Like he needs the money.
― everything, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 22:35 (six years ago) link
I'll Stan up for the Hank one, mainly because I'd asked him yonks ago about "Other Shadows tracks that are as great as" Stingray", (album tracks tend towards MOR safety) and he'd suggested some. Trouble is, not that they are rare as in pricey, but rare as in hard-to-find, there's not that many of those singles out there.
So, yeah I'm quite pleased about that one.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 22:58 (six years ago) link
Gave Paris In The Spring a cursory listen - CD player's in the repair shop so I succumbed and bought the vinyl. A lot of Gainsbourg-adjacent stuff, as was to be expected, I get to feel smug about having played stuff off of Les Gants Blancs Du Diable on my radio show before I knew Stanley's championing it - he's got three tracks from it on here!
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 11 June 2018 12:41 (six years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/23/now-pop-compilation-100-that-s-what-i-call-music
Stanley's alternative 100th NOW compilation (with Spotify playlist)
― Number None, Monday, 23 July 2018 20:01 (six years ago) link
Man, Stanley and Wiggs are on a roll with their late 60s themed comps:
https://acerecords.co.uk/bob-stanley-pete-wiggs-present-state-of-the-union-the-american-dream-in-crisis
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 01:43 (six years ago) link
has "4th of july" ever appeared anywhere else since the "good vibrations" box set? that song really is underheard
― milkshake duck george bernard shaw (rushomancy), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 01:53 (six years ago) link
First time the Beach Boys' Fourth Of July has been on vinyl. Really happy with this one - hats off to @liz_buckley for making light of some very tricky licensing work! https://t.co/Iecrh6CUH9— bob stanley (@rocking_bob) September 10, 2018
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 12 September 2018 09:56 (six years ago) link
Handy reminder
FINALLY!! Out today. “Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present: State of the Union - The American Dream In Crisis”, available on CD and double vinyl. https://t.co/A3lMVyHPQa pic.twitter.com/gd6Luw9Q8W— Liz Buckley (@liz_buckley) October 26, 2018
― Jeff W, Friday, 26 October 2018 18:30 (five years ago) link
This is a fantastic compilation. Is there a sadder song than 'The Train' by Sinatra?
― Have the Rams stopped screaming yet, Lloris? (Chinaski), Sunday, 28 October 2018 12:15 (five years ago) link
New interview with him via Pete Paphides on the Ace Records podcast, and the first question out of the gate is about putting together comps, so.
https://soundcloud.com/ace-records-ltd/the-ace-records-podcast-6-bob-stanley
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 November 2018 17:21 (five years ago) link
This was posted about 10 years ago but I think it's complete at this point:http://www.saintetiennedisco.com/compileb.html
I really need to check out most of these.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 16 November 2018 18:10 (five years ago) link
Yeah, got most of them. Happily so.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 November 2018 18:26 (five years ago) link
i've got all of those Saint Etienne compilations except for the London Winter one. Need to get Paris in the Spring and the new one. Plus there are so many others, including a bunch released via Croydon Municipal that aren't specifically Stanley-curated but bear his influence.
https://www.cherryred.co.uk/label/croydon-municipal/
― omar little, Friday, 16 November 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
New one! Just in time for Brexit innithttps://acerecords.co.uk/three-day-week-when-the-lights-went-out-1972-1975
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 16:34 (five years ago) link
My copy arrived today! Have only listened to the first part so far, but it's ace.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
the state of the union comp is great. looking forward to this one.
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Wednesday, 27 March 2019 19:17 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I started off lukewarm on the concept of that one - songs about social strife from the 60's, yawn - the fact that it's mostly about how the squares and the olds reacted to that upheaval really makes it something special. That spooky Tokens track has been in my head for days.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 28 March 2019 16:20 (five years ago) link
Three Day Week is excellent and strongly aligned to my interests. I fear it may have niche appeal, but hope I'm proven wrong.
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 16 April 2019 12:49 (five years ago) link
I think all of Bob Stanley's stuff for Ace is pretty niche. No bad thing obv!
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 16 April 2019 13:05 (five years ago) link
State Of The Union is so good. This track is a bit on the nose (a common thread amongst the album's squares-doing-protest theme), and I don't think either waves or bombs go "zzzz", but it still kills me, such a simple concept.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0wPbQoB_oU
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 19 April 2019 11:53 (five years ago) link
I got my first working stereo system w/ record player in nearly 20 years and first thing I got for it was the 'English Weather' comp, it was a very good choice.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 19 April 2019 12:39 (five years ago) link
Wonder what this'll turn out to be...
Working on a compilation album with @rocking_bob ; )— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) June 10, 2019
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 June 2019 17:31 (five years ago) link
Available for pre-order on Ace - “THE DAISY AGE”. De La Soul, Monie Love, Jungle Brothers! Happy, summer music, compiled by Bob Stanley. Available on CD, 2LP and exclusive daffodil-coloured vinyl edition via Rough Trade https://t.co/4rALue1G41 pic.twitter.com/v3Lwxn1Azn— Liz Buckley (@liz_buckley) July 10, 2019
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 10:22 (five years ago) link
Cool
― Vini C. Riley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 11:03 (five years ago) link
No PM Dawn but still, great idea.
― henry s, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 11:35 (five years ago) link
I kept this Frosties box (with flexidisc attached) almost 30 years knowing it would come in useful one day. pic.twitter.com/VWd3PWdex3— bob stanley (@rocking_bob) July 10, 2019
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:26 (five years ago) link
Tim Burgess posted a few days back saying he and Bob are working on a comp together, no indication of what it'll be yet.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 10 July 2019 15:45 (five years ago) link
Ah, duh, as I posted upthread! Anyway.
Did you know they pulled the town hall down?
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
That is a compilation of good records but a bad Daisy Age comilation imo
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 19:59 (five years ago) link
I listened to a Spotify playlist of Three Day Week yesterday, filling in some of the gaps via YouTube. Released in March, it's barely been mentioned on this thread. Sadly, it's not very good - too many raggedy, tossed-off B-sides - and thematically it doesn't live up to the claims made for it in the blurb. At best, it's a moderately interesting one-off listen, but you wouldn't want to return to much of it again.
― mike t-diva, Thursday, 11 July 2019 10:52 (five years ago) link
Xpost
Curious to know what you think should be on it.
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 11 July 2019 11:52 (five years ago) link
Hard to extract four sides under the umbrella of Daisy Age, Who Me? would have been a better KMD cut though.
― MaresNest, Thursday, 11 July 2019 12:08 (five years ago) link
I don't think it's missing "Delasoul" as that's like having a mersey beat comp and having the Beatles on, it's not really needed.
I'd have added "Wear your love like heaven" Definition of sound, but hey.
― Mark G, Thursday, 11 July 2019 14:53 (five years ago) link
Clearly its not missing de la soul at all. Ach.
― Mark G, Thursday, 11 July 2019 14:54 (five years ago) link
too many raggedy, tossed-off B-sides
A selling point!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 July 2019 17:28 (five years ago) link
no he said raggeDy
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 11 July 2019 17:43 (five years ago) link
I must insist
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 July 2019 17:47 (five years ago) link
Bit odd not having any Arrested Development on it but I suppose they're seen as a bit naff
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 11 July 2019 19:16 (five years ago) link
Fu-Schnickens would have worked in there somewhere too, imho.
― MaresNest, Thursday, 11 July 2019 19:34 (five years ago) link
they're on the vinyl version but not the CD
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 11 July 2019 20:05 (five years ago) link
You're all just moaning about copyright and budget issues though surely?
― kraudive, Thursday, 11 July 2019 20:15 (five years ago) link
New comp done with Tim Burgess
https://acerecords.co.uk/tim-burgess-bob-stanley-present-tim-peaks-songs-for-a-late-night-diner
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 October 2019 16:26 (four years ago) link
Gotta say that's a really interesting net being cast there -- very ILMish in certain ways.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 October 2019 16:30 (four years ago) link
There's something called "Tears of technology" coming up, I believe..
― Mark G, Friday, 11 October 2019 07:17 (four years ago) link
Tea & Symphony enhanced reissue on Ace, now available to pre-orderhttps://acerecords.co.uk/tea-symphony-the-english-baroque-sound-1968-1974-1
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:50 (four years ago) link
Better to say 'alternate' rather than 'enhanced,' I'm looking at my old copy and there are a number of tracks on that that aren't on this one.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:52 (four years ago) link
"New and improved" is how it's described on the site. The first version went out of print pretty quickly, I certainly was never able to find a copy. Glad I'll be able to check that box off now. Has been something of a used-bin holy grail search for me.
― henry s, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:01 (four years ago) link
Yeah, hold on, this is almost a totally different release using the same name.
Here's the original via Discogs:
1 –John Kerruish Time To Wander
2 –Graham Gouldman Nowhere To Go
3 –Jon Plum Alice
4 –Vigrass* Stop
5 –Kate Strange Girl
6 –Lea Nixon Off To Find A New Land
7 –Honeybus For Where Have You Been
8 –Eddie Addenbury* Captain Jones
9 –Nimbo Maisie Jones
10 –Almond Marzipan Summer Love
11 –Les Payne Very Well
12 –David Reilly Nothing Else To Say
13 –Lori Balmer Here Before The Sun
14 –Consortium Copper Coloured Years
15 –Marc Reid My World Turns Around You
16 –Roger Charles Watching The Boat
17 –The Tremeloes Till The Sun Goes Down
18 –Graham Gouldman Growing Older
19 –Steve Elgin Seductress
20 –Julian Brooks Justine
21 –Junior Campbell If I Call Your Name
22 –Quiet World Of Lea & John* There Is A Mountain
23 –The Humblebums Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway
24 –Tuesday Sewing Machine
And the new one:
01 Pictures - Ray Brooks02 I Can't Let Maggie Go - The Honeybus03 Off To Find A New Land - Lea Nixon04 Alice - Jon Plum05 When The City Sleeps - Bombadil06 Fading Yellow - Mike Batt07 Say You Don't Mind - Colin Blunstone08 The Seventh Hour - Gordon Waller09 Mary Jane - Erasmus Chorum10 Shapes And Shadows - Tandem11 Please Believe Me - Nirvana12 Forever Autumn - Vigrass & Osborne13 Oh Girl - Richard Henry14 Very Well - Les Payne15 You're Lovely - Sunchariot16 Pollution Song - Mike Sedgewick17 Epitaph (When Times Were Good) - Bill Kenwright18 Coathanger - Clifford T Ward19 The Race - Christopher20 Closing My Eyes - David McIvor21 Lifetime - The Bliss22 Two Sugars - Matthew Bones
There's only three specific tracks in common, at least on the CD version of this new one! I won't complain for that reason, but if you're hoping for a true repress with extras of the original, that's not what you're getting.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 17:58 (four years ago) link
Hmmm, that's odd. Why not just tack on a "Vol. 2" at the end?
Of all the Stanley/Wiggs comps out there, this is the one that just cannot be found, at least at a decent price. I wonder if it got issued w/o officially acquiring the rights to some of those tracks - maybe that's why it disappeared so quickly and completely?
― henry s, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 19:05 (four years ago) link