http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00097HDW2/ref=cm_mp_wli_/202-7893692-0081442
is being released the same day as this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00093UQUC/ref=cm_mp_wli_/202-7893692-0081442
Wich I think it's a very happy coincidence.
― Diego Valladolid (dvalladt), Thursday, 14 April 2005 11:50 (nineteen years ago) link
I've only just got hold of the St Etienne! Overdosing on Most Antipated Records For Several Years, today. I should probably listen to it now.
― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Saturday, 14 May 2005 08:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 01:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 02:10 (eighteen years ago) link
If you can't appreciate the towering majesty of songs like "Drinkin' Um Bongo" then I feel sorry for you.
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 02:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 02:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 06:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 11:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― cw (cww), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 13:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Hutlock (Hutlock), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 14:01 (eighteen years ago) link
It is less psychotic than the last one. It is not dissimilar to Novelty Rock, perhaps. At first I thought it was just an album of "Summer Smash"seses... I don't want to say that it has more 'depth' than that, because, that would be pretty wanky. But. They are "real" songs, yes.
Also, as last time: recommended listening, lyrics to track from next album, bandname suggestions (Shoes & Socks! Salamanda Palaganda!), 'new records to look out for' etc etc. The whole package is a beautiful thing, there is certainly no question at all of this being some kind of sub-Denim pissabout (not that I thought the last album was either, but I gather that others kind of did).
On $|$|< the other day I located a guy who was sharing an unreleased 1998-era-ish version of Denim Takes Over. This was quite surprising. "Trangressions", "City Centre" and "Delta Echo" from the new GKM are also on this, and "At The DDU" apparently previously existed as "Lorra Laughs, Cilla". I need to lavish more time on the rest of it, but, fantastic.
The (Bob Stanley) review of Go-Kart Mozart in the current Uncut includes teensy interview wherein Lawrence claims that a third album will be out later this year, I can't remember if he was referring to Denim or GKM. But the prospect of either is pretty glorious.
― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 15:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 16:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Hutlock (Hutlock), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 17:45 (eighteen years ago) link
!!!
How come I never find anything like that on $|$|< nowadays?
― Leon Federline (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 17:51 (eighteen years ago) link
Some downloads here, including Denim's mythical "Summer Smash" single! Good site in general, that. Check out the pictures page, I'll be scouring eBay for those Denim patches and beermats.
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 23:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Monday, 23 May 2005 23:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― prellie, Tuesday, 24 May 2005 13:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Sensational Sulk (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 13:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― southern lights, Wednesday, 25 May 2005 02:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― retort pouch (retort pouch), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 02:15 (eighteen years ago) link
http://felt2.home.sapo.pt/gkm-Elephant_trunk.mp3
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 07:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Diego Valladolid (dvalladt), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 07:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― nigel silver, Monday, 10 October 2005 08:57 (eighteen years ago) link
Got pics, mp3, discography, etc.
Drop by.Cheers,Rui
― Rui H., Monday, 31 October 2005 11:26 (eighteen years ago) link
In the meantime, as an intro for the uninitiated, here's what I wrote about the record nearly four years ago (gasp!).
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 7 April 2006 07:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Friday, 7 April 2006 07:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Real Goths Don't Wear Black (Enrique), Friday, 7 April 2006 07:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 7 April 2006 07:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― cw (cww), Friday, 7 April 2006 08:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Sunday, 9 April 2006 21:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Sunday, 9 April 2006 21:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in Rotherham (Alex in Doncaster), Monday, 10 April 2006 07:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― christophe, Thursday, 13 April 2006 06:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― cw (cww), Thursday, 13 April 2006 07:12 (eighteen years ago) link
tube: Bethnal Green buses: 8, 388
― christophe, Thursday, 13 April 2006 07:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― cw (cww), Thursday, 13 April 2006 08:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Thursday, 13 April 2006 08:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― cw (cww), Friday, 28 April 2006 10:59 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm planning a Lawrence spotlight feature at Tower U.S. - too bad Denim On Ice and Novelty Rock aren't reissued (yet?) so I could hint at the joys of "Brumburger" and "The New Potatoes" (and other tunes that irritated as b-sides but became brilliant as a great crap comp). probably build the feature around the core of Strange Idols, Forever Breathes, Back In Denim and Tearing Up (latter also read as choking up, making you blub).
current spotlights: Comsats and Rob Wratten (thanks lovely reissue labels).
― Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 28 April 2006 11:38 (seventeen years ago) link
You may or may not find it amusing.
― reclusive hero (reclusive hero), Friday, 28 April 2006 11:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 28 April 2006 12:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 28 April 2006 12:51 (seventeen years ago) link
alternatively ankle tattoo, i think lawrence would dig that
― cw (cww), Friday, 28 April 2006 12:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:21 (seventeen years ago) link
or is that the second line...
― cw (cww), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― cw (cww), Friday, 28 April 2006 13:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― scorzonera, Saturday, 29 April 2006 07:47 (seventeen years ago) link
yeah that does cross my mind from time to time, he has the behaviour and mannerisms of a friend of mine who is a diagnosed schizophrenic (and also a musician), however have to remember that it isn't great to do armchair diagnoses, and it's ultimately none of our business
― link.exposing.politically (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 30 July 2022 09:12 (one year ago) link
It is certainly not obvious that he is "very mentally ill".
― Let's Get Ready to Trimble (Tom D.), Saturday, 30 July 2022 09:39 (one year ago) link
Sorry that was worded really badly
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 30 July 2022 12:14 (one year ago) link
The Hebden Bridge gig was fun enough. Lawrence remains a not particularly engaging stage presence but he's got a good, young, excitable new band with him and they seemed to be enjoying themselves. Not sure he needed to do "Relative Poverty" twice though.
Finally watched Lawrence of Belgravia last night and thought it was a nice portrait of the man - glad there's no toilet/Summer Smash stuff in there. I'm still not sure if he really believes the "I should have been really, really famous" stuff.
― bain4z, Thursday, 11 August 2022 09:01 (one year ago) link
I see Cherry Red has reissued all ten albums on CD with new cover art for a tenner each... assume it's the same mastering job as the 2018 deluxe editions, but do they sound good?
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Monday, 22 August 2022 01:39 (one year ago) link
"I'm Gonna Wiggle" - tune of the year.
― bain4z, Wednesday, 28 June 2023 12:48 (nine months ago) link
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Sunday, August 21, 2022 9:39 PM (eleven months ago) bookmarkflaglink
Also curious about this. I have copies of most of these album but they are at this point not in great shape
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 10 August 2023 18:20 (eight months ago) link
Felt Share Brand New ‘Primitive Painters’ Video
Lawrence has commissioned Douglas Hart to direct a new video, a powerful meditation on the group – and the coterie who surrounded them – at the time. It draws on Super 8 footage, featuring a plethora of characters from the Felt and Creation Records milieu, including a youthful Alan McGee.
― Kim Kimberly, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 18:44 (four months ago) link
Oh wonderful what a treat!
― brimstead, Friday, 1 December 2023 16:27 (four months ago) link
young Lawrence was so dreamy
― brimstead, Friday, 1 December 2023 16:29 (four months ago) link
lol what is this?
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2ilBjWM7w-/
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 25 January 2024 23:22 (two months ago) link
oh the dash has broken the url, please copy n paste
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 25 January 2024 23:24 (two months ago) link
it's video from this thing btw:
https://www.fitzroviachapel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fc_Lawence-in-Fitzrovia-hero.jpg
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 25 January 2024 23:25 (two months ago) link