Let Go- Heartbreakers
Back 'N' Blue- Cheap Trick
With This Ring- The Platters
Who You Are- Tears For Fears
Jerusalem Tomorrow- Emmylou Harris
Indian Love Call- Terry Adams
Stand Down Margaret (Dub)- The English Beat
Let Go- Heartbreakers
(Ever since the "Found Masters" were released a few years ago, I've played "L.A.M.F." more times than I did since 1977. If you love this record, you need the "Found Masters.")
Back 'N' Blue- Cheap Trick
(This may be too glossy for those who got off the Cheap Trick bus around "Dream Police," but I think this is big time power pop.)
With This Ring- The Platters
(What a record! One of the great beach singles of all time.)
Who You Are- Tears For Fears
(From my favorite TFF record "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending," which desperately needs a deluxe vinyl release.)
Jerusalem Tomorrow- Emmylou Harris
(Recently rated the entire Emmylou catalogue for PopSurfing, which you can read here. This reading of David Olney's song is a Top Ten Emmy track for me.)
Indian Love Call- Terry Adams
(Might as well be NRBQ. Genius take on the 1920's classic.)
Stand Down Margaret (Dub)- The English Beat
(A 3 CD set was released this summer, "Roots Rock Rebels-When Punk Met Reggae 1975-1982" and it's a doozy. Smart programming with tracks by Burning Spear, The Clash, XTC, Dennis Brown, PIL, Bad Manners, Black Uhuru, The English Beat and more. Check it out!)
7 comments:
“I bet you really miss those Reagan years/John Hughes movies and Tears for Fears” ——— The Bis-Quits (“Tennessee Valley Girl”)
Can't believe Speedy Keen produced the L.A.M.F. album - seems like an odd pairing. I've always loved Speedy's music.
Your English Beat song sent me on a nice little E.B. binge this morning!
Dug the Platters & Terry Adams - haven't had a chance to listen to Emmylou, but I 'spect I'll like that one too.
Great mix. thanks!
Randy
Wow, thanks Sal! Had not seen this (Roots Rock Rebels-When Punk Met Reggae 1975-1982), happy to know about it. As a review says, "For me the ultimate test is whether I would enjoy hearing this set of songs as a DJ set and, yes, I’d be happy and probably stay in the pub."
It'll be hard to beat your opener, but I'm game!
C in California
With Emmylou Harris's take on "Jerusalem Tomorrow" who needs any other tunes in the zipper. Thanks for posting though. Cheers!
The found masters were golden
Many thanks for this!
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