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Random Vinyl 10/19-10-23

Posted at 12:03 PM on October 23, 2009 by Jill Riley
Filed under: Random Vinyl


Monday: Prince, "1999" (1982)
"1999," "Little Red Corvette" and "Delirious" are all great songs. We chose to play a deeper cut, "Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)."

Tuesday: Pete Townshend, "White City (A Novel)" (1985)
Critics embraced Pete's 1985 solo project as a return to the vitality he showed on his solo debut, "Empty Glass." "White City" is a biographical concept album about growing up in the slums of London, and the track "White City Fighting" was co-written with David Gilmour (the opening arpeggios even sound a bit like Pink Floyd's "Hey You" from "The Wall").

Wednesday: Johnny Cash, "Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous" (1958)
The second full length of Johnny Cash tunes put out by Sun Records. It contained a number of his hit singles including "Home of the Blues."

Thursday: Simon and Garfunkel, "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" (1966)
Upon release, "Homeward Bound" was on the American release of this album, but not on the UK version. The album version has a different sound compared to the live version included in the 1972 release of "Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits." It's much slower on the album release and includes the drums.

Friday: Haircut 100, "Pelican West" (1982)
Led by singer Nick Heyward, this New Wave band seemed to be taking their sartorial cues straight from "The Preppie Handbook" - fisherman's sweaters, swoopy haircuts and conservative silk ties. You get the feeling they were even sporting shiny pennies in their penny loafters. They reached the apogee of their career with their MTV hit "Love Plus One."

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