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    • March 21, 2012 11:26 PM CDT
    • No kind of big deal.

      No Carnegie Steel.

       

      Actually, an awesome collection. Brings back good memories.

      The Damned followed by the Ramones. Mostly because they both have released so many damned (get it?) records and 7" sleeve variations etc etc that sucker a collector nerd like me to buy. No picture of me, but a set a photos I'd snapped for another forum. I have to give credit though to an old friend who sold me his entire Damned 7" collection back in the 80's. I knew it hurt him, but he knew it was going to a good home. That's where a good chunk of my Damned and Capt. Sensible singles came from.

    • March 20, 2012 6:24 PM CDT
    • I bought the Rubble 1-10 cd box last week. I guess that doesnt count as its not from a single artist.

      I own 10 John Barry 7 45's, 9 Bert Weedon 45's and 8 Sounds Incorporated 45's.  I am still adding to my collection. I love early British Instros.

       

    • March 20, 2012 4:14 PM CDT
    • 1.Lighting/Reverend Beatman & Monsters

      2.Hasil Adkins

      3.Antiseen

      i wont mention the Cramps after seeing this great collection :-D 

    • March 21, 2012 8:04 PM CDT
    • Sorry Kopper.  Newbie mistake.  Here is the song:

    • March 21, 2012 7:38 PM CDT
    • You do realize you can simply attach the MP3 to your discussion post, right? Just use the "Upload Files" link. No need to make everyone download it from Mediafire...

    • March 21, 2012 5:31 PM CDT
    • Ha! A blast from the past! I lived in Manchester from 1988 to 1992 and can remember the Madchester scene well. Fond memories.

      I shared a house with 4 other blokes and was the only one NOT to go to the legendary Stone Roses' Spike Island gig because I was a musical snob/dickhead - to busy with my mod/garage/psych stuff. Bitterly regret it now. I did see the Inspiral Carpets in the very first week I moved up there - their early stuff had a definite garage feel to it. The keyboardist Clint Boon had a cool 60s bowl haircut and used to wear the Paisley shirts.

      Eastern Bloc Record Shop was where I bought all of my vinyl Pebbles comps and I managed to get a near mint copy of The Seeds 'Future' album, complete with inserts, in a second hand shop on the Oldham Road. Think it might have been called the Vinyl Exchange. That album cost me a months rent.

      Ocean Colour Scene are still going - they had a strong 60s feel. I still love Supergrass - the first 2 albums are punk/pop classics. Anybody remember Shed 7? They knocked out a couple of classic mod-punk tracks. And Elastica blatantly ripping off Wire!

      I've only got two rock 'n' roll claims to fame. They're both very sad and pathetic, but both revolve around the Madchester thing. I once literally crashed into Shaun Ryder of the Happy Mondays as he careered across the street whilst having a barney with someone outside Manchester Central Police Station. Also, if there's anyone out there who's old enough to remember the infamous 'Madchester' TV documentary, there's a section where the TV crew are outside Eastern Bloc Records and for a tiny fraction of a second, if you freeze-frame and look very closely, you can see my Converse All-Stars walking into the shop.

      Sad I know, but fine times.

      MattH

    • March 21, 2012 7:08 AM CDT
    • Oh I still love this stuff from Britain .... especially Oasis and Suede. Also Travis ....

    • March 20, 2012 7:25 PM CDT
    • I love Jarvis Cocker, especially when he upstaged Michael Jackson. Waggling his arse was a great pop moment!

      Talking of the Hacienda, were you into Factory Records? Sadly, it became a victim of organised crime and drug dealers used it as a battleground for turf wars. The police & council forced it to close.

      Alison said:

      I love New Order and The Stone Roses and as a teenager in the early 90s, I often wished I was partying at the Hacienda instead of languishing in an Atlanta suburb.  I dismissed Oasis as bubblegum singalong. Blur seemed to be the next in line after The Kinks and The Jam to document pure "Britishness" in pop music; however, some of my favorite albums of the time period were: Primal Scream "Screamadelica", Pulp  "Different Class," and Supergrass  "I Should Coco."  The Brit Box is a fun compliation of that era, though inconsistent.   Nowadays I get my Brit fix from the band British Sea Power...

    • March 20, 2012 5:35 PM CDT
    • I love New Order and The Stone Roses and as a teenager in the early 90s, I often wished I was partying at the Hacienda instead of languishing in an Atlanta suburb.  I dismissed Oasis as bubblegum singalong. Blur seemed to be the next in line after The Kinks and The Jam to document pure "Britishness" in pop music; however, some of my favorite albums of the time period were: Primal Scream "Screamadelica", Pulp  "Different Class," and Supergrass  "I Should Coco."  The Brit Box is a fun compliation of that era, though inconsistent.   Nowadays I get my Brit fix from the band British Sea Power...

    • March 21, 2012 2:14 PM CDT
    • Hi Rob.  Whatsupp?

    • March 21, 2012 1:07 PM CDT
    • Exactly!!Need them tooo.

      Jon said:

      artists I want to one day own every record of include :: The Gories (recently just got outbid on 3 rare Gories 7" up on ebay...), Supercharger, The Mummies, Jay Reatard solo + The Reatards, Cosmic Psychos, The Dirtbombs

    • March 21, 2012 10:42 AM CDT
    • I bought How to Play Rock and Roll Combo Organ off ebay and it taught me a lot. It's too bad that book is so hard to find.

      The main thing is to learn inversions. For example, both the E chord (E, G#, B) and the A chord (A, C#, E) share a note so why completely move your hand. From E, just move the G# to A and the B to C# and wham!... you're at an A chord. Learning inversions allows you to play fast and keep up with the guitar.

    • March 20, 2012 5:20 PM CDT
    • Best of the Chocolate Watchband (Rhino) OR Best of the Music Machine (Rhino)

    • March 20, 2012 9:41 AM CDT
    • Brilliant stuff! sent somethin to ya already

    • March 20, 2012 9:40 AM CDT
    • Nice one Mr.... I shall be checking up those links.

    • March 20, 2012 7:05 AM CDT
    • Nick Cave and Bad Seeds did an excellent cover of Running Scared by Orbison on their Kicking Against the Pricks album.

    • March 20, 2012 6:01 AM CDT
    • Ok, just to keep the mill running:

      The Motors with TILL I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU (which I think does this justice greatly in a psychodelic fashion).

      The Spliffs with CLAUDETTE (a fun live version - never heard of these guys before, well same as the Motors)

    • March 20, 2012 5:01 AM CDT
    • That sounds so damn brilliant!

      Alex said:

      "David Comes to Life" by Fucked Up is a complete rock opera that is quite good.  But what's even cooler is that the band also released a companion LP called "David's Town" in which they copied the style of about 15 different made up bands that were from the town where the fictional "David" grew up.  Each band was a fake band with a made up back story and different style (all punk and punk-ish), but they were really all performed by Fucked Up.

    • March 20, 2012 12:26 AM CDT
    • When I was in Austin last week I found a used copy of The Billy Childish Native American Sampler: A History 1983-1993. It's a collection of songs and poems about native Americans, including lots of surfy instrumentals.

    • March 19, 2012 10:19 PM CDT
    • I thought it was; 'wrapped up like a douche"

      John Battles said:

      Yeah , I thought IT WAS "DEUCE" , BECAUSE , BACK IN THE "70'S" , THE OTHER WORD SEEMED TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ON THE RADIO, though they probably say it as much as "The " , now. .....BUT , I heard Bruce Springsteen's original version and he REALLY sounded like he was saying "Wrecked up like a DOUCHE".

      THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN "BUDDY " MAGAZINE (DALLAS /FT. WORTH)  ABOUT SONGS THAT THEY COULD'NT BELIEVE GOT AIRPLAY - Obvious ones like "Walk on The Wild Side" and less obvious censor - testers like "Miracles" by Jefferson Starship.....Turns out , if you can get thru about six minutes of the painful dirge , it says something about "Remember whenI went down on yoooouuu..." , but , that was intentional....The article listed "Blinded By The Light", as well.

    • March 19, 2012 7:06 PM CDT
    • Yeah , I thought IT WAS "DEUCE" , BECAUSE , BACK IN THE "70'S" , THE OTHER WORD SEEMED TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ON THE RADIO, though they probably say it as much as "The " , now. .....BUT , I heard Bruce Springsteen's original version and he REALLY sounded like he was saying "Wrecked up like a DOUCHE".

      THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN "BUDDY " MAGAZINE (DALLAS /FT. WORTH)  ABOUT SONGS THAT THEY COULD'NT BELIEVE GOT AIRPLAY - Obvious ones like "Walk on The Wild Side" and less obvious censor - testers like "Miracles" by Jefferson Starship.....Turns out , if you can get thru about six minutes of the painful dirge , it says something about "Remember whenI went down on yoooouuu..." , but , that was intentional....The article listed "Blinded By The Light", as well.

    • March 19, 2012 6:44 PM CDT
    • Manfred Man: Blinded by the light. The lyric is revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. For years I thought they were singing Rolled up like a douche.