Judy In The Area

Judy Nylon And Crucial - Pal Judy

Ripped from a vinyl album which defies all genres, released on On-U Sound Records (ON-U LP 16) in 1982 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. A few of you have pointed out how certain albums have resurfaced as reissues on a revitalised On-U Sound, following their appearance here. I am sure it is coincidental ...or is it? Here is one that hasn't reappeared and due to a very limited initial (and only) pressing, has been regarded as quite rare. Good copies tend to fetch close to £100 - this immaculate one fell into my lap for close to peanuts. If this appears as a reissue in a few months time the theorists may well be proved right.

Judy Nylon had a good strong music pedigree following her move to London in the seventies. Her work with Brian Eno is etched deeply into music history, her work with Crucial  (the usual On-U Sound rhythm section suspects) and Adrian Sherwood has evaded many an ear. This stuff is timeless and genre defying, it tilts one way and then the next across both sides of the platter. From heavy London eighties dark dubs like Live In A Lift to the early eighties New York punk-funk sound on Sleepless Night and The Dice, poetry from early influences like Jamal and his Last Poets on the funky poetic of Trial By Fire. Room Without A View stands up as one of Sherwood's finest productions, as Nylon's sultry voice hovers over Sherwood's smooth dub soundtrack. And then of course there is Judy's wonderful strip club dub of Jailhouse Rock. Superb.

A1 Information Rain
A2 Dateline Miami
A3 Live In A Lift
A4 Jailhouse Rock
A5 Trial By Fire
B1 Sleepless Night
B2 Others
B3 The Dice
B4 Room Without A View

Strange Things Happen

London Underground - Watching West Indians In The Cold

Ripped from a 10" dub disco plate released on ON-U Sound Records (ON-U DP 4) in 1982 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Another of my wants list which fell into my lap a few months ago was this fine dub-punk EP from London Underground. Most of you should have rounded up the back catelogue from previous postings, Watching West Indians In The Cold completes the discography. As usual with ON-U stuff, Mr Sherwood mans the controls with splendid results.

A1 Strange Things
A2 Conspiracy
AA Why Do Fat Men Have Such Skinny Thoughts?

Do Everything For A Reason.......

Lifetones - For A Reason

Ripped from a vinyl album released on Tone Of Life Records (LTM 001) in 1983 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. The recent This Heat reissues have rekindled much interest in this unique beat combo. Charles Bullen moved on from This Heat with this heavy dub masterpiece which was influenced heavily by his Brixton roots, with a bit of help from Julius Samuel, he was Lifetones. Many would not have heard this album, though many will have known of its existence - copies tend to fetch a small fortune on the open market. Shortly to be reissued on Light In The Attic Records, here is a crystal sharp rip of an original album courtesy of blog follower TB. This post forms part of a short most wanted series of posts, well we can now say most-wanted, now obtained by this blogster.

A1 For A Reason
A2 Good Side
A3 Decide
B1 Travelling
B2 Distance No Object
B3 Patience

Manic In The Middle

The Moffs - The Moffs

Originally released as a vinyl album on Citadel Records (CITLP 503) in 1985. Represented here from digital sources. If you enjoyed Another Day In The Sun, then you should love this. Sydney's Moffs led the Australian Eighties psyche revival movement, mixing in soft gentle and dreamy West Coast US sounds and sixties London mod-beats with lots distorted fuzzy psychedelic guitars. I am quite hooked on I Once Knew You with its gentle melancholy book ending a manic middle section. Floyd fans may appreciate the twelve minute journey through The Meadowsong.
A1 Look To Find
A2 A Million Years Past
A3 I Once Knew
B1 I´ll Lure You In
B2 The Meadowsong

Wide Open Road

The Triffids - Wide Open Road

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Hot Records (HOT 1230) in 1986 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. In short, a classic. Surprisingly quietly mastered to vinyl, but your resident blogster is reasonably chuffed with the quality and clarity of this rip, from what was a well won piece of plastic. Enjoy.

A1 Wide Open Road
B1 Time Of Weakness
B2 Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
B3 Native Bride

Wet Fun

The Triffids - Raining Pleasure

Ripped from a vinyl mini-album released on Hot Records (MINIHOT 1) in 1984 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Apologies for the crackle, but my copy is somewhat worn. If you want it clean and click free go seek out the brickwalled compact disc reissues.

A1 Jesus Calling
A2 Embedded
A3 St James Infirmary
B1 Everybody Has To Eat
B2 Ballad Of Jack Frost
B3 Property Is Condemned
B4 Raining Pleasure

A Fierce Pancake

Stump - A Fierce Pancake

Ripped from a compact disc album released on Ensign Records (CCD 1641) in 1988 to high quality lossless flac audio. My final bit of Stump.

1 Living It Down
2 In The Green
3 Roll The Bodies Over
4 Bone
5 Eager Bereaver
6 Chaos
7 Alcohol
8 Charlton Heston
9 Heartache
10 Doctor (A Visit To The)
11 A Fierce Pancake
12 Boggy Home

So what can we get to rhyme with Heston?

Stump - Charlton Heston Meets The Irresistible Force

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Ensign Records (ENYX 614) to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Stump go major label and released a dance mix mash-up! If Age Of Chance could do it, then so could Stump. Yikes!!

A1 Lights! Camel! Action! Charlton Heston Meets The Irresistible Force
B1 Charlton Heston (7" Version)
B2 The Rats
B3 Angst Forecast

Quirky

Stump - Quirk Out

Originally released as a vinyl mini-album on Stuff Records (STUF U2) in 1987. Ripped here to high quality flac audio. Is it me, or is Our Fathers sounding somewhat mainstream these days?

A1 Tupperware Stripper
A2 Our Fathers
A3 Kitchen Table
B1 Buffalo
B2 Everything In Its Place
B3 Bit Part Actor

Beautiful Waste

The Triffids - You Don't Miss Your Water Till Your Well Runs Dry

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Hot Records (HOT 1226) in 1985 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Country and folk are not usual genres featured among these pages, thankfully we can all find a good reason not to label The Triffids as such. You guessed it ...there will have to be more Triffids.

A1 You Don't Miss Your Water (Till Your Well Runs Dry)
B1 Convent Walls
B2 Beautiful Waste
B3 You Don't Miss Your Water (Till Your Well Runs Dry) (Instrumental)

Colonic Detoxification

Stump - Mud On A Colon

Ripped from a 12" vinyl EP released on Ron Johnson Records (ZRON 6) in 1986 to high quality lossless flac audio. Is it funk or is it prog? Genre confused twisty jerky rhythms from these Anglo-Irish popsters who clearly found the groove with a good mix of Beefheart, (early) Genesis and Cameo. Frontman Mick Lynch sadly passed away in late 2015, Stump have gone, but we will never forget. More Stump will follow...(it must!).

A1 Orgasm Way
A2 Ice The Levant
B1 Grab Hands
B2 55-0-55

No Offence Intended....

Microdisney - We Hate You South African Bastards

Ripped from a vinyl mini album released on Rough Trade Records (RTM 155) in 1984 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. A bit crackly in places (please accept my apologies), but this is from my well worn copy of this classic compilation of Ireland's finest early and wholly unoffensive releases. Have we forgotten Microdisney these days? Of course not, and this serves a stark reminder of what our world was like thirty years ago. More Disney will follow eventually....

A1 Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost
A2 Michael Murphy
A3 Love Your Enemies
A4 Fiction Land
B1 Pink Skinned Man
B2 Patrick Moore Says You Can't Sleep Here
B3 Hello Rascals
B4 Pretoria Quickstep

Just Splendid

Felt - The Spendour Of Fear

Originally released on a vinyl mini-album on Cherry Red Records (MRED 57). Presented here from a more recent compact disc issue. I mentioned melancholy a little earlier, no word sums up Felt better than that. In my opinion Splendour Of Fear is easily their best work, and as usual, there will be other opinions. Largely an instrumental work, so if like me, you tend to struggle a bit with Lawrence's voice, then that is a good thing. I am rambling on again ....

A1 Red Indians
A2 The World Is As Soft As Lace
A3 The Optimist And The Poet
B1 Mexican Bandits
B2 The Stagnant Pool
B3 A Preacher In New England

Wet And Windy Wednesday Morning

The Moffs - Another Day In The Sun

Ripped from a 7" vinyl single released on Citadel Records (CIT 012) in 1985 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. It is a cold, damp and blustery morning here in the capital. Here's a little something to brighten your day. Melancholy psychedelic guitar pop from Australia to cheer you up ....yes, sad songs cheer me up..... does that make me odd? Probably ...but then of course, perhaps we are all odd! I have an album of Moffs somewhere, so that may eventually follow. Enjoy my chums.

A1 Another Day In The Sun
B1 Clarodomineaux

Cool Lines

The Lines - Cool Snap!

Ripped from a 12" vinyl EP released on Red Records (RL 12005) in 1980 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Superb guitar pop from London's new wave post-punksters The Lines. Very much a blink and you'll miss them act, The Lines hung around for a few years, managing a couple of albums and tours with The Cure and Alternative TV. Thanks to a friend in Scotland and his box of magical delights.

A1 Don't Need Surgery
A2 Two Split Seconds
A3 False Alarm
B1 Back Ground
B2 Cool Snap

Golden Class

The Misunderstood - Golden Glass

Ripped from a vinyl album released on Time Stood Still Records (TSS LP1) in 1984 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Out of Riverside, California came The Misunderstood, who with a big hand up from John Ravenscroft (as he originally was known). Under Peel's mentoring they came to the UK in 1966, where they became part of the London psychedelia scene rubbing shoulders with The Pink Floyd and The Move. Cherry Red started a small reissue campaign in the early eighties, with the appearance of I Unseen on the Pillows And Prayers compilation. Their greatest contribution to popular music can be found on side A track two. Play loud ....enjoy!

A1 Never Had A Girl (Like You Before)
A2 Golden Glass
A3 I Don't Want To Discuss It (You're My Girl)
B1 Little Red Rooster
B2 (You're) Tuff Enough
B3 Freedom
B4 Keep On Running
B5 I'm Cruising

Sauerkraut with Noodles

La Düsseldorf - Japandorf

Ripped from a promotional compact disc released on Grönland Records (CDGRON 124) in 2003 to high quality lossless flac audio. Withdrawn as such, to be released as by Klaus Dinger & Japandorf, here's the final ever release by late Neu! drummer Klaus Dinger. Completely nütty as ever ...but totally wonderful!

1 Immermann Straße
2 Duomo Arigatou
3 Sketch No. 1-b
4 Udon
5 Kittelbach Symphony
6 Cha Cha 2008
7 Ai
8 Sketch No. 4
9 Spacemelo
10 Karnival
11 Osenbe
12 Andreaskirche

Post-Neu!

Various - Brand Neu!

Ripped from a compact disc album released on Feraltone (FER 02CD) in 2009 to high quality lossless flac audio. An interesting compilation of bands who claim a modern day Neu! influence. Some were Neu!, some seem to be quite genuine, some where influenced by earlier bands influenced by Neu! ...and others were clearly lying just to get onboard!

1  Ciccone Youth - Two Cool Rock Chicks Listening To Neu!
2  Primal Scream - Shoot Speed / Kill Light
3 Pets With Pets - We Only Found This Place
4  Oasis - Can Y'See It Now? (I Can See It Now!!)
5  Foals - Titan Arum
6  Cornelius - Wataridori
7  Holy Fuck - Super Inuit
8  Kasabian - Stuntman
9  LCD Soundsystem - Watch The Tapes
10 School Of Seven Bells - Device (Fuer M)
11 Fujiya & Miyagi  - Electro Karaoke
12 Hook & The Twin - They'll Get Your Head
13 La-Düsseldorf.de - Sketch 1_08
14 Michael Rother - Neutronics 98 (A Tribute To Conny Plank)

Always Now .....Always Contemporary

Section 25 - The Key Of Dreams

Ripped from a vinyl album released on Factory Benelux Records (FBN 14) in 1982 to high resolution 24-bit flac. Stunningly evocative piece of work or compilation of leftovers from the Always Now sessions? You decide ....I know which camp I sit with. Always Now ....Always Contemporary ...potentially a much overlooked work of genius. Self produced by the band but The Key Of Dreams borrows many of the studio techniques adopted by Always Now album producer Martin Hannett.
A1 Always Now
A2 Visitation
A3 Regions
A4 The Wheel
A5 No Abiding Place
A6 Once Before
B1 There Was A Time
B2 Wretch
B3 Sutra

...'bout time we had some more Neu!

Neu! - Neu!

Originally released on a vinyl album on Brain Records (BRAIN 1004) in 1972. Ripped here from a subsequent repressing to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. It's all about Hallogallo and Negativland isn't it? You'll struggle to find anything as groundbreaking released before the Neu! debut. Thousands of subsequent careers have been built upon the sound and grooves first heard here. Enjoy.

A1 Hallogallo 10:07
A2 Sonderangebot 4:50
A3 Weissensee 6:42
B1 Im Glück 6:52
B2 Negativland 9:46
B3 Lieber Honig