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