Rich's Album Of The Day

#5debutalbums8589 The June Brides - There Are Eight Million Stories (1985) Taking the Postcard ethic of Josef K and early Go Betweens, the June Brides walk a delicate line between pop brilliance and shambolic garage band. #VinylCommunity

#5debutalbums8589 Ian McCulloch - Candleland (1989) A rare outing for Mac's debut between iterations of The Bunnymen. One of the great voices of the '80s. Poignant lyrics point to sadness amongst the normal bravado. Music is very late 80s. Best track - Candleland #VinylCommunity #NowPlaying

Poster? Maybe I did. 😳

Eek! I could be in trouble here. 😬

Wow. I honestly had no idea. Good for her.

#5debutalbums8589 Crime & The City Solution - Just South Of Heaven (1985) Without doubt the most underrated band of the 80's. A six track mini-album of gothic splendour. Brooding tunes of misery and desolation. Love. It. #VinylCommunity #NowPlaying

#5debutalbums8589 Transvision Vamp - Pop Art (1988) Big glamracket pop sounding like Kim Wilde fronting Sigue Sigue Sputnik. The musical equivalent of a sugar rush. Of no nutritional value but great fun. Best track - I Want Your Love #NowPIaying #VinylCommunity

What's Wendy James doing now?

#5debutalbums8589 #albumoftheday The Primitives - Lovely (1988) There's a Ramones type quality about this album. Four to the floor, 14 tracks in 35 minutes. Jangly, bright guitars and some experimentation with Indian rhythms set them apart from other late 80's ne'erdowells. Bet track - Crash

#5debutalbums8589 Pixies - Come On Pilgrim (1987) I'm going with this as their debut as its >20mins and also Discogs. Superb. Game-changing, love at first listen. They introduced a whole new songwriting dynamic and an imaginary world that had never been portrayed before. #VinylCommunity #NowPlaying

‘Cultural monstrosities!’ The thrilling visual legacy of punk and post-punk – in pictures From bold anti-Nazi posters to an acid-drenched take on Jean Cocteau, a new exhibition, curated by writer Philip Hoare, shows how influential the DIY designs of the 70s and 80s became

Fascinating article on post-punk artwork.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

#5debutalbums8589 Soul II Soul - Club Classics Vol One (1989) The sound of British Soul audibly upping it's collective game. Elements of Italo House and trip hop ensured they were at the cutting edge. A triumph from start to finish. #NowPlaying #VinylCommunity

#5debutalbums8589 The Woodentops - Giant (1986) I obsessively loved this band. Archetypal Rough Trade indie of the first order. Masterful and complex grooves underpinning Rolo McGinty's positive lyrics. I get a hint of French chanson about the tunes. Maybe it's just me. #NowPlaying #MusicSky

#5debutalbums8589 #albumoftheday The Wonder Stuff - Eight Legged Groove Machine (1988) Top pop tunes with eviscerating lyrics. Bright and breezy career defining indie rock. Why don't I play this more often? Best track - Red Berry Joytown #VinylCommunity #NowPlaying

#5debutalbums8589 Edwyn Collins - Hope & Despair (1989) Edwyn's solo debut sees him wallowing in misery, but it's wallowing in a warm bath of melody and truly exquisite songwriting. Strong contender for a top 5 place. Consiglieres, Dennis Bovell and Roddy Frame add gravitas. #VinylCommunity

#5debutalbums8589 Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987) They're difficult to love, but you can't deny that this is a skin shredding, ear melting, nosebleed of a rock and roll album. My copy has cigarette burns, & I don't even smoke. Now THAT's rock right there. #NowPlaying

#NowPlaying The Cure - The Cure (2004) Nowadays The Cure's occasional live forays are often greatest hits celebrations. It's easy to forget that not so long ago they were making multilayered avalanches of songs like these. There's no Friday I'm In Love here but then, it just wouldn't fit. #MusicSky

#NowPlaying Dry Cleaning - Secret Love (2026) Second play for this recent arrival from the masters of sprechgesang. Initial impressions are that they have broadened their pallette of sound and pace. No-one does talk-indie quite like these guys. Promising despite the phobia triggering cover #MusicSky

#albumoftheday La Sécurité - Stay Safe! (2023) My new favourite band. Edgy, tightly wound, funky, quirky post punk, like Delta 5 or maybe APB with a splash of B-52. French Canadians who will be releasing a new album in the Spring. Best track - Hot Topic #MusicSky #NowPlaying

#VinylCommunity David Bowie - See It In My Eyes (2017) A live album of the often released Montreal concert of 1983: the Serious Moonlight tour? Nice, eclectic mix of tracks ranging from Cat People to Space Oddity via Cracked Actor. The crowd go wild. #NowPlaying #MusicSky

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#VinylCommunity Bill Nelson - Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam (1981) This was held back for months (contract issues) but was worth the wait. The stylistic handbrake turn Nelson pulled between early Be Bop Deluxe and his 80's output is astonishing. A commercial high spot with four respected 45's.

#VinylCommunity #albumoftheday Mott The Hoople - The Hoople (1974) The last hurrah for a band that got better with each release. The madness of the rock and roll dream personified. Extraordinary arrangements and lead guitar work from Ariel Bender. Best track - Marionette #NowPlaying #MusicSky

Backatcha Richard. For #5debutalbums0509 I'm going for these beauties.
5pts. Hard-Fi - Stars Of CCTV
4pts. Dangerdoom - The Mouse And The Mask
3pts. Burial - Burial
2pts. Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim
1pts. The Wombats - A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation
See you on the other side.

#VinylCommunity Dreadzone - Maximum EP 12"S (1995) My first brush with the electro-dub-reggae samplistas. Love at first listen whether it's Fight The Power or Maximum via One Way. They operate in a parallel sphere to The Orb and Asian Dub Foundation, so they have solid DNA. #NowPlaying

#VinylCommunity Deutsche Amerikanische Freundschaft - Der Mussolini 12"S (1981) Young Germans with problematic dance cards. There's a line to be drawn from Tangerine Dream via Neu!/La Düsseldorf to DAF. All groups that did something different away from the Anglo-Saxon hegemony. #NowPlaying

If ever I did that I'd then feel an overwhelming urge to tidy up everything.

#VinylCommunity 10CC - Deceptive Bends (1977) Whimsical and clever art rock. Shorn of Godley & Creme, the remaining two proved they weren't just 5CC with hits Good Morning Judge and The Things We Do For Love. Album finishes with an 11-minute suite - adventurous. #NowPlaying

#VinylCommunity Hildur Guðnadóttir - Chernobyl (2019) Genuinely chilling soundscape for the TV series. Industrial throbbing, clanking of distant machinery, adds up to a challenging auditory assault on the senses. A perfect accompaniment to the kafka-esque nightmare on screen. #NowPlaying

My son thinks it's great, and he generally has good taste. Just not for me.

#NowPlaying #VinylCommunity King Midas Sound/Fennesz - Edition 1 (2015) Beatless, mournful vocals, glacial song development may have you wondering if you have the LP on at the wrong speed. The result, however, is deeply affecting and quickly you're immersed in the layers of reverb and emotions. Cool