Side 2 of a mixtape, originally recorded 5th October 1997, collecting tracks
from various 7" and 10" vinyl records, pops and crackles intact on
several. Even more than an album or 12" single, there's something special about putting a 7" or 10" single on a turntable and listening to just one or two songs in succession. In the 1980s, music rags like NME, Sounds, Record Mirror and Melody Maker would occasionally tape a free 7" single to the front cover and these were often my first (and sometimes only) experience of an artist's music.
Some tracks inevitably turned up on a subsequent album (Iggy Pop, Tom Waits) or deluxe reissue and/or compilation (The Woodentops, The Jesus & Mary Chain). Some remain rare and wonderful, such as one of the great lost B-sides from Prefab Sprout. The Jack Rubies and Westworld remain highlights, though I bought very little else by either of them afterwards. A quarter of a century on, for such a hotpotch of songs and artists, I quite like this collection as a whole. I hope you do too.
1) I Give To You (Elemental) (Remix By Barry Adamson & PK aka Paul Kendall): Nitzer Ebb (I Give To You 10") (1991)
2) Hey! Luciani (Original Version By John Leckie): The Fall (Sounds Showcase 1 7") (1987)
3) Move Me (Long Version) (Remix By Godwin Logie): The Woodentops (Everyday Living ltd 2x 7") (1986)
4) Hot Meat (Single Version) (aka Coldsweat (Version)): The Sugarcubes (Regina ltd 7") (1989)
5) Vendetta: Prefab Sprout (Cars And Girls 10") (1988)
6) Vegas Throat Stomp: The Jack Rubies (Sonic Sounds 1 7") (1987)
7) F***in' Alone: Iggy Pop (Beside You 10") (1993)
8) Nasty 'n' Cheap (Remix By Mark Ferda): Westworld (Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo ltd 2x 10") (1987)
9) Hallelujah (In Out Mix By Steve Lillywhite): Happy Mondays ft. Kirsty MacColl (Madchester Rave On ltd 7") (1989)
10) Shake: The Jesus & Mary Chain (Happy When It Rains 10") (1987)
11) A Little Rain: Tom Waits (Goin' Out West 10") (1992)
12) Come On Home (Album Version): Everything But The Girl (Come On Home 7") (1986)
Side One here