I love the Hollies, you love the Hollies, Egbert Records (?) REALLY loves the Hollies and to underscore that, in ’95 they assembled 21 power-popsters to hit that point home. A sample henceforth:
Jon Brion – Sorry Suzanne (Mp3)
Material Issue – Bus Stop (Mp3)
Mitch Easter – Pay You Back With Interest (Mp3)
The Posies – King Midas In Reverse (Mp3)
Tommy Keene – Carrie Anne (Mp3)
Tomorrow, Egbert records REALLY loves the…oh, just wait for it.
Brian Cleary had a good point last week when he referenced Gary Clark’s cover of Hall & Oates “Sara Smile.” “Gary’s version trumps theirs a thousand times over,” he commented and actually, he’s on the money. Going unmentioned at the time are superb live covers from George Jones and The Blue Nile as well. So, despite this being The Vinyl District, we’ll dig into the CD stack this morning and give these gems their due…
Gary Clark – Sara Smile (Mp3)
(Hall & Oates cover)
Gary Clark – Learning To Do Without Me (Live) (Mp3)
(George Jones cover)
Gary Clark – Saturday Night (Live) (Mp3)
(Blue Nile cover)
Gary Clark – Baby Blue No. 2 (Live) (Mp3)
Gary Clark – Mary’s Prayer (Live) (Mp3)
So, back at the inception of this blog, I really envisioned writing a ton. Morning updates, midday diatribes, and end of the day and evening rants. (Two words: didn’t happen.) I had nooo idea that one-a-day was a bit of a stretch and that frankly, well — who has THAT much to say? Hence the new logo above. No more “Morning Wax,” which seems to precipitate other daily updates, but a kinder, gentler (for my schedule anyway) “Daily Wax.” TVD will still be updated each morning I assume, but gone will be your nagging questions — “Where’s my lunchtime licks? My dinnertime demos? My Super ’70’s supper? My bedtime metal barrage?” …TVD will remain however, alliteration heavy.
The Bathers – Twenty-Two (Mp3)
The Bathers – Dreamless (Mp3)
The Bathers – Sundown And Longing (Mp3)
The Bathers – Phantom Sonata (Mp3)
The Bathers – Last Night I Loved You (Mp3)
To inaugurate our new daily logo, TVD continues the conversation (and conversion) from last week regarding Scotland’s Bathers. “Pandemonia” follows “Kelvingrove Baby” in sequence and for my money is a mighty fine wallow. (Gallons of red wine not included.)
