The Brief: In 1983 and 1985, Talking Heads released ‘Speaking In Tongues’ and ‘Little Creatures’, two great albums from start to finish that attained sales of over a million copies each. ‘Creatures’ was certified Double Platinum noting sales of over 2 million copies. In 1986, a David Byrne film entitled True Stories was released and a [...]
The Brief: Guest Blogger: Marc from Nova Scotia Not unlike that sad little Christmas tree Charlie Brown picked out for the nativity play, the title track from 1986’s ‘True Blue’ album doesn’t exactly stand out amongst Madonna’s defining musical moments. Overshadowed by flashier, more provocative recordings, this harmless piece of ear candy always sounded to [...]
The A Side: Sunshine Reggae 6:35 The B Side: White Horse 5:50 The Brief: In the fall of 1983 I began my first year of college at a small two-year college in Tifton, GA known as ABAC. To my delight, the college had a small, and I mean small, 10-watt college radio station, WABR. I [...]
The A Side: Wild Flower (Remix) 5:49 The B Side: Wild Flower (Dub) 3:38 Wild Flower (LP Version) 3:37 The Brief: The Cult’s third and final single in support of the ‘Electric’ LP was “Wild Flower”. The 12” release features a remix and dub track by Francois Kevorkian and Ron St Germain. The Billboard Charts: [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, Beggars Banquet Records, Francois Kevorkian, Rock, Ron St Germain, Sire Records 
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The A Side: Love Removal Machine (LP Version) 4:06 Wolf Child’s Blues 7:08 The B Side: Love Removal Machine (Extended Version) The Brief: For the 1987 LP ‘Electric’, The Cult brought in producer Rick Rubin to guide the recording of the album. The sound of the band was changed dramatically and the record buying public [...]
Posted in FWV, The Cult Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, b-side, Beggars Banquet Records, Rock, Sire Records 4 Comments »
The A Side: I’m Your Pusher (LP Version) 5:35 I’m Your Pusher (Instrumental) 5:35 I’m Your Pusher (A Capella) 2:43 The B Side: Girls L.G.B.N.A.F. (LP Version) 3:00 Girls L.G.B.N.A.F. (Instrumental) 3:00 Girls L.G.B.N.A.F. (A Capella) 2:40 The Brief: OK, up front, I did not purchase this Ice-T 12” for the song “I’m Your Pusher”. [...]
The A Side: You Sexy Thing (Extended Album Version) 4:59 You Sexy Dub 5:11 You Sexy Thing (Lost In Bass) 8:25 The B Side: You Sexy Thing (Sexy Remix) 7:30 You Sexy Thing (Deep Bass) 7:41 Who Wants An Ugly Girl? (Extended Album Version) 7:48 The Brief: “You Sexy Thing” charted on the Billboard Hot [...]
Posted in FWV, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club Tags: 12 Inch, 1992, Final Cut Productions, Marc Kinchen, Pop, Rock, Sire Records 4 Comments »
The A Side: Rev It Up (To Heller And Back Mix) 5:34 The B Side: Rev It Up (Bad Bruce’s Wisconsin Dub) 6:38 Bobby (Aboriginal Mix) 6:58 The Brief: Jerry Harrison started out playing with Jonathan Richman in The Modern Lovers in the early 70′s. Following his stint with the Modern Lovers he joined Talking [...]
Posted in FWV, Jerry Harrison, Talking Heads Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Bruce Forest, Frank Heller, Rock, Sire Records 3 Comments »
The A Side: Chains Of Love (The Unfettered Mix) 8:22 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 3:14 Chains Of Love (The Foghorn Mix) 6:24 The B Side: Chains Of Love (Truly In Love With The Marks Bros. Mix) 7:20 Don’t Suppose (Country Joe Mix) 5:56 Chains Of Love (Fetter Dub Dub) 5:10 The Brief: [...]
The A Side: Call Of The Wild (12″ Remix) 6:53 Genius Of Love (Live) 6:01 The B Side: Call Of The Wild (12″ Club Mix) 7:38 Wordy Rappinghood (Live) 6:15 The Brief: Another track from the delightfully quirky Tom Tom Club, “Call Of The Wild” is from the US release of their 1988 LP ‘Boom [...]
Posted in FWV, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Arthur Baker, Ben Grosse, Pop, Rock, Sire Records 3 Comments »
The A Side: Groovy Train (Groovy Club Mix) 6:32 Groovy Train (Groovy Club Dub) 6:34 Groovy Train (Alternative Mix) 5:39 The B Side: All Together Now (Indie Rock Mix) 6:20 Stepping Stone (12″ Mix) 6:54 All Together Now (Club Mix) 6:13 The Brief: You’re probably good and tired of it by now! Last one, I [...]
The A Side: Groovy Train (Single Mix) 4:18 Groovy Train (12″ Mix) 6:20 Groovy Train (12″ Instrumental) 6:28 The B Side: Groovy Train (On The Edge Mix) 6:51 Groovy Train (Luv Thug Mix) 4:04 The Brief: Because, if you don’t like this song… The Farm released their major label debut record, ‘Spartacus’, on Sire Records [...]
Side A: Situation (Remixed by Francois Kevorkian) Side B: Situation (Dub Version) The Brief: An English synthpop duo consisting of Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet, they were known as Yazoo in the UK and as Yaz in the US. Their first LP released in the US was titled “Upstairs At Eric’s” and it reached #92 [...]
Posted in FWV, Yaz Tags: 12 Inch, 1982, Francois Kevorkian, Pop, Sire Records, SynthPop 2 Comments »
Side A: Burning Down The House (Album Version) 3:59 I Get Wild/Wild Gravity (Cassette Version) 5:13 Side B: Moon Rocks (Cassette Version) 5:42 The Brief: From their fifth album, ‘Speaking In Tongues’, released in 1983, “Burning Down The House” would be the Talking Heads highest charting single in the US. The single entered the Billboard [...]
Side A: The Man With The 4-Way Hips (Long Version) 7:20 Side B: The Man With The 4-Way Hips (Dub Version) 7:12 The Man With The 4-Way Hips (Edited Version) 3:30 The Brief: The Tom Tom Club were led by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, a husband and wife duo who were also members of [...]
This Side: Slippery People (Remixed by David Byrne and John ”Jellybean” Benitez) 6:40 That Side: Making Flippy Floppy (Remixed by David Byrne and John ”Jellybean” Benitez) 6:32 The Brief: Sometime in 1983 I read in a Billboard magazine that “the Talking Heads new album ‘Speaking In Tongues’ was the best dance album since Prince’s ‘1999’”. [...]
Posted in FWV, Talking Heads Tags: 12 Inch, 1983, Jellybean Benitez, Pop, Rock, Sire Records 4 Comments »
Side A: Street Dance (Vocal) 6:28 Side B: Street Dance (Instrumental) 5:06 The Brief: Released in 1984, Break Machine’s “Street Dance” entered the Billboard R&B charts on May 5, 1984. It only managed to climb to #78 and spent 5 weeks on the chart. It never entered the Hot 100 chart in the US but, [...]