ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 38 BEST SONGS (OCTOBER 1983)

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 38 BEST SONGS (OCTOBER 1983)

38. ADAM ANT - PUSS 'N BOOTS
37. EURYTHMICS - RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE
36. EDDY GRANT - TILL I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE
35. ABC - THAT WAS THEN, BUT THIS IS NOW
34. LIMAHL - ONLY FOR LOVE
33. BONK - THE SMILE AND THE KISS
32. HELIX - HEAVY METAL LOVE
31. AC/DC - GUNS FOR HIRE
30. DIO - RAINBOW IN THE DARK
29. INTAFERON - GET OUT OF LONDON
28. PAUL MCCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON - SAY SAY SAY
27. MADNESS - THE SUN AND THE RAIN
26. BILLY JOEL - UPTOWN GIRL
25. THE BELLE STARS - THE ENTERTAINER
24. TIME UK - THE CABARET
23. GARY NUMAN - SISTER SURPRISE
22. THE DANSE SOCIETY - HEAVEN IS WAITING
21. WEST STREET MOB - BREAK DANCE (ELECTRIC BOOGIE)
20. TIME ZONE FEATURING JOHN LYDON AND AFRIKA BAMBAATAA - WILD STYLE
19. THE LOTUS EATERS - YOU DON'T NEED SOMEONE NEW
18. KING KURT - DESTINATION ZULULAND
17. BRUCE FOXTON - THIS IS THE WAY
16. FRIENDS AGAIN - STATE OF ART
15. THE POLICE - SYNCHRONICITY II
14. DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - SAY IT ISN'T SO
13. BRIAN MAY AND FRIENDS - STAR FLEET
12. LEVEL 42 - MICRO-KID
11. HERBIE HANCOCK - AUTODRIVE
10. CRUELLA DE VILLE - GYPSY GIRL
9. KILLING JOKE - ME OR YOU
8. CARABA - FEDORA (I'LL BE YOUR DAWG)
7. YES - OWNER OF A LONELY HEART
6. DURAN DURAN - UNION OF THE SNAKE
5. THE CARE - FLAMING SWORD
4. CHINA CRISIS - WORKING WITH FIRE AND STEEL
3. THE CURE - THE LOVECATS
2. THIS MORTAL COIL - 16 DAYS
1. THIS MORTAL COIL - SONG TO THE SIREN

TORU TAKEMITSU – KWAIDAN (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) (LP) (1964)

A watershed moment in the career of an avant-garde giant. Takemitsu composed several hundred pieces of music, many of them massive and orchestral in scope; scored over 90 films; and published 20 books before his death in 1996. Interestingly, much of his early output was marked by his contempt for traditional Japanese (and, more broadly, non-Western) music, colored by his experiences of the war, during which Japanese music was associated with militaristic and nationalistic cultural ideals. In his own words: “There may be folk music with strength and beauty, but I cannot be completely honest in this kind of music. I want a more active relationship to the present. Folk music in a ‘contemporary style’ is nothing but a deception.” So severe was his enmity with tradition that he famously destroyed several of his own works upon discovering that he had unintentionally incorporated “nationalistic” elements of traditional Japanese scales. An early proponent of musique concrète, his work has often been cast as in synchronicity with Pierre Schaeffer; however, neither were aware of the other at the time (though Takemitsu was an ardent admirer of John Cage).

Still, despite his fierce commitment to avant-garde experimentation, by the 1960s he had started to more deliberately incorporate traditional Japanese scales, elements of folk songs, the tones and modes of Gagaku, and, as evidenced in Kwaidan, ancient instruments like the biwa.

A quartet of heavily stylized supernatural vignettes rendered in intensely saturated color, Masaki Kobayashi’s Kwaidan was the most expensive film in the history of Japanese cinema at the time of its release. Takemitsu turned out a score ambitious enough to match, channeling his ambivalence towards tradition into a mangled, strangled take on the folk sounds of his upbringing. Silence acts as a prominent texture, but in between the strained gaps are twisted shakahuchi lines, shrieking winds, ghostly metallic clangs, splitting wood, an occasional distant drum, Noh-style vocals recalling a storied mass suicide on a battle ship, and a whole lot of that biwa, played with such venomous ferocity that one can only wonder how many strings had to be replaced over the course of recording. Sparse, horrific, and very potent. Enjoy, and happy Halloween!

Tracklisting:

1. Ki
2. Yuki (The Woman Of The Snow)
3. Biwa-Uta (The Battle Of Dan No Ura)
4. Bunraku

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AFX (APHEX TWIN) - ANALORD 01 (12 INCH VINYL) (2005)

 

C'mon you cunt, Let's have some APHEX ACID!

Tracklist
A1 Steppingfilter 101 4:45
A2 Canticle Drawl 1:45
A3 MC-4 Acid 3:47
A4 Bubble 'n' Squeek 2 1:31
B1 Where's Your Girlfriend? 5:06
B2 Grumpy Acid 3:21
B3 Analord 158b 1:40

CATHEDRAL - FOREST OF EQUILIBRIUM (GATEFOLD, LP) (1991)

Doom Metal with flutes...

• 1. Picture of Beauty & Innocence / Commiserating The Celebration (11:16) (Lee Dorrian; Garry Jennings)
• 2. Ebony Tears (7:46) (Dorrian; Jennings)
• 3. Serpent Eve (7:40) (Mark Griffiths; Jennings, Adam Lehan)
• 4. Soul Sacrifice (2:54) (Griffiths; Jennings)
• 5. A Funeral Request (Ethereal Architect) (9:17) (Griffith, David Park Barnitz; Lehan)
• 6. Equilibrium (6:08) (Dorrian; Jennings)
• 7. Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain (9:08) (Dorrian; Jennings)
  
  

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 38 BEST SONGS (SEPTEMBER 1983)

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 38 BEST SONGS (SEPTEMBER 1983)

38. TRACEY ULLMAN - THEY DON'T KNOW
37. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - LET THEM ALL TALK
36. MEAT LOAF - MIDNIGHT AT THE LOST AND FOUND
35. KISSING THE PINK - MAYBE THIS DAY
34. THE FIXX - ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
33. D TRAIN - THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE
32. HOT STREAK - BODY WORK
31. TOM BROWNE - ROCKIN' RADIO
30. I-LEVEL - STONE HEART
29. THE QUESTIONS - TEAR SOUP
28. MIKE OLDFIELD - SHADOW ON THE WALL
27. WILL POWERS - KISSING WITH CONFIDENCE
26. NICK HEYWARD - BLUE HAT FOR A BLUE DAY
25. KAJAGOOGOO - BIG APPLE
24. SHEENA EASTON - TELEFONE (LONG DISTANCE LOVE AFFAIR)
23. DEAD OR ALIVE - WHAT I WANT
22. DONNA SUMMER - UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
21. LIONEL RICHIE - ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT)
20. TOYAH - REBEL RUN
19. PAUL YOUNG - COME BACK AND STAY
18. HEAVEN 17 - CRUSHED BY THE WHEELS OF INDUSTRY
17. ALTERED IMAGES - CHANGE OF HEART
16. THE ALARM - 68 GUNS
15. SOFT CELL - SOUL INSIDE
14. XTC - LOVE ON A FARMBOY'S WAGES
13. CULTURE CLUB - KARMA CHAMELEON
12. FREEEZ - POP GOES MY LOVE
11. TIK AND TOK - COOL RUNNING
10. DAVID BOWIE - MODERN LOVE
9. NATURAL ITES - PICTURE ON THE WALL
8. LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH - DANCE WITH ME
7. PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED - THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG
6. QUEENSRYCHE - QUEEN OF THE REICH
5. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE
4. DEPECHE MODE - LOVE IN ITSELF
3. SIOUXIE AND THE BANSHEES - DEAR PRUDENCE
2. THE ROCK STEADY CREW - (HEY YOU) THE ROCK STEADY CREW
1. THE THE - THIS IS THE DAY

EMIL RICHARDS - NEW SOUND ELEMENT "STONES" (LP) (1967)

 

Garnet (January) 2:26
Amethyst (February) 2:00
Bloodstone (March) 2:19
Diamond (April) 2:35
Emerald (May) 2:25
Moonstone (June) 2:12
Ruby (July) 2:33
Sardonyx (August) 1:59
Sapphire (September) 2:22
Opal (October) 2:43
Topaz (November) 2:00
Turquoise (December) 2:21

Contributing his magic vibes, marimba and percussion talents to a multitude of artists ranging from Charles Mingus to Frank Sinatra, Emil Richards also performed as part of The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra on Frank Zappa’s “Lumpy Gravy” as well as contributing exquisite mallet work to the pair of instrumentals on The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds.” In the course of his professional career, he would contribute musically to a staggering 1,700 film soundtracks, help Harry Partch relocate to Los Angeles and between 1963 and 1964: become involved in a short-lived project called Aesthetic Harmony Assemblage (or AHA) comprised of himself, Paul Beaver and future Mothers Of Invention synthesist, Don Preston. They staged live mixed media performances that included a presentation where junked wood hanging on conveyor chains revolved around a nude dancer painted black and white as they performed. In what was probably one of the earliest occurrences of improvised freak-out music in L.A., Beaver played various keyboards, Richards maintained a variety of percussion devices while Don Preston operated his self-made instruments constructed from junkyard materials such as porch swings, springs, bumpers and gongs. Unfortunately, there is only scant documentation and no recordings extant of what in all probability was a brilliant ensemble.

After AHA split, Richards continued with a series of stints performing in various groups while recording many other studio sessions. By 1967, he signed to UNI Records and recorded a solo album called “New Time Element” comprised of instrumental versions of popular hits and themes such as “Georgy Girl,” “Happy Together,” and “Take Five.” Swiftly renaming his studio entourage the Emil Richards New Sound Element with the near-identical lineup of Dave Mackay (piano), Bill Plummer (bass), Mike Craden (percussion), Joe Porcaro (drums) and Paul Beaver (Moog synthesizer, clavinet), Richards (on all mallet instruments plus synthesizer) created the stunning album, “Stones.” A preeminent statement of wild experimentalism, “Stones” bears much in common with “Psychedelic Percussion” except it had more psychedelia, even more percussion and a far scaled down degree of drum kit use. The twelve tracks were also named not only for the months of the year but with their corresponding birthstones, they never ran any longer than three minutes while at all times they held down a density twice their length as they showcased a wide variety of emotional tones and colours. “Emerald (May)” starts off with lounge‑y vibes until soon spirited off into a world of quiet and mesmerising percussive twinklings and odd moods crossing into Beaver’s careening Moog accompaniments. Frequencies shift like waves of Moebius strips floating away in warm breezes until approaching a clearing in an exotic jungle of previously unheard and expertly wielded percussives. Skipping over to “Ruby (July)” comes the unambiguous highlight of the album as Beaver and Richards turn out a tour de force of combined marimba, mallet and Moog mischief with demented balloon gas giddiness. Over a tightly upbeat drum pattern, bells and innumerable gong crashes repeatedly smash then part for Beaver’s exquisitely pitch-controlled, pitch-bent and just-horribly-bent Moog scrawl to shriek in darting irrigation of call and response to the marimba Mama of Emil Richards. Highly clipped e‑clavinet counterpoint then emerges in and out to eventually part for a Moog solo postscript that sounds as if it were recorded under conditions of severest duress as it contorts with varieties of rhythm and pitch. The entire track is wholly ill and fascinating as hell. Passing over to the far side of summer, “Sapphire (September)” is an equal work of high wire artistry. Commencing with the same struck bells that that bring to mind those that herald The Deep’s “Color Dreams,” it gradually builds into extravagantly complex circular layers of burrowing rhythms and tones that struggle to the surface all at once with xylophone, vibraphone, every other kind of phone; you name it. Meanwhile, Beaver’s Moog placements just sally forth with all the spry confidence of a concert pianist running through “Chopsticks” while the belfry keeps clanging and ringing throughout the ever-amassing chaos that surrounds it. Next up on the calendar of events is “Opal (October)” which is located somewhere on the same continent as “The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny” by The Mothers Of Invention minus all the varispeed sniggering plus dissonance cut with a professional improvisational flair. Clipped stylophonic tones and sparse piano clusters operate as percussion and…Hey, hey: what’s that sound? Oh, no…A wobble board! Great name. Man, that’s what it’s called?!! The Yardbirds used one on “Hot House of Omagarashid,” Keith Moon shook one on “Postcard” and I never knew what it was called but whatever it was, it approximated the sound of shaking a long handsaw by the handle and just letting it…wobble. Anyway, after a pronounced duration, the clatter fest falls away to expose Beaver holding the Moog to clipped, high tones that swerve in pitch until finally setting off on a trajectory of increasingly high timbre only to catapult into a shooting star descent. One final gong hit quickly draws the track into silence. Whew.

Contributing his magic vibes, marimba and percussion talents to a multitude of artists ranging from Charles Mingus to Frank Sinatra, Emil Richards also performed as part of The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra on Frank Zappa’s “Lumpy Gravy” as well as contributing exquisite mallet work to the pair of instrumentals on The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds.” In the course of his professional career, he would contribute musically to a staggering 1,700 film soundtracks, help Harry Partch relocate to Los Angeles and between 1963 and 1964: become involved in a short-lived project called Aesthetic Harmony Assemblage (or AHA) comprised of himself, Paul Beaver and future Mothers Of Invention synthesist, Don Preston. They staged live mixed media performances that included a presentation where junked wood hanging on conveyor chains revolved around a nude dancer painted black and white as they performed. In what was probably one of the earliest occurrences of improvised freak-out music in L.A., Beaver played various keyboards, Richards maintained a variety of percussion devices while Don Preston operated his self-made instruments constructed from junkyard materials such as porch swings, springs, bumpers and gongs. Unfortunately, there is only scant documentation and no recordings extant of what in all probability was a brilliant ensemble.

After AHA split, Richards continued with a series of stints performing in various groups while recording many other studio sessions. By 1967, he signed to UNI Records and recorded a solo album called “New Time Element” comprised of instrumental versions of popular hits and themes such as “Georgy Girl,” “Happy Together,” and “Take Five.” Swiftly renaming his studio entourage the Emil Richards New Sound Element with the near-identical lineup of Dave Mackay (piano), Bill Plummer (bass), Mike Craden (percussion), Joe Porcaro (drums) and Paul Beaver (Moog synthesizer, clavinet), Richards (on all mallet instruments plus synthesizer) created the stunning album, “Stones.” A preeminent statement of wild experimentalism, “Stones” bears much in common with “Psychedelic Percussion” except it had more psychedelia, even more percussion and a far scaled down degree of drum kit use. The twelve tracks were also named not only for the months of the year but with their corresponding birthstones, they never ran any longer than three minutes while at all times they held down a density twice their length as they showcased a wide variety of emotional tones and colours. “Emerald (May)” starts off with lounge‑y vibes until soon spirited off into a world of quiet and mesmerising percussive twinklings and odd moods crossing into Beaver’s careening Moog accompaniments. Frequencies shift like waves of Moebius strips floating away in warm breezes until approaching a clearing in an exotic jungle of previously unheard and expertly wielded percussives. Skipping over to “Ruby (July)” comes the unambiguous highlight of the album as Beaver and Richards turn out a tour de force of combined marimba, mallet and Moog mischief with demented balloon gas giddiness. Over a tightly upbeat drum pattern, bells and innumerable gong crashes repeatedly smash then part for Beaver’s exquisitely pitch-controlled, pitch-bent and just-horribly-bent Moog scrawl to shriek in darting irrigation of call and response to the marimba Mama of Emil Richards. Highly clipped e‑clavinet counterpoint then emerges in and out to eventually part for a Moog solo postscript that sounds as if it were recorded under conditions of severest duress as it contorts with varieties of rhythm and pitch. The entire track is wholly ill and fascinating as hell. Passing over to the far side of summer, “Sapphire (September)” is an equal work of high wire artistry. Commencing with the same struck bells that that bring to mind those that herald The Deep’s “Color Dreams,” it gradually builds into extravagantly complex circular layers of burrowing rhythms and tones that struggle to the surface all at once with xylophone, vibraphone, every other kind of phone; you name it. Meanwhile, Beaver’s Moog placements just sally forth with all the spry confidence of a concert pianist running through “Chopsticks” while the belfry keeps clanging and ringing throughout the ever-amassing chaos that surrounds it. Next up on the calendar of events is “Opal (October)” which is located somewhere on the same continent as “The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny” by The Mothers Of Invention minus all the varispeed sniggering plus dissonance cut with a professional improvisational flair. Clipped stylophonic tones and sparse piano clusters operate as percussion and…Hey, hey: what’s that sound? Oh, no…A wobble board! Great name. Man, that’s what it’s called?!! The Yardbirds used one on “Hot House of Omagarashid,” Keith Moon shook one on “Postcard” and I never knew what it was called but whatever it was, it approximated the sound of shaking a long handsaw by the handle and just letting it…wobble. Anyway, after a pronounced duration, the clatter fest falls away to expose Beaver holding the Moog to clipped, high tones that swerve in pitch until finally setting off on a trajectory of increasingly high timbre only to catapult into a shooting star descent. One final gong hit quickly draws the track into silence. Whew.

ALAIN GORAGUER - LA PLANETE SAUVAGE AKA FANTASTIC PLANET (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING) (LP) (1973)

 

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 33 BEST SONGS (AUGUST 1983)

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 33 BEST SONGS (AUGUST 1983)

33. ROBERTA FLACK & PEABO BRYSON - TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE
32. MADNESS - WINGS OF A DOVE
31. UB40 - RED RED WINE
30. DEF LEPPARD - ROCK OF AGES
29. URIAH HEEP - STAY ON TOP
28. WHITESNAKE - GUILTY OF LOVE
27. DIO - HOLY DIVER
26. Y&T - MEAN STREAK
25. MEN AT WORK - DR. HECKYLL & MR JIVE
24. MOODY BLUES - BLUE WORLD
23. JOBOXERS - JOHNNY FRIENDLY
22. GARY NUMAN - WARRIORS
21. SPANDAU BALLET - GOLD
20. THE STYLE COUNCIL - LONG HOT SUMMER
19. COMSAT ANGELS - WILL YOU STAY TONIGHT
18. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - NIGHT AND DAY
17. A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - (IT'S NOT ME) TALKING
16. BIG COUNTRY - CHANCE
15. MEN WITHOUT HATS - SAFTEY DANCE
14. MONYAKA - GO DEH YAKA (GO TO THE TOP)
13. JOHN FOXX - YOUR DRESS
12. THE DANSE SOCIETY - WAKE UP
11. RYAN PARIS - DOLCE VITA
10. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - SECRET MESSAGES
9. ZZ TOP - GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN'
8. GANG OF FOUR - IS IT LOVE
7. ROBERT MARLOW - THE FACE OF DORIAN GRAY
6. SHRIEKBACK - LINED UP
5. THE SPECIAL AKA - RACIST FRIEND
4. GENESIS - MAMA
3. HOWARD JONES - NEW SONG
2. NEW ORDER - CONFUSION
1. THE GLOVE - LIKE AN ANIMAL

SUSUMU YOKOTA - SAKURA (DOUBLE LP) (2000)

 



TraTracklist: 1."Saku" 2."Tobiume" 3."Uchu Tanjyo" 4."Hagoromo" 5."Genshi" 6."Gekkoh" 7."Hisen" 8."Azukiiro no Kaori" 9."Kodomotachi" 10."Naminote" 11."Shinsen" 12."Kirakiraboshi"

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 42 BEST SONGS (JULY 1983)

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 42 BEST SONGS (JULY 1983)

42. MICHAEL SEMBELLO - MANIAC
41. MEAT LOAF - RAZOR'S EDGE
40. ROBERT PLANT - BIG LOG
39. SAXON - NIGHTMARE
38. HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED - PRIME TIME
37. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK
36. ANIMAL NIGHTLIFE - NATIVE BOY
35. DAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN - BUSY DOING NOTHING
34. KIM WILDE - LOVE BLONDE
33.STRAY CATS - (SHE'S) SEXY & 17
32. DAVID GRANT - WATCHING YOU, WATCHING ME
31. WHAM - CLUB TROPICANA
30. MOTORHEAD - SHINE
29. THIN LIZZY - THE SUN GOES DOWN
28. THE FARMER BOYS - FOR YOU
27. CARMEL - BAD DAY
26. THE BELLE STARS - INDIAN SUMMER
25. SPLIT ENZ - SIX MONTHS IN A LEAKY BOAT
24. H20 - JUST OUTSIDE OF HEAVEN
23. BRUCE FOXTON - FREAK
22. THE POLICE - WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER
21. KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND - GIVE IT UP
20. LEVEL 42 - THE SUN GOES DOWN (LIVIN' IT UP)
19. CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - STOP THE WORLD
18. MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE - GALAXY SONG
17. JON AND VANGELIS - HE IS SAILING
16. THOMPSON TWINS - WATCHING (YOU WATCHING ME)
15. MICK KARN & MIDGE URE - AFTER A FASHION
14. ALTERED IMAGES - LOVE TO STAY
13. BANANARAMA - CRUEL SUMMER
12. THE CREATURES - RIGHT NOW
11. EURYTHMICS - WHO'S THAT GIRL?
10. THE STRANGLERS - PARADISE
9. TOM TOM CLUB - THE MAN WITH THE 4-WAY HIPS
8. HERBIE HANCOCK - ROCKIT
7. RAH BAND - MESSAGES FROM THE STARS
6. PETER GABRIEL - I DON'T REMEMBER
5. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - NEVER STOP
4. DEPECHE MODE - EVERYTHING COUNTS
3. KRAFTWERK - TOUR DE FRANCE
2. CABARET VOLTAIRE - JUST FASCINATION
1. THE CURE - THE WALK

THE HORRORS - STRANGE HOUSE (GATEFOLD, LP) (2007)

 

Ghoulish dandies clad in jeans so tight they should barely accommodate a skeletal femur, much early discussion of Southend's The Horrors has revolved around their look, not their music. Pleasing to note, then, that their debut album, Strange House, is actually pretty exceptional. Part sinister Cramps-style gothic rockabilly and part organ-fuelled '60s psychedelia, delivered at a nervy post-Libertines rattle, you'd be lying if you were to venture these eleven tracks were especially original. But The Horrors can certainly whip up a chilling enough atmosphere, mostly due to the cadaverous bark of frontman Faris Rotter and the humming organ riffs of Spider Webb. Their haywire cover of 'Jack The Ripper' by Screaming Lord Such is a deliciously morbid revival, but it's not the only judicious feat of musical grave-robbing: debut single 'Sheena Is A Parasite' draws not just title but breathless brevity from The Ramones' 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker' and Samantha Morton in the video, while 'Excellent Choice' offers up a spoken-word tale with a grisly ending, a la the Velvet Underground’s 'The Gift'. All in all, it'll shake your bones.

A1 Jack The Ripper 3:01
A2 Count In Fives 3:14
A3 Draw Japan 3:24
A4 Gloves 2:51
A5 Excellent Choice 2:53
A6 Little Victories 2:40
B1 She Is The New Thing 3:22
B2 Sheena Is A Parasite 1:42
B3 Thunderclaps 3:07
B4 Gil Sleeping 4:51
B5 A Train Roars 3:58
C1 Death At The Chapel
D1 Horrors' Theme

MUSIC/SOUND YEARS: 1896

Featuring: Billy Golden, Brilliant Quartette, Charles P Lowe, George W. Johnson, Jules Levy, J. W. Meyers, and many more...

Tracks

Imperial Minstrels – The Old Log Cabin
George W. Johnson – The Laughing Song
William McKinlley – Speech to Republican Convention
Vess L. Ossman – The Stars and Stripes Forever
George Graham – Talk on Money
Columbia Orchestra – Virginia Skedaddle
W.O. Beckenbaugh – Sale of Toys, Dolls and So Forth on Christmas Eve Night
Steve Clemens – Darkys Patrol
Cal Stewart – Uncle Josh’s Trip to Coney Island (Excerpt 1)
Brand’s Concert Band – Chimes of Normandy
Cal Stewart – Uncle Josh’s Trip to Coney Island (Excerpt 2)
Empire State Concert Band – Belle of New York March
Bill Nye – On Tripe
William Paris Chambers – The Seraph
Josef Hofmann – Wagner-Brassin- Magic Fire Music From Die Walküre
John Terrell – a Few Words in Regard to Drinking
Gilmore’s Band – Grand March From Tannhauser
Russell Hunting – Casey at the Telephone (Excerpt 1)
Dan W. Quinn – Still His Whiskers Grew
Russell Hunting – Casey at the Telephone (Excerpt 2)
Edison Concert Band – Ouverture to ‘Der Tambour Der Garde’
Russell Hunting – I Wonder Why
United States Marine Band – the Directorate March
Len Spencer – Sale of Pawnbroker’s Goods (‘by Harry Spencer’)
Peerless Orchestra – Yankee Doodle Dandy Lancers
Sousa’s Band – The Darkie’s Temptation
George Graham – Street Fakir
Dorothy Hoyle – La Cinquantaine

AFTER THE FIRE - BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED (LP) (1982)

 

New wave, synth pop rock tunes with lots of great Yamaha CS-80 synth sounds.

1. Short Change (3:19)
2. Frozen Rivers (3:36)
3. Sometimes (3:08)
4. Sailing Ship (3:57)
5. I Don´t Understand Your Love (2:53)
6. The Stranger (2:50)
7. Rich Boys (3:02)
8. Carry Me Home (4:14)
9. Dancing In The Shadows (3:02)
10. Space Walking (3:17)
11. Gina (1:39)
12. Stuck In Paris (Nowhere To Go) (2:45)
13. Bright Lights (3:36)

AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE - MY LIFE IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND (LP) (1981)

 

Track Listings

1	Elastic Dance
2	Family Doctoring
3	Stebeni's Theme
4	The Race (Part 1)
5	Crocodile Shoes
6	Stone Chant
7	Far Away Chant
8	Primal One Drop
9	Hole in the Roof

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 35 BEST SONGS (JUNE 1983)

 

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 35 BEST SONGS (JUNE 1983)

35. THE BEAT - ACKEE 1-2-3
34. PAUL YOUNG - WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (THAT'S MY HOME)
33. THE FUNKMASTER - IT'S OVER
32. THE BLUEBELLS - SUGAR BRIDGE
31. F.R. DAVID - MUSIC
30. ELVIS COSTELLO / THE IMPOSTER - PILLS AND SOAP
29. GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE - NEW YORK NEW YORK
28. DONNA SUMMER - SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY
27. ICEHOUSE - GREAT SOUTHERN LAND
26. LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH - LIVE FOR TODAY
25. MEN AT WORK - IT'S A MISTAKE
24. STEPHEN TIN TIN DUFFY - HOLD IT
23. MICHAEL JACKSON - WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHING
22. RITA COOLIDGE - ALL TIME HIGH (THEME FROM OCTOPUSSY)
21. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - ROCK N' ROLL IS KING
20. SPECIMEN - RETURNING FROM A JOURNEY
19. MARC ALMOND AND THE MAMBAS - BLACK HEART
18. HOWARD DEVOTO - RAINY SEASON
17. JOHN FOXX - ENDLESSLY
16. HEAVEN 17 - COME AND LIVE WITH ME
15. JANE - IT'S A FINE DAY
14. CLANNAD - NEWGRANGE
13. IRON MAIDEN - THE TROOPER
12. TOM ROBINSON - WAR BABY
11. DEVO - DR DETROIT
10. MAN PARRISH - HEATSTROKE
9. DAVID BOWIE - CHINA GIRL
8. DAVID SYLVIAN AND RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - FORBIDDEN COLOURS
7. A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - TRANSFER AFFECTION
6. MARILLION - GARDEN PARTY
5. THE ICICLE WORKS - BIRDS FLY (WHISPER TO A SCREAM)
4. THE LOTUS EATERS - THE FIRST PICTURE OF YOU
3. KILLING JOKE - LET'S ALL GO (TO THE FIRE DANCE)
2. MALCOLM MCLAREN - DOUBLE DUTCH
1. FREEEZ - I.O.U.