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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 862.1 | | ARRODS::WHITEHEADJ | Muffin the Monster | Thu Jun 27 1991 18:05 | 9 |
| Russell,
Try phoning Adrians Records in Wickford, Essex. Their phone
number is 0268 733318.
If they've got a copy of it, let me know, I live near there and will
gladly collect the copy for you.
Jane.
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| 862.2 | | IOSG::WILCOCKA | Take U to the edge & throw you over | Thu Jun 27 1991 18:17 | 6 |
| I asked about this (574.33). It's on the album 'Thirty thousand feet
over China'
Andy. (if you hear anything, let us know,
'cos I've been looking for ages with
no luck)
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| 862.3 | | ODDONE::FIDDLER_M | | Thu Jun 27 1991 19:32 | 4 |
| Oldies Unlimited might be worth calling, but I can't remember the
number. Its in this conference somewhere.
Mikef (who doesn't even know his name)
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| 862.4 | I'll check the Oldies Unlimited catalogue tonight | AYOU52::PAULC | waiting to see the sunrise | Thu Jun 27 1991 19:39 | 5 |
| 862.5 | suggestion | XSTACY::PATTISON | A rolling stone gets the worm | Thu Jun 27 1991 19:46 | 8 |
|
Since you live in London..
I recommend you try Notting Hill Gate Record Exchange. Which, incidentally,
is where I bought my copy. Try the top floor first.
Dave
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| 862.6 | What an absolutely great song! | HPSRAD::ARTHUR | 50,000,000 Elvis fans can't be wrong! | Thu Jun 27 1991 22:02 | 4 |
| Catalogue number is POSP 222. I forget the label however.
Until recently I thought I was the only one who heard of this single!
Ed
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| 862.7 | Oldies Unlimited claim to have it... | AYOU52::PAULC | waiting to see the sunrise | Fri Jun 28 1991 11:23 | 14 |
| 862.8 | | BEAGLE::WARD | | Fri Jun 28 1991 14:07 | 2 |
| It was a hit in the winter of 1980/81 as I recall - it got at least
top 30 I think.
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| 862.9 | | RUTILE::MACFADYEN | Let's go out and have some fun | Fri Jun 28 1991 17:07 | 9 |
| God, that's my formative youth you're talking about - and now it's
available from "oldies unlimited". Sigh.
It's a great song, it meant a lot to me at the time, and I saw the
Passions live at the Edinburgh Nite Club in 1981 and they were just
fantastic.
Rod
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| 862.10 | | CHEFS::PRICET | Burning Me Out From The Inside | Fri Jun 28 1991 17:14 | 1 |
| Surely a classic record
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| 862.11 | | NEWOA::SAXBY | A light bulb lasts longer? | Fri Jun 28 1991 17:20 | 9 |
|
"He played a real trouble maker, but I didn't care.
He really moved me..."
Great record with some good memories.
Did they have any other hits?
Mark
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| 862.12 | | BURYST::edmunds | Joking apart | Fri Jun 28 1991 17:43 | 1 |
| No.
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| 862.13 | although | XSTACY::PATTISON | A rolling stone gets the worm | Fri Jun 28 1991 19:18 | 6 |
|
But they had other singles.
"The Swimmer" is just as good as "I'm in love..".
Dave
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| 862.14 | Everything you always wanted to know about... | HPSRAD::ARTHUR | 50,000,000 Elvis fans can't be wrong! | Sat Jun 29 1991 00:52 | 43 |
| THE PASSIONS
"Michael and Miranda" (Fiction) 1980
"Thirty Thousand Feed Over China" (Polydor) 1981
"Sanctuary" (Polydor) 1982
Introduced on "Michael and Miranda", the Passions - most of whom had been in
a London punk band called Derelicts - appeared to by part of the post-punk
movement, characterized by spare arrangements, stark vocals and fairly
unmelodic - though lyrically intersting - songs. Subjects like unhappy love
(``Oh No, It's You'') and frustrated attempts at relationships and
communication (``Palava''), along with ``Obsession'', ``Suspicion'', fear
(``Man on the Tube'') and neuroses (``Absentee''), make the world of
"Michael and Miranda" a particularly anxious one.
"Thirty Thousand Feet Over China" is less bleak, though still tainted with
anger, deceit and suspicion. With a new producer, Nigel Gray, and a new bass
player, the Passions sound smoother and more melodic (as on ``Someone
Special'', ``Runaway'', and the nicely poppy ``Bachelor Girls''). Lyrics are
as sharp and offbeat as ever - check the clever, almost tongue-in-cheek
``I'm in Love with a German Film Star''.
Between "Thirty Thousand Feet" and "Sanctuary", the Passions released a
single, ``Africa Mine'', arguably their best song. It's a pretty, haunting,
bitter and impassioned condemnation of colonialist exploitation but could
really be applied to greed by any name. ``Africa Mine'' foreshadowed the
sound of "Sanctuary", which is smooth without being bland, sophisticated
without being smug, and pretty without being soppy. Barbara Grogan shows
growing confidence as a singer; her new expressiveness and the addtion of a
synthesizer serve to fill in and soften what used to be rough edges. The
soaring title track is especially memorable.
Historical footnotes: Barbara Grogan's sister Susan, who had been in the
Derelicts (but not the Passions) later surfaced as the mastermind of a
bizarre record under the name pragVEC. Before the Passions, guitarist Clive
Timperly had been in the 101ers. [ks]
---------
Extracted from the bible ("Trouser Press Record Guide").
I've only got the one single...Ed
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| 862.15 | | SUBURB::TUDORK | Laboratory lady | Sun Jun 30 1991 23:53 | 5 |
| ....
I once saw in a bar
Playing the part of a real troublemaker...and so on
Yup, I remember it:-)
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| 862.16 | and then? | FORTY2::ASH | Grahame Ash @REO | Mon Jul 01 1991 16:14 | 5 |
| So what happened to Barbara and The Passions.
Sanctuary is a great album.
grahame
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| 862.17 | | HPSRAD::ARTHUR | 50,000,000 Elvis fans can't be wrong! | Mon Jul 01 1991 17:01 | 1 |
| I don't know the bible was published in 1989...no further mention. Ed
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| 862.18 | Passions on cd | TRUCKS::CAMPBELL_A | | Mon Sep 07 1992 17:49 | 4 |
| I picked up "30,000 feet over China" on cd on the strength of "..German
Filmstar" - It was worth it.
Alex.
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