Malcolm Burn - Redemption

Once I tweeted that I had found a copy of Redemption by Malcolm Burn on CD, I suppose it was inevitable that I would get pleas to post it. New wave collectors will know this is a tough find as it was released on Anthem Records in Canada in limited quantities.

Malcolm Burn was in the excellent Canadian new wave band Boys Brigade, but really found his feet as a producer. Much more info at www.malcolmburn.com

Malcolm Burn - Redemption (1988)

1. Walk, Don't Run
2. Gravity
3. Indian Summer
4. House of Glass
5. Losing You
6. Crashing
7. Humans Can Talk
8. The X-Roads
9. Josephine The Singer
10. Ball of Flame

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Habit - Medicine Man (1988)

Don't know much about these guys. They released a few singles and a couple of albums in the late '80's and early '90's. This is a CD rip from my collection. The singles were "Shotgun City", "Starlight", "Get Back" and "Lucy".

1. Lucy
2. Love Is For Keeps
3. Medicine Man
4. Heaven (Must Be Playing Games)
5. Build A House
6. Get Back
7. Starlight
8. Shotgun City
9. Anonymous
10. Never Street

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Vienna - Guess What? (1987)

The most successful Austrian musician of the 20th century was, unsurprisingly, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In second place was Peter Wolf, who produced Starship, Heart, Kenny Loggins, The Commodores, Wang Chung, Chicago, and many others.

Guess What was a one off record in collaboration with his wife, Ina Wolf, under the moniker Vienna. The result was a surprisingly cohesive and dramatic album.

Vienna - Guess What?

1. Talking With The Heart
2. Vienna
3. Guess What?
4. I Love Changes
5. Just A Little Girl
6. An Eye For An Eye
7. Somewhere In A Corner
8. The Best Ones Are Taken
9. Kisses On The House
10. July

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Terry Hoax - Freedom Circus (1992)

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I don't know anything about this band, except they are German (I think) and only had hits in their native country. I really like their cover of "Policy of Truth".

Terry Hoax - Freedom Circus (1992)

1. Freedom Circus
2. Insanity
3. Sick
4. From Love To Hate And Back
5. Live All
6. Hot Heyday
7. Touch The Sky
8. When Love's Gone
9. Goodbye
10. Someone Somewhere
11. Another Face
12. Policy of Truth
13. Fish Named Napoleon

[UPDATE] October 2013 - links have been re-upped by request. I was fortunate to find a physical copy of the CD in Baltimore earlier this year.

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Personnel:
Oliver Perau - Vocals
Marcus Wichary - Guitar; Backing Vocals
Hachy M. Hachmeister - Drums; Percussion
Martin Wichary - Guitar; Backing Vocals
Armin Treptau - Bass

Sand Rubies - Sand Rubies (1993)

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I enjoyed the Sand Rubies track I discovered recently on the Free At Last 3 compilation ("Santa Maria Street") so I tracked down the album ($0.75 on Amazon!). And here it is, not a bad album at all.

Sand Rubies - Sand Rubies (1993)

1. Goodbye
2. Santa Maria Street
3. Your Life Story
4. Interstate
5. Drugged
6. Guns In The Churchyard
7. Hangman In The Noose
8. Bar Room Light
9. Hit The Brakes
10. Never
11. Black Eyes And Broken Noses

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And here is the video for "Santa Maria Street".

Banderas - Ripe (1991)

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The 1991 debut release by the British duo Banderas has a rather misleading cover image, that of two oddly-dressed women sporting Sinead O'Connor-style crew cuts with the band's Spanish-sounding name sprawled across the top of the picture. Perhaps Ripe's failure was due to consumer confusion; is Banderas a Spanish-language punk band, or a bizarre Sinead side project? One listen to the album, however, reveals neither is true. Banderas is actually an ace pop band, and its one and only album, Ripe, is addictive ear candy. The two members (vocalist Caroline Buckley and violinist/keyboardist Sally Herbert) receive ample assistance from producer extraordinaire Stephen Hague, but the album's real star is Buckley, who sings with confidence and clarity. Her voice soars on the funky, beautifully produced album opener "This Is Your Life" and the eerie "May This Be Your Last Sorrow." While Ripe's remanding eight tunes don't quite scale the same heights, Caroline Buckley's extraordinary pipes save the material from sinking into mediocrity. A few lackluster songs drag down the album, but this was a promising debut, and Banderas boasted an incredible vocalist in Caroline Buckley. But even with guest appearances from some of the biggest names in British pop (including Jimmy Somerville, guitarist Johnny Marr, and New Order's Bernard Sumner), the album didn't perform well in Europe and sank like a stone in the States, and they never released a second album. Ripe will almost certainly never be widely heard, and Banderas is forever shunned into pop obscurity. It's a shame this talented act never saw the success it deserved. (from Allmusic.com)

Banderas - Ripe (1991)

1. This Is Your Life
2. The Comfort of Faith
3. May This Be Your Last Sorrow
4. First Hand
5. Why Aren't You in Love With Me?
6. She Sells
7. Too Good
8. Don't Let That Man
9. It's Written All Over My Face
10. Never Too Late

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Videography
This Is Your Life (UK Version)
This Is Your Life (US Version)
She Sells
May This Be Your Last Sorrow (video unavailable?)

Remixes
This Is Your Life (Red Book Mix)
This Is Your Life (Easy Life Mix)
This Is Your Life (Dodi's Crossover Mix)
She Sells (Apollo 440 Mix)

The Indian Givers - Love Is A Lie (1989)

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The Indian Givers - Love Is A Lie (1989)

1. Hatcheck Girl
2. Fake I.D.
3. Unthinking You
4. Under The Rose
5. Head Happy
6. Some Kind Of Mover
7. It's A Wonderful Life
8. Love Come Down
9. Not My Line
10. Caprice
11. Love Is A Lie
12. Never Too Late

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Personnel:
Nigel Sleaford
Avril Jamieson
Simon Frazer

[Link updated January 2014]

The Listening Pool - Still Life (1994)

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The Listening Pool - Still Life (1994)

1. Meant To Be
2. Oil For The Lamps Of China
3. Follow Where You Go
4. Breathless
5. Promised The World
6. Somebody Somewhere
7. Blue Africa
8. Where Do We Go From Here
9. Wild Strawberries
10. Hand Me That Universe
11. Still Life
12. Oil For The Lamps Of CHina (Extended Mix)
13. Meant To Be (Extended Mix)

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Mighty Mighty - Sharks (1988)

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The British band Mighty Mighty developed a larger following in Japan than they did in their native country. However, the group's Japanese fan base evolved posthumously; the band was actually only active for a few years. Mighty Mighty was formed in Birmingham, England, in 1986 and made their debut at the NME/ICA Rock Week concerts and were even included on a C-86 cassette compilation. Mighty Mighty released their first single, "Everybody Knows the Monkey," in 1986. Often compared to Orange Juice, Mighty Mighty only recorded one LP, 1988's Sharks, before splitting up. The band's jangly singles and B-sides were collected on The Girlie Years, the title referring to the name of the group's own label. Vinyl Japan also released Mighty Mighty's BBC sessions in 2001. The band's popularity in Japan resulted from a keen interest in U.K. guitar pop among indie collectors. (from Allmusic.com)

Mighty Mighty - Sharks (1988)

1. Gemini Smiles
2. Maisonette
3. Biddy Baxter
4. Little Wonder
5. Settle Down
6. Blue And Green
7. One Way
8. When You Trusted Me
9. Michael Says Not
10. Sulk
11. I'll Get You Back
12. Yours Truly

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With thanks to the excellent Cactus Mouth Informer for this one.

Personnel:
Peter Geoghegan - Keyboards, Guitar
D. J. Hennessy - Drums
Hugh Harkin - Vocals, Harmonica
Russell Burton - Bass, Backing Vocals
Mick Geoghegan - Guitar

Furniture - Food, Sex & Paranoia (1989)

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Furniture - Food, Sex & Paranoia (1989)

1. One Step Behind You
2. Slow Motion Kisses
3. Swing Tender
4. A Taste of You
5. A Plot to Kill What Was
6. On a Slow Fuse
7. Subway to the Beach
8. Song for a Doberman
9. Love Me
10. Friend of a Friend
11. Hard to Say
12. BONUS TRACK: International People
    

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The Jeremy Days - The Jeremy Days (1988)

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The Jeremy Days - The Jeremy Days (1988)

1. Fantastic Friend
2. Julie Through The Blinds
3. Are You Inventive
4. Raintree Country
5. This World
6. That's What I Call Love
7. Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
8. End, The
9. Starting To Pretend
10. Food And Coffee
11. Brand New Toy

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I recently discovered the band The Jeremy Days through the usual mixture of happenstance and internet rambling. While I was looking for info on Sven Schumacher I found a reference to a band fronted by Dirk Darmstaedter. Dirk caught my eye because I noted that he founded Tapete Records in Germany which I also remembered was the label that talented American expat Tess Wiley is associated with. I had previously heard of Tess through a Paste magazine music sampler. A bit more digging and I discovered that Dirk had previously fronted a band called The Jeremy Days. I managed to find a couple of tracks on some German 80's music boards and then saw the debut CD at a local used CD store for $2.99. That's the way it goes sometimes.

I'm not sure how the band slipped through the net in the late 80's but there's some great music on the debut CD. All the videos have been uploaded to YouTube by Dirk himself.
Dirk Darmstaedter - Official Website
The Jeremy Days Official Website (in German)

**UPDATE** Got a nice link back from Dirk's blog. Gesundheit!