Trashcan Sinatras - Live at The Casbah in San Diego May 14, 2005




We already know of DaddyRich's craziness for the Trashcans, so no more elaboration is needed. Most bands on blogs I couldn't give a toss about them and thier royalty rates, blah blah blah. These guys, though..... much different story. Some of the most amazing and enjoyable music I have ever heard came from this band and I never cease to do what I can to support and promote them. They genuinely deserve all the good that comes their way in my humble opinion. This wonderful set of songs, performed just down the road a bit in beautiful, sunny San Diego (DaddyRich wil be out there in July (Again) for Comic-Con!!!) is another stellar performance. Because the quality of talent and performance are so high, every show is like a greatest-hits tour. Enough of my ramblings... listen and love. Then - go buy their stuff. I have bought many of their items and encourage all to do the same. Listen close for DaddyRich's favorites like 'How Can I Apply...?' and 'Obscurity Knocks'.





01 - got carried away
02 - how can i apply...?
03 - all the dark horses
04 - hayfever
05 - hammertime
06 - easy read > Freetime
07 - a coda
08 - prisons
09 - thegenius i was
10 - send for henny
11 - the safecracker
12 - obscurity knocks
13 - trouble sleeping
14 - i've seen everything
15 - weightlifting
16 - i'm immortal
17 - only tongue can tell
18 - one at a time



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More Sisters Of Mercy Goodness!!!!








The Sisters Of Mercy - Enter The Sisters Volume 1 (More Sisters)


Another rarity Sisters collection for all the fine folks who have been following this chase of mine concerning this bands hard-to-find music. I have a few more that I wil be sharing over the next weeks and months as well. I am still looking to complete the all acoustic Sisters album and it's proving well-nigh impossible over here - so any help will be appreciated and credit will be given. You know that DaddyRich shares the love. More to come...




1 Damage Done
2 Watch
3 Adrenochrome
4 Body Electric
5 Anaconda
6 Phantom
7 1969
8 Alice
9 Floorshow
10 Kiss the Carpet
11 Lights
12 Valentine
13 Fix
14 Burn (Conclusion)


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Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses Remixes



Had to hijack the image since this one came to DaddyRich without a cover. I will always accept Depeche Mode discs, especially their remixes. I have said it before here and will repeat - no band puts more into their music to fit it for remixes. Some of the best (and worst, sadly as well) have remixed their tunes and given them great new life. Hearing this after so many years still has some great resonance with DaddyRich - the 'Strangelove (Razormaid Classic Remix)' was playing at a club I went to with this girl I was madly in love with in 1994 as her chaperone in case her date turned out badly - I was THAT friend. I am sure many guys here were the same, uugggh. Don't miss those years. This disc has some greats on it as well - so enjoy.

1. Never Let Me Down Again (FM Power Mix)
2. Strangelove (Razormaid Classic Mix)
3. Little 15 (Bogus Brothers)
4. Behind The Wheel (Disconet Mix)
5. Nothing (Dallas Mix)
6. To Have And To Hold (Icelandoc Taster Mix)
7. Strangelove (Miller Remix)
8. Route 66 (Rodgers Mix)
9. Behind The Wheel (Dub)
10. Pleasure, Little Treasure (Razormaid)
11. Behind The Wheel - Roze 66 (Megamix)
12. Death's Door (Skeleton Key Mix)


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Tears For Fears - The Best Of Remixes


Another re-post for kind readers who asked long ago. This one was nearing 600 downloads before the Rapidshare.de debacle. Hope a few enjoy it. Got some good tunes here.

Shout [Beatchuggers Remix] [Mix]
Change [New Version]
Woman in Chains [Mix 42] [Mix]
Sowing the Seeds of Love [Wen's Overnight Mix] [Mix]
Pale Shelter [Extended Version/12" Mix?QC] [Mix]
Head Over Heels [Dave Bascombe's 7" N. Mix] [Mix]
I Believe [A Soulful Re-Recording] [Mix]
Tears Roll Down [U.S. Dance Mix] [Mix]
Everybody Wants to Rule the World [Urban Mix]
Mad World [World Mix]
Mother's Talk [Beat the Drum Mix] [Mix]
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams [Unstable Mix] [Mix]


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The White Stripes - Life On The Flipsides



I have had this little beauty for a while now and it has many great qualities but information was so scant and contradictory that I decided not to post it until I had more on it. Well, lucky day - here is a review dated from 2004, no less. Man, I am getting slow in my old age....

"Life on the Flipside is a great quality bootleg which is a veritable treasure trove for White Stripes fans. It is comprised of all the early 7" singles, both A and B sides, plus all the B sides of the White Blood Cells singles. As a bonus, there's some live tracks here too.

There's some songs that most serious White Stripes fans will have already. Early single "The Big Three Killed my Baby" is readily available on the debut album, as is early B side "Sugar Never Tasted So Good". "You're Pretty Good Looking" (here presented in a far inferior "Trendy American Remix) and "Hello Operator" are both available on De Stijl, while their cover of "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", originally a B side of "Fell in Love with a Girl", went on to become one of their biggest hits and is available on their must-have album Elephant.

The real reason to buy this compilation, however, is to obtain the rarities. Early single "Let's Shake Hands" is a ragged protype for the like of "Fell in Love..." and "Hypnotise" and its B side, a cover of Marlene Dietrich's "Look Me Over Closely" is one of several excellent cover versions, a creeping little track with its tongue firmly in its cheek. "Lafayette Blues" is one of the band's most interesting singles, going in several different musical directions in just over 2 minutes, while "Big Three.." B Side "Red Bowling Ball Ruth" is a gloriously sloppy straightforward rocker. The now legendary cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" is also here, of course, a surprisingly faithful strummer.

Of course, fans who are really on the ball will already own "Let's Shake Hands" and "Lafayette Blues" as B Sides to "Fell in Love with a Girl" but there are a couple of really must-have singles here that you won't find anywhere else. "Hand Springs" still remains one of the White Stripes finest moments, unjustly hidden away as a split single with the Dirtbombs. It is a story song, spoken beautifully by Jack White in a distorted drawl, each short chapter punctuated by a huge, stomping riff. The lyrics are hilarious and the music is exhilirating. The other real hidden gem is the lost single "Lord, Send Me an Angel", a Blind Willie McTell cover which Jack has personalised with his own name in the lyrics. A driving, acoustic blues track, it was released as a single alongside the De Stijl album but was not included on that album which instead featured another McTell cover, "Your Southern Can is Mine".

Another real rarity is the trio of Captain Beefheart covers released on Sub Pop, a lost oddity. Lead track "Party of Special Things to Do" is a bizarre rocker with a rip-roaring fuzzy riff but a poor fade-out ending. The acoustic "China Pig" is a plodding guitar only track which works surprisingly well and "Ashtray Heart" is the best of the three covers with another great riff and frenzied performance. At best these tracks are amusing oddities, although they are worth having for completists.

"Candy Cane Children" is a Christmas song of sorts, although its hardly full of festive jollity. This is another real rarity, realesed first as part of a compilation 7" featuring artists on the Flying Bomb label and later as a limited xmas single, "Candy Cane Children" is great lost track although it takes some getting into. The final real rarity is "Red Death at 6:14", previously only available on a compilation of Detroit groups. Its another oddity that grow with every listen and well worth having for its joyous whoops and thunderous riffs.

What's left are the easier to obtain White Blood Cells B sides but there's plenty worth having among them if you missed buying the singles. The acoustic "live at Hotel Yorba" tracks are charming, with Jack and Meg both singing sweetly together on the excellent Loretta Lynn cover "Rated X" and a minimalist version of "Hotel Yorba". The live cover of Bob Dylan's "Lovesick" is grand, a fittingly heavy rocking tribute to one of the man's lesser known great songs. The two live Radio 1 session tracks are both versions of tracks from the band's debut. "Suzy Lee" is fairly similar to the album version but the Robert Johnson cover "Stop Breaking Down" couldn't be more different. On their debut album the band turned in a heavy rocking, fast paced and utterly brilliant version of the song. This session version showcases a slower paced, more laid back version which is closer to the original and almost as cool as their other version.

There are also a couple of extra rare live tracks thrown in for good measure. The rabid version of "Skrewdriver" on the Late Show is great, especially when the band drop the sound a notch to insert a short passage from "Your Southern Can is Mine" and when Jack sings "I got a little feelin' going now, Meg's got a little feelin' going now". A trio of XFM sessions provide slightly muted, uninspired versions of "Hotel Yorba", "You're Pretty Good Looking" and "Fell in Love With a Girl", all drained of energy and sounding a little off-key (and not in the good way). Two more versions of "Fell in Love..." follow, which seems a little excessive even for people who can't get enough of the song. The version from the late show reinstates the energy missing from the XFM version and mixes in the vocal and drum track "Little Room" expertly. Jack's vocal performance verges on lunatic and all this converges to make the best performance of the song other than the classic original. The final version from the MTV awards is a little more sanitised in keeping with the atmosphere of the tightly controlled event. It segues into a very fine live reading of "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground", however, which utterly upstages the "Fell in Love..." segment. Of the 6 bonus the live tracks, the ones to treasure are the two Late Show performances.

All this variety makes Life on the Flipside worth every penny so definitely pick it up if you get the rare chance to. It fills in most of the crucial gaps in the collection of a White Stripes completist who has only managed to obtain the four albums and the later singles."

1. Let's Shake Hands (Let's Shake Hands 7 inch) 2:00
2. Look Me Over Closely (Let's Shake Hands 7 inch) 2:09
3. Lafayette Blues (Lafayette Blues 7 inch) 2:14
4. Sugar Never Tasted So Good (Lafayette Blues 7 inch) 2:50
5. The Big Three Killed My Baby (Big Three... 7 inch) 2:23
6. Red Rolling Ball Ruth (Big Three... 7 inch) 1:56
7. Hello Operator (Hello Operator 7 inch) 2:29
8. Jolene (Hello Operator 7 inch) 2:59
9. Hand Springs (rare SubPop single) 2:49
10. Party Of Special Things To Do (Party... 7 inch) 2:40
11. China Pig (Party... 7inch) 1:21
12. Ashtray Heart (Party... 7 inch) 2:32
13. Lord Send Me An Angel (Lord... 7 inch) 2:28
14. You're Pretty Good Looking (Lord... 7 inch) 1:45
15. Candy Cane Children (Surprising Package Vol. 2 7") 2:28
16. Red Death At 614 (Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit LP) 2:59
17. Rated X (live) (Hotel Yorba CD single) 2:47
18. Hotel Yorba (live) (Hotel Yorba CD single) 2:11
19. Lovesick (live) (Fell In Love... CD single) 3:46
20. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Fell In Love... CD single) 2:43
21. Suzy Lee (live) Dead Leaves... CD single) 4:10
22. Stop Breaking Down (live) (Dead Leaves... CD single) 5:36
23. Screwdriver (live on the Late Show, July 17, 2002) 3:49
24. Hotel Yorba (live, XFM London Radio Session 2002) 2:10
25. You're Pretty Good Looking (live, XFM London Radio Session 2002) 1:44
26. Fell In Love With A Girl (live, XFM London Radio Session 2002) 1:50
27. Little Room (live on the Late Show, March 16, 2002) 2:41
28. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground (live, MTV Movie Awards 2002) 3:20

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The White Stripes - Complete B-Sides & Compilation Tracks Collection



Oh those wonderful White's, Jack and Meg. I was never a big fan of the blues when I was younger, as most aren't. It all just sounded a little too dated and didn't move me at all. Many years later, The White Stripes take old blues songs and themes and give them such great life and it sounds so good to these old ears. This was a find at the mighty SFRP (all respect due) and the link there seems dead so I will zip up mine and share it with all you good folks. It is just as it states - a collection of b's and compilation goodness - Enjoy!


01-Let's Shake Hands
02-Look Me Over Closely
03-Lafayette Blues
04-Red Bowling Ball Ruth
05-Jolene
06-Handsprings
07-Party Of Special Things To Do
08-China Pig
09-Ashtray Heart
10-Red Death At 6:14
11-Lord, Send Me An Angel
12-You're Pretty Good Looking (Trendy American Mix)
13-Candy Cane Children
14-Story Of the Magi
15-Good To Me
16-Black Jack Davey
17-Who's To Say
18-Who's A Big Baby
19-Though I Hear You Calling, I Will Not Answer
20-Blue Orchid (High Contrast Remix)
21-Top Special
22-Shelter of Your Arms
23-Walking With A Ghost

I will also include a companion piece of a few rarities - live appearences and such for you...

Due to popular demand - Link has been updated. Thanks for the heads-up everyone!!!

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The Sisters Of Mercy - Some Boys Wander By Mistake (Bootleg)



Another band among my favorites that has been too long ignored at the Ape. This is the companion piece to 'Some Girls Wander By Mistake' that I posted a while back. There are a few more Sisters records that will be popping up here from time to time. I believe this was one among the couple hundred that were killed when Rapidshare,de tanked on me and, although I imported the links, none seem to work. So, to the folks who have kindly requested re-up's of some of those - please just be patient a little longer because I will put a few up here soon. Until then, enjoy the dark goodness that is the Sisters.


1 Body and Soul
2 Train
3 Afterhours
4 Poison Door
5 On the Wire
6 Blood and Money
7 Bury Me Deep
8 Dominion/Ozymandias
9 Sandstorm
10 [untitled]
11 Emma
12 Long Train
13 Lucretia My Reflection
14 This Corrosion
15 You Could Be the One



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Alice In Chains - Publisher Demos 1989



I have searched high and low for more information on these, aside from what already seems obvious - they are demos from 1989. Apparently recorded for the publishing company before they were signed and broke out in their huge way. One of the very best to come from a city that is no stranger to birthing great bands. Sadly, Layne Staley was another heroin casualty from that era, why is herb just not good enough for some people? Anyways, great early Alice here and Cantrell's monstrous guitar chops are in evidence for all to marvel at.


Track Time Listeners
1 Suffragette City
2 Bleed the Freak
3 Social Parasite
4 We Die Young
5 Chemical Addiction
6 Sunshine
7 King of the Kats
8 The Real Thing
9 Killing Yourself
10 Sea of Sorrow
11 I Can't Remember
12 Queen of the Rodeo



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Pearl Jam - Live At Benaroya Hall Seatle, Wa. October 22, 2003 (2 Discs)



I know most hardcore Pearl Jam fans already have this one snug in their respective collections, but this blog is for others as well. There aren't too many major bands of Pearl Jam's stature that have put out as many live albums - none, most likely. But this show was a different affair altogether. A double-disc set of mostly acoustic rarities and covers, this one is well worth checking out, even for the most casual fan out there. Many rarely-heard b-sides and deep album cuts can be found here and are given spectacular life by the boys. Give a listen.


DISC 1:
1. Of The Girl
2. Low Light
3. Thumbing My Way
4. Thin Air
5. Fatal
6. Nothing As It Seems
7. Man Of The Hour
8. Immortality
9. Off He Goes
10. Around The Bend
11. I Believe In Miracles
12. Sleight Of Hand
13. All Or None
14. Lukin

DISC 2: LIVE AT BENAROYA HALL: OCTOBER 22, 2003:

1. Parting Ways
2. Down
3. (Encore Break)
4. Can't Keep
5. Dead Man Walking
6. Masters Of War
7. Black
8. Crazy Mary
9. 25 Minutes To Go
10. Daughter
11. (Encore Break)
12. Yellow Ledbetter

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Noel Gallagher - 2006 Rhapsody Excluxsive


You know I keep waiting for him to go solo already, but sadly it doesn't appear to be happening any time soon. Friends of the Ape already know how much I dig Noel and his great songs. The only thing that makes Oasis obnoxious (to me) is that tit Liam. Either way, Noel recorded a few ditties for Rhapsody last year and Daddy has them here for you - I hope a few of you like these as much as I do.


1. Talk Tonight (Live For Rhapsody)


2. The Importance Of Being Idle (Live For Rhapsody)


3. Wonderwall (Live For Rhapsody)


4. Married With Children (Live For Rhapsody)


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The Flaming Lips - Fearless Freaks - 20 Years of Weird (Giveaway Disc at SXSW 2005)


Truly, any Flaming Lips is good, right? Especially when it's free and shares the communal bliss that is their live show. Enjoy my good friends, enjoy!



Originally produced as a limited edition EP that band friend Bradley Beasley would pass out at a FEARLESS FREAKS screening sat SXSW 2005, we have gotten together with THE FLAMING LIPS to make 20 YEARS OF WEIRD available to fearless freaks like yourself! The tracks are mostly taken from various live shows throughout the band's career, and also includes the track "Free Radicals" that is from the April 4 2006 release AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS.



1. Wayne's Intro
2. Free Radicals
3. Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear
4. With You
5. Whole Lotta Love/Can't Stop the Spring
6. Shine on Sweet Jesus
7. Space Age Love Song
8. Moth in the Incubator
9. When You Smile
10. Sleeping on the Roof
11. The Observer


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Various Artists - Greatest Hits of The New Romantic (3 Disc Set)



Quite a collection of some of the 1980's best music is available on this set - and there is surely something for everyone. The term "New Romantic" came to me probably a little late, I first recall hearing it in 7th grade when groups like Duran Duran and Culture Club were scoring big chart hits but not yet registering on DaddyRich's musical radar. As with most "scenes" in music, it's fans and closest adherents is what turned me off of the "movement". It was basically a bunch of guys with spiked, frost-tipped hair and eye-liner in too-tight pants that the girls liked instead of me. More than enough reason to hate it, in my book. Boy those fellas must cringe when old photos are brought up to them. DaddyRich never took the eye-liner plunge, thank God. They all reminded me of the "Anarcho-Romantics" in Cerebus "High Society" (recommended reading if you haven't already), kinda wimpy and over-dressed. But I digress (yes again), and am putting you all to sleep with my stories of the old days. Enjoy the goodness and be kind to the short, fat nerds - they grow up to be handsome music bloggers sometimes. Again, only 2 of the 3, I have been busy lately...


Disc: 1

1. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
2. Spandau Ballet - Gold
3. Duran Duran - Girls On Film
4. The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination
5. Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
6. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Tesla Girls
7. Kraftwerk - Showroom Dummies
8. Heaven 17 - Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry
9. Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
10. China Crisis - Wishful Thinking
11. Talk Talk - Talk Talk
12. It Bites - Calling All The Heroes
13. Classix Nouveaux - Inside Outside
14. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
15. Midge Ure - If I Was
16. Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria
17. Japan - Visions Of China
18. Erasure - Sometimes


Disc: 2

1. Duran Duran - Planet Earth
2. Heaven 17 - Temptation
3. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams
4. Talk Talk - It's My Life
5. The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love)
6. Spandau Ballet - Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
7. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
8. China Crisis - Hanna Hanna
9. Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream
10. Devo - Whip It
11. Kraftwerk - Neon Lights
12. Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
13. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Joan Of Arc
14. Ultravox - We Came To Dance
15. Erasure - Who Needs Love (Like That)
16. Japan - Cantonese Boy
17. Mick Karn & Midge Ure - After A Fashion
18. Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

Disc 3 - Here it is!

1. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
2. Kraftwerk - The Model
3. Duran Duran - The Wild Boys
4. The Human League - Open Your Heart
5. Ultravox - Vienna
6. Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
7. Japan - Ghosts
8. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay
9. Simple Minds - Life In A Day
10. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive!
11. China Crisis - African And White
12. Classix Nouveaux - Guilty
13. Belouis Some - Imagination Listen
14. Spandau Ballet - True
15. Yazoo - Only You
16. The Human League - Mirror Man
17. Culture Club - It's A Miracle
18. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf



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Jesus & Mary Chain - Peel Session



Another under-rated great British band that seemingly only the most music-snobbish music lovers are aware of and that's a shame. This is also just a piece of the great work they did for Mr. Peel and I am eagerly looking for the rest and will have them soon for you all.


1. In A Hole
2. You Trip Me Up
3. Never Understand
4. Taste The Floor





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Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Rumours Live 1993


I guess I could consider myself lucky to have so many Depeche Mode concerts in my collection, but so many have crappy quality. Excepting, of course, the 101 discs - which still enjoy considerable play in the old stereo. This one is about the best I have from this era, one in which I had pretty much written them off as being done and so did many others, apparently. It was in the middle of Dave Gahan's very public heroin problems and it got old hearing about it to me so I just tuned out. It's gratifying to know they soldiered on without my inestimable custom and that they also continued to sound great and make wonderful music. So, please enjoy this nice document of their live prowess and I will sift through my many boots and seek the best sounding ones for future posts.



Songs Duration
Condemnation 3:47
Enjoy The Silence 6:41
Everything Counts 5:11
Halo 4:36
Higher Love 6:23
I Feel You 7:10
In Your Room 6:40
Judas 5:08
Never Let Me Down Again 4:49
Personal Jesus 5:44
Policy of Truth 4:58
Rush 4:37
Stripped



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Bauhaus - In The Flat Field (1998 Re-Issue)


It has been way too long since DaddyRIch has thrown out a Bauhaus post. I got the fever again when I was looking for little-listened to tracks to fill my iPod with and said to myself ,"It has been a long time since I listened to any Bauhaus..." So here we go with a re-issue of one their best albums. Even after all the ensuing years, it seems to me that Peter Murphy's voice is the greatest instrument in the band. That is taking nothing away from the great skills of David J, Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins - they are all very accomplished. He is that rare lead singer whose voice can be all over the place during any given song but it cannot be ignored and can easily be appreciated. This album contains many of my favorite Bauhaus tunes, including Double Dare, In The Flat Field and Spy In The Cab. Hopefully a few of you will enjoy as well - I may post more Bauhaus soon, but my rarities collection of them is woefully thin. A bit more from the interwebs -

"is CD retains the rather original album's rather daring cover art (a nude male figure) but adds eight tracks from early singles (though not "Belaà," unfortunately) to the 4AD issue's nine. IN THE FLAT FIELD is classic and influential, a deadly combination. Though Bauhaus may be labeled as "Goth," the pealing feedback that opens the disc ("Dark Entries") and the anguished howl in the first line of "Double Dare" ("I dare you to be real!") prove that they arrive with the same punk rock pedigree as many of their contemporaries. Peter Murphy's vocals very nearly dominate the proceedings. By turns, he declaims, wails, and sings-even speaking in tongues on "Stigmata Martyr." His lyrics draw from popular culture, from Greek mythology, and from everything in between. The rhythm section of brothers David Jay (bass) and Kevin Haskins (drums) provides a flexible but extremely forceful backbone to Daniel Ash's squalling, often distorted, guitar sound. Make no mistake. This is a rock record-and one of the best, at that."


1. Dark Entries
2. Double Dare
3. In The Flat Field
4. God In An Alcove
5. Dive
6. Spy In The Cab
7. Small Talk Stinks
8. St. Vitus Dance
9. Stigmata Martyr
10. Nerves
11. Telegram Sam
12. Rosegarden Funeral Of Sores
13. Terror Couple Kill Colonel
14. Scopes
15. Untitled
16. God In An Alcove
17. Crowds
18. Untitled

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The Sisters Of Mercy - Demos & Remixes 1983-1991



It has been far too long since I had a Sisters Of Mercy post and was beginning to wonder if I could find one to post. Like a lot of my favorite bands I have all their studio albums , but this blog isn't (always) about official releases and I tend to try not to post them. I have a decent amount of rarites and demos from The Sisters but they were almost all aquired back in the Napster days of doing it one-track-at-a-time (God, I don't miss those days) and therefore I don't have much in the way of a cohesive collection to share with you, my friends. Sure, I may have 100 scattered tracks but do not have the time with which to whip them into shape - maybe someday but not any time soon, sorry to say. So, let's have this little beauty serve us in the inerim. A nice little collection of demos and extended remixes (and you thought 'This Corrosion' was already long enough? Ha!) that are a staple of my music collection and that I hope many of you will enjoy as well.



1. This Corrosion(long mix)
2. Lucretia My Reflection(remix)
3. Marian(japan-version)
4. No Time to Cry(alternative version)
5. Burn(demo)
6. Anaconda(outtake)
7. Afterhours (demo)
8. Dance on Glass(demo)
9. Heartland(demo)
10. Jolene(demo)
11. Body Electric (session)
12. Valentine(demo)
13. Floorshow(demo)
14. Dominion-Mother Russia(eldritch mix)
15. A Rock and A Hard Place(alternative version)


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80's Hits Stripped - Various Artists



Since I am on the 80's tip here for the moment (we never know what's coming next, do we?) I thought I would add this for the other old fogeys who visit the Ape. A good 10 of these 15 tracks were well worn on my record player on a regular basis back in the old days, so if anyone else feels any guilt about that like I do - these versions will validate your youthful indiscretion. I tried to ignore my love for a lot of these for the last 20 years, claiming to have "moved on", but I suppose I never totally did.
In a time when image seemed to matter so much more than actual talent some groups and individuals really made some music that has stood the test of the last 25 years and most likely will continue to as well. Even though my 1980's tastes have usually run to to the more alternative acts for a long time now, there is quite a bit to appreciate here.



1. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
2. Colin Hay of Men at Work - Down Under
3. The Outfield - Your Love
4. Berlin - The Metro
5. Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame
6. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
7. The Motels - Only the Lonely
8. Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny
9. John Waite - Missing You
10. Heart - These Dreams
11. Thomas Dolby - Blinded Me With Science
12. Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises
13. Asia - Heat of the Moment
14. Jane Wiedlin 0f The Go-Gos - Our Lips Are Listen
15. Billy Squier - The Stroke


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Depeche Mode - Everything Counts & Live Tracks 12" EP



Been stuck on 1960's tracks lately, haven't I? Okay - let's move forward a bit to the wacky and wild 1980's. Of all the disposable music that lacked talent and heart - these boys stand out as the opposite. They brought great craft and wonderful lyrical sense to their songs, especially from this era of the band. They were on top of the world when this record came out and it was after years of toil in the over-crowded and under-talented Euro-Synth-Pop Scene, so true talent wins out in the long run, eh? I am not saying that their songs & lyrics changed the world or anyhting but they certainly do not deserve the slagging they seem to catch a lot of now by fans from way back. I will not abandon them and give you here an example of them at their peak of popularity. I can also vouch for their live prowess - I saw them in 1991 on the World Violation Tour (Dodger Stadium, anyone else there then?) and it was quite the spectacle and worth every penny. Also - has any other band showed so much love to their fans by offering so many extras on their 12" singles? Ther's no bullshit 'A' side and an instrumental on the flip - this is value for your money. Do your collection a favor and get this.


1. Everything Counts (Original 7'' Mix
2. New Life (Live)
3. Boys Say Go! (Live)
4. Nothing To Fear (Live)
5. The Meaning Of Love (Live)
6. Everything Counts (Original 12'')



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NME Presents The Essential Bands 2005 (2 Discs)


I know it's a year old already, you don't have to tell me. But I don't have this years yet and still think this set kicks ass. I don't know how highly regarded the NME is overseas but since I first stepped foot in to an import record store and saw one, I have loved it. Although it often seems more like a rock music gossip rag - they consistently feature more of my favorite bands than any other mag I have read. And their compilations are usually top-notch, including the best of Brit-pop and other genres. This set is graced by the likes of The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Coldplay, Gorillaz and many more. Also, I promise to post the new one as soon as it is in my hot little hands. Track list is mad extensive and I am hellafied tired tonight so just read the photo of the back of the case. Peace and have fun.





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Nine Inch Nails - Fixed EP


Not a whole lot behind this little gems inclusion today beside the fact I was just playing it last night and was impressed at how well it has aged. I was a bit perplexed with this for a minute after the brilliant Pretty Hate Machine (Broken took a little while to grow as well) but I got over it quickly.


A quick blurb -

"Having caught the public's attention with his catchy, chart- topping PRETTY HATE MACHINE, Trent Reznor was free to experiment with music less accessible to the mainstream. While his more fickle fans were disappointed with BROKEN, the faithful heard in it Reznor's true genius. Dark and edgy, BROKEN cuts the silence like a dirty knife--no singalong anthems here. Only hard-hitting rhythms and no-holds-barred metal riffs flavor this sophomore effort. In BROKEN one can hear the artist maturing and simplifying his craft; Reznor succeeds here without relying on the trappings of pop formulas. The product of a burst of creative energy, BROKEN spawned a companion release of remixes, titled FIXED. From the tight, rapid-fire succession of chords that begins "Pinion" to the beautiful and dreamy jingling guitar of "Help Me I Am in Hell," BROKEN proved that Reznor was to remain a force in the alternative music scene."


1. Pinion
2. Wish
3. Last
4. Help Me I Am In Hell
5. Happiness In Slavery
6. Gave Up

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