980 ) ( 4.12 - 8.51 )
4. Face A New God - The New Christs ( Green Aust 1981 ) ( 8.51 - 13.09 )
5. Open Your Heart - The Human League ( Virgin 1981 ) ( 13.09 - 16.56 )
6. Look Like Me - Naughty Rhythms ( Green Aust 1981 ) ( 16.56 - 19.57 )
7. Me & Mr Sanchez - Blue Rondo A La Turk ( Virgin 1981 ) ( 19.57 - 23.55 )
8. I Like It Both Ways - Supernaut ( Polydor Aust 1976 ) ( 23.45 - 27.12 )
9. Comforts - Bring Phillip ( Major Recs Aust 1984 ) ( 27.12 - 30.31 )
10. Somewhere - Scapa Flow ( no label Aust 1980 ) ( 30.31 - 33.10 )
( duration 33mins, 320kps mp3 )

#77

Kicking off with the debut from Australian Crawl, a Brian Eno produced Carmel single and a Melbourne 3 piece Two Way Garden - the first ever release on the Au-Go-Go label outa Melbourne.

Then we hear The Chameleons ( who despite claims otherwise i do know who they are ), after which Richard Clapton has a turn producing INXS and John Robie 'remixes' Barney and the lads ( apparentely with a bland cover because Factory designer Peter Saville hated the song ). Then the Mighty Lemon Drops spend up big on studio time and come up with something overproduced, then it's off to a studio of vastly smaller nature - M Squared in Sydney - with Patrick Gibson twiddling knobs on the desk for Sydney band 3 Muskteers, and even helping out on backing vocals ( what a guy ! ).

Then Mssrs Bridie and Phillips et al with somethin' which I always wondered what the f**k they were ever on about on this single....nothing's changed...which then leads us into an old chestnut from The Swingers with our old friend David Tickle producin'

enjoy :)

Podcast 77 link for mp3
Podcast 77 link for text file tracklisting



Sideroom 7 Inch Singles Podcast #77
1. Beautiful People - Australian Crawl ( EMI Aust 1979 ) ( 0.00 - 2.55 )
2. Mercy - Carmel ( London 1986 ) ( 2.55 - 6.59 )
3. She's So Wrecked - Two Way Garden ( Au Go Go Aust 1979 ) ( 6.59 - 10.25 )
4. Singing Rule Britannia - The Chameleons ( Statik 1985 ) ( 10.25 - 14.33 )
5. The Loved One - INXS ( Deluxe Aust 1980 ) ( 14.33 - 17.43 )
6. Sub-Culture - New Order ( Factory 1985 ) ( 17.43 - 21.07 )
7. Into The Heart Of Love - The Mighty Lemon Drops ( Chrysalis 1989 ) ( 21.07 - 23.55 )
8. Hey Babe - 3 Musketeers ( Gin Sling 1984 ) ( 23.55 - 26.40 )
9. Do Be A Don't Be ( Mr Pooh ) - Not Drowning Waving ( Rampant Aust 1985 ) ( 26.40 - 30.07 )
10. Counting The Beat - The Swingers ( Mushroom Aust 1980 ) ( 30.07 - 33.08 )
( duration 33mins, 320kps mp3 )

new blog - The Feskive 40

A new concept/blog of mine ( and my mate Paul )...related very much to this blog and my other main blog Humans Beware.

It's called The Feskive 40 !!

Huh ?? Feskive ?? Don't you mean...Festive ? Well yes...but not really.

A radio show based on John Peel's annual Festive Fifty, complications of copyright law resulting in the use of the word Feskive. That and a strange Australian sense of humour.

Basically a "Top 40" chart, but with the twist that songs are randomly chosen live to air from a barrel.

Without wanting to give away the chart - you'll have to listen for that, our first show recorded freshly yesterday, features music by The Chesterfields, House Of Love, The Manhattan Love Suicides, Galaxie 500, Komon, Days, The Clean, Fad Gadget, Revolving Paint Dream, Moscow Olympics, Look Blue Go Purple, and many more - however many more make up a total of 40.

From that list you can see we brought some damn juicy indie pop in with us and lots of it came out of the barrel.

go here and find out more and hear what happened when we recorded our first show....