Out is a bit of a mixed bag, though it's more poppy, doesn't have the fuzzed out rock qualities of Flying Doesn't Help and World Service.
I think Pieces from the Cloudland Ballroom and Secrets of the Blue Bag both preceed the other solo stuff, I thought they were early/mid 70s.
― dan selzer, Monday, 11 June 2007 21:19 (sixteen years ago) link
There's a live tape of Blegvad fronting the Golden Palominos where he does very rocked up versions of some of his solo stuff, including a killer Lou Reed-ish take on Special Delivery.
is this available online anywhere?
― akm, Tuesday, 12 June 2007 02:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Peter Blegvad has been contributing to Radio Free Song Club.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 12 December 2010 01:42 (thirteen years ago) link
I finally got around to putting this up on youtube...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZOikZPWNbU
― dlp9001, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
That's a good'un. He just released another album with Andy Partridge, "Gonwards". It's a winner!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 23:06 (eleven years ago) link
ReR has released Peter's "Bandbox", reissuing "Downtime", "Just Woke Up" and "Hangman's Hill" along with a two disc set called "It's All Experimental" of outtakes, demos and lots of live stuff. I ordered early and also got "The Impossible Book - A Radio Play" starring Peter, Andy Partridge, David Thomas and others. There's my weekend listening!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 7 July 2018 00:12 (five years ago) link
Finally listened to his original version of "Daughter."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM2OfKvXdrA
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 November 2022 14:09 (one year ago) link
I hope he made some money from that one, didn't a cover version appear in a movie?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 19 November 2022 18:21 (one year ago) link
Probably. Feel like the Loudon Wainwright version is the most well known.
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 20 November 2022 02:44 (one year ago) link
One of the most disturbing nightmares of a song ever: "Irma" from The Naked Shakespeare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wn-qyDlcPY
― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 20 November 2022 05:12 (one year ago) link
The Naked Shakespeare was a case of a talented writer and musician obviously trying hard but missing a spark somehow.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 21 November 2022 03:29 (one year ago) link
xps Loudon Wainwright's version played over the end credits of Knocked Up iirc. I was shocked to find out it wasn't a Wainwright original.
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Monday, 21 November 2022 15:13 (one year ago) link
(xp) Pretty much sums up his solo career tbh.
― Oh wouldn't it be rubbery? (Tom D.), Monday, 21 November 2022 15:15 (one year ago) link
I've loved Acnalbasac Noom for years, but nothing else in the Slapp Happy extended universe really did much for me until I heard Kew. Rhone. for the first time earlier this year, and it was all I wanted to listen to for weeks.
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Monday, 21 November 2022 15:16 (one year ago) link
Yes yes yes!!! The "Kew. Rhone." book is also recommended: https://www.colinsackett.co.uk/kewrhone.php?x=93&y=76
― ernestp, Monday, 21 November 2022 16:31 (one year ago) link
Didn't know there was a book! Just ordered it.
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Monday, 21 November 2022 17:27 (one year ago) link
Great! Happy reading!Also it's worth linking to the Quietus article/interview (w/ Blegvad) about it (linked from the Uniformbooks/Colin Sackett page above):https://thequietus.com/articles/17243-peter-blegvad-interview
― ernestp, Monday, 21 November 2022 18:51 (one year ago) link