While showcasing the Gang of Four record, you spoke of "post punk", and mentioned that punk only lasted a couple of years. Thank you, Robert! I could not agree more. When people talk about punk bands today, in my mind they are not real punk bands. I remember those days, and punk was like the 1970's. The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Clash X-Ray Spex, The Stranglers, Eater, Buzzcocks The New York Dolls and so on. Ok, sorry for the rant. I like how you find these records so cheap. You do your due diligence and come up with some unique finds.
I've said to a few people calling some of what's been out in the last few years "punk".... "There's a difference between 'punk rock' and just fast pop music." lol
Robert, that ''Living Stereo'' banner caused me to have a non-drug induced flashback.Bela Bartok's ''Concerto For Orchestra'' released in 1955 on the RCA Living Stereo imprint is an amazing experience, the composition, the performance and the sound, are all utter perfection. I think that people who think that they don't like Classical music would enjoy it. My theory is that post- punk started with '' The Bogus Man'' from Roxy Music's '' For Your Pleasure'', released in 1973. ZZ Top transitioned very well into the 1980's by embracing the work of OMD and Depeche Mode. They added those synthesizer lines to their basic Blues and Boogie sound without any ''seams'' showing.
Awesome that you at least mentioned 24/7 Spies. Only have Harder than You and I love it. Bought it back in the day on CD. Early 90s in Houston funk rock was very big with many local bands like Sprawl, Bouffant Jellyfish, and Fleshmop.
aw man, I liked the Living Stereo logo on there. Esquivel had some RCA records with that. And Chet Atkins. A friend of mine married Ted Aliotta's daughter. Ted had a band about 20 years ago called the Groove Merchants (Maybe...?) Anyways, they made a CD and mispelled the name as Grove Merchants. LOL! Thanks for the vid.
Great opening track on Solid Gold .. Paralyzed " Wealth is for the ones that want it " Bass player Dave Allen left after the album to form Shriekback with Barry Andrews from XTC.
Thanks for another fab episode, Robert. Lake Shore Drive was totally new to me, loved that title track. Was really happy to hear you talk a bit about the mighty Fu Manchu. A great band that has kept the artistic vision focused and locked in for over 30 years. Outstanding live band, they are currently on tour and played here in Stockholm last Monday. I can highly recommend their brand new double LP The Return of Tomorrow. Would love to hear you review that one. Peace and Love from Stockholm.
Agree 100% on the grooves. You do not need an ultra-high-end stylus to avoid inner-groove distortion. You can get an Audio-Technica Micro Line for less than $300 that eliminates it when set up properly. (No, $300 is not chump change for the average person. It certainly is not chump change for me. But it is chump change in the audio world.) Inner grooves will never sound as good as the outer grooves just due to the speed difference, BUT they can absolutely sound good. No reason to avoid them. I also agree on the "ironic" Living Stereo tag. Yes, the joke was kinda funny the first time it was made 30 years ago, but it is played out. Gang Of Four had a cool sound. Funky Dr Feelgood, haha. (The pub rock band.)
Yes, the Audio-Technica VM540ML is a killer cart, with VMN40ML micro line stylus.. Hard to go wrong there. Been using one for a few years now.. Love it! 👍😎👍
Looks like some great finds. And also, looks like I'm going to have quite a bunch of listening to do since it's all new to me.. (I heard of Gibbons previous band but never listened to it) Thank you!
Lake Shore Drive! Love that track! Discovered it from listening to old airchecks. Never heard it back in the day because it was never played in my area. Haven't heard the rest of their stuff but that is just as you say, kind of melancholy and upbeat at the same time. And the piano lick! Love how they play it slightly differently every time.
I was a huge Gang of Four fan back in the day and was fortunate to see them many times before their untimely demise in mid 83. There was a disease going around at the time that caused great bands to suddenly want to sound like the Pet Shop Boys. Both the Gang and Paul Weller caught this tragic malady and ended two fantastic bands. Years later New Order would succumb as well. Anyway id just like to say that as good as their first 3 lps are , live they were a completely different thing. Andy was such an underrated guitarist. Live he was a monster. I saw a show here in NYC in dec 1981 and it literally changed my life. I had already seen plenty of great live shows by then but nothing could have prepared for their live show that Dec night. The minute Andy started playing my jaw hit the floor and stayed there for the entire show. The wall of sound and feedback. The energy wow just wow. Although i had already seen the Clash The Jam and so many others i was just completely blown away by the Gang. If you like the lps i encourage you to try and find some live stuff from them. Amazing stuff. I do believe there is some footage right here on TH-cam of them from those days. But I guarantee anything you can hear of that band live before mid 1983 would totally be worth your time. If you see their another day another dollar ep you should def grab that. The live version of Cheeseburger is worth the price of admission alone. Im Gonna check out these other bands you mentioned as well. Fun video as always.
Good Stuff Robert!!! I Have A 2 CD Box Of The Moving Sidewalks, Has Some Singles And Demos Very Nice For A Psych Guy Like Me... Nice Booklet As Well!!!!
Fast-forward to the crate diggers of the next century, when all the Al Hirt, Mitch Miller, Ray Conniff, etc. albums have FINALLY gone away, they'll have all the Creed, Matchbox 20, & Verve Pipe, etc. vinyl to annoy them.
Just checked out Lake Shore Drive it’s a cool song I wasn’t aware of in the UK. Could you do a special on Bubblegum stuff? I’m currently obsessed with the Grass Roots and 1910 Fruitgum Co. Maybe you like them too? 🤣
I liked Fu Manchu a lot in the late 90's too while everyone else was listening to god damn Creed and Limp Bizkit. I actually learned about Fu Manchu from a what's new in music and movies column in a porn mag.
Fu Manchu probably had more vans then skateboards on the covers. At least it seems like it. I havent owned any legit copies in years. But i still blast the one tape i still got from the 90s. Return To Earth, i believe. Seems that for every 1 Matchbox 20 album. There is 2 Grateful Dead albums being pressed out of a 6 LP live album box set.
Robert, Have you any other Nebula albums ? From what I've found they have produced 10 albums and 7 EP's. Let me know. I just ordered Heavy Psych. I like it. Thanks man.
After I ask "Do you have any records or CD's?" at yard sales I then have to follow that up with "Rock and Roll from the fifties on. And you know what, you're right Robert, I don't consider Neil Diamond or Barbra Streisand R&R. After the seller has told me "Oh yeah I've got lots of Rock and Roll." Meanwhile while I'm wasting my time going through this pile of junk but hoping for a holy grail some guy at another yard sale is picking up a butcher cover
Albums that sound like they're comps but they're not: THE BEST OF THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET (actually their debut). Even more fiendishly: Pete Best's BEST OF THE BEATLES.
Hey Rob! Or is it Bob? Feels like Bob. Anyway just saying the channel has quickly become one of my favourites. Great work. Most importantly I don't like 90% of the music featured. Those are the best channels. I have no interest in watching someone that makes videos about my favourite bands. The fact you make it interesting to an Irish Shoegaze head is a credit to you 👏
Couldn't agree with you more Robert...get rid of that dated LIVING STEREO...kills the whole psych presentation of the album...at first I thought this was an album from the fifties or sixties!!!
In my opinion, Creed, Matchbox 20, the Verve Pipe and even No Doubt belong on CD, not vinyl records. I loved Matchbox 20 and No Doubt, but those band’s’ albums were made for CDs.
The Gang started being more "punk funk" after Entertainment. More groove oriented. Hit and miss. I like the political messages. They were not shy in that. Very heart on the sleeve. Good on them. Not safe for today's climate. lolz
The worst thing about those shitty 1990s bands having vinyl pressings now is that they clog up the plants for work. As they're always working at max capacity imagine having to wait to put out decent vinyl for crap like Matchbox 20.
Also another shitty thing is that major record labels are not investing in thier on pressing plants. Jack white came out and urged them to open up there on plants to take the burden off........... but i see the music industry trying its hardest to kill physical media. A better business model to have you rent the album over and over again to listen to a couple of songs on it.
@@budsmoker4201120 Absolutely agree, People like Jack White are heroes. They understand. The companies aren't bothered because they can't be bothered with it and lack the knowledge to work out if it makes money because as ever, they don't understand their market. Sad really.
While showcasing the Gang of Four record, you spoke of "post punk", and mentioned that punk only lasted a couple of years. Thank you, Robert! I could not agree more. When people talk about punk bands today, in my mind they are not real punk bands. I remember those days, and punk was like the 1970's. The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Clash X-Ray Spex, The Stranglers, Eater, Buzzcocks The New York Dolls and so on.
Ok, sorry for the rant. I like how you find these records so cheap. You do your due diligence and come up with some unique finds.
I've said to a few people calling some of what's been out in the last few years "punk".... "There's a difference between 'punk rock' and just fast pop music." lol
Robert, that ''Living Stereo'' banner caused me to have a non-drug induced flashback.Bela Bartok's ''Concerto For Orchestra'' released in 1955 on the RCA Living Stereo imprint is an amazing experience, the composition, the performance and the sound, are all utter perfection. I think that people who think that they don't like Classical music would enjoy it. My theory is that post- punk started with '' The Bogus Man'' from Roxy Music's '' For Your Pleasure'', released in 1973. ZZ Top transitioned very well into the 1980's by embracing the work of OMD and Depeche Mode. They added those synthesizer lines to their basic Blues and Boogie sound without any ''seams'' showing.
Awesome that you at least mentioned 24/7 Spies. Only have Harder than You and I love it. Bought it back in the day on CD. Early 90s in Houston funk rock was very big with many local bands like Sprawl, Bouffant Jellyfish, and Fleshmop.
aw man, I liked the Living Stereo logo on there. Esquivel had some RCA records with that. And Chet Atkins.
A friend of mine married Ted Aliotta's daughter. Ted had a band about 20 years ago called the Groove Merchants (Maybe...?)
Anyways, they made a CD and mispelled the name as Grove Merchants. LOL! Thanks for the vid.
I love the Living Stereo logo, but only when it's era appropriate. Great info about Aliotta.
Great opening track on Solid Gold .. Paralyzed " Wealth is for the ones that want it " Bass player Dave Allen left after the album to form Shriekback with Barry Andrews from XTC.
Nicely done with Dan Hartman lyrics!
EVERYTHING... including those rocking Andy Williams lps!
A little bit of everything. Country AND Western!
Thanks for another fab episode, Robert. Lake Shore Drive was totally new to me, loved that title track. Was really happy to hear you talk a bit about the mighty Fu Manchu. A great band that has kept the artistic vision focused and locked in for over 30 years. Outstanding live band, they are currently on tour and played here in Stockholm last Monday. I can highly recommend their brand new double LP The Return of Tomorrow. Would love to hear you review that one.
Peace and Love from Stockholm.
Hello from Germany, I first had to reduce the playback speed, very nice post, thanks.
Agree 100% on the grooves. You do not need an ultra-high-end stylus to avoid inner-groove distortion. You can get an Audio-Technica Micro Line for less than $300 that eliminates it when set up properly. (No, $300 is not chump change for the average person. It certainly is not chump change for me. But it is chump change in the audio world.) Inner grooves will never sound as good as the outer grooves just due to the speed difference, BUT they can absolutely sound good. No reason to avoid them.
I also agree on the "ironic" Living Stereo tag. Yes, the joke was kinda funny the first time it was made 30 years ago, but it is played out.
Gang Of Four had a cool sound. Funky Dr Feelgood, haha. (The pub rock band.)
Yes, the Audio-Technica VM540ML is a killer cart, with VMN40ML micro line stylus.. Hard to go wrong there. Been using one for a few years now.. Love it! 👍😎👍
Brilliant work and show 🎉❤
Fu Manchu is definitely still alive and kicking’! They actually just put a E.P. out where they cover Surf Punks, lol!
Looks like some great finds.
And also, looks like I'm going to have quite a bunch of listening to do since it's all new to me.. (I heard of Gibbons previous band but never listened to it)
Thank you!
Lake Shore Drive! Love that track! Discovered it from listening to old airchecks. Never heard it back in the day because it was never played in my area. Haven't heard the rest of their stuff but that is just as you say, kind of melancholy and upbeat at the same time. And the piano lick! Love how they play it slightly differently every time.
The piano really seals the deal on that song.
I was a huge Gang of Four fan back in the day and was fortunate to see them many times before their untimely demise in mid 83. There was a disease going around at the time that caused great bands to suddenly want to sound like the Pet Shop Boys. Both the Gang and Paul Weller caught this tragic malady and ended two fantastic bands. Years later New Order would succumb as well.
Anyway id just like to say that as good as their first 3 lps are , live they were a completely different thing. Andy was such an underrated guitarist. Live he was a monster. I saw a show here in NYC in dec 1981 and it literally changed my life. I had already seen plenty of great live shows by then but nothing could have prepared for their live show that Dec night. The minute Andy started playing my jaw hit the floor and stayed there for the entire show. The wall of sound and feedback. The energy wow just wow. Although i had already seen the Clash The Jam and so many others i was just completely blown away by the Gang. If you like the lps i encourage you to try and find some live stuff from them. Amazing stuff. I do believe there is some footage right here on TH-cam of them from those days. But I guarantee anything you can hear of that band live before mid 1983 would totally be worth your time. If you see their another day another dollar ep you should def grab that. The live version of Cheeseburger is worth the price of admission alone.
Im Gonna check out these other bands you mentioned as well.
Fun video as always.
It must have been quite an experience. Unfortunately, I never saw any of those bands live.
Lake Shore Drive is a ringtone on my phone. I made it out of the ringtone app. Great song.
I do love the psych and garage stuff you talk about though. I'd love to see your top 5 Cramps albums or something similar
Good Stuff Robert!!! I Have A 2 CD Box Of The Moving Sidewalks, Has Some Singles And Demos Very Nice For A Psych Guy Like Me... Nice Booklet As Well!!!!
Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day Robert also how is the weather today ❤😊
Fast-forward to the crate diggers of the next century, when all the Al Hirt, Mitch Miller, Ray Conniff, etc. albums have FINALLY gone away, they'll have all the Creed, Matchbox 20, & Verve Pipe, etc. vinyl to annoy them.
"Dr. Livingstereo I presume?"
Nebula....... gona check it out. Sorry I love the Living stereo header....... I am a shaddy dog collector. 😂 to each thier own.
I didn't say I didn't love it. I said it didn't go with the era of the sound of this album. I think it looks really cool when it's appropriate.
@@RobertFithen right on, bro. I hear whatcha mean. Great Vid!
Ive got that Nebula record and others from Heavy psych. Also Fu Manchu just put out a new record. And the reissued their live album Go For It
I had no idea they has anything new.
@@RobertFithenthey put out a few cover singles over the past year.
That Moving Sidewalks looks interesting...could go for a little taste of electric guitar and harmonica served up the Gibbons way.
Just checked out Lake Shore Drive it’s a cool song I wasn’t aware of in the UK.
Could you do a special on Bubblegum stuff? I’m currently obsessed with the Grass Roots and 1910 Fruitgum Co. Maybe you like them too? 🤣
I actually did a bubblegum pop video with Cosmic Brian on his channel CosmicVinyl.
Check out Boyce and Hart if you like bubblegum rock, great songwriters.
I liked Fu Manchu a lot in the late 90's too while everyone else was listening to god damn Creed and Limp Bizkit. I actually learned about Fu Manchu from a what's new in music and movies column in a porn mag.
Fu Manchu probably had more vans then skateboards on the covers. At least it seems like it. I havent owned any legit copies in years. But i still blast the one tape i still got from the 90s. Return To Earth, i believe.
Seems that for every 1 Matchbox 20 album. There is 2 Grateful Dead albums being pressed out of a 6 LP live album box set.
12 Grateful Dead > 1 Matchbox 20
Robert, Have you any other Nebula albums ? From what I've found they have produced 10 albums and 7 EP's. Let me know. I just ordered Heavy Psych. I like it. Thanks man.
No, I need to get more.
🤘🤘
Checkout Atomic Ritual by Nebula that is one of their best. Also I have an original Heavy Psych on Tee Pee records and there isn’t that much dead wax
After I ask "Do you have any records or CD's?" at yard sales I then have to follow that up with "Rock and Roll from the fifties on. And you know what, you're right Robert, I don't consider Neil Diamond or Barbra Streisand R&R. After the seller has told me "Oh yeah I've got lots of Rock and Roll." Meanwhile while I'm wasting my time going through this pile of junk but hoping for a holy grail some guy at another yard sale is picking up a butcher cover
Some people also consider Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond "a little bit of everything".
I think Fu Manchu just released a new album recently
Albums that sound like they're comps but they're not: THE BEST OF THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET (actually their debut). Even more fiendishly: Pete Best's BEST OF THE BEATLES.
I knew someone that named their kid Creed after the band name.
I hope they at least lied to him later and said it was after Creed Apollo or something.
@@RobertFithen lol
Hey Rob! Or is it Bob? Feels like Bob. Anyway just saying the channel has quickly become one of my favourites. Great work. Most importantly I don't like 90% of the music featured. Those are the best channels. I have no interest in watching someone that makes videos about my favourite bands. The fact you make it interesting to an Irish Shoegaze head is a credit to you 👏
Thanks!
Does the LSD song sound different on thiz pressing vs the later one?
No, it's the same version. They did release a CD years later with a newer version.
Couldn't agree with you more Robert...get rid of that dated LIVING STEREO...kills the whole psych presentation of the album...at first I thought this was an album from the fifties or sixties!!!
I remeMber nbc 60s n 70s peacock your hear the music then would say in liv
ing color then 3 bells especially right before Johnny Carson
Also, I love a yard/garage sale description that reads, " too much to list". Really? Can you just try?
In my opinion, Creed, Matchbox 20, the Verve Pipe and even No Doubt belong on CD, not vinyl records. I loved Matchbox 20 and No Doubt, but those band’s’ albums were made for CDs.
I'll go along with the first sentence. lol
The Gang started being more "punk funk" after Entertainment. More groove oriented. Hit and miss. I like the political messages. They were not shy in that. Very heart on the sleeve. Good on them. Not safe for today's climate. lolz
The worst thing about those shitty 1990s bands having vinyl pressings now is that they clog up the plants for work. As they're always working at max capacity imagine having to wait to put out decent vinyl for crap like Matchbox 20.
Exactly!
Also another shitty thing is that major record labels are not investing in thier on pressing plants. Jack white came out and urged them to open up there on plants to take the burden off........... but i see the music industry trying its hardest to kill physical media. A better business model to have you rent the album over and over again to listen to a couple of songs on it.
@@budsmoker4201120 Absolutely agree, People like Jack White are heroes. They understand.
The companies aren't bothered because they can't be bothered with it and lack the knowledge to work out if it makes money because as ever, they don't understand their market. Sad really.