Malcolm Mclaren feat. Alison Limerick - Magic's Back

Absolute classic "choon" from loony toad quack and mad meister mixer Malcolm Mclaren featuring the great Alison Limerick on vocals. Co-written and produced by Stock and Waterman and featuring a prominent sample of Beethoven's classic "7th Symphony (2nd movement)" although Beethoven himself unfortunately receives no writing credit and presumably wasn't around to ask for royalties. The track was the theme to Malcolm's wonderfully barmy and bizarre Dickens-inspired Christmas popfest spectacular "The Ghosts of Oxford Street", originally shown on Channel 4 during the raved up festive season of 1991 and which starred, amongst others, Tom Jones, the Happy Mondays doing their unique take on the Bee Gees' "Staying Alive", Sinead O'Connor singing "Silent Night", the Rebel MC, Kirsty MacColl, Shane McGowan and "Nasty Nick Cotton" himself John Altman! You don't get Christmas novelty telly like that anymore...

Malcolm Mclaren feat. Alison Limerick
Magic's Back
BMG
1991

1. Magic's Back - 7 inch
2. Magic's Back - Magic's Back
3. Magic's Back - Rave Edit
4. Magic's Back - House Mix
5. Magic's Back - Techno Edit

52 mb
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Christmas Rap

While you're Christmas gift unwrappin',
why not listen to some Christmas rappin'...

Get it now from the always excellent

Slothy's Pigeon Shit

Reposts: The Finest 'Arvest of The Wurzels & Zeta One

New links are up for...

The Finest 'Arvest of The Wurzels

and...

Zeta One (aka The Love Factor)

I'm not in the habit of reposting so if you
want them, get them while they're hot! ;)

Jessop Jessop Jessop

Axon Cozy Smut returns after a year's hiatus
with a great Sammi Jessop post...

Hunting Venus

Excellent, charming little comedy drama from 1999 about a New Romantic band reuniting after quitting years ago and going their seperate ways. Very similar to the equally great Still Crazy (which, coincidentally, also came out in early 1999) - although I have slightly more of a preference for Hunting Venus.

Starring Martin Clunes (who also directed), Neil Morrissey (as you've possibly never seen him before!), Danny Webb, Mark Williams and Ben Miller as the Venus Hunters. Jane Horrocks and Esther Coles play the fans who kidnap former lead singer Simon Delancey in the hope of getting their old favourite band back together. Some great little guest appearances by new wave/new romantic pop legends Gary Numan (with his wife), Simon Le Bon (with Jasmin), Tony Hadley and Phil Oakey. Look out for a particularly amusing and memorable scene with Numan and Danny Webb. The infinitely great Jools Holland stars as himself and he also wrote the superb "Starburst" - an absolutely perfect parody of early 80s New Romantica if ever I heard it. You can get the full version of "Starburst" from the long deleted Hunting Venus soundtrack here (encoded at 128 kbps - I managed to dig it out off an old disc full of old mp3s. I downloaded it years ago in the very early days of mp3 and p2p!).

The plot: Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show.

Note: There is a very brief temporary fault for a few seconds near the very end of the film in which the image has some weird warp effect - almost looks like CGI! Don't let it put you off as it's gone before you know it and you do get the classic "technical fault" message come on the screen during it's occurence - which is always a treat to see! Incidentally, this isn't my rip and it has only been shown on tv although I was totally convinced I had seen a dvd release (I was wrong!). I actually have a recording of this movie taped by myself when it was originally shown. There was no technical fault in my region - Central - as far as I can remember but, unfortunately, my recording is pretty dodgy being as my telly at the time relied on a crappy indoor aerial!

Hunting Venus
1999
XVID
Approx. 92 mins
696 mb

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Starburst (full version from the original soundtrack)
4mb
Encoded @ 128 kbps.

Condorman

Absolute cult classic early-80s low budget superhero comedy fluff starring Michael "ooooh Bettyyy!" Crawford (great, awkwardly bad American accent he puts on for this movie!), the infinitely watchable Oliver "Wild Thing" Reed, the always likeable James Hampton and gorgeous Barbara Carerra.

The plot: Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hostile agents, he earns the respect of the beautiful Natalia, who requests his assistance for her defection. Woody uses this request as leverage to use the CIA's resources to bring his comic book creation, Condorman, to life to battle the evil Krokov.

An all-time favourite of mine, this cheap and cheerful family favourite is still as enjoyable today as it was back in t' good old days. A perfect slice of good old fashioned entertainment to while away an hour and half on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Condorman
1981
XVID
Approx. 90 mins
697 mb

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Pet Shop Boys - It Couldn't Happen Here

Pop legends Neil Tennant (previously an editor for Marvel UK!) and Chris Lowe - better known to the world as the Pet Shop Boys - go on their own magical mystery tour in this cult bit of nutty musical bizarreness from 1987. Along the way, they bump into characters played by Gareth "Gambit" Hunt, Barbara "saucyyyy!" Windsor, Neil "Biggles" Dickson and Joss "diplomatic immunityyyy!" Ackland, amongst others. Hunt and Dickson are particularly entertaining, giving it their all with some amusing, offbeat performances.

"Mmmm... Nescafe."

The plot: Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher's late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features a load of the Pet Shop Boys' most popular and classic tracks in varying versions including "It's A Sin", "Suburbia", "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)", "Rent" and Elvis cover "Always On My Mind", amongst others.

Sadly, and perhaps unsurprisingly, It Couldn't Happen Here was an unmitigated flop but, thankfully, it had no bearing on Tennant and Lowe's neverending success and pop genius. In my humble opinion, it is a charming little piece of escapist arty pop nonsense with a nice sense of deadpan humour. It Couldn't Happen Here is a film that doesn't take itself serious even though it may look like one. Personally, I find the movie very enjoyable and easy going in a good old 80s-style Channel 4-type movie stylee.

Pet Shop Boys - It Couldn't Happen Here
1987
Div-X
Approx. 82 mins
699 mb

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Injection X featuring Tommy Steele - Tommy The Toreador Never Knows

Injection X is back as the "Little White Bull" goes psychedelic with a little help from his Fab Four friends...

Injection X featuring Tommy Steele
Tommy The Toreador Never Knows
Wokka Chokka Chum! Records
2009

1. Tommy The Toreador Never Knows

13 mb
Encoded @ 320 kbps.

New Zoo Revue - Season 1 Episodes 1-5

Here we have the first five episodes of cult 70s US preschool kids' show New Zoo Revue (if these prove popular, I'll rip and up the rest of the first season consisting of 59 episodes in total). A surreal, trippy, colourful mix of human and adult-size puppet characters much in the vein of Sid and Marty Krofft's style although, unlike the Krofft shows which were far-out whacky entertainment, New Zoo Revue was an educational show more akin to Sesame Street. The show originally ran from 1972 to 1977 with a total run of 196 episodes.


Some say that New Zoo Revue was the forerunner to the abysmal crap that is the sickly sugary Barney & Friends and it's ilk, although New Zoo Revue is infinitely more educational, certainly more entertaining and features likable performers in Doug (Doug Momary) and the babelicious, mini-skirt, go-go boots wearing Emmy Jo (doug's real-life wife Emily Peden) who, for me at least, makes for very satisfying eye candy and is reason enough to watch the show! The life-size puppets - Henrietta Hippo, Freddie the Frog (what? Rodney Trotter's dad?!) and Charlie the Owl (whose voice reminds me quite a bit of the great Emo Phillips!) are a good laugh with Henrietta Hippo being my personal favorite out of the regular gang. The owl's great too though I'm not too keen on the frog (though he seems to exist mainly for the owl to have a go at anyway!). There are also some decent songs and music including a brainwashingly catchy theme tune and, overall, the show is a treat for preschoolers and nostalgic adults who grew up in a better age of television.

Note: The quality of the rips are the same as on the dvd. The archive nature of these episodes are very noticeable but still very watchable - some episodes have better picture quality than others.


The plot: This musical comedy format show conveyed the concepts of cooperation and guidance for living in contemporary society. Each episode dealt with a topic like drugs, moving away, courtesy, bragging or patience. Though hosted by humans Doug (Doug Momary) and Emmy Jo (Emily Peden), the show featured its costumed adult-sized puppet characters, primarily Freddie the Frog (voiced by Joni Robbins), Henrietta Hippo (voiced by Larri Thomas), and Charlie the Owl (voiced by Bob Holt). Other characters included Frieda the Frog, Mr. Dingle (played by a costumed Chuck Woolery, who would later gain fame as the founding host of Wheel of Fortune), an elderly postman, store-keeper and Jack-of-All-Trades, and Mrs. Goodbody (played by veteran character actress Fran Ryan), a nosy neighbor who serves as an advice columnist for "The All New Zoo Gazette."

New Zoo Revue
Season 1
Episodes 1-5 (Download all 13 parts to unrar)
1972
XVID
Approx. 22 mins per episode
1,13 GB

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Doomlord - The Deathlords of Nox

"Energiser to disintegrate!"
Here's a total treat for British comic-book fans... This first - and only (so far) - Doomlord "graphic novel" reprints/collects the first era of the drawn version of Doomlord which followed the classic photo-story series from the revamped Eagle comic of the early 80s. The strips here were originally published from 24th September 1983 to 3rd March 1984. Features introduction by Alan Grant and synopsis of the first three photostrips of Doomlord by Paul Scott. Unfortunately, the original photo-story series (which used to excite me and, at the same time, freak me out back in the day) has never been reprinted - possibly due to maybe having to repay the actors who starred in them?!... Doomlord - both in photo-story and drawn form - was one of the very best series in the Eagle during the 80s and was certainly my personal favourite, so when I saw this increasingly rare and obscure graphic novel format release I just had to get it! I do have a feeling that, one day, we'll see Doomlord again - and something tells me it will be DC Comics that will make it happen...

The plot:
Deep in the cosmos spins the unnatural world of Nox, home of the servitors, ruled over by the Dread Council. For countless millennia they have watched over the galaxy, deciding the fate of individual planets against the greater needs of galaxy... Masters of Life... Bringers of Death!

Yet when servitor Vek is sent to judge mankind, he refuses to carry out his mission to destroy the Earth, having become tinged by human emotion during his stay amongst them: "Bad or good...I am neither. Just a servitor who has disobeyed his masters. A servitor who is trying to save the human race."


To this day, I'm still a fan of Doomlord - certainly one of the greatest British comic characters and strips of all-time (in my opinion) - and, for many years now, I've always wondered why such a brilliant and simple premise hasn't been adapted to a tv series. On the back of the success of sci-fi shows such as Doctor Who and Torchwood, surely the time is right for Doomlord to hit the big time in similar fashion - either in his own series or as a guest-character in Doctor Who (for example). Eh, BBC? I could see that really working and I'm sure the rights would be pretty cheap. Or maybe someone should make a low-budget Doomlord feature film with some spare lottery funds...

Alan Grant & John Wagner (creators/writers), Heinzel (art)
DOOMLORD - "The Deathlords of Nox"
Hibernia
2005
131 mb

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