Heartland

After 13 years I finally got my arse into gear and had all my old vinyl shipped to the US.
Sifting through the boxes I have discovered a few lost gems-not to everyones taste but it was great to hear them again-

The Hunters Club-Sure Feels Good
Stump-Quirk Out-especially Buffalo
Secret Affair-Glory Boys
The Jam-The Gift and Sound Affects
The Soup Dragons assorted 12 inchers
Spear of Destiny-One Eyed Jacks
All my old Sisters vinyl
A s**t load of Cramps stuff

So have any Heartlanders recently re-discovered any old sounds?

I recently got back into Secret Affair, Lambretta's, Merton Parkas, Chords and early Jam...been something of a pop punk mod year all told

was slightly too young to remember it in-depth the first time around but this year has definitely been a 70s glam/glitter/sleaze rock year for me

i've been into bowie and roxy for years, but have been giving them some serious hammer the last 6 months or so... i've also been delving into the murky depths of eno, mick ronson, bolan, metro, lou reed, john cale, alex harvey, mott the hoople, etc - all manner of bowie or glam-related nonsense

aye, Sir Q i see that we got some common - for my it also was Eno and Cale year and i'm sure that i'll countinue this trend through the upcoming year and i think that is a time for Bowie i even tried to buy 'Low' but for some reason i seems to be not so easy.

on top: i'm only diggin uld stuff but all of them are new for me.

Bartek wrote:aye, Sir Q i see that we got some common - for my it also was Eno and Cale year and i'm sure that i'll countinue this trend through the upcoming year and i think that is a time for Bowie i even tried to buy 'Low' but for some reason i seems to be not so easy.

on top: i'm only diggin uld stuff but all of them are new for me.

it was reading this book that triggered it for me

^ I'd love to know how much of that book is actually real but it is quite a jolly read

czuczu wrote:^ I'd love to know how much of that book is actually real but it is quite a jolly read

yeah

i was reading it with a pen and paper next to me, taking notes on bands and records he mentioned, for later reference, and *cough* blogspot searches

As I'm constantly listening to music from early in the morning 'till late at night I'm always going back & forth in musical history... This year I've been very much listening to the Cramps (RIP Lux ) and especially their early stuff. Also the early Warp acts have been on maximum play lately... okay that stuff's not that old (early nineties), but it had been a while since I played my Seefeel records and the last few weeks I've been hardly playing anything else

Also this year my love for good, good harmonies has surfaced again with the CSN&Y LP déja vu on high rotation during the summer (gotta blame the Fleet Foxes for that )

Oh, and I'm reading the Sonic Youth biography at the moment and while doing that I just go through their catalogue at the same speed... (I'm at the Bad Moon Rising era now)

It's a way of life yu kno'

Spotifyâ„¢ (as recommended by the Boss) has allowed me to relive my youth with stuff I still own but only on vinyl and plug a few gaps: Edgar Broughton Band, Moody Blues, Pink Fairies, The Teardrop Explodes, Man, VdGG, Peter Hammill, The Pastels, Gong, Robin Trower and of course Mott the Hoople

paint it black wrote:

dreamtime

Found some old Biff Bang Pow stuff as well as Edward Bartons Me and My Mini.....
Terry and Gerry From Lubbock to Clintwood East
Early Slade-Slade Alive may be the best live album ever to grace vinyl
Gaye Bykers on Acid-Everythings Groovy

Garbageman wrote:Gaye Bykers on Acid-Everythings Groovy

you snoud like a thoroughly decent and outrageous human bean - I salute you Sir!

Saw the Bykers support The Cult on the Electric tour.....not as bad as you think.

I was a fan, saw them twice

I wish I had purchased drill your own hole

James Blast wrote:

Garbageman wrote:Gaye Bykers on Acid-Everythings Groovy

you snoud like a thoroughly decent and outrageous human bean - I salute you Sir!

I think I've got the 10 inch of that somewhere.
They were a great live band.

Garbageman wrote:I wish I had purchased drill your own hole

I was so much of an uber fan, i got the limited edition version with 'free hole'

paint it black wrote:

Garbageman wrote:I wish I had purchased drill your own hole

I was so much of an uber fan, i got the limited edition version with 'free hole'

They also played gigs (dressed in women's clothing) under the name 'Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds', supporting themselves, and thus getting paid twice. They also performed as a fictitious East German thrash punk band "Rektüm" (they claimed to have jumped over the Berlin Wall), recording an LP Sakredanus and an EP Real Horror Show under the name.

Quality.

Kerry has a copy of Drill Your Own Hole...

me too. i got quite a few GBOA albums & 12"s

A great band indeed.
Just plundering The Meteors-In Heaven
The Stingrays-Dinosaur
Soft Cell-Non Stop Erotic Caberet
Say a Little Prayer-Hot Chocolate
David Essex-Stardust
Big Black-Songs About f**king