Album Club
16-05-2013, 19:35
A little bit late due to forum issues, but here's this weeks choice brought to you by JohnB (http://theartofsound.net/forum/member.php?u=6373) - hope you all enjoy it.
Dexys Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me Down - The Director's Cut (1985 - remastered 2002)
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag89/Jrb1961/image-21_zps86bf1596.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/Jrb1961/media/image-21_zps86bf1596.jpg.html)
http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Don+t+Stand+Me+Down/4246878
The 2002 remastering and re-sequencing of Dexy's 1985 album. (Don't listen to the original or the 1997 reissue....it's got to be the 2002 Director's Cut).*
I bought the LP when it came out in 1985 and was completely underwhelmed but it crept up on me over the next 10 years and I think it's just great.
In 1982 Kevin Rowland had a Platinum album in the form of Too-Rye-Aye, and a number one single in the UK and the USA (think wedding receptions!). He chose to take 3 years to follow up and released an album with no marketing or singles...it was a commercial disaster and the band didn't release another album for another 27 years. (The rather excellent One Day I'm Going To Soar).
I've recommended Don't Stand Me Down to many friends and I have to say that it really divides opinion, half love it and half hate it......so to the latter I apologise in advance and to the former, enjoy.
Cheers
John
* Apologies John if the version on Grooveshark isn't the correct one but this album doesn't appear to be on Spotify and this is the only legitimate free version I could find.
Dexys Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me Down - The Director's Cut (1985 - remastered 2002)
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag89/Jrb1961/image-21_zps86bf1596.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/Jrb1961/media/image-21_zps86bf1596.jpg.html)
http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Don+t+Stand+Me+Down/4246878
The 2002 remastering and re-sequencing of Dexy's 1985 album. (Don't listen to the original or the 1997 reissue....it's got to be the 2002 Director's Cut).*
I bought the LP when it came out in 1985 and was completely underwhelmed but it crept up on me over the next 10 years and I think it's just great.
In 1982 Kevin Rowland had a Platinum album in the form of Too-Rye-Aye, and a number one single in the UK and the USA (think wedding receptions!). He chose to take 3 years to follow up and released an album with no marketing or singles...it was a commercial disaster and the band didn't release another album for another 27 years. (The rather excellent One Day I'm Going To Soar).
I've recommended Don't Stand Me Down to many friends and I have to say that it really divides opinion, half love it and half hate it......so to the latter I apologise in advance and to the former, enjoy.
Cheers
John
* Apologies John if the version on Grooveshark isn't the correct one but this album doesn't appear to be on Spotify and this is the only legitimate free version I could find.