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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE MADE AWARE WHEN FUTURE PROJECTS BECOME AVAILABLE,
THEN PLEASE
THIS IS NOT A MONEY MAKING EXERCISE
IT HAS BEEN DONE PURELY FOR
THE LOVE OF MUSIC
AND WE ARE HAVING AN ABSOLUTE BLAST
BELOW YOU WILL FIND LINKS TO THE FEATURED ARTISTS ALONG WITH BASIC NOTES EXPLAINING MUSICAL CHOICES AND INSPIRATIONS
SURFIN' USM - CARTER THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE
I can't say that I'm really a fan of Carter, this track however, deserves it's place at the head of a journey companion. As soon as I heard it, I knew it would fit together so well with these other recordings.
EVERYTHING'S GROOVY - GAYE BYKERS ON ACID
I absolutely love everything by G.B.O.A., this probably tops the lot.
The lyrics are excellent and the pace and urgency certainly sets you up for everything else I have lined up. The quality of the Apple link above is terrible, so I've had to source it from elsewhere.
If anybody reading this has ever communicated with me electronically over the years, then they will know that I often use the term 'groovy' in my vocabulary.
I would like to set the record straight now,
and confirm that it's a result of this song and not the spoof James Bond films
with Mike Myers.
I've not actually managed to sit through any of those films,
but I know what they're about.
Everything is still groovy...
HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN - THE BEATLES
I thought I was in a serious relationship with The Beatles White Album during my college years.
I picked this up on a dodgy bootleg copy bought in the former Yugoslavia.
It was packaged with some strange artwork and the track listing didn't exactly match the running order or the music recorded???
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON
I think I bought this as a result of listening to John Peel. A true classic, that never seems to age.
Ex:El would definitely be on my desert island hard-drive. Sorry, that's not much of a compliment, as I'd make sure that the hard-drive I take would contain several hundred thousand songs. But you get the idea?
Also, I think this may have been the first time I had been able to access the strange world that Björk inhabits.
Every time I hear this album, I'm reminded of driving around in the white Renault of Steve Wooster. Luckily for me, some things are indelibly stored in the recesses.
MONKEY MAN - THE ROLLING STONES
I think my selection of this coincided with Scorsese using it in Goodfellas, but of course, I've no way of proving that now. Let It Bleed is an absolutely top draw album, and probably one of their finest releases. You can say exactly the same for Goodfellas and Scorsese, the film left another huge impression on me. If it did influence me in putting The Stones in the mix, then I'm glad I opted for this over Gimme Shelter. Equally as good, but tends to get wheeled out more often than the recycling bins.
*(please note, I'm not comparing the quality of Gimme Shelter to any form of refuse container).
ROCKIN' BACK INSIDE MY HEART - JULEE CRUISE
Talking of big impressions - DAVID LYNCH!
I recorded this from the television for its inclusion all those years ago. I did manage to connect the audio via a cable to my Dad's 'Music Centre', but as you can imagine, the sound quality left a lot to be desired. Now it's in my library, we can all enjoy it in crystal clear quality.
NINE MILLION RAINY DAYS - THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN
The reason I couldn't include this on MEECH'S MIAMI VICE 4!
If I had known back then that I'd be compiling a Miami Vice mix in 2019,
then I'm sure I could have substituted it for something else from Darklands, or another of their songs about precipitation.
I'll admit it now in writing.....
I didn't like or understand The Jesus And Mary Chain all those years ago.
I only included this song here as a result of watching Miami Vice.
People can change you know.
With improved access to education and technology, we can all change for the better!
CHINATOWN, NEW YORK - BEBOP 90
I originally taped this from the John Peel Show on the radio, I didn't even know it's correct name or the artist until I started putting the digital version together.
I managed to identify it easily enough by using Shazam,
but could not find a digital source anywhere. I had to fall back on buying a physical copy from the U.S.
The version I've been listening to all these years, cut out a few minutes from the end, as it didn't quite fit the 45 minute run time of the first side. The last two minutes are as new to me as I hope they are for everyone else.
We can probably blame this track for my continued fascination of Indian themed music, although George Harrison and the TV show MAHABHARAT must also shoulder the responsibility.
HIGHER GROUND - RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS
Another entry that I had taped from V.H.S by using the 'magic lead'. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers were still held in high regard by me around that time, and I was particularly pleased with this track, as it didn't feature on any of their albums I owned at the time.
By far the Koolest Thing on here.
I'd recently experienced this group live for the very first time, and the experience changed me for the better. I don't remember a great deal of the weekend, but that evenings events are surprisingly clear. I'd arranged with my very good friend Mr. Langham, to go and watch Iggy Pop at The Reading Festival, not knowing anything then about the preceding act.
They would turn out to be my favourite guitar based band. They probably rank second to Prince in gigs I've attended and space on my hard drive.
By far the craziest thing on here.
I'm talking about the unconventional lyrical content and the technique applied by Mr Shaun William Ryder. The song is superb, and I will never get tired of listening to it - the louder the better.
Time for a bit of Electronic Pop. From a time when Trance used to mean something sightly different altogether. I've included it here to push things in another direction, but mainly because my knowledge of Electronica was fairly rudimentary in 1992.
DON'T FIGHT IT, FEEL IT - PRIMAL SCREAM
This album was a game changer for a great many people, myself included.
Bizarrely though, I think this is the only band on the whole mixtape that would be playing over the forthcoming weekend?
*I've just looked it up now, The Shamen, Lou Reed and Carter were playing as well, but I think that was probably more down to coincidence?
Oh, and Jah Wobble (Bebop 90).
There's something going on in Bristol...
THE MAN WITH THE HARMONICA - ENNIO MORRICONE
It took a while to track down the best version of this that I felt comfortable with.
Most of the readily available versions sound quite polished and orchestral. The version that is contained on the original journey tape, had a very 'dirty' guitar sound, another bootleg I picked up overseas.
The version I've gone with is not exact, but close enough.
Not used here, or influenced by the sample work of The Orb - really?
THE SECRET LIFE OF ARABIA - DAVID BOWIE
Another example of his varied output, feels very different again from the rest of his material.
This version still sends shivers, I love it as a Cole Porter song in its own right as well.
I must say, that I have never found it strange that I'd used two Happy Mondays songs from the same album, IN THE SAME HALF?
It certainly seems strange now?
And what in the hell is a Cob 20?
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