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| From | "Mark Eichelberger" <markeichelberger@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Buried Treasures |
| Date | Wed, 27 Aug 2003 18:28:07 -0400 |
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A quick glance through the vinyl archives revealed the following buried treasures (for me, anyway).
T-Bone Burnett: Trap Door
As far as I know, this E.P. has never been released on CD. And I love this E.P. The 3 songs on side 1 (Hold On Tight, Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend, and I Wish You Could See Her Dance) are so great. I have added them to many mix tapes and CD-R's.
Was (Not Was): Was (Not Was)
Again, I have never seen their debut on CD (maybe in Europe, perhaps). I think this was their best album. It contains the first version of "Out Come The Freaks" which they redid (poorly) on each successive album. But this version is the best. Also a buried treasure is the 12" single of Out Come The Freaks...really danceable stuff. Forget that horrible "Rock The Dinosaur" song that came later. This is the good stuff.
Ellen Foley: Spirit of St. Louis
Produced by Mick Jones of the Clash, or as he is listed in the credits, "My Boyfriend" as Ellen and Mick were dating at the time. Recorded around the time of "Sandinista", all of the Clash and their assorted cronies play on the album. It has a real Euro-cabaret sound with some rockers thrown in for fun. Mick and Ellen duet on "Torchlight" and it is a hit that never happened. As far as I know, this album sold zip....which is sad.
Nils Lofgren: Nils Lofgren
I never really got into any of his other stuff, but to my ears, Nils Lofgren's debut is a real buried treasure. "Back It Up" is 2 minutes and 23 seconds of power pop bliss. Really. And the rest of the album is pretty darn good too.
Nona Hendryx: Nona Hendryx
Co-produced with Material (Michael Beinhorn and Bill Laswell), this album really captured that time in the early 1980s when disco, new wave, and NYC art rockers all came together for a brief moment to create some pretty cool music. And Nona looks positively scary as hell on the cover...
Cheers,
Mark
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