Please stop chipping away at what is inherently a selfless act of I.M. sharing his personal project, and shut the fuck up.
Honestly, let your petty greivances sit for a minute. I don't have the newest briefcase version. I can get it if I want. So can you.
If you feel so slighted by the new version of the briefcase disc, I will be glad to send you money via paypal to reimburse your investment if you promise not to continue whining and derailing this thread. It's worth the money to stop what I consider to be a collosal waste of my time. You can contact me at the below address...I would gladly spend the $13 and get back to the matter at hand.
― John Justen (johnjusten), Sunday, 24 April 2005 09:35 (nineteen years ago) link
What are "these things" that you care about for which I'm showing blatant disregard? That's where I'm getting the impression that you think there are those who "deserve" this set more or who will enjoy it more, as I took to be the basis of your very first complaint when you thought you were deep in the queue due to email malfunction. As I've stated before, my "ideal" audience for the set was the kid who knows little but has the potential for passion--not collector scum like you and me. But I decided the only equitable and manageable approach to distributing this mix was first-come-first-serve, a rule I've broken only rarely, once being for you.
I have a feeling Reynolds has avoided being "overly general" in 570 pages worth of investigation. Whereas I probably would be wasting my time if I actually attempted to explicate the cultural relevance of any of this music---I haven't done the research, and I'm not a writer.
I can understand that you don't think it's fair that those who ask for the set at a later date get *more* music---but that's why I offered to send everyone who wants it the recently added stuff. If you really have a problem with the inclusion of the Ski Patrol track I got from you, I'll remove it. That should redress the practical complaints I've been able to discern. You've called me both an egotist and overly self-depricating; I'm pretty certain I'm neither. I know what I know--and I know enough to see how much I don't know. Beyond that, let's just agree to disagree, ok? As far as I'm aware, you're the only person who is "unhappy". At least, let's work this out via a private exchange, if we must.
― I.M. (I.M.), Sunday, 24 April 2005 14:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 24 April 2005 14:57 (nineteen years ago) link
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,13887,1464368,00.html
That's about exactly what I had in mind but knew I couldn't pull off.
― I.M. (I.M.), Sunday, 24 April 2005 17:33 (nineteen years ago) link
http://members.aol.com/blissout/postpunk.htm
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Sunday, 24 April 2005 19:12 (nineteen years ago) link
Doesn't seem to be up anymore, but yeah, when I read that "primer" was when I realised Simon's book was something to look forward to.
― I.M. (I.M.), Sunday, 24 April 2005 19:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 24 April 2005 19:16 (nineteen years ago) link
That pretty much sums up my curmudgeony stance, at least re: current pop/rock/electronic-dance fare.
I "linked" to that essay in the 'READ' bit of the booklet. Good stuff.
― I.M. (I.M.), Sunday, 24 April 2005 19:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Sunday, 24 April 2005 19:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― I.M. (I.M.), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― I.M. (I.M.), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:51 (nineteen years ago) link
That was a hope of mine--not to satisfy an appetite by to incite it--toward the one form of consumerism I've never had a moments guilt over.
Any major finds for anyone? Any suggestions for "links" in the buy or read sections for possible future editions?
― I.M. (I.M.), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 05:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― I.M. (I.M.), Thursday, 28 April 2005 01:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 28 April 2005 02:08 (nineteen years ago) link
Max
― Max Murdoc, Thursday, 28 April 2005 22:17 (nineteen years ago) link
The Black Uhuru I wasn't sure about and didn't initially include, because while it's great, it definitely seems to me to basically be straight reggae, as opposed to reggae-inflected post-punk. Still, a few people suggested I include it, so once I found room, I figured why not.
I included the Prince because even though he's usually considered to have more to do with "proper" funk and pop, the sonic connection seems obvious to me (though it does risk begging the question, why not just include a lot of other supposedly "straight" funk. . .). The sound of prince in that era is right between Worrell and Human League, so it makes sense to me.
Glad you dig it : )
Max ---
drop me a line at the email below and I'll put you on the waiting list.
― I.M. (I.M.), Thursday, 28 April 2005 22:53 (nineteen years ago) link
Arrgh - didn't think I need to contact you. Will sort out my PayPal thing tonight. Sorry - personal life got in the way.
― Alba (Alba), Friday, 29 April 2005 07:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 29 April 2005 08:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Friday, 29 April 2005 08:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― mentalist (mentalist), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 10:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― mike a, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:55 (eighteen years ago) link
p.s. Does the bad brains track really cut short like that?
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― piscesboy, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:02 (eighteen years ago) link
Thanks, man. Copies straggled out as early as Nov. 2004, but most were in 2005. With any luck, someday in 2006 there'll be more. I've still got the list--but it's grown to over 250 names, and besides being too busy and too poor to get out ahead on material costs, I just got a little daunted.
Mark --
Not sure I know what you mean. Hopefully there wasn't a defect in the pressing. I doubt I would've edited a Bad Brains track. . .
Piscesboy --
I had plans to do 1982 or 1979, but real life caught up with me. I think a fellow here started up a 1979, but I think real life caught up with him, too. I've been sitting on a 3rd edition of '81 that's got 460 bands, 480 tracks, but haven't been able to do anything with it. If you do a search for "soundslike1981" on myspace.com, you might come across the smaller mixes I post there.
― I.M. (I.M.), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― I.M. (I.M.), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― piscesboy, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― js (honestengine), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 19:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― pleased to mitya (mitya), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 08:12 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm not typing in the contents here tho.
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 08:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― pleased to mitya (mitya), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 08:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 09:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― jergins (jergins), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 19:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Mark G, Saturday, 31 March 2007 00:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Bimble, Saturday, 31 March 2007 01:31 (seventeen years ago) link
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 31 March 2007 01:37 (seventeen years ago) link
spotify playlist please
― cozen, Sunday, 29 September 2013 19:46 (ten years ago) link
This thread is one of the "most read", don't you know?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 16:15 (nine years ago) link
https://musicophilia.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/1979_ice.jpg
Coming soon. . .
― Soundslike, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 23:04 (six years ago) link
Oh hello.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 23:18 (six years ago) link
*drools*
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 31 August 2017 00:08 (six years ago) link
The year of my birth! Excited for this.
― tylerw, Thursday, 31 August 2017 02:11 (six years ago) link
Then it turns out it's a headfake and it's 366 bad bootleg remixes of a certain Smashing Pumpkins song.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 31 August 2017 02:25 (six years ago) link
ooh (bookmarks thread)
― Mark G, Thursday, 31 August 2017 11:45 (six years ago) link
Alright, it's all done I think. Slightly smaller affair--seven mixes, no 'briefcase'. But given that at 37 I didn't have the months I had when I was 23 and made '1981' to search out and buy scores of records, cull and re-cull, sequence twenty ways for each mix, and go in and hand-remove every little dust pop, it's been a lot of fun to revisit this music I haven't really listened to as much over the last decade. I hope the results will be enjoyed.
Actually, I had made a 3-disc '1979' back in 2002/2003, before '1981,' only made about five copies I think. I found the old tracklist and realized I selected a lot of the same tracks this time!
I'm going to spend a little more time with it making sure everything is working, and hope to have it up soon. Hope when it's up folks will spread the word.
― Soundslike, Friday, 1 September 2017 03:32 (six years ago) link
Looking forward for sure.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 1 September 2017 03:32 (six years ago) link
https://musicophilia.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/folder1.jpg
― Soundslike, Friday, 1 September 2017 03:35 (six years ago) link
Want
― jjjusten, Friday, 1 September 2017 03:56 (six years ago) link
Here's the final artist list:
A Certain Ratio · Adam & The Ants · Alternative TV · Animals & Men · Au Pairs · Bauhaus · The Blackouts · Blondie · The Boys Next Door · The B-52's · The Beat · David Bowie · British Standard Unit · Buzzcocks · Cabaret Voltaire · James Chance & The Contortions · Chrisma · Chrome · The Clash · Comsat Angels · Elvis Costello & The Attractions · The Cramps · Crass · Cult Hero · The Cure · Holger Czukay · The dB's · Delta 5 · Devo · Door & The Window · The Durutti Column · Echo & The Bunnymen · The Embarrassment · Essendon Airport · Essential Logic · Fad Gadget · Marianne Faithful · The Fall · Family Fodder · The Feelies · The Flying Lizards · John Foxx · Frank Sumatra · Gang of Four · Gina X Performance · Glaxo Babies · Half Japanese · The Homosexuals · The Human League · Richard Hell & The Voidoids · Industry · Joe Jackson · The Jam · Japan · Josef K · Joy Division · Killing Joke · L Voag · Lizard · M · Magazine · Material · Lizzy Mercier Descloux · Monochrome Set · Anthony Moore · Martha & The Muffins · The Mekons · Metal Urbain · Mo-Dettes · New Musik · Noh Mercy · Gary Numan · The Only Ones · Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark · P-Model · Pere Ubu · Plastics · Iggy Pop · The Pop Group · Pylon · The Raincoats · Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers · Rosa Yemen · Scritti Politti · The Selecter · Simple Minds · Siouxsie & The Banshees · The Slits · Patti Smith Group · The Soft Boys · The Sound · The Specials · Spherical Objects · Squeeze · The Static · Walter Stedding · Suicide · Swell Maps · Talking Heads · The Teardrop Explodes · Theoretical Girls · This Heat · Throbbing Gristle · Urinals · Vice Versa · Voigt 465 · Wipers · Wire · XTC · The Years · Yellow Magic Orchestra · Young Marble Giants
― Soundslike, Saturday, 2 September 2017 05:38 (six years ago) link