An occasional series into why J&M think the way we do
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, my dad brought this tape home* that someone at work had done for him.
I ‘borrowed’ it, and probably played it every day for months. There’s probably little oxide left on the tape itself. I’ve made a digital playlist of it instead.
It was all very weird.
I remember hearing the second side first…
“What the fuck is this?”
For two minutes, there’s some beeping noise. The Peter Gunn riff. Some women shrieking down a mineshaft. Then some guy starts shouting about people not having heads.
Side One starts with someone learning to play the bass WHILE they are recording him.
That track list in full
Side One
Sons & Fascination — Simple Minds
In Trance As Mission
Sweat In Bullet
To Cities As Love
Brings The Fall
Boys From Brazil
The Earth You Walk Upon
Sons & Fascination
Seeing Out The Angel
Side Two
Planet Claire — B52s
Brave Boys
Poppies — The Teardrop Explodes
Planet Earth
Girl U Want — Devo
I Gotta Getta
Teenage Kicks — The Undertones
Private Life
Up The Neck — Pretenders
The American — Simple Minds
Good Rocking’ Tonight — Wynonie Harris
Work With Me Annie — Hank Ballard
Fever — Little Willie John
Like I said, all very weird. I was only 11. I don’t think I ever thought about music, or anything really after one listen.
What’s changed the way you think? Leave a comment ;-)
