Tag: Budapest
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Pet Shop Boys, Actually, 1987 on Gong / Parlophone
Secodn studio LP from Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant aka Pet Shop Boys, released in 1987 on Parlophone in the UK and EMI America in the US. Wonderful collection of songs, including “Shopping” and “What Have I Done To Deserve This” as well as “It’s a Sin” which was a hit single. Production duties split…
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Old & In The Way, Old & In the Way, 1975 on Round Records
Old & In The Way were a bluegrass band that included Jerry Garcia and David Grisman along with Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, and John Kahn. This was their debut album, put out in 1975 – which would become one of the best selling bluegrass albums of all time. (The soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art…
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The Touch with Terrence Trent D’Arby, Early Works, 1989 on IMP
Introducing the Hardline According To Terrence Trent D’Arby was one of my favorite albums of the late 80. Sananda Francesco Maitreya, as he came to call himself, was such a fascinating and compelling performer and writer. Having served in the US Army, D’Arby was stationed in West Germany. When he left the army in 1983…
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Leonard Cohen, Live Songs, 1973 on CBS
This was Leonard Cohen’s first released live album, on Columbia in the US but CBS in Europe. It was recorded in 1970 and 1972 (you can see the musicians and cities listed on the cover). The vocalist “Jennifer Warren” in the 1972 band would later be known as Jennifer Warnes who released a full album…
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The Scooters, Young Girls, 1980 on EMI
Debut album from Los Angeles power-pop band The Scooters, not to be confused with the German techno band Scooter. Not sure why they were called “The U.S. Scooters” in Germany and the UK – perhaps there was another Scooters active in Europe already? Produced by Phil Wainman, the band included Larry Lee, Luke Zamparini, Robert…