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Spinning Sunday or: The Haul 1/15/22

16 Sunday Jan 2022

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Amor De Días, Discogs, Duncan Fellows, Elvis Costello, George Martin, Great Northern, Life, Music, The BCPF, The Less Desirables, The Less Desirables Network, The Moondoggies, Underdog Records, WSNC

Salutations™!!

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Are you enjoying the Snowmageddon that is happening outside right now? Or at least if you’re in the Southeast… I hate it, as you’d hear if you listened to the last two Useless Things Podcasts (which you can do here). We had breakfast, picked up the remaining tile we had for the bathroom redo, and went to Underdog Records. Here’s what we got:

Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Boy Named If — The brand new album from Declan McManus and his band. 2×LP, 180g black vinyl. He sounds just as good as he always has. New.

The Moondoggies – Tidelands — Indie folk/country/pop just the way The BCPF likes it. One of the cool things about Jonathan is that he gives descriptions on the labels of the used stuff which may have trivia or genre-specific stuff. That’s what he did on this and The BCPF bought it because of that. And, he was spot on and she loved it. NM.

Duncan Fellows – Both Sides of the Ceiling — I have no clue what this is, but like the Moondoggies, the description grabbed The BCPF. NM.

George Martin – Beatles To Bond And Bach — Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Blue 180 gram. Record Store Day 2018 exclusive, limited, and numbered, 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Limited Edition of 2.500 Individually Numbered Copies on Blue Vinyl. The number of this version is 002488. NM.

Amor De Días – Street Of The Love Of Days — The only thing you and I have to know about this is “Merge Records.” We know that just about everything that that label puts out is going to be exactly what The BCPF loves and looks for. That’s what we have here. NM.

Great Northern – Trading Twilight For Daylight — 1st pressing translucent red vinyl. I know absolutely nothing more than that. The BCPF was listening to pieces of some of these albums on YouTube to see if she’d like it. EX.

It was an All-The-BCPF Saturday. I picked up the Elvis Costello but I did that for her, so…

Again, I reiterate the importance of what Jonathan does for his customers. He puts descriptions (when applicable) on the labels so you can be better informed about your purchases. Watch the social media for Underdog Records and you’ll see what he has just gotten in and is putting out for purchase. He had probably 1000 records come in this week that he has either purchased or made an offer for. That means something awesome is going to be showing up. Those kinds of collections are always abundant with awesomeness. You can buy NEW vinyl (meaning anything unused, not necessarily new releases) day or night, 24/7/365 by visiting the Underdog website. And, Jonathan, several of my friends and I use Discogs to keep up with our collections. You should, too.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Please don’t let on that you realized we keep our hopes on the night’s skies. And if it’s just one big lie, heaven knows what we all hide.” – “What Took So Long” (Moondoggies)

Riding the Wild Wind or: Ultra Anniversary

15 Tuesday Oct 2019

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George Martin, Music, Ultravox

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Today is the 37th anniversary of Ultravox’s Quartet album. This is probably the album’s biggest hit. Plus, it was produced by George Martin. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“You take my hand and give me your friendship. I’ll take my time and send you my slow reply. Give me an inch, and I’ll make the best of it. Take all you want and leave all the rest to die. Reap the wild wind.” – “Reap the Wild Wind” (Cann/Cross/Currie/Ure)

So Long, Sir George or: Genius at the Helm

10 Thursday Mar 2016

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George Martin, KISS, Pete Bunch, Stars on 45, The Beatles

Salutations™!!

When I was young, I thought of The Beatles as “old people’s music.” They broke up the year I was born. I really didn’t know much about them. I just knew they were around from Mes ‘Rent’s “time.” Not stopping to think for a minute that Ma Mére is only 21 years older than me and Ma Pére, 23 years older than me, I just thought it was “old.” Needless to say that it wasn’t.

Oddly enough, too, I didn’t even know any Beatles songs. Remember, we had no true Top 40 or pop stations at the time so I never got any exposure. “Pop” only listened to country and western and my mother really didn’t listen to much. I think the closest I heard of the Beatles was “Stars on 45” from the band of the same name. That was after John Lennon’s tragic assassination in 1980. I remember when that happened. I told Ma Mére, “Haha one your music people died!” I don’t have a clue a) why I’d say it; b) why I thought it would be appropriate. It was dumb and not appropriate. But, I was 10 and had no couth or “know better.”

Well, we moved to WSNC and I had access to more music. I heard Beatles. More Beatles than I’d ever heard before. 92.3 played them a good bit. I liked what I heard, mostly. I remember the first time I ever heard “Eleanor Rigby” and it’s orchestral majesty. I had to actually call the station and ask who it was and the jock, Pete Bunch, didn’t make fun of me but he did seem a bit perplexed that I didn’t know who did the song, or even what it was. I was sitting in my very small and tight office above the shop Mes ‘Rents had for their trucking biz. It was awesome! The Beatles now reside in my #2 spot of my favorite bands/artists of all time, right behind KISS.

I started collecting Beatles albums and then spent time reading up on them and Brian Epstein and this guy George Martin who had shaped the entire Beatles landscape. I can see him bossing them around about what they were going to record and how. Making them do it over and over and over. There wasn’t any easy DAW editing back then, just manual cutting and pasting. And most of the tracks were recorded live from what I could tell with a lot of bouncing and overdubbing. Yet, everything sounded fresh, still does today. At least from Help! on. That’s when their music changed to me, too; for the better, mind you. But, the sonic balance of everything just swelled and sounded so full.

It all goes back to the strings of “Eleanor Rigby,” though, for me. Or, perhaps “Yesterday” or the majority of the Yellow Submarine album/soundtrack. Or, the piano on “In My Life.” Or heck, any Beatles song on any Beatles album, really. The mark George Martin left on every one of them. Priceless. Some consider Stu Suttcliff or Pete Best the “fifth Beatle” but they’d be like “other Beatles” to me. George Martin was like a full on member that wasn’t in the forefront, again, at least to me. Of course, the songs would have been written whether he was part or not, but I have a feeling what we hear now is due to him taking what was written and altering it to create a whole new musical entity.

Sir George passed this week at the age of 90. That’s a long and quite fruitful life and he’s made all of ours even better by giving us his vision, dedication and knowledge. Rest well, Sir George and if there’s an afterlife, sit with John and George H. and write some awesome tunes. You’ll be missed. And, yes, I know there was a whole world of Sir George outside the Beatles. This is just what I decided to focus on.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“There are places I remember all my life though some have changed.
Some forever not for better. Some have gone and some remain. All these places have their moments. With lovers and friends I still can recall. Some are dead and some are living. In my life I’ve loved them all”
– “In My Life” (Lennon/McCartney)

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