Tag: Sire
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Tom Tom Club, The Man With The 4-Way Hips (12″ Single), 1983 on Sire
Tom Tom Club, of course, were Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz from Talking Heads. It started as a side project while Talking Heads were still active, but has kept making music long after the Heads split. The song was on Close to the Bone, Tom Tom Club’s second full length, and was released in the…
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Modern English, After the Snow, 1982 on Sire
This was Modern English’s second album, following Mesh & Lace, and had the massive hit “I Melt With You” which I think was so iconic in the early 80s. Doesn’t always fare well in reviews – Melt With You is definitely the stand out on the album, but I actually really like the whole thing.…
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Depeche Mode, Speak & Spell: The 12″ Singles, 2018 on Mute
Reissued box of singles by Rhino / Sire / Mute. The singles: “Dreaming of Me,” “New Life,” and “Just Can’t Get Enough” all came out in 1981, the same year as Speak & Spell the band’s debut album. This reissue from 2018 also includes a flexi-disc with “Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead” (which was…
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Aztec Camera; High Land, Hard Rain; 1983 on Sire
Aztec Camera were a Scottish new wave band led by Roddy Frame – this was their debut album recorded for Rough Trade in the UK and distributed in the US by Sire. Best well known hit was “Oblivious,” but really the whole album is wonderful My copy via Academy Records in NYC
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Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense, 1984 on Sire
It’s hard to overstate how critical this album and movie were – the impact on live music films, the impact on shows themselves (in staging and effects) and just the music itself. I recall it running for a very long time at the Uptown movie theater in Minneapolis – alternating Friday and Saturday nights with…
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Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978 on Sire.
Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978 on Sire. Second LP (following Talking Heads ’77). Such a great record – Stay Hungry, For Artists Only (“I don’t have to prove that I am creative”), that cover of Take Me To The River – part of peak era TH Via Mystic Disc in CT
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The Cure, The Top, 1984 on Sire / Fiction.
The Cure, The Top, 1984 on Sire / Fiction. US version on Sire label. Hard core devotee of 80s Cure. No longer have the hair for the full on goth look but it is still in my heart. Via Mill No 5 record fair
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Tom Tom Club, Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom., 1988 (UK)/1989 (US) on Sire.
Tom Tom Club, Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom., 1988 (UK)/1989 (US) on Sire. Via Mystic Disc in Mystic, CT Third LP from Tom Tom Club. This is the US/Canada version which has a different tracklist and cover than the 1988 one from the UK / rotw Highlight is a cover of Femme Fatale with Lou…
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The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Ocean Blue, and John Wesley Harding; Thr Laughtour EP, 1990 on Sire/Reprise.
The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Ocean Blue, and John Wesley Harding; Thr Laughtour EP, 1990 on Sire/Reprise. Promo EP for a early 1990 US tour. Found my copy at an antique store in Westerly RI
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Everything But The Girl; Baby, The Stars Shine Bright; 1986 on Blanco Y Negro / Sire.
Everything But The Girl; Baby, The Stars Shine Bright; 1986 on Blanco Y Negro / Sire. Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt’s third LP as EBTG – great album
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Talking Heads, Fear of Music, 1979 on Sire.
Talking Heads, Fear of Music, 1979 on Sire. Fantastic album from end to end – great pick up at a Mill No. 5 record fair event
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Pretenders, Extended Play, 1981 on Sire.
Pretenders, Extended Play, 1981 on Sire. Label’s a bit off center on this one (see photos). Extended Play came out six months before Pretenders II, but had Message of Love and Talk of the Town plus a live version of Precious from their debut album via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Talking Heads, Little Creatures, 1985 on Sire.
Talking Heads, Little Creatures, 1985 on Sire. I do not believe there is a weak record in the Talking Heads discography. This gem from ’85 included And She Was, Stay Up Late, and Road To Nowhere via Soundtracks in Beverly MA
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Blancmange, Believe You Me, 1985 on Sire.
Blancmange, Believe You Me, 1985 on Sire. On London Records in the UK, Sire in the US. Third @blancmange_music full length LP from Neil Arthur and Steven Luscombe. I didn’t know this one in the 80s but had Mange Tout on repeat so was very excited to find this at @deepthoughtsjp
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Echo & The Bunnymen, The Killing Moon (All Night Version), 1983 on Sire.
Echo & The Bunnymen, The Killing Moon (All Night Version), 1983 on Sire. 12″ maxi-single with a 9+ minute version of one of my favorite Echo & The Bunnymen tunes, plus a live “Do It Clean” from the Royal Albert Hall Via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain
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Talking Heads, Talking Heads: 77, 1977 on Sire.
Talking Heads, Talking Heads: 77, 1977 on Sire. Based on the street address in the rim text, an early 80s pressing – super excited to find an early pressing in the wild at Soundtracks in Beverly There is no such thing as a bad Talking Heads album
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Pretenders, Pretenders, 1980 on Sire
Pretenders, Pretenders, 1980 on Sire Debut album – “This album has a longer running time than most average LPs, therefore to achieve maximum effect PLAY THIS ALBUM LOUD” Great first album by from Akron Ohio and the UK
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Tom Tom Club, Self-Titled, 1981 on Sire.
Tom Tom Club, Self-Titled, 1981 on Sire. Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz side project from Talking Heads