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I Just Dug It (Reposts Day 3)

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Three posts in three days, that has to be some kind of record for me. I hope everyone is enjoying the reposts, if anyone else has requests you have until THIS FRIDAY to ask, then the requst lines are closed. If you already made a request please don’t make another. There’s no way for me to know if you have or not if you post anonymously…or is there?

Actually, no, there isn’t; so please be honest.

The Clash
Do It Now
Sex Mad Roar
Cut The Crap is supposed to suck right? It was the final album by The Clash, and they made it after Joe Strummer sacked Mick Jones. Well, it may suck, but these two b-sides to the single “This Is England” are pretty damn good. “This Is England” is a great song in its own right by the way, and is the only song from the album to grace various greatest hits compilations. Both of these tracks are requested reposts.

Big Audio Dynamite
James Brown (Remix)
Sightsee M.C.! (Radio Cut)
Sightsee M.C.! (East London)
Another One Rides The Bus
See how I transition from The Clash to Big Audio Dynamite, Mick Jones’ third band after The Clash (and London SS)? Goddamn I’m a smooth mother. The remix of “James Brown” is a repost, but the rest of these are all new. “Sightsee M.C.” has a sound effect in it that is incredibly familar, if anyone can name that sample I’d appreciate it. “Another One Rides The Bus” is not a cover of the Weird Al spoof of “Another One Bites The Dust” (that would be weird) but a dub mix of “Sightsee M.C.!” All three are from the 12” single to the song.

Pop Will Eat Itself
Can U Dig It? (Justin Strauss 12” Vocal Mix)
Can U Dig It? (Justin Strauss 12” House Mix)
There Is No Love Between Us Anymore (Specially Extended 12” Mix)
Picnic In The Sky
“…On The Razor’s Edge…”
Kiss That Girl
Smoothness revoked, I have no way to connect B.A.D. to PWEI, aside from both groups’ tendancies to pillage TV, radio and anything else they could get their hands on for wacky audio samples. “Can You Dig It” is a repost, and is also an awesome song. Unfortunately I recorded it a bit (okay a lot) too loud the first time around, so prep your speakers accordingly. I was going to re-record it but I can’t find that 12” right now. Interesting side note: “Can You Dig It?” is the only song ever to namecheck Watchmen writer Alan Moore…as far as I know. The rest of the tracks are new, and taken from the 12” single to “There Is No Love Between Us.” Some of them are also avaiable on the reissued editions of various PWEI albums.

Posted in B-sides, Big Audio Dynamite, Pop Will Eat Itself, remixes, The Clash | 4 Comments »

I Blog About New Order and New Order-Related Products (Reposts Day 2)

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

My unhealthy and completely out-of-character generosity continues with even more requests, tonight it’s all New Order (and related stuff).

Not every New Order song that was requested is getting reposted. Since I first posted many of these tracks New Order has re-released their Factory albums, complete with bonus tracks, and these bonus tracks are mostly the remixes and B-side I put up way before those were even announced. The deluxe editions didn’t include all the remixes though (fucking amateurs) so there’s still a lot of rarities and vinyl-exclusives that I will happily repost here tonight, as well as some added goodies I never got around to posting before.

New Order
Once again, the old stuff first:
I Don’t Care (Bizarre Dub Triangle)
Fine Time (7 Inch Edit)
Fine Time (Messed Around Mix)
Jetstream (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
Jetstream (Tom Neville Remix Dub)
Jetstream (Richard X Remix)
Jetstream (Arthur Baker Remix)
Jetstream (Tom Neville Remix)
Jetstream (Pete Heller Remix Phela Dub)
Round & Round (Club Mix)
Round & Round (12” Remix)
Everything’s Gone Green (Cicada Remix)

And now the new shit:
The Kiss Of Death
Perfect Pit
World In Motion (No Alla Violenza Mix)
World In Motion (Subbuteo Mix)
World In Motion (Subbuteo Dub)
Confused Beats
Confusion (Rough Mix)
Confused Beats is just the beats to “Confusion” and “The Kiss Of Death” is the dub mix to “The Perfect Kiss” your guess is as good as mine as to what the fuck “Perfect Pit” is, however.

But wait, there’s more!

The Other Two
Tasty Fish (Pascal Mix 12”)
Tasty Fish (O.T. Mix)
The Other Two was a New Order side project, consisting of Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris. These two remixes are also requests and have been posted before.

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Holy Shit That’s a lot of Depeche Mode (Reposts Day 1)

Monday, March 9th, 2009

If you like Depeche Mode then you’re welcome. If not then just close the browser now and come back in a few days. More than half of these are requests, but I threw in some bonuses as well.

And most surprisingly, it’s all relevant since Depeche Mode has a new album coming out next month! And not surprisingly at all, there’s something about it that pisses me off!

As many of you may figured out, I’m something of a dedicated Depeche Mode fan. My interest in the band is relatively new however, as I didn’t really get into the group until I started collecting vinyl a few years ago. For me Depeche Mode has always been a singles band and a large part of those singles have been the remixes, which I usually like better than the original album versions. Listen to the Electronicat remix of “The Dead Of Night” if you doubt me; that mix is the shit, the original is kind of just shit.

Singles aren’t what they used to be though, especially in America where they pretty much solely exist as imports. So I was at first happy as hell that Depeche Mode was planning on releasing a special version of their new album Sounds of the Universe that included a bonus disc of remixes and b-sides, and an additional bonus disc of demos. I would get the best of both worlds in one bitchin’ package. Sure, it cost a lot (80 bucks) but it came with all kinds of other goodies, including a DVD, two books and nifty packaging. That kind of shit isn’t for everyone for sure, but I dig the bonus features. I’m the douchebag who bought the deluxe version of Aliens on laserdisc back in the 90s for $120 because I wanted to see the deleted scenes.

So what’s the problem? Well, in addition to that deluxe version the group is also releasing the album on iTunes with something called an “iTunes Pass.” This pass, which is 19 bucks, includes the regular edition of the album, as well as exlcusive content that will be rolled out over following months. This exclusive content includes remixes that will not be available anywhere else. So if you’re like me, a die-hard fan who collects the remixes like an 8-year-old Japanese boy collects Pokemon, you’re screwed, you have to not only buy a deluxe $80 version of an album, but you also have to but a $20 digital version just to get a few extra tracks. I know that back in the 80s if you wanted to get all the remixes and b-sides you were going to get some overlap, however the cost was far cheaper. How much did a 12” single cost in 1987? I have no idea but I bet it didn’t cost fans the adjusted-for-inflation price of $100 bucks to get all the versions of “Strangelove.”

When bands do shit like this they are practically forcing their fans to go online and download the tracks illegally. Why shouldn’t they? It’s like when Billy Douchebag Corgan released three (or was it four, I lost count) versions of the last “Smashing Pumpkins” album. They only do this because they are getting extra money from each distributor they provide an “exclusive” version to and beacuse they know some stupid sick moron will actually go out and buy every version they can because they are fucking fans. They are purposely milking their most devoted fans for as much money as possible just because they think they can.

Now that is…what’s the word I’m looking for…oh yeah, wrong.

Anyways, first the reposts. I’m going to remind everyone that these are of varying quality, and I’m fairly certain some of these are from my shitty turntable that spun too fast, so I don’t want to hear any bitching. And, everyone download the Electronicat remix, it’s the best thing ever.

Depeche Mode
The Dead Of Night (Electronicat Remix)
Goodnight Lovers (Isan Falling Leaf Mix)
It’s No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)
Lilliam (Robag Wruhme Slomoschen Kikker)
Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended Version)
Nothing (Zip-Hop Mix)
Nothing (Dub)
Strangelove (Highjack Remix)
Strangelove (Maxi-Mix)
Strangelove (Midi-Mix)
Nothing (Live)
World In My Eyes (Oil Tank Mix)
World In My Eyes (Dub In My Eyes Mix)
Sea Of Sin (Sensoria Mix)
World In My Eyes (Mode To Joy Mix)

And now the new shit:
Policy Of Truth (Capitol Mix)
Policy Of Truth (Pavlov’s Dub)
Policy Of Truth (Beat Box Mix)
I Feel You (Swamp Mix)
New Life (R.E. Mix)
Kaleid (When Worlds Mix)
Precious (Sasha’s Spooky Mix)
Precious (Sasha’s Gargantuan Vocal Mix)
See You (Extended Version)
In Your Memory (Slik Mix Edit)

I have exactly 35 more Depeche Mode remixes and b-sides I have not yet posted. They will be on this site by the end of the month.

More (non-Depeche Mode) reposts coming soon.

Posted in Depeche Mode, rant, remixes | 10 Comments »

Repost Prelude: A Massive Industrial Attack

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

I haven’t gotten a lot of repost requests, which has made me sad. However, I think I know why this is. I’ve been doing this for three years now, and since my archives aren’t exactly organized, that means its kind of a pain in the ass for people to go through and search for what they like. In an attempt to rectify this I have made a document that has listed nearly every single song I’ve posted on The Lost Turntable since day one:

The Lost Turntable Archives
MSWord Doc
HTML

The MS Word Doc looks a lot better than the HTML file, this list was compiled from a shitload of cutting and pasting, and it shows in the way the HTML tries to read it. If you can, download the word doc and save yourself some frustration. Good news though, from this post on everything is going to be tagged, which will hopefully allow for easier searching.

That should make things easier for everyone, leave your requests in the comments section. Once again I’d like to remind everyone that just because they request something doesn’t mean I’m going to repost it. Some stuff has gotten lost over the years, some stuff is in shitty quality and needs to be re-recorded and other stuff I just don’t give a shit about anymore. However, I will try to honor as many requests as possible.

And to Dave The Ox, who wants a lossless version of Twin Freaks, keep wanting. Sorry, I can’t even record vinyl on a lossless format, so giving you FLAC files of it would be kind of stupid.

KMFDM
Liebeslied (Original Version)
I’m currently in the process of reviewing KMFDM’s newest album, Blitz. Want a sneak peak of my critique? It sounds like KMFDM. I mean, if you dug every other album they made there’s no reason you won’t dig this one, just don’t expect anything new. I was a half-KMFDM fan back in the 90s, discovering them after I got into Nine Inch Nails and pseudo-industrial like Stabbing Westward. I really wasn’t ready for it at the time and I think I’m ready to give them a second go.
“Liebeslied” is one of their best tracks, at least this version is. It contains illegal samples from “O Fortuna” which had to be pulled on subsequent releases of Naive (which was retitled Naive – Hell To Go). It’s a shame that it had to be pulled because the samples work well with the song, especially the hard synth riff. Anyways, finding this sucker on a CD nowadays can be difficult, so enjoy. The quality of this one isn’t perfect, but I’m not the one who encoded it, so don’t blame me. Blame the pirates.

Skinny Puppy
Tormenter (Extended Re-Edit)
Bark Natures Revenge (Dub)
Grrr!!! Angry Canadian vegetarians! Be afraid! These are from the 12” single to Tormentor.

Massive Attack
Butterfly Caught (Paul Daley Dub)
Butterfly Caught (Paul Daley Remix)
Butterfly Caught (Octave One Remix)
Butterfly Caught (RJD2 Remix)
Butterfly Caught (RJD2 Instrumental)
Butterfly Caught (Jagz Kooner Remix)
Butterfly Caught (Version Point Five)
Even though I’m in a surprisingly good mood tonight I wanted to have an all industrial post, but I couldn’t find anything else in my collection that fit the bill. So instead here are Seven remixes of a song off of Massive Attack’s worst album. You may ask why, I ask why not. These are from a 2LP 12” single and listening to all of them all the way through in one sitting is a good cure for insomnia.

Posted in KMFDM, Massive Attack, Skinny Puppy | 20 Comments »

Now that I’m out of my Terrible Twos I might stop saying Fuck so much.

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

This March marks the third anniversary (holy shit!) of The Lost Turntable, which is MP3 blog years is like 84 since they seem to pop up and vanish so quick. Fucking hipster pricks don’t know how to commit to shit. Anyways, longtime readers may know that I celebrate this by temporally lifting my self-imposed ban on reposting previously featured tracks. So if there is anything I have ever posted that you want to hear again, now is you chance. In the comment section of this post (AND THIS POST ONLY) request what you want put back up here. This is a limited time offer and just because you ask for it doesn’t mean that I’m going to give it to you (I’m not that easy) but the odds are pretty good. Have fun scouring my archives of profanity and random pop music.

Big Audio Dynamite
The Bottom Line
Bad
“The Bottom Line” was the first single by Big Audio Dynamite and is on their first album, but this remix (which is unlabeled as such on the 12” single) is epically longer than the version that’s on the band’s first album. This version of “Bad” is also longer than the album one, but not epically so (more like a just a minute or so). “The Bottom Line” is a great song and while “Bad” isn’t as bad as it’s title suggests, it isn’t all that either.

Ministry
N.W.O. (Extended Dance Mix)
It always makes me laugh when I think about the fact that for all the grandstanding, scary imagery and heavy metal influences, Ministry is still at heart a dance band. I’ve ranted and raved about Al and his band of not-so-merry madmen many times over, and I think I got nothing else to say about them. This remix is from a 12” single.

Utah Saints
Trans-Europe Excess
What Can You Do For Me (Salt Lake Mix)
The Utah Saints were neither from Utah or saints, discuss. I’ve always find that odd (the Utah part, I wasn’t exactly surprised that they weren’t saints. ) It seemed like such an odd place for a couple of pothead ravers from England to pick, and calling this remix the “Salk Lake Mix” takes their fetishization for the land that Mormon delusion built and takes it a strange and scary place. Maybe they were on the salt flats for those ten or so years between their first and second records? These are from a 12” single.

Electronic
Disappointed (Electronic Mix)
Disappointed (808 Mix)
Gangster (FBI Mix)
Getting Away With It (Extended Mix)
For those of you new in the game, Electronic was(is?) a collaboration between Bernard Sumner of New Order and Johnny Marr of, well, about a million different bands, with added assistance by Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys and even a little bit of help from Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk. And with a line up like that you know that the output was…severely underwhelming. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Electronic (even if the band name is fucking retarded) but with that talent they should have released the greatest most-synthtacular dance album ever. These remixes are from two different 12” single and the 808 remix is by 808 State, and it is fucking tight as shit.

Posted in B-sides, Big Audio Dynamite, Ministry, remixes, Utah Saints | 23 Comments »

My Ulysseses (Ulyssi?) and other remixes by moderately hip bands

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

With less than 30 records in my to-be-recorded queue, my computer area is reaching a level of non-clutter that it has not seen in years. If I somehow manage to become totally caught up in my record recording I’m kind of scared as to what might happen. It could be crazy, dogs and cats living together mass hysteria. Or maybe I’ll just finally find that copy of the Metropolis soundtrack again, who knows.

Franz Ferdinand
Ulysses (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)
Ulysses (Mr. Dan Remix)
Ulysses (Mickey Moonlight Remix)
Ulysses (Disco Bloodbath Remix)
I’m seeing these guys next month in a small club outside of Detroit, somehow that show hasn’t sold out yet, proving that not only does Detroit suck, but the people who live there suck because they have shitty taste in music. I am beyond stoked for this show, as Franz Ferdinand is one of the only bands I love that I haven’t managed to see yet. Stupid Scots and their lack of US touring. These remixes are from a special 12” single that can with the record when you bought it at certain indie stores. Shop independent motherfuckers.

Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick ’91 (The Flying Remix)
Really Glad You Came (Love Version)
Inspiration (Love Version)
“Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick” is the greatest song ever written. There I said it. Now that I got that off my chest I should say that “Really Glad You Came” and “Inspiration” aren’t half bad either and that all three of these excellent Ian Dury tunes came from 12” singles.

Against Me!
From Her Lips To God’s Ears (Energize-O-Tron) Remix by Adrock
Of all the bands I expected to find a 12” dance remix of Against Me! was pretty fucking low on the list, right next to…oh let’s say Dead Kennedys and Bebop Deluxe (how’s that for random?). Their “fans” are always going off on how the band keeps selling out, and a dance remix of a song about Condoleezza Rice probably didn’t help to prove the detractors wrong. But you know what? Fuck those assholes who think that the second a punk rock group signs to a major label they’ve “sold out.” What’s so damn wrong about wanting your music to be heard? Here’s a little tip for you all, whenever some twatty little shit is whining about their favorite band “selling out” 9 times out of 10 they’re just upset that the band in question isn’t still living up to their own fucked up little ideals, or they’re pissy because the band that they always considered as “their own” is now popular. Sellig out is when a band compromises their own ideals to sell records, changing their sound, personal beliefs or even their line-up just to make it big. Who’s done this? Well, Aerosmith is always a good example to bring up, as are Metallica, Yes, Weezer and the greatest example of all; Liz Phair. Against Me! never rallied against decent distribution or quality production values (something their early records sure as hell don’t have) so the fact that they signed to Sire and hired a real producer to record their shit doesn’t make them sell-outs. Another thing that bugs me about people using the term “sell out” is that they always apply it to bands that have never even come close to selling out, and only label an artist as a sell out because they don’t like them to begin with. I always hate it when people bring up bands like Nickleback, Fall Out Boy and Panic At The Disco when tallking about “sell outs.” Bands like those have no illusions about who they are or what they are doing, they’re in it to be as popular as possible and make a shitload of money from the day they decided to create a pop-friendly version of whatever genre they are in. It’s not selling out if that’s what you wanted to accomplish in the first place.

So the next time you say a band has “sold out” try to keep this shit in mind. (Cue “The more you know” music).

Posted in Against Me, Franz Ferdinand, Ian Dury, remixes | 3 Comments »

If I Ever Get Out Of This Remix

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

I have a cat now. And because of the little furry bastard I’m pretty tired, so let’s just get right to it.

Twin Freaks
My respect for Paul McCartney has grown tremendously in the past few months. First I discovered Fireman, the electronic/alternative rock collaborative project between Youth from Killing Joke and McCartney, and now this. Twin Freaks is a remix collection by McCartney and Freelance Hellraiser, who you may know from his legendary 2002 bootleg mash-up “A Stroke Of Genius.” Apparently he went on tour with McCartney in 2004, and that led to this collection of McCartney remixes and mash-ups. How does that even happen? An online remixer gets contacted by a Beatle and the next thing you know they’re collaborating together? That would be like Conan O’Brien reading my semi-misogynist rant against Fergie and getting me a job at The Tonight Show.

Anyways, The Twin Freaks album appears to have been a one-off, and in more ways that one. EMI released the album as a 2-LP vinyl release only, and it only got one printing. Needless to say it’s pretty hard to find and out-of-print, so of course I found it in a record store in Toledo. The world is weird man.

But back to the record, all of these songs are either Paul McCartney tunes or tracks that appeared on Wings albums (with one exception) so if you’re expecting a remix of “Hard Day’s Night” or “Helter Skelter” you’re going to be let down. Still, this is a very interesting record that deserves a wider release. Some of these tracks are pretty obscure though, so here’s a track-by-track rundown of where these songs are from. If you want more information about what other tracks are mashed into this then go to this site.

Really Love You
Originally on Flaming Pie.

Long Haired Lady (Reprise)
“Long Haired Lady” (without the reprise) was on Ram.

Rinse The Raindrops
Originally on Driving Rain

Darkroom
The first of many songs on this record that was originally on McCartney II, not a surprise since that record itself is pretty heavy on the electronics.

Live And Let Die
You know this one.

Temporary Secretary
Another track from McCartney II.

What’s That You’re Doing
From Tug Of War, thank God they chose this and not Ebony and Ivory.

Oh Woman, Oh Why
A 1971 non-album b-side that is also on the deluxe version of Ram.

Mumbo
From Wild Life, the first Wings album.

Lalula
I think this is an original creation made from several other songs.

Coming Up
Another from McCartney II. You might not recognize the name of this tune but trust me you’ve heard it.

Maybe I’m Amazed
Okay, if you don’t know this song then there’s no helping you. This is truly saving the best for last, an amazing remix of a legendary song.

Posted in Complete Albums, Freelance Hellraiser, Paul McCartney | No Comments »

This is a Performance-Enhancing Blog

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Okay, this is important so pay attention. Live Nation and Ticketmaster want to merge. This is very bad news. Very bad indeed. Fuck it. Fuck it hard.

Harsh language? Maybe, but it’s appropriate. Live Nation and Ticketmaster fuck you already every time you’re forced to buy tickets through their outdated, over-priced and illegal business practices. Charges that make no sense, horrid customer service, unreliable websites and their own form of legalized scalping that holds the best tickets strictly to “resell” them at fuckingly absurd prices are all ruining live music. Fuck the customer, fuck the economy, fuck the future, they both want to make money now with no disregard to the long-term damages that it will cause. If you want to learn more about how Ticketmaster is evil and deserves to be raped in the fires of hell for all eternity read this amazing article by The Consumerist.

Since we are just people and people have no power in America there isn’t much we can do to stop this. But that doesn’t mean we can’t try. You need to get pissed off. Tell people about this, get them pissed off. Write to the FCC, your Congressman, whoever you can. Fuck this shit before it gets too far.

If that doesn’t work, visit Live Nation and Ticketmaster headquarters and start what I like to call Plan B.

Now let’s dance to 25 Pet Shop Boys songs.

Pet Shop Boys
Before (D.T.’s After Mix)
Before (Tenaglia’s Bonus Beats)
Before (Classic Paradise Mix – Love To Infinity)
Before (Tenaglia’s Bonus Dub)
Being Boring (Remix)
We All Feel Better In The Dark (After Hours Climax)
We All Feel Better In The Dark (Ambient)
DJ Culturemix
Music For Boys (Part 3)
Overture to Performance
Heart (Disco Mix)
Heart (Dance Mix)
I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More (The Morales Remix)
I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More (Dub Mix)
I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More (Thee Maddkatt Courtship 80 Witness Mix)
I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More (Thee Drum Drum Mix)
I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More (Thee 2 Blak Ninja Mix)
I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (Extended Nude Mix)
I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (Club Mix)
I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (Grand Ballroom Dub)
It’s Alright (Extended Version)
Love Comes Quickly (Shep Pettibone Mastermix)
Love Comes Quickly (Dub)
Love Comes Quickly (Stephen Hague Dance Mix)
That’s My Impression (Disco Mix)
So I was going to spread these out over the week. Five here, five there, maybe mix up some other stuff, keep it fresh and diverse. But I have to go out of town tomorrow so “fuck it” – here are 25 Pet Shop Boys remixes, B-sides and such. These are all from various 12” singles that I bought last month in a massive buying orgy of fabulous pop music. I have mental problems that manifest themselves in horribly upbeat dance music. Peace out till next week.

Posted in B-sides, Pet Shop Boys, remixes | 8 Comments »

The itty-bitty Random Post

Monday, February 9th, 2009

I have updated last week’s Urgh! post, adding the tracks from the VHS tape that were not on the vinyl soundtrack. Since this album is out of print, I will never be removing the links to these files, that being said, my disclaimer about not hotlinking go double. Don’t make me hurt you.

Onto other business, I spent many-a-hour working on the Urgh! stuff tonight, so just a mini-post for now. Hopefully I have some more stuff tomorrow or the day after.

The Bleep
Fuck Me (Technacid manchester Mix)
Fuck me (Mr. Dump On Extasy Mix)
Eurohouse trash with an equally trashy name as a lame effort to get people to buy it. I can’t knock the marketing gimmick too much though, since I kind of fell for when I picked this 12” up a few weeks ago. The song isn’t bad, but it really doesn’t live up to the title. According to what I could dig up, The Bleep was German, they should stick to the disturbing industrial stuff and emotionless electro and leave the dirty stuff to the Belgiums, they’re much better at it. By the way, that’s their retarded spelling/typo of “ecstasy” not mine.

Sparks
So Important (Extremely Important Mix)
So Important (Incredibly Important Mix)
How does a band last for nearly 40 years and release over 20 albums without scoring one hit single or record? Do these guys just invest incredibly well? Are they independently wealthy? What the hell? I’m not really complaining, I love Sparks and all their fucked up insanity, but I’m always amazed at their ability to keep going in spite of everything telling them that they should have given it up long ago. These very urgent-sounding remixes by the resilient eclectics are from a 12” single.

Posted in remixes, Sparks, The Bleep | 1 Comment »

The End-All Urgh! (A Work In Progress)

Friday, February 6th, 2009

First things first – RIP Lux Interior…

Now, onto the business, and this business was much, much delayed. In April of 2006 I put up the soundtrack Urgh! to much fanfare around the blogosphere (God I hate that “word”) so much so that I had to get a server upgrade. Unfortunately, as it was pointed out to me several months ago those files were recorded on a turntable that spun too fucking fast. Since then I had been meaning to re-record the tracks and repost them, but life can be a bitch.

Well, I was finally motivated to get off my ass and fix my mistake (for reasons that I will get into momentarily) and now I present to you the newly re-recorded version of Urgh! A Music War – The Album, now at the correct speed and with added hiss and click removal!

UPDATE: This post is obsolete! Go here instead!

Side 1
The Police – Driven To Tears
Wall Of Voodoo – Back In Flesh
Toyah Wilcox – Dance
Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark – Enola Gay
Oingo Boingo – Ain’t This The Life
XTC – Respectable Street

Side 2
The Members – Offshore Banking Business
Go-Go’s – We Got The Beat
Total Eclipse – Klaus Nomi
Athletico Spizz ’80 – Where’s Captain Kirk
Alley Cats – Nothing Means Nothing Anymore
Jools Holland – Foolish I Know
Steel Pulse – Klu Klux Klan

Side 3
Devo – Uncontrollable Urge
Echo And The Bunnymen – The Puppet
The Au Pairs – Come Again
The Cramps – Tear It Up
Joan Jett & The Blackheats – Bad Reputation
Pere Ubu – Birdies
Gary Numan – Down In The Park

Side 4
Fleshtones – Shadow Line
Gang Of Four – He’d Send In The Army
John Otway – Cheryl’s Going Home
999 – Homicide
X – Beyond And Back
Magazine – Model Worker
Skafish – Sign Of The Cross

 

As many of you may know, the original soundtrack to Urgh! didn’t have everything on it that was on the movie. I originally had some of those tracks on here, ripped from a copy of the movie I rented at my local video store. I was never happy with the quality of those recordings either, so I am going to re-record them as well. Now, I’m sure you’re thinking, “what video store still has a copy of Urgh!?” Well, sadly the answer is “none” because the awesome Head’s Together video store is going out of business at the end of the month and they are liquidating their amazing inventory of classic, cult and just plain bizarre movies. I’ve already bought a ton of great shit, from the strange 80s slasher flick The Burning to Style Wars and a VHS copy of The Punk Rock Movie.

Oh, and I also bought Urgh!

Boo-ya.

I’m in the process of getting my VCR hooked up to my computer and running correctly, but once I do I’m going to do what I can to not only have the audio tracks from the VHS online, but the whole goddamn movie.

You’re welcome.

02/09 Update:
Finished recording the VHS tape. Here are the tracks that are in the movie but not on the soundtrack.

URGH! VHS Tracks
John Cooper Clarke – Health Fanatic
Chelsea – I’m On Fire
Dead Kennedys – Bleed For Me
Surf Punks – My Beach
Invisible Sex – Valium
Splodgenessabounds – Two Little Boys
UB40 – Madame Medua
The Police – Roxanne
The Police – So Lonely
Klaus Nomi – Aria from Samson and Delilah (End Credits Music)

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