Slicing Up Eyeballs published their Top 100 Tracks From 1987 today, 98 of which they have included on a companion playlist. One of the missing cuts is "Kiss & Tell" by Bryan Ferry, which for awhile was only up in a single edit from a hits comp that's still up but with that track blocked.
Is there some issue with his '87-'94 albums (which are all off the service)?
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 17:51 (three years ago) link
I can get it four times over on UK Spotify: the full length from Bete Noire & Platinum Collection, and an edit from two other Best Ofs. All three 87-94 albums are also available.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link
nothing personal, but it's absolutely screaming tittybonkers that if any given three albums are not available for a fraction of a cent on one particular internet subscription service, people's reaction in 2020 is ever "is there some issue?" rather than "those aren't there"
just the shaping of expectations, that if anybody thinks of a record for any reason, the unquestioned default assumption is that it should be on that service in every territory in the world, at all times
― Bleeqwot (sic), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:19 (three years ago) link
I think it's fair to ask the question given that: (A) all the Roxy/Ferry stuff is controlled by the same party, who generally reissue the catalogue en bloc; (B) all of those albums bar the three in question are up on the service; (C) one of those missing albums is one of the artist's most popular; and (D) the hit single from said album was (up until recently) available on a comp on the service. It feels like there's more to this than 'those aren't there', particularly as mike t-diva points out that they are available on the UK site.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 21:13 (three years ago) link
No Cookie Crew! Not in the US, at least.
― Alba, Monday, 22 June 2020 17:42 (three years ago) link
also posted this on the proper spotify topic, but aaliyah's second and third albums aren't on there. that's absolutely criminal.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 22 June 2020 18:06 (three years ago) link
periodic reminder:
https://www.complex.com/music/2016/12/aaliyahs-music-isnt-online-and-her-uncle-barry-hankerson-is-the-reason-why
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:59 (three years ago) link
jesus what a clusterfuck.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 01:29 (three years ago) link
once or twice a month I really wanna listen to you made me realize by the my bloody valentines without going to youtube for it and I wish they'd just let me give them their moneys through the spotify
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 27 June 2020 01:28 (three years ago) link
You realise that’s not how spotify works
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Saturday, 27 June 2020 01:42 (three years ago) link
No I don't realize that
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 27 June 2020 01:48 (three years ago) link
All the original Brinsley Schwarz lps left the US service recent-ish(?). Couple of comps and a bunch of archival live albums still there. The band's "This Is:" playlist is about half blacked-out tracks now.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 27 June 2020 02:17 (three years ago) link
That article about Aaliyah, Barry Hankerson, and Blackground is fascinating. I didn’t know any of that stuff (except, unfortunately, the R. Kelly details). Also didn’t realize her last two albums are oop and hard to come by... need to check if I still have the third one, unfortunately I don’t think so.
― OG Honeymoon Ave (morrisp), Saturday, 27 June 2020 03:56 (three years ago) link
i mean, it's on youtube but. . . man, would a reissue be nice.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Saturday, 27 June 2020 05:12 (three years ago) link
I looked earlier and couldn’t even find it there. Link?
― OG Honeymoon Ave (morrisp), Saturday, 27 June 2020 05:28 (three years ago) link
jams for days and days. . .
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Saturday, 27 June 2020 05:40 (three years ago) link
Thx!
― OG Honeymoon Ave (morrisp), Saturday, 27 June 2020 06:08 (three years ago) link
DJ quik & kurupt's "blaqkout"
― specific fry such as scampo (||||||||), Saturday, 27 June 2020 06:37 (three years ago) link
if only there were some widely available, portable, physical medium that would enable you to listen to this song in high res audio
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Saturday, 27 June 2020 09:01 (three years ago) link
if only it was the 21st century
― never mind that shit, here comes scampo (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 27 June 2020 09:03 (three years ago) link
I just noticed INXS, Underneath The Colours, and The Swing aren't on US spotify. I think they used to be? And I wonder why it's just those three*.
(*Elegantly Wasted is also missing, but eh.)
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 27 June 2020 19:39 (three years ago) link
I don't think Elegantly Wasted has ever been up, and the title track is blacked out on whatever comp it's on.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 27 June 2020 19:46 (three years ago) link
BlaQKout is there for me.
― billstevejim, Saturday, 27 June 2020 23:08 (three years ago) link
Wonder why the Another View version of “Ride Into The Sun” is greyed out.
― Two Spocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 June 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link
Jim Carroll Band: "People Who Died" is on some various artists comps, and that is it.― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, May 28, 2019 12:16 AM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, May 28, 2019 12:16 AM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
Not sure when this happened, but the Catholic Boy album is up and copyrighted to Fat Possum (instead of original label Atlantic).
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 1 July 2020 05:37 (three years ago) link
Fat Possum put it out on vinyl last year.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 1 July 2020 05:40 (three years ago) link
I got Nervous On The Road as an "Album Pick" today, but only five of the ten songs are playable and the album isn't listed in the discography.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 5 July 2020 18:55 (three years ago) link
Ada Rook has discovered the cheat code to being "on Spotify" while trying to convince ppl not to use it: a little blurb tacked onto every track directing them to Bandcamp
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Sunday, 5 July 2020 19:04 (three years ago) link
i like that idea. bandcamp charges nothing to store as much as you want. i wish that more lofi and "home musician" types would switch to bandcamp. but then if that happened, they'd probably start charging, so nvm.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 5 July 2020 23:57 (three years ago) link
Samantha Gilles - Let Me Feel It is one of my favorite songs from the 80s and I’ve been waiting over 5 years for it to show up on spotify.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 05:40 (three years ago) link
It's on YouTube Music!
― FAC 179 (morrisp), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 06:31 (three years ago) link
None of Curve's Anxious Records albums
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 16 July 2020 15:51 (three years ago) link
Seems like a lot of Ray Charles stuff is missing. Only 24 albums there, many of them comps. Ray had like 60 studio and live albums.
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Thursday, 16 July 2020 17:18 (three years ago) link
someone probly said this heat
i dont reckon bean church is on spotify too :((
― fkknutter, Saturday, 18 July 2020 19:39 (three years ago) link
Just noticed ZZ Top's Deguello has been taken down.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 7 September 2020 01:34 (three years ago) link
I wish the Swedish twee-ish band Granada were on north american spotify
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Monday, 7 September 2020 01:54 (three years ago) link
Ain't Love Grand by X has been taken down.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
And on a related tip, I don't think The Blasters Slash recordings have ever been up aside from the 20 tracks on the old Blasters Collection from '90.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 1 October 2020 02:34 (three years ago) link
Nothing Painted Blue's early stuff is missing
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Thursday, 1 October 2020 12:52 (three years ago) link
Global Communication: 76:14 is there, Remotion and Pentamerous Metamorphosis ain't.
― neith moon (ledge), Friday, 23 October 2020 09:52 (three years ago) link
Those missing Bryan Ferry albums are up/back up!
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 21:34 (three years ago) link
Alex Jones is back on!
― Un-fooled and placid (sic), Wednesday, 28 October 2020 21:47 (three years ago) link
SOS Band and also Imagination have gone through some fairly recent withdrawal of much of their material that was there before. Extremely annoying.― nashwan, zondag 10 februari 2019 13:30Imagination is there for me, and has always been afaik.― breastcrawl, zondag 10 februari 2019 14:37my heart jumped when I read that re: Imagination but yup they're still there for me too― ⅋ (crüt), zondag 10 februari 2019 14:53
― nashwan, zondag 10 februari 2019 13:30
Imagination is there for me, and has always been afaik.
― breastcrawl, zondag 10 februari 2019 14:37
my heart jumped when I read that re: Imagination but yup they're still there for me too
― ⅋ (crüt), zondag 10 februari 2019 14:53
Imagination's Body Talk album has now disappeared from my (Dutch) Spotify. It was there until very recently :-(
― kiss some penis reference (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 4 November 2020 17:49 (three years ago) link
I just noticed INXS, Underneath The Colours, and The Swing aren't on US spotify. I think they used to be? And I wonder why it's just those three
Listen Like Thieves has also been removed.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 04:17 (three years ago) link
I frequently rue the dearth of Rudimentary Peni on Spotify.
― charlie rex, Tuesday, 24 November 2020 12:01 (three years ago) link
The first Moby Grape album is mostly greyed-out for whatever reason.
― InternationalWaters, Saturday, 28 November 2020 14:39 (three years ago) link
joanna newsom - absent on spotify, i'm not crying about it, but typical when you want to play someone a song...
― Swanswans, Sunday, 29 November 2020 11:45 (three years ago) link
yeah I think she was one of the few artists exempted when the Drag City catalog finally became available on Spotify
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Sunday, 29 November 2020 16:42 (three years ago) link
The Steve Albini thread led me to look up the album he did with Page and Plant, and it turns out none of their albums as Page and Plant are on spotify
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 00:32 (three years ago) link
Frustrating that the first Savath & Savalas album isn't on there. His other stuff is
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 00:58 (three years ago) link