Stavely Makepeace - The Scrap Iron Rhythm Revue

If you enjoyed the Lieutenant Pigeon stuff below then I highly recommend you checking out this here The Scrap Iron Rhythm Revue by Stavely Makepeace. Stavely band members Rob Woodward, Nigel Fletcher and Steve Johnson would later go on in the 70s to form Lieutenant Pigeon with additional member Hilda Woodward - Rob's mother! The music on here is mostly superb (my opinion) - a lot of this stuff probably sounds way better now than it most likely did back when it was originally released (judging by the failure of the band in terms of success). The best way of describing it would be a heavier and slightly psychedelic version of Lieutenant Pigeon with more than a touch of stomping glam as that particular era arrived. Where Pigeon was mostly instropop, Stavely were a mix of both with more emphasis on vocal songs than instrumentals. "I Wanna Love You Like A Mad Dog" is phasertastic, "Walking Through The Blue Grass" is Alvin Stardust possibly before there was one and personal favourite on here has to be the Idle Race-ish "Swings and Roundabouts" - a very psyched up, freaky fairground, dreamlike track which was, for me at least, worth getting the album for that track alone. Such a superb album and the icing on the cake for me is an excellent cover of my all-time favourite Kinks song "Mr Pleasant" - a song I can never hear enough of. Stretching the years 1969-1983, there's a lot of lovely variety on this obscuro and is a must for fans of the later, better-known Lieutenant Pigeon and collectors of "junkshop glam".

Stavely Makepeace
The Scrap Iron Rhythm Revue
RPM
2004
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1. (I Wanna Love You Like A) Mad Dog
2. Edna
3. Smokey Mountain Rhythm Revue
4. Walking Through The Blue Grass
5. The Sundance
6. Give Me That Pistol
7. Slippery Rock 70s
8. Cajun Band
9. Memories Of Your Love
10. Prima Donna
11. Swings And Roundabouts
12. There's A Wall Between Between Us
13. Summer Weekends
14. Baby Blue Eyes
15. Big Bad Baby Blondie
16. No Regrets
17. Cradle Of Love
18. Hell Bent On Rock 'N' Roll
19. Songs Of Yesterday
20. Gillie's Bar Is Empty
21. Mr. Pleasant
22. Just Tell Her Fred Said Goodbye

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The Best of Lieutenant Pigeon

The one and only collected works of cult 70s nutters Lieutenant Pigeon - the glamesque-if-not-quite-glam honkytonkers-if-not-quite-honkytonk flutey-zooty-zip-zar-a-rooty (sorry, I may have lost it a bit just there) instropoppers - famed of course for their absolutely bloody brilliant masterpiece that is "Mouldy Old Dough" (surely one of the greatest tracks of all time - it also inspired the Fat Les classic "Vindaloo"). Also on here is the not-so-successful but rather good follow-up "Desperate Dan" which sounds a touch similar to "Mouldy Old Dough". The b-side "Opus 300" hits on the verge of insanity - there's very much a Revolution 9 + Injection X thing going on there! "And The Fun Goes On" is superb stuff - an almost T-Rex, almost heavy rock, jingle jangle piece of sublimity (is that a word - well it is now). "Gordon's Rainbow Wranglers" isn't just a great title - it's also a great track! Can't believe the superb and catchy "Have A Drink On Me" was never released - it has all the makings of a classic novelty party/drinking song plus it has a similar sound and vibe to the Strawb's "Part Of The Union". Although the bit about kicking a woman in the head and stomach might be a reason for it's previous unreleasedness! "If Julia Sees Her" is basically a clone of "Mouldy Old Dough", blatantly so it seems and a good one at that. A couple of splendid covers "In The Mood" and "Those Were The Days" make for a grand finale. Oh, and "Spangles" - great sweets they were...

I could go on and on and on and, indeed, on about what a stupendous must-own this collection is but I don't want to have to comment on every fantastic track here (which it feels like I've almost done). Also, before I end this piece, I must mention the awesome drumming - the style of which seems to have had a heavy influence on Adam & The Ants. Putting it bluntly, everything you practically require of a Lieutenant Pigeon nature is in this collection - A sides, B sides, album tracks and a couple of unreleased gems. It's in no way complete but if you want more, then you'll have to seek out the original vinyl. Lieutenant Pigeon are exactly the kind of inventive, musically sublime band you just don't get anymore. Let me put it this way: You won't get dreary modern bands like Coldplay making music as good as this but stop me if you've heard that one before...

Lieutenant Pigeon
The Best of Lieutenant Pigeon
7ts
2001
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1. Mouldy Old Dough
2. Villain
3. Desperate Dan
4. Opus 300
5. And The Fun Goes On
6. Opus 302
7. Oxford Bags
8. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
9. Spangles
10. Gordon's Rainbow Wranglers
11. Nut Rocker
12. Have A Drink On Me
13. If Julia Sees Her
14. Rockabilly Hot Pot
15. Yu Da Nu Nayba
16. Aggravation
17. In The Mood
18. Those Were The Days

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Toei's Spider-Man aka Supaidaman - The Complete Series

Here at long last is the complete series (all 41 episodes!) of the insanely brilliant and bizarre see-it-to-believe-it Japanese Spider-Man live-action tokusatsu tv series which was produced by Toei and originally ran from 1978 to 1979. The series - along with Battle Fever J - was produced as part of a 4-year deal between Marvel and Toei in which Toei could use Marvel's characters in any way they wanted. Toei's unique approach to Spider-Man makes watching this show an unforgettable experience! I've ripped and uploaded a few episodes of varying quality over the years on here and my previous blogs from bootleg video and dvds. Now here's the complete series in ultra high quality (plus bonus extras that consist of a half-hour movie plus trailer and a cool little interview with Spidey creator Stan Lee in which he meets the Japanese Spider-Man!) - all ripped from the Japanese dvd box set release which my lovely wife got me for my birthday earlier this year. :) A lot of effort and "quality control" was put into this massive batch of rips (I hope it's appreciated!) - so much so that I doubt I'll be doing such a big rip again for a while. There's not much else to say other than if you want this ultra cool, funky, fun and unique series get it while you can right now and enjoy! Oh, if you like this be sure to check out the awesome funky soundtrack and the late 70s US live-action The Amazing Spider-Man series starring Nicholas Hammond!


The plot: Young motorcycle racer Takuya Yamashiro sees a UFO falling to earth, in fact a combat spacecraft named the "Marveller". Takuya's father Dr. Hiroshi Yamashiro, a space archaeologist, investigates the case. The incident also brings the attention of Professor Monster and his evil Iron Cross Army (Tetsu-Jyuuji-Gun), an alien group that plans to rule the universe! Takuya becomes a powerful superhero called Spider-Man and, armed with his giant transforming robot Leopardon, frequently battles the Iron Cross Army and it's evil, monstrous creations!


Starring Shinji Todō as Takuya Yamashiro/"Spider-Man", Mitsuo Andō as the "Doctor Doom"-like "Professor Monster", Yukie Kagawa as "Amazone", Izumi Ōyama and Rika Miura. The legendary actor and seiyū (vocal actor) Tōru Ōhira narrates.


Toei's Spider-Man aka Supaidaman - The Complete Series + Extras
1978-1979
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
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Eps 12-17 1.45 GB Download all 16 files to unrar
Eps 18-23 1.45 GB Download all 16 files to unrar
Eps 24-29 1.45 GB Download all 16 files to unrar
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Extras: Short Movie & Trailer + Stan Lee Interview
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Note: English subtitles for Episode 1 can be found here (thanks to "Subman") and here (thanks to "Brent"). Don't know if they're exactly the same subs so try 'em and see!

John Inman - Are You Being Served, Sir? & With A Bit Of Brass

First of all, let me get the catchphrase done and out of the way:
"I'm freeeeee!"
There. Now then, here's two from one of Britain's finest - the one, the only, the legendary John Inman of Are You Being Served? fame. These two LPs - especially the first one Are You Being Served, Sir? - are an absolute treat from start to finish. The guy was a true pro - funny, charming, naughty but nice. Inman gives it his all on these records often in character as his famous Mr.Humphries (on the first album) - they don't make them like John anymore, that's for sure. He may have been camp and a touch saucy but he was practically family friendly all the way.

The interesting thing about Inman is that he achieved massive Stateside success (and also in Australia and a few other countries) but didn't have to do anything out of the ordinary to make it happen. He didn't sign up to be in a wanky Ben Stiller movie, didn't make a series of dodgy films playing a buffoon French police officer and he certainly didn't write and star in some tacky zombie comedy movie or host dispicable shit like the MTV Video Music Awards. No, it all simply happened because he played a character brilliantly in a quintessential British sitcom that was shown in the US where it became hugely popular enjoying decades worth of repeats and fans. There's an interesting thing about Inman where, in America, he had a massive gay fanbase but in Britain the gay liberation were sending him death threats and picketing his one-man shows for being what they deemed "a bygone homosexual stereotype"! Inman's response to the haters was that he was just being himself and that's how all the gay people he knew acted anyway. He said: "They thought I was over exaggerating the gay character. But I don't think I do. In fact there are people far more camp than Mr. Humphries walking around this country." Well, he's not wrong - the 80s and 90s may have seen a dip in campness but it seems to be back in full force in recent times. And as Inman himself said: "Anyway, I know for a fact that an enormous number of viewers like Mr. Humphries and don't really care whether he's camp or not. So far from doing harm to the homosexual image, I feel I might be doing some good." You certainly did, John, you certainly did.

Inman sadly died in 2007 but the legend lives on forever in endless repeats of the timeless Are You Being Served?. May he forever rest in peace along with Barker, Rossiter, Morecambe, Wise, Sellers, Milligan, Chapman, Cook, Moore, Hill, Williams, James, Howerd, Dawson, Everett, Hancock, Feldman, Sugden, Beckinsale, Grayson, La Rue and quite a few others in classic light entertainment heaven.

Anyway, enough rambling tittle tattle. Onto the music...


What can I say but this has to be one of the finest albums of it's type. Inman is a joy to listen to from start to finish, the title track is a comedy/novelty classic but that's easily equalled and surpassed by everything else on the album. Plenty of dodgy songs about sailors too for those that way inclined! He even does "The Sailor With The Navy Blue Eyes" (I think that's a fact, not just a rumour!) although it only comes a very close second to Spick Sparkle's version! Also, "We All Love Captain Ginger" is sublimely excellent - they sure don't make them like that anymore. But, I think, if I had to plump for one favourite - it would be, outside of the gloriously cheeky title track, Inman's groovy cover of Gerry & The Pacemakers' "How Do You Do It?"!

John Inman
Are You Being Served, Sir?
This Record Co.
1975

1. Are You Being Served, Sir?
2. Teddy Bear's Picnic
3. Buttons and Bows
4. My Big Best Shoes
5. Come To The Supermarket (In Old Peking)
6. Nobody Does It Like Me
7. Sun Signs
8. The Sailor With The Navy Blues Eyes
9. I'm Too Old To Be A Mermaid
10. How Do You Do It?
11. The Fleet's In Port
12. We All Love Captain Ginger

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This later record - coming from the very peak of popularity for Are You Being Served? in the late 70s - is, perhaps, not quite a patch on Inman's first album but still pretty great. A bit more downbeat on the b-side with a couple of rambling Hovis bread-type monologues ("...when I was a lad", "me grandad...", "Northerners are the salt of the earth" and all that gubbins) although it ends on a high with the cheeky "Oom Pah Pah!" and "My Gran's Trombone" (which I think was the theme tune to Johnny Briggs if I'm not very much mistaken). Personal favourite track on here is the catchy and exceedingly fun "The King's Horses". The brass is courtesy of the Webb Ivory Newhall Band. Oh, and Inman's accompanied on most tracks by, of all the people, the West Midlands Police Male Voice Choir! Which reminds me of a joke: Policeman goes home to his wife and finds her in bed with three of his colleagues. "'Ello 'ello 'ello!" he says and the wife says: "Oh, not talking to me, then?!".

John Inman
With A Bit Of Brass
Webb Ivory
1978

1. Tandem Song (Parody)
2. The King's Horses
3. The Laughing Policeman
4. Pennsylvania Polka
5. Northern Lament
6. Lilly of Laguna
7. 76 Trombones
8. The Music Goes Round and Round
9. A Policeman's Lot
10. With Catlike Tread
11. Christopher Robin
12. Omm Pah Pah!
13. My Gran's Trombone (Parody)

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Rapidshite

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Please note that on October 20th, 2009 a new method of storage management will come into effect.

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Just to let you all know... So if you can't download a file - you know why!

Little & Large - Soopersonic Syd Sings (Or Does He?)

Oh dear oh dear oh dear - you may well be thinking as you look at that picture immediately above. Is CosmoBells scraping beyond the bottom of the barrel? You may be asking. The answer would be - CosmoBells has been scraping the bottom of the proverbial barrel and beyond since time began - surely you know this site by now!
Here be, then, Messrs Cyril Mead and Edward McGinnis - better known to us all as Syd Little and Eddie Large - better known even still as just Little & Large. Like Cannon & Ball who soon followed, Little & Large were the poor man's Morecambe & Wise. That said, they made a lot of people laugh in their heyday - including myself when I was a little nipster - and I was a regular watcher of their Saturday early evening BBC show back in the 80s (a show that ran for 14 years!). My all-time favourite Little & Large clip was in one of their end sketches where Syd and Eddie were being chased, I think, by the police. Syd Little got on a pushbike, Eddie got in the basket on the front of it and they ended up parodying that scene in E.T. where the bike flies!

Anyway, all that tells you nothing about this album so I'll stick to being relevant for the remainder of this post. Don't let that cover fool you - this LP is pretty decent if possibly only in an easily pleased, it's a nice Sunday afternoon, I've had me dinner (bellydraft, roast potatoes, green beans, gravy and a few extra trimmings), got me feet up with a cuppa and some biccies and I've got nothing else to listen to kind-of-way. Oh, and it's 1977 anyway so PS3s, PS2s, PS1s, PSPs, Gameboys, Astro Wars, Munchman, Caveman, Scramble, internet, dvd, digital telly and basically everything else is out - so I may just as well listen to this here Little & Large LP on the record player. A feel good collection of golden oldies - mostly done in a country music stylee - the whole album lasts for around half hour max so no harm done and Syd actually does have a decent if not-overly-exciting voice. Unfortunately, it doesn't have their near-hit "Around The Old Camp Fire" (which is one I'm actually after meself) as that particular track came out in the early 80s. Still, listening to this does sort of make me miss the old Little & Large shows - it's a pleasant bit of nostalgic and completely family friendly fun.

A decent backing band which includes, on lead guitar, Graham Lee - former lead guitarist and vocalist of obscure Mancunian 60s beat combo The Scorpions (the band weren't successful in Britain but made it big in the Netherlands). Funny, if uninteresting coincidence, when I woke up today I had "Gimme Dat Ding" in my head and, lo and behold, it's on this album!...

Little & Large
Soopersonic Syd Sings (Or Does He?)
Nevis
1977

1. Millionaire
2. Mule Skinner Blues
3. Little Green Apples
4. Honey
5. I've Just Seen A Face
6. Act Naturally
7. Gimme Dat Ding
8. Everybody's Makin' It
9. Ruby (Don't Take Your Love To Town)
10. Telephone Man
11. I'm Gonna Be Strong
12. Runnin' Bear
13. Sing Me An Old Fashioned Song
14. Portsmouth
15. Little Old Wine Drinker Me

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Brown Sauce - I Wanna Be A Winner

"Alright Noel? I won't get up... I can't." "First thing I ever put in cider, Noel, were a bread bin." "Both me and the wife are keen musicians, Noel, so... I'd love to put me organ inside her."
"Can I say something funny, Noel?...." "I collect horse drawn nuts. I could talk about them 'til I'm horse in the mouth." "You liked lookin' at my nuts, didn't cha?!"

From 1981, reaching a highest chart position of 15 and most likely winner of the Wobbly Melon award, here we have Swap Shop spin-off Brown Sauce's legendary "I Wanna Be A Winner". Brown Sauce were, of course (and as you can see from the cover), Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin and Maggie Philbin. The song was penned by the brilliant B.A. Robertson - who also provided backing vocals. To be honest, full credit really goes to Robertson for this one as I seriously doubt Edmonds, Cheggers and, especially, Philbin had too much to do with the brilliance of this particular song. On Saturday mornings, I always prefered Tiswas rather than Swap Shop although I often seemed to catch a fair bit of both - I think I used to switch channels quite often between the two when they were on. But, when it comes down between Tiswas' "Bucket Of Water Song" and Swap Shop's "I Wanna Be A Winner" in regards to which was the better record spin-off - I plump for this one every time. You just can't beat lyrics such as "Don't want to learn to paint like Van Gogh... Go Nationwide with Frank Bough!". B.A. Robertson's finest lyrical moment there, I think! I also like the way they deliberate pronouce President Reagan as "President Reegan" just so it rhymes with Kevin Keegan! Great stuff!

The b-side is "Hello Hello (Swap Shop Theme)" - also written and performed by B.A. Robertson - which was, you guessed it, the theme to Swap Shop. Not the best Swap Shop theme though, in my humble opinion, as the best one was from when it was called The Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and it went like this... Although, judging by this clip, Noel doesn't seem to agree with me... There are no shows as good as Swap Shop or Tiswas anymore - no matter how desperate they try to be like them classic shows. The last truly great Saturday morning kids shows were the BBC's superb Going Live (later became the not-so-great Live & Kicking) and ITV's unbelievably brilliant and totally anarchic What's Up Doc?. And what's that about ITV not making kids shows anymore? Whose tossing stupid idea was that then? No wonder the country's gone down the fucking drain when you can't even get to watch a decent Saturday morning kids' show. Want to know how to solve society's problems in an instant? Get rid of Facebook, bring back television closedown, ban kids from owning mobile phones and don't rely on imported tv shows which often have fuck all to do with your apparent target youth audience. If that doesn't work then I guess society's well and truly completely fucked. (Hope you enjoyed that little rant...)

Brown Sauce
I Wanna Be A Winner
BBC Records
1981

1. I Wanna Be A Winner
2. Hello Hello (Swap Shop Theme)

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Noel Edmonds looking slightly different,
yesterday.

Now That's What I Call Music 17

Running alongside the legendary hits vinyl/tape/cd compilation series, here we have Number 17 in the long-running but not-long-running-enough Now That's What I Call Music video series. This edition comes from 1990 - an era of big change in the British music scene. This is when indie music was beginning to take over which would eventually culminate, a couple of years later, in an onslaught on the British pop scene and charts which would kill off the likes of Stock, Aitken & Waterman and all those pretty boy bands and girly crap - at least for a few brilliant years (it ended in 1998 - I know because I was there).

There's some absolute classic tracks on here (even if the videos are not always up to much!) with the likes of the legendary Happy Mondays, Beats International, Primal Scream, Jesus Jones (what a great band they were) and The House Of Love ("Shine On" - what a bloody classic), to name but a few. Also here is Candy Flip's baggytastic danced-up cover of "Strawberry Fields". There's also classic rave and dance from the likes of the Rebel MC (I miss him - where the hell is he now, eh?!), E Zee Possee, D Mob and Jam Tronik's cover of that annoying Phil Collins hit. We also have dance pop classics from Paula Abdul ("Opposites Attract" has to be one of the greatest pop videos ever made, in my opinion, and it's a superb song even without the video), Lonnie Gordon and mister potato head himself Ian Hislop, sorry, I mean Jimmy Somerville with his ode against homophobia and racism. The less said about UB40's risible "Kingston Town" though, the better. Overall, this is an ace trip back down memory lane for anyone over 30-something. So chill out, drop an "h" and enjoy!!

Now That's What I Call Music 17
Virgin/PMV
1990
Approx. 60 mins
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1. Happy Mondays - "Step On"
2. Candy Flip - "Strawberry Fields Forever"
3. Beats International feat. Lindy - "Dub Be Good To Me"
4. D-Mob feat. Nuff Juice - "Put Your Hands Together"
5. Rebel MC - "Better World"
6. Sydney Youngblood - "I'd Rather Go Blind"
7. Jam Tronik - "Another Day In Paradise"
8. Primal Scream - "Loaded"
9. E Zee Possee feat. MC Kinky - "Everything Starts With An E"
10. UB40 - "Kingston Town"
11. Paul Abdul - "Opposites Attract"
12. Lonnie Gordon - "Happenin' All Over Again"
13. Jimmy Somerville - "Read My Lips"
14. The House of Love - "Shine On"
15. Jesus Jones - "Real Real Real"

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Today's CosmoBells is dedicated to...

ROD, JANE & FREDDY

Rainbow - "Monster Makes" & "Guess Who I Am"

Just ripped this rarity from an ancient VHS release (got off ebay a few years back) which consists of two stitched-together episodes - the quality is as you'd probably expect for such an old videotape. The first episode has the Rainbow gang making monsters and the second one has the gang doing impressions - Bungle does Jane in a blonde wig (not literally, that would be hideous). Enter special guest Bobby Davro for a comical finale where he takes the piss out of the Rainbow regulars - including a hilarious take on Geoffrey's routine "Well, I'm afraid it's time for us to go now!". Rod, Jane and Freddy are on their usual top form in these episodes and special mention must go to Jane who is looking particularly tasty in the final music number wearing a short and silky blue dress... ;)

Rainbow - "Monster Makes" & "Guess Who I Am"
1988
Approx. 29 mins
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"Hee heeeee! Now dat's magiiiick!"
Rod crosses Paul Daniels with Wizbit, Santa Claus,
Papa Smurf and Count Dracula, yesterday.
And a nice pair of trainers.

The Great British Experience

Previously ripped and posted on my previous blogs, The Great British Experience is a must-own collection of classic British "light music" from ye golden olden radio days. The tracks - from various music libraries - span the years 1933 to 1970 and most originally appeared on 78rpm records.

Many tracks on here are very, very familiar - being used throughout time on everything from radio to tv ads, incidental music in radio and tv shows, some have even been used on Ren & Stimpy and Monty Python's Flying Circus. Totally difficult to list the stand-outs here as practically every track is a well-known classic from the likes of Robert Farnon, Eric Coates, Sidney Torch, et al, but a few personal faves would include Dick Barton theme "Devil's Galop", "Puffin' Billy" (I remember it being used on an amusing Dairylea ad back in the late 80s or early 90s which featured a kid called Earl, narrated by Christopher Lillicrap I do believe), "Barwick Green" - of course better known as the theme to The Archers, "Non Stop" - famously used on the end titles of ITN's News At Ten for many, many years and "Coronation Scot" - was the theme to the radio series Paul Temple but has since been used on everything from a famous 80s British Rail tv ad to being the theme music on a radio adaption of Mary, Queen Of Scots in a classic Python sketch! The Great British Experience is an utterly superb collection and, if you enjoy this, then you'll also want to check out the equally excellent follow-up if you haven't already called The Great Sporting Experience.

V/A
The Great British Experience
EMI
1997
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CD1
1. Devil's Galop - Williams, Charles Concert Orchestra
2. Calling All Workers - Coates, Eric Symphony Orchestra
3. Westminster Waltz - Farnon, Robert & His Orchestra
4. Puffin' Billy - Clifford, Hubert & MLO
5. Horse Guards (Whitehall) - Torch, Sidney & Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
6. In Party Mood - West End Celebrity Orchestra
7. By The Sleepy Lagoon - Coates, Eric Symphony Orchestra
8. Girls In Grey - Williams, Charles Concert Orchestra
9. Silks And Satins - L'Orchestre Devereaux
10. March - Dunn, Vivian & Light Music Society Orchestra
11. Barwick Green - Torch, Sidney Orchestra
12. Runaway Rocking Horse - Williams, Charles & Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
13. Girl From Corsica - Goodwin, Ron Concert Orchestra
14. Non Stop - L'Orchestre Devereaux
15. Skyscraper Fantasy - Williams, Charles Concert Orchestra
16. Headless Horseman - Goodwin, Ron Concert Orchestra
17. On A Spring Note - Torch, Sidney Orchestra
18. Sea Songs March - Nyll, Nat & New Concert Orchestra
19. Changing Moods No 2 - Torch, Sidney & New Century Orchestra
20. Canadian In Mayfair - Torch, Sidney Orchestra
21. Dancer At The Fair - Shadwell, Charles Orchestra
22. Las Vegas - Group Forty Orchestra
23. Starlight Roof Waltz - Melachrino, George & His Orchestra
24. Evensong - Yorke, Peter Concert Orchestra
25. Knightsbridge - Coates, Eric Symphony Orchestra

CD2
1. Marching Strings - Martin, Ray & His Concert Orchestra
2. Coronation Scot - Torch, Sidney & Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
3. Jumping Bean - Torch, Sidney Orchestra
4. Sound And Vision - Coates, Eric Symphony Orchestra
5. Young Ballerina - King, David & Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
6. Parisian Mode - Phillips, Woolf Orchestra
7. Horse Feathers - Torch, Sidney & Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
8. Portrait Of A Flirt - Torch, Sidney & Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
9. Cavalcade Of Youth - King, David & Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
10. Running Off The Rails - Columbia Orchestra
11. Sailing By - Gardner, Perry Orchestra
12. Winter Sunshine - Melachrino, George & His Orchestra
13. Parakeets And Peacocks - Coles, Jack Orchestra
14. Melody On The Move - Williams, Charles & Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
15. High Heels - Torch, Sidney Orchestra
16. Haunted Ballroom - Dunn, Vivian & Light Music Society Orchestra
17. All Strings And Fancy Free - Torch, Sidney Orchestra
18. Sapphires And Sables - Yorke, Peter Concert Orchestra
19. Dance Of The Ostracised Imp - Torch, Sidney & Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
20. Smile Of A Latin - Anderson, Curt Symphonia Orchestra
21. Beachcomber - Torch, Sidney Orchestra
22. Dreaming - Torch, Sidney Orchestra
23. Concert Jig - Coles, Jack Orchestra
24. Quiet Stroll - Williams, Charles Concert Orchestra
25. March - Vinter, Gilbert & PAO

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Rainbow - Super Bungle!

Hilarious episode - a total favourite of mine - from the golden age of Rainbow during the late 80s when the show was really getting brilliantly surreal. Here we have Bungle becoming Super Bungle - from the planet Bearton (must have took them ages to think up that one)! It all begins with Bungle raving about how great Superman is after reading a Superman comic (the August 89 edition to be precise - I actually have that particular issue!). Zippy won't share any toys with George and Bungle reckons Superman could make Zippy share the toys. Zippy laughs him off and basically tells Bungle where to stick his Superman in not so many words (as we all know the Zipmeister doesn't take any shit from anyone - especially Bungleshit!)...

This particular episode is great anyway but it's really worth watching to see the bizarre scenario in which Zippy and Geoffrey play cold blooded alien super villains! Hayes really pulls out his acting chops as the silver skinned New Romantic androgynous android type called "Mister Geoffrey" in which the real Geoffrey Hayes is trapped inside due to becoming the enslaved servant of Zippoid the toy stealer who resides on, I quote: "The Planet Of Too Many Toys"! Also be prepared for the greatest CGI effects ever seen in an episode of Rainbow as Super Bungle flies high in the sky (I think they used a Commodore Amiga although it might actually be a Comodore 64!). See it to believe it! And be prepared for Geoffrey beating Bungle with a Kryptonite-style rock called Bungle-lite! If you think that all sounds mad - they topped it previously with a cash-in on the Batman craze with an episode dedicated to Zipman and Bobbin! I'm not making any of this up, you know!

Rainbow - "Super Bungle"
1989
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"Here in my Rainbow house - I can lock all my doors..."
80s pop icon Geoffrey Numan, yesterday.

Girl In A Suitcase Upgraded

Well, here it is - the special 2-disc "upgraded" edition of the classic Girl In A Suitcase tv library music compilation (took me ages to tag all those splendid tracks!). This is a total beaut - so great that I decided to rip it at 320 kbps for a change! KPM, Chappell, De Wolfe, Berry, Bruton, etc - they're all covered in this superb collection of music that was used in old British tv (and radio) between the 60s and 80s. The tracklist speaks for itself. There are a few track changes between the first disc in this set and the original 2001 single disc release so you might want to get both for completion's sake (like I did!).

Basically, to list the pearls and gems on here I may as well just type out the entire tracklist(!) but, to quickly pick out some stand-outs and pleasant surprises, we have the full theme music to 80s Lenny Henry-Tracey Ullman-and-that-other-fella vehicle Three Of A Kind, two versions of "The Free Life" aka the themes to My World and Moody and Pegg, "Superformance" aka the theme to one of my all-time fave Monty Python sketches The Bishop ("Okay, Devious - don't move!"), the Munich Pop Orchestra's Ice Skating theme, the electro-funktastic "Sprocket Shuffle" which was the memorable theme tune to ITV Snooker back in the 80s, the always great to hear "Sporty Type" aka theme from World of Sport, "Motivation" aka the rocking theme to cult 80s nurse soap-drama Angels, Johnny Pearson's excellent music and cues from Mary, Mungo & Midge plus the full version of the theme from Never The Twain (which was also used occasionally on ITV's Schools & Colleges clock), to name but a very small few. Need I say that this is an absolute must own?! Enjoy!

V/A
Girl In A Suitcase Upgraded
WHR
2009
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CD1: Outbound

1. The Zodiac
Incidental music from The Full Monty
David Lindup Big Band

2. Girl About Town
Theme to International Pro-Celebrity Golf
The Syd Dale Orchestra

3. Chase That Car!
Incidental music from The Avengers
Laurie Johnson

4. (At The Sign Of) The Swingin' Cymbal
Theme to Pick of the Pops
Brass Incorporated

5. Men On The Move
Theme to Spy Trap
Keith Mansfield

6. Mini Walking, Mini Clarinet And Mini Movement
opening and closing themes, plus incidental music from Mary, Mungo and Midge
Johnny Pearson

7. Domino
Theme to Never the Twain
International Studio Group

8. Holiday People 1
Theme to Look Who's Talking
James Clarke

9. The Loner
Theme to Regan. The Pilot Film to The Sweeney
Mark Duval and his Music

10. Walk And Talk
Interlude music used before the Transmitter Information bulletins on TV
European Sound Stage Orchestra

11. Mr. Big Cha Cha
Theme to The Monday Movie Quiz
The Scottmen Plus

12. Eurocrat
Theme to New Scotland Yard
Pandora Orchestra

13. Blue Bottle
Theme to Miri Mawr
The Frank Barcley Group

14. C'Mon In
Theme to Breakfast Special
European Sound Stage Orchestra

15. Donald
Music from Evoluon
Roger Roger Ensemble

16. Glad Gadabout
Theme to Teddy Edward
Johnny Scott Group

17. A Fuguey Day
Theme to The World Around Us
Ron Grainer Harpsichord Group

18. The Hell Raisers
Theme to Orlando
European Sound Stage Orchestra

19. Walk In The New Forest
Incidental music from Please Sir! Series 3 "The Honour of the School"
European Sound Stage Orchestra

20. Just Like That
Theme to Terry Wogan Show
Brass Incorporated

21. The Free Life b
Theme to My World
Alan Parker

22. Hot Rod
Music featured in a Public Information Film
The Scottmen

23. Music To Drive By
Theme to Charlie Chester Show
Oscar Brandenburg Orchestra

24. Cock Of The Roost
Theme to Stop, Look, Listen
Pandora Orchestra

25. Roadwalk
Theme to News Review
The Group 40 Orchestra

26. The Black Rider
Used as interval music between daytime TV programmes
Mark Duval and his Music

27. Fasten Seat Belts
Theme to Ricochet
Gerhard Narholz Orchestra

28. Gumboots
Used as interval music between daytime TV programmes
Lee Mason and his Orchestra

29. Running Free
Theme to The Sweepstakes Game
Pandora Orchestra

30. Daisy Bird
Used as interval music between daytime TV programmes
Ole Jensen and his Music

31. Hello Honky Tonk
Music played on the Test Card
The Syd Dale Band

32. Mexican Marmalade
Theme to The Home Made Car
Ron Grainer Harpsichord Group

33. A Well Swung Fanfare
Fanfare used as Station Opening for London Weekend Television
Oscar Brandenburg Orchestra

CD2: Inbound

1. Won't You Join The Dance?
Theme to Colin Berry - The Club
The Otto Keller Orchestra

2. Soul Of A City
Theme to The Unforgettable...
Leonhardt and his Orchestra

3. Song Of The Sun
Used as interval music between daytime TV programmes
Paul Dupont and his Orchestra

4. Regency Rake
Used as interval music between daytime TV programmes
The New Dance Orchestra

5. Punch Bowl
Theme to Gymnast
Les Jambons

6. Mini Links 10, 11, 9 And Mini Movement 2
Incidental links from Mary, Mungo and Midge
Johnny Pearson

7. Fly Away
Used as interval music between daytime TV programmes
The Marc Laroche Ensemble

8. The Mugwamp
Theme to Angling Today
The Reg Wale Group

9. Bikini Parade
Weather Link from The Colin Berry Early Show
The Pierre Lavin Pop Band

10. Rock Festival
Theme to Three of a Kind
The Bruton Rock Group

11. Pop-Art
Music played on the Test Card
The Scottmen Plus

12. Bossa Nova
Music played on the Test Card
The International Studio Group

13. Tandy
Music played on the Test Card
Nino Nardini and his Orchestra

14. To The Fair
Music played on the Test Card
Jack's New Music Group

15. Leisure Complex
From Fawlty Towers episode "Mrs Richards" - tune heard on her radio
European Sound Stage Orchestra

16. Singing Surf
Theme to Junkin
The International Studio Group

17. The Brass'ILLIAN Bird
Used as interval music between daytime TV programmes
The Sydney Dale Orchestra

18. Counterspy
Theme to Francis Durbridge - The Doll
The Marc Laroche Ensemble

19. Goofy
Incidental music from Vision On
Cliff Johns Sound

20. Zipalong
Used as interval music between daytime TV programmes
John Cacavas and his Orchestra

21. The Free Life (a)
Theme for Moody and Pegg
Alan Parker

22. Sidewinder Version 2
Theme to Open Line 01-288-8055
The International Studio Beat

23. Victor Ludorum
Theme for Ice Skating
Munich Concert Pop Orchestra

24. Sprocket Shuffle
Theme to ITV Snooker
The Bruton Beat

25. Power-Plus
Used as interval music between daytime TV programmes
Paul Dupont and his Orchestra

26. Las Vegas
Theme to Animal Magic
The KPM Players

27. Sporty Type
Theme to World of Sport
Don Jackson Orchestra

28. England 88
'B' side of the original 7" single of World of Sport
Don Jackson Orchestra

29. Motivation
Theme to Angels
Alan Parker Sound

30. Comedy Cocktail Pt. 8
Theme to Joker's Wild and "The Professor" in Vision On
Comedy Ensemble conducted by Paul Gerard

31. Fruity Flute
Theme to Farmhouse Kitchen
The Reg Wale Group

32. Jet Set
Theme to Drive-In
The Mike Vickers Group

33. Superformance
From Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch "The Bishop" (Series 2)
David Lindup Big Band

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Rainbow - 1st ever episode

This here be the FIRST EVER EPISODE OF RAINBOW - a cult classic that I previously ripped and uploaded on the late, great 55 Bells.
So, if I didn't mention it already, here we have the FIRST EVER EPISODE of classic Britkid show Rainbow. Unfortunately, this is nothing like the classic show it would become a few years down the line but that very fact makes it an unforgettable and quite surreal experience. The screencaps above speak for themselves. No Geoffrey Hayes. No George. And we have a parallel universe version of Zippy (a tear may very well come to your eyes when you see how cheaply made the original "Mk.1" Zippy looks, hear his bland voice and notice the total lack of personality of said future tv puppet icon). It breaks my heart to say that Zippy is so boring and practically none-existent in this episode that you just want to punch him to wake him up a bit. I refuse to believe that the Zippy in this here FIRST EVER EPISODE is really Zippy at all.

Oh, Zippy. Come on man, snap out of it.
You'll be great one day. You're just in a slump.

And as for Bungle - well, this FIRST EVER EPISODE at least gives you a look at the original scary-camp version of Bungle before he regenerated into the bear we all know and... liked. But this is the FIRST EVER EPISODE OF RAINBOW, after all, so we can forgive these shortcomings. The more I look at Bungle "Mk.1" here, the more I want to have a fight on him - he really is asking for it. Actually, Bungle in that last screencap looks like he's about to start a fight on someone - well, come on, Bungle... bring it on. I'm ready and waiting. That's actually what happened - the original Bungle started trouble, caused a nasty fight but was badly beaten up and regenerated into the next Bungle - unfortunately that episode no longer exists (very possibly never did) as ITV went head to head with the BBC in seeing how much they could destroy the only existing copies of certain popular tv shows. We also have some slightly pathetic little puppet creatures by the names of Sunshine and Moony who bare an ever-so-slight resemblance to midget versions of Zippy and George - I say only "slightly pathetic" because these short-lived characters at least try and add some kind of humour to the proceedings (which is more than what can be said for Zippy in this FIRST EVER EPISODE) although when you look at them you do feel like flicking them in the face repeatedly until they never get back up.

Here be the notorious Sunshine and Moony.
In 1973, these decidedly dodgy characters mysteriously disappeared and were never seen or heard of ever again. One rumour is that they returned as Zippy and George, others believe they became Cosmo and Dibs. Others suggest they ended up on a Brazillian kids' show and were last seen living it up with a bunch of teenaged lapdancers. Further still, there are rumours that they were last seen playing table tennis with Arthur C Clarke and his partner in Sri Lanka. I guess we'll never really know the truth surrounding this particular mystery.

The presenter in this FIRST EVER EPISODE OF RAINBOW here is David Cook who, apparently, would go on to create Hetty Wainthropp (played on tv by the great Patricia Routledge - I might be wrong here but I'm sure she actually appeared in Rainbow and read a story back in the late 80s/early 90s). Cook in no way has the personality, charm and humour of Geoffrey Hayes and seems a bit forced with his approach but times were different back then. Well, not really. Did I ever mention that I love Geoffrey? Well I do - but keep it yourself, eh? Cheers. It's criminal that Hayes has been neglected in the television world since the demise of Rambo. There was no Rod, Jane and Freddy back then either in the FIRST EVER EPISODE and the musical act here were a cheeky, slightly camp bunch called Telltale - who are, without doubt, the best thing about early Rainbow - great songs, entertaining act, you can get their stunning debut album here which features early classic "Shapes" which is performed in this here very first edition of the show right here right now. Way ahead of their time, Telltale practically invented Britpop before the word even existed and, a couple of decades later, with a few line-up changes (they got rid of the bald drummer with the moustache) and a new, harder and even more camper direction, Telltale would go on to become Britpop legends Suede...

Do you know where your lad's going tonight?

Despite the lack of Geoffrey Hayes, George, real Zippy, real Bungle and Rod, Jane and Freddy, this FIRST EVER EPISODE of Rainbow is a must-see for Rainbow fans - you can get more info on the history of Rainbow here.
Say, did I mention in annoying big caps that this is the FIRST EVER EPISODE OF RAINBOW?!

Rainbow - "Shapes" (1st ever episode)
1972
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Come on then, Bungle yer bastard. I'm ready for ya...

Who On Earth Is Tom Baker? - An Autobiography

Here's a quickie (I'm a bit busy today doing stuff!). This here be the audiobook version of Tom Baker's splendid autobiography Who On Earth Is Tom Baker? as narrated by the legend himself. It is an absolute must for Doctor Who fans and for anyone who likes to hear a riveting true story with a healthy dosage of humour and wit or for those who just can't get enough of Tom's beautiful speaking voice.

Tom Baker
Who On Earth Is Tom Baker? - An Autobiography
Harper Collins Audiobooks
1997
Approx. 161 mins
37 mb

Urban Hype - A Trip To Trumpton

A toytown classic from '92 - Urban Hype's big hit rave tribute to classic BBC kids' show Trumpton. Being an avid fan of the "Trumptonshire" series of shows (which also included Camberwick Green and Chigley), I loved this track at the time - I just couldn't get enough of all that raved up cult tv stuff! Still can't really! Gotta love the way they use the "Pugh! Pugh! Barney McGrew! Cuthbert! Dibble! Grubb!" sample (and, yeah, it's "Pugh! Pugh!", not "Hugh! Pugh!" as some believe it to be).

Urban Hype
Trip To Trumpton
Faze 2 Records
1992

1. A Trip To Trumpton (Radio Edit) (3:34)
2. A Trip To Trumpton (12" Club Version) (4:57)
3. A Trip To Trumpton (The Trumpton Remix) (5:07)
4. The Dream (4:34)

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When somebody said they wanted to hold a big old skool
rave in Trumptonshire with all the bells and whistles,
I'm not sure this is what they had in mind...

DJ Freeze - Star Trek VI

This is a nutty bit of Star Trek-influenced breakbeat from DJ Freeze in which we get crazy whale synth squelch sounds, photon zaps and all manner of hardcore bass and beats insanity. The b-side, from 2 Much Posse, is totally beat-crazy. It's bass Jim but not as we know it...

DJ Freeze/2 Much Posse
Star Trek VI
Full Effect Recordings
1992

1. Star Trek VI (DJ Freeze)
2. Living and Direct (2 Much Posse)

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Sonz of Bungle - Rainbow Vibes

From 1993, here we have a thumpingly excellent raved up version of the Rainbow theme song - this one is pretty hardcore. Great stuff. Another excellent rave version came out later the same year from eurobop featuring none other than Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey Hayes! Then another one came out starring Zippy and George in various rock and dance mixes which was even better just a few years back to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the show.

Sonz Of Bungle
Rainbow Vibes
Dust And Looped Sounds
1993

1 Rainbow Vibes (Extended)
2 Kick Bass 7
3 Rainbow Vibes (Radio Edit)

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Telltale - Rainbow

I spent all day for hours cleaning this up and it's worked out rather well - considering the state of the original vinyl. There's still a touch of snap, crackle and pop here and there but nothing to upset the balance. And it was worth it.
Anyway... Here we have the first ever LP of songs from the greatest British kids' show of all-time: Rainbow. Years before the legendary Rod, Jane & Freddy came along (and way before Freddy came along it was Rod, Jane & Matthew "Sooty & Sweep" Corbett), a group of musicians and actors calling themselves Telltale performed on the show. The music here is top class - a heavy dose of light psyche-folk with a sprinkling of humour here and there. Every track's a winner here - what with the full version of the classic Rainbow theme song and we also have the jolly "Shapes" which was performed in the very first episode of the show. Also we have "The panto horse" which bears quite a resemblance to the Elton John classic "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"! There's some absolutely lovely music on here made by people who obviously enjoyed what they did. They certainly don't make 'em like this anymore, mores the pity...

Telltale
Rainbow
MFP/EMI
1973

1. Rainbow
2. Up and down
3. Walk in the country
4. Autumn's really here
5. Shapes
6. Windy day
7. Bookworm
8. Little bit of happy music
9. Round and round
10. Everything in the garden smells sweet
11. Skyrider
12. Trees (A tree, he asks no questions)
13. The panto horse
14. Travelling song

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Cosmo & Dibs - Xultation E.P

Although nothing to do with the You & Me characters Cosmo & Dibs despite the great cover art depicting them, this record is a brilliant piece of hardcore breakbeat. With some very inventive twists and turns throughout each of the four tracks, Cosmo & Dibs' Xultation EP is a classic yet obscure release from '93 and is a must-own for rave fans.

Cosmo & Dibs
Xultation E.P
Moving Shadow
1993

1. Xultation
2. In A Fantasy
3. Star Eyes (Remix)
4. You Got Me

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George Formby - That Ukelele Man

"Turned out nice again, 'int it? Motherrrrr! Oh Mister Wu..." and so forth.
Here we have a decent compilation of classics from the legendary Formby although it doesn't include my personal favourite "Delivering The Morning Milk" - a funny ditty about the strange things a milkman sees every morning whilst he's, yes - you guessed it, delivering the morning milk. Shame that but, still, a great set of songs. That is, a great set of songs about cleaning windows (there's at least three of them!), ukeleles and Chinese laundrymen going by the name of "Mister Wu" (no relation to Doctor Wu...).

This compilation also doesn't include the infamous "Wunga Bunga Boo" - a song about a zulu or something which, when listened to, easily reminds one of the old racist Warner cartoons back in the day which featured black stereotypes. Apparently, Formby was so much of an offensive anarchist that, even 47 years after his death, he is still rubbing the moral majority up the wrong way with his innocent, misguided, banjo-esque comedy pop. He was lucky he wasn't around in the 80s though when things were going really insane with political correctness - otherwise he could have been a frequent target for Ben Elton and the loony left (who successfully banned "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and got Benny Hill thrown off the telly). There may well have been riots and people holding placards saying "Burn Your Banjos" although that would have made them look like idiots because, of course, Formby played a ukelele - not a banjo. (You probably don't realise that I had to keep deleting the word banjo and replacing it with ukelele throughout this post - such is the confusion I have with these instruments!...)

Although he tragically died of the young age of 56 way back in 1961, he was bought back to life and recorded a techno/club version of "When I'm Cleaning Windows" 30-odd years later with the help of CGI, animatronics and a banjo. Oops... I mean ukelele.

George Formby
That Ukelele Man
Pickwick
1995

1. When I'm Cleaning Windows
2. The Window Cleaner (No. 2)
3. Mr. Wu's a Window Cleaner, Now
4. Sittin' On the Ice In the Ice Rink
5. Swimmin' With the Wimmin'
6. The Lancashire Toreador
7. With My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock
8. Our Sergeant Major
9. Hi-Tiddley-Hi-Ti Island
10. Sitting On the Sands All Night
11. Chinese Laundry Blues
12. Madam Moscovitch
13. In My Little Snapshot Album
14. Mother, What'll I Do Now?
15. Bless 'Em All
16. With My Little Ukelele In My Hand
17. I Told My Baby With the Ukelele
18. Frigid Air Fanny
19. Leaning On a Lampost
20. It's Turned Out Nice Again

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boobs - the junkshop glam discotheque

Apparently named after a 70s nightclub, boobs is an utterly superb compilation of "junkshop glam". These records might have been flops but they all sound really great and fulfill all the glam cliches (I noticed a few suspicious clones of better known glam hits) and yet surprise at the same time . One in particular (probably my personal fave on here) - Screemer's "Interplanetary Twist" - is totally insane, starts off as Bowie then turns into Ballroom Blitz! Another favourite on here is the rocking "Black Eyed Woman" by The Sensation. The music on this disc is far more interesting, enjoyable and exciting than the totally boring, bland and depressingly drab likes of Coldplay and all those other similar modern bands and makes me wish bands like those on boobs were happening right here, right now.

V/A
boobs - the junkshop glam discotheque
RPM
2005

1. Turtle Dove - The Rats
2. Wired Up - Hector
3. Interplanetary Twist - Screemer
4. Albatross - Chunky
5. Motor Boat - Jimmy Jukebox
6. (Dance With The) Guitar Man - Shelby
7. Jungle - Erasmus Chorum
8. Love Is Alright (Hey) - Hot Rod
9. Black Eyed Woman - The Sensation
10. Natural Gas - Paul Ryan
11. Little Bit O' Soul - Iron Cross
12. Don't Let Go - Light Fantastic
13. Let Your Hair Hang Down - Catapult
14. Good Time - Fanny Angel
15. Poor Annie - Barry Blood
16. Shout It Out - Ice Cream
17. Did You Get What You Wanted - Boston Boppers
18. Baby - Sensation
19. She's Just A Friend Of Mine - Hobnail
20. Let's Go - Rock Rebellion

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Jonathan King - The Butterfly That Stamped

It's the vile pervert himself - Jonathan King! One of Britain's finest. Honestly. That is my opinion and I'm sticking to it...for now. To prove it, here is a superb, comprehensive retrospective of - what seems to have become in recent times - one of Britain's most hated men. A shame as it's at the very least 96.5% solid gold.

Whether it be the daffy covers or the daffier original stuff (some of which were recorded under aliases such as 100 Ton & A Feather, The Weathermen, Sakkarin, Bubblerock, Nemo, Sound 9418, Shag and - of course - The Piglets), all the classics are here: the dreamy "Everyone's Gone To The Moon", "Una Paloma Blanca" (seriously one of my all-time favourite records), "It Only Takes A Minute" (as good as Take That's version!), the essential British classic "The Sun Has Got His Hat On", "Hooked On A Feeling", the excellent theme from his Entertainment USA "I'll Slap Your Face", the heavy rock tinged "Sugar Sugar" and the greatest record ever made: the masterpiece that is "Johnny Reggae". Amongst the many other highs and lows, we also have Jonathan rubbing it in with the Pet Shop Boys influenced "Wild World" (JK claimed the PSB's "It's A Sin" was a rip off of Cat Stevens' "Wild World" and was successfully sued by the duo for his libelous remarks to that effect) and "She's So Fine" done in a George Harrison stylee (for the same obvious reasons). Be warned that "The Official Munich Olympic Games Theme 1972" features the quite offensive sound of marching Nazi troops - a track that would no doubt have appealed to a typical 80s-era, National Front-supporting Sun reader who find Jim Davidson highly amusing and believe the Germans are out to steal our deckchairs.

I could go on and on raving about this superb collection but there's no need - I'll just say that the man was - possibly still is - a mad pop genius and his sins should be forgiven! Seriously, if you're a collector of novelty and off-kilter pop - you need this superb 2-disc set in your collection. Variety is the spice of life and The Butterfly That Stamped is full of it - and so am I (full of it, that is).

Jonathan King
The Butterfly That Stamped
Castle
1988
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CD1
1. Everyone`s gone to the Moon
2. Hooked on a Feeling
3. Johnny Reggae
4. It`s A Tall order for a short Guy
5. Living in a f***in` time Warp
6. A Very, very Melancohly Man
7. Chick-A-Boom (don`t ya jes love it?)
8. Let it all Hang Out
9. One for you, one for Me
10. Una paloma Blanca (White Dove)
11. Sugar Sugar
12. Its The Same old Song
13. Old d.j`s (playing new sounds)
14. Learning the Game
15. Just like a Woman
16. Rag Doll
17. Flirt
18. Hang on Sloopy
19. The Official Munich Olympic Games Theme 1972
20. Gloria
21. Cryin` Again

CD2
1. I Can`t get no (Satisfaction)
2. The Sun has got his hat On
3. You`ve lost that lovin` Feeling
4. The Sickly sweet odour of old rotten Teeth
5. He`s so Fine
6. Wild World
7. When i was a Star
8. It Only takes a Minute
9. Lazybones
10. I say a little Prayer
11. I`ll slap your Face (Entertainment USA Theme)
12. Million Dollar Bash
13. Can`t get it out of my Head
14. In the Mood
15 .Loop di Love
16. Go Now
17. The Kung fu Anthem
18. Do you want to know a Secret
19. God save the sex pistols
20. Mental Diseases

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The many faces of JK (all pretty similar to an extent)
- except for the faces which aren't is (such as
Elton, Ozzy, Jon Bon Jovi, Samantha Fox, etc).
Where's Bobby Davro when you need him
for a hilarious JK impression nowadays, eh?