grace jones

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assumed he was referring to Edith Bowman...

yeah was either gonna do that one or Edith Cavell

need a "randomers dropping knowledge" thread really

Edith Wharton ftw

Don't know who any of these Eejits you're all talking about are.

Thanks for the idea.

Edit Piaf

http://www.briefmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/3750402202_d45ca3f00f_o.jpg

Wish I hadn't clicked on this thread.

just picked up nightclubbing today

its rad :)

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just picked up nightclubbing today

Tuomas to thread in 5, 4, ...

If you enjoyed the album (it is rad indeed, one of the best of all time!), you should check out these two remixes off of it, they're both awesome:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nSvLj9YrZ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q8Gq8oxLTU

its a hard life in waziristan.

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Had a very distressing moment at the weekend when a close friend said she'd never heard of Grace Jones and I had to instantly go out and buy her a copy of Island Life.

Jeez I wish I had you as a friend

well played your friend tbh

jeezuz nightclubbing. ever hear an album at EXACTLY the right time in your year/life/whatever? well, that. what an album...

yes. Slave to the Rhythm is sorta doing that for me right now.

Everytime I see this on the homepage I'm hoping someone said the two unreleased albums were leaked.

I really like the song "Typical Male" during that lost era.

it's a Consolidated cover, in case you don't know and want to know

what are the lost albums you're talking about?

there's a 1997-ish one produced by Tricky that never came out - the song Hurricane and one or two others are left over from then

are tracks out there or just words?

the OG Hurricane came out on a white label, I think one other track written around the Typical Male time got leaked a few years ago

"Typical Male" was released as a B-side to "Sex Drive"... I'd recommend anyone who likes Grace to get that single, besides "Typical Male" (which is indeed great) it also has an awesome house remix of title track by Maurice Joshua.

But yeah, it'd be nice to hear some more tunes from that era, apparently they were supposed to appear on album called Black Marilyn, which would've been awesome.

In some recent interviews Grace wanted to release the album. I'm crossing my fingers because if Q-Tip can finally release Kamal/The Abstract and David Bowie's Toy album leaked, then Grace's album has to leak right?

***Crosses Fingers***

But then again I'm also a Cassie fan, so I'm use to disappointment and frustration.

There was also suppose to be a documentary about her life as well. Now that would be interesting considering she wrote more songs about her life on Hurricane.

http://www.factmag.com/2011/07/13/grace-jones-presents-hurricane-dub/

There's a new dub version of the whole Hurricane coming out, but you can only buy it has a double album with the original... :( I'd still love to have it, but I'm not sure if I want to pay more just to get the dub album with an album I already own.

Also, I'd love to know what the extra tenth track ("Hell Dub") is, as it apparently isn't a dub version of anything on the album.

lets see if this works

"An icon of our time, for the artwork of Hurricane Dub, Grace has once again teamed up with her once creative partner, Jean-Paul Goude, to deliver a striking cover image, wearing a trade mark Philip Treacy hat."

http://c2181912.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/17186--da30cdfe8005360e51dab949b278f2e4.jpg

the dub album was produced by ivor guest.

not a name i know much about - is it a pseudo ?

Ivor Guest produced the "real" Hurricane album too. I've no idea who he is, though.

That is one helluva of a cover...brilliant...Ivor Guest is some member of the aristocracy...a lord I think...think he was connected with Tim Simenon some years back...

yeah, landed gentry iirc, and a boyfriend of Jones' - also did programming on Barry Adamson's The Negro Inside Me

guessing that Hell Dub is a dub of the DJ Hell version of I've Seen That Face Before?

She wears that hat on stage during a song while lazers are shot into it so it refracts all over the venue. She did this at the Royal Albert Hall last year.

Costume change between every song. Amazing.

Yeah, she did the hat/laser thing at her Helsinki gig a couple of years ago too.

Also she can hula-hoop for the duration of an entire song, while singing, without appearing to move her hips. I've no idea how she managed it.

There was a gig she did I think from France/Switzerland on Sky Arts earlier in the year...absolutely stunning in every way...the band were on fire...Don-e was on keys was like a young Bernie Worrell...wanted to go to the Albert Hsll concert but prices were astranomical...regretted it very quickly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYkVtz6ozJE

I blogged about Nightclubbing here:

http://devonrecordclub.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/grace-jones-nightclubbing-round-49-toms-selection/

It's pretty awesome I reckon.

^ Thanks for posting that!

I think the way a lot of people feel about the Daft Punk record is how I feel about Nightclubbing. The production is impeccable, the grooves irresistible, it was made by a cyborg, and my favorite song on it changes from month to month. Right now it's "Feel Up" - my god!!!!!

Cheers for the feedback TracerHand. Funnily enough one of the guys at Record Club also compared the new Daft Punk album to Nightclubbing, adding that RAM was like a not as good version!

If you like this era (the early 80s) of Grace Jone's career, I'd recommend acquiring The Compass Point Sessions compilation. It has 12 inch and dub mixes of the singles recorded in the Compass Point studio, as well as the best album tracks, and it sounds better than those 80s CDs.

Also she can hula-hoop for the duration of an entire song, while singing, without appearing to move her hips. I've no idea how she managed it.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdwEgzDNb2w

goddess doesnt even cover it

THat Private Life 2cd was a great find. Had been hoping for a recentish remaster of the main lps up til I found it and it seems to have the best stuff on it. Or at least has enough of the good stuff on to edit to another media or skip tracks with.

http://www.factmag.com/2014/02/24/grace-jones-iconic-nightclubbing-gets-deluxe-reissue-including-12-mixes-and-unreleased-tracks/

The bonus tracks:
01 Demolition Man (12” Version) 4.58 // Issued as A-side of 12” single 12 // WIP 6673, Feb 1981.
02 Pull Up To The Bumper (Long Version) 5.45 // Issued as A-side of 12” single // 12 WIP 6696, June 1981
03 Feel Up (Long Version) 6.14 // Issued as B-side of 12” single // 12 WIP 6696, June 1981
04 I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (12” Version) 5.32 // Issued as A-side of Dutch 12” // single 600.366, July 1981
05 Walking In The Rain (12” Version) 7.25 // Issued as A-side of 12” single // 12 WIP 6739, Oct 1981
06 Pull Up To The Bumper (Remixed Version) 7.15 // Issued as B-side of 12” single // 12 WIP 6739, Oct 1981
07 Use Me (Long Version) 6.10 // First issued on Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
08 Pull Up To The Bumper (US Party Version) 5.00 // Issued as A-side of US promotional 12” single // PRO-A-936
09 Feel Up (Extended Version) 6.15 // Issued as A-side of US promotional 12” single // PRO-A-985
10 Pull Up To The Bumper (1985 Remix) 6.24 // Issued as A-side of cassette single // CIS 240
11 Peanut Butter (Pull Up To The Bumper Instrumental) 5.10 // Issued as B-side of cassette single // CIS 240
12 If You Wanna Be My Lover (previously unreleased) 8.00 approx
13 Me! I Disconnect From You (previously unreleased) 5.30 approx
14 Esta Cara Me Es Conocida (I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango) 4.32 // Issued as A-side of Spanish 7” single B-102.587

GARY NUMAN COVER YES

and it sounds like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0AeX8K_nlJw

jeezuz nightclubbing. ever hear an album at EXACTLY the right time in your year/life/whatever? well, that. what an album...

― scott seward, Monday, April 4, 2011 3:56 PM (3 years ago)