Thursday, December 10, 2009

I Guess I'm Just A Little Too Sensitive

It's no secret that I've been neglecting the blog lately. My time has been taken up with my eBay store (Displaced Music) and associated auctions. I've been like a kid in a candy store buying stuff I normally wouldn't look at for this venture. It reminded me that however much I go on about the 80's, that there is still a lot of great music being produced today, if you care to look for it.

My main reason for continuing MFL was the pleasure I got from ripping some obscure old singles. Well, the UK post office has still to deliver 9 singles I purchased nearly three months ago, so I put the vinyl to one side. Then, I get this comment:

No offense, but is there a lot of point in posting something in this kind of quality? It sounds like you found this under a tire somewhere.

I'm thinking that if this comment (for this post) had been by somebody I know who regularly posts pristine quality rips on their hard-earned blog, I would take it in good heart. But it's very dispriting to get this anonymously when the single in question was ripped at 320kbps, cleaned up using software, and trimmed with the same care I have done with all my transfers. So now, I'm not going to bother with it anymore.

I have a new blog associated with my eBay store here. But that's yer lot for MFL. Thanks for coming along for the ride.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Midge Ure - After A Fashion (Extended Mix)

Reposted by request.

Midge Ure - After A Fashion (Extended Mix)

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Friday, December 4, 2009

Midge Ure - Call of the Wild (1986)

Reposted by request:

Midge Ure - Call of the Wild (Extended Mix)

Don't know why it hasn't turned up on CD yet. One of his better singles.

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Fatal Charm - Images of Fire


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Fatal Charm - Images of Fire

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Matt Fretton - Dance It Up (1983)

Matt Fretton - Dance It Up (7" Single, 1983)

For a poignant tale, today we turn our attention to Matt Fretton. Until I started collecting rare 80's singles, I had never heard of him. He is probably best known for near-hit "It's So High", he is certainly not well known and I have never seen this single, for example, posted on blogs anywhere else.

I discovered a little more when I found this article from an old NO1 magazine from 1983, in which a bright eyed boy lays out his dreams of stardom. I particularly liked the bit where he mentioned he was signed to produce 8 albums in 4 years, but really expected just to make one a year. Obviously, dreams can come true, but not on this occasion.



A closing thought: I'm not sure which is more startling - the rather desperate for success cover shot for this single (especially compared to the buttoned-down image in the article) or the knowledge that in 1983 this was not considered in the least bit gay.

Can anyone else shed more light on what ever happened to our young friend?

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Monday, November 16, 2009

East of Java - Different World (1985)

East of Java - Different World (7" Single, 1985)

It took a while to track this single down, but it was worth it.

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Rumors of My Death, etc.

So, I have been on a mental vacation.

I recently had an ultrasound on my heart, which revealed that there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, for the time being. That is good news. I've always had the suspicion that if I had a heart attack, it would probably be in a record store, and that my dying thoughts would probably revolve around which letters of the alphabet I had not yet visited that day. Hey, if you're going to be obsessive, you might as well be honest about it.

More than that, however, I would say that while I have not changed in any discernible physical way over the last few months, mentally I have undergone some major changes. All for the good, I should think. Rather than go into a very long winded discussion, I have called some of these mental concepts "aberrations" (with my tongue in my cheek, you understand) and I shall discuss them as time permits alongside some more usual musical posts.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Woodhead Monroe - Mumbo Jumbo (1982)

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Love and Money - Candybar Express (1986)

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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Record Mirror Singles Review September 7, 1985



Felt - Primitive Painters
Life - Optimism
King Kurt - Road to Rack and Ruin
Erasure - Who Needs Love Like That (Love That Mix)
Glenn Gregory and Claudia Brucken - When Your Heart Runs Out of Time (12" Mix)
Shriekback - Fish Below The Ice
Kaja - Shouldn't Do That
Blancmange - What's The Problem
Womack and Womack - No Relief
Vaughan Toulouse - Cruisin' The Serpentine (12" Mix)
Toyah - World In Action
Midge Ure - If I Was (Extended Mix)
Strawberry Switchblade - Jolene (Extended Mix)

I couldn't find the Great Outdoors single, so if anyone has that, feel free to send it in.

Erasure may not be my favorite band ever, but they are at least top ten. Wonderland is a massively underrated album, and their early singles deserved much better.

Here's a couple of extra B-Sides, while I'm in a generous mood:
Life - Better
Midge Ure - Piano

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Eight Point Five - Mary (1987)

Eight Point Five - Mary (7" Single, 1987)

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Light A Big Fire - Mr Twilight (1986)

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Colenso Parade - Glentoran (1987)



If you liked the single "Fontana Eyes", then here's the rest of their debut album.

Colenso Parade - Glentoran (1987)

  1. Fontana Eyes
  2. Hallelujah Chorus
  3. Perfect Adoption
  4. Standing Up
  5. Down By The Border
  6. Here Comes The Night
  7. Anything
  8. See Red
  9. Border (Version)
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Record Mirror Singles Review October 18, 1986



Big Audio Dynamite - C'Mon Every Beatbox
The Men They Couldn't Hang - Shirt of Blue
The The - Infected
China Crisis - Arizona Sky
The Primitives - We've Found A Way To The Sun
Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - Boat To Bolivia
Lone Justice - Shelter
Colenso Parade - Fontana Eyes
The Mekons - Slightly South of the Border
Swing Out Sister - Breakout
Sci-Fi Sex Stars - Rockit Miss USA

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Friday, October 9, 2009

Smash Hits Singles Review July 9, 1981



It's been a while since I did one of these. Here are (most of) the singles mentioned. Regular readers will know 1981 is a little before my time, music-wise, which is why many of these are fairly unfamiliar to me.

The Passions - Skin Deep
Visage - Visage
Original Mirrors - 20,000 Dreamers
Virgin Prunes - Moments and Mine
Jimmy Pursey - Animals Have More Fun
Bette Bright - When You Were Mine
Any Trouble - The Trouble With Love
Troy Tate - Thomas
The Freshies - I Can't Get "Bouncing Babies" By The Teardrop Explodes
The Associates - Q Quarters
Split Enz - One Step Ahead
Icehouse - We Can Get Together

And here's a bonus B-Side that got a mention:
The Freshies - Tell Her I'm Ill

Have a good weekend, everybody!!

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Monday, October 5, 2009

The Word - Schoolboy Saint (1985)

The Word - Schoolboy Saint (7" Single, 1985)

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