Don’t get strep throat while moving to a new apartment. I really don’t recommend it.
Jane Aire & The Belvederes
When I Was Young
I’m An Actress
Jane Aire & The Belvederes are a transcontinental act. Jane hailed from Akron, Ohio while the rest of the group came from the UK. They released one album in 1979. It was produced by fellow Akronite Liam Sternberg, whose probably best known for writing “Walk Like An Egyptian.” He also did work with Kristy MacColl, who apparently performs backing vocals on the Jane Aire LP.
These tracks, however, were not taken from that LP and were instead ripped from The Akron Compilation – a 1978 Stiff Records album that highlighted the eclectic and insane early-punk scene. I’ll probably feature more tracks from that one later on.
Jane Aire & The Belvederes only released the one album, but most of the backing group went on to do other things. Guitarist Lu Edmonds has worked with everyone from Public Image Ltd., Shriekback and Billy Bragg, while the group’s drummer Jon Moss went onto join Culture Club.
Jane’s whereabouts sadly remain a mystery to me, however. So if you’re out there Jane shoot me a line! You’re a great singer.
Jarvic 7
The Firebrigade
The Brainpen
Acid Opera
I have no idea when or why I bought this. I suspect it was a couple years back, when I was pretty much buying anything that I thought might be acid house. This is certainly that, with the first two tracks being typical (yet good)Â samples of the genre. The last track is exactly what it says it is, an acid house track with some operatic vocals thrown in for good measure.
It’s stupid.
One half of Jarvic 7 (which I assume is named after the Jarvik 7 artificial heart) is Patrick De Meyer, who apparently helped to create Technotronic’s “Pump Up The Jam,” so he has that going for him, which is nice.
Hey. What is “strep throat” ?
Streptococcal pharyngitis.
It’s not fun, google it.
Looking forward to more Stiff Akron. Rachel Sweet, Bizarros among others.
My copy has a scratch’n’sniff decal on it. To reproduce the effect, any old tyre will do.
Good heavens, Acid Opera is awful! The other tracks are good though – I forgot how much I used to love acid house. MESH indeed.
I had strep ages ago, it’s terrible. Hope you’ve fully recovered!
Time to OD on the hot lemon and honey elixer. Cool find, Jane can belt it good. Thanks as usual, and get well soon.
Found this on allmusic:
Jane Aire (b. Jane Ashley, 2 December 1956, Akron, Ohio, USA).
After marrying the Boomtown Rats’ Pete Briquette in 1980 and assembling a new bunch of Belvederes in Paul Cutler (guitar), Ian Curnon (keyboards), Sam Hartley (bass), Dave Ashley (drums) and former Deaf School saxophonist Ian Ritchie, Aire returned to Stiff to make a further single – a version of Dusty Springfield’s ‘I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten’ – in 1982.
Jane Aire is Jane Ashley. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Look her up on Facebook. I’ve spoken to her on the phone. She’s a nice, intelligent person. She sings in a couple of bar bands in and around Baltimore.