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I got a epitome of sound, stone mint in 87, off Tim A, £20, he had a stack from the states.

Left field but this had to been in mine, loved the original but Charles does a great turn on this black Sabbath tune

Can't remember the artist but always liked the female version of ' got to get you into my life' on scepter, if I remember correctly. And this The best version for me

The record is symbolic for me really, I always wondered if they actually thought it would be a hit, even locally. That atmosphere of menace and the attitude it's played with, tbh they actually sound like there on amphetamines, it's got an almost punk or metal attitude that elevates it to mythical status. I said to someone I love it so much because it feels like it's going to topple over and collapse at some point. Butch was wise to cover it as the del larks, it has exactly the same kind of low fi magnificence, that destined it to commercial failure, yet eternal obsession so many years later.

House of pain thought so😁

So many great ones, hard to pick

Blew my mind first time I heard it at Bradford queen's hall. I was always really dark there, the floor cleared and just a few stayed on, the dancing, that fast floaty thing, you never ever see now, amazing memory. Good call's!

A lot who were around at the time say that original copies were considered a bit passe after a tune was booted or reissued, still desirable but the turn over was high, people moved onto searching for the latest sound rather than something that now deemed an oldie.

Another for the bassline initially, then those piano stabs, so atmospheric one I remember from the 80's again with those evocatively atmospheric piano chords

Well said! It's getting harder to challenge these issues but it has to be done.

Carl Davis! I was thinking there nobody from Chicago in there and he pops into my head https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/21034/all

Little anthony- use your head, what a bassline!

No this is well worthy, I'd definitely add; David porter/ Isaac Hayes, Steve cropper, Dan penn in the first instance but let me ponder this some more🤔 oh arh, and gamble and huff!

It's one of my favourite albums, but was this played out?

I was at the cement works, think it was called the bee gees club. Got a lift with someone to Aylesbury but only had about £1.50, after records and other essentials😉 my return from London to buzzard wasn't valid. got a train back to London anyway, tried to pretend I was asleep but those ticket inspectors are persistent, he asked where I'd got on, last station I said, the ticket was about, £1.48, close call.

I'd heard about this incident from my brother's mate's. I asked about on a previous thread, the band was slaughter and the dogs, if I remember correctly

There's a duck for you

Recently re-watched Elaine's Constantine's movie, with my son. I noted the disdain the characters give to a friend who wins the dance competition. 'dance competition! It's like Butlins' they exclaim. Was this your input Paul? Was that a true sentiment from the time? I have only a few vague memories of dance competitions in the 80's, generally thinking it killed the atmosphere at nighters, but saw it as just a part of the scene.

Muck fe, that's familiar! I'm now sharing your frustration, 😤

Atmosphere is key, don't mean to be oblique. But it's a combination of everything from the list, great venue half full or shit pit, rammed to the gunnels?

I seriously doubt it! That's unbelievable.

The basement of Camden record and tape exchange was amazing. Thousands of 45's, used to pick up loads of UK Motown and exchange it with minshull for imports, around 87/88

Quite a few artists it seems, but they are all abismall😂 https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-best-selling-cassette-albums-of-2022__38206/