October 19, 2021
Part 18 in the 7″ played alphabetically series. This week we continue the catch up started in #487 (continuing next week as well), where we play all the singles in A-E that were obtained since the series first started several years ago. I love Edwin Collins cover of the Vic Goddard track Won’t Turn Back. One of the bands from #485 ‘book a show in 1995′ series returns with an earlier 7″ (Citizens’ Utilities) that sounds real good. Scottish band The Commercials spun a bit like Scars on their lone 7″ 16 Again And Again. The Clouds sound great on their 1987 single, as does Billy Childish on the CTMF 7″. Tom Croose give a singular re-edit of a Fleetwood Mac song, and Dave Davies almost sounds like Mott the Hoople. Felt’s Lawrence closes the show with the awesome It Fell Off The Back Of A Lorry – EVERY song has its story – listen and love.
Listen to this show – Part Two appears further down the page
| Artist | Song | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassie | Will You? | Change My Image | Reminder Records |
| Central Departure | For You So Long | Rock-N-Roll D.J. 7″ E.P. | Meanbean Records |
| The Chemicals | Run And Hide | Out Of My Mind 7″ | Meanbean Records |
| The Chemistry Set | Sail Away | Firefly | Fruits de Mer Records |
| Cheryl | Killer Kiss | Killer Kiss | Reminder Records |
| Chin-Chin | Stop! Your Crying | Stop! Your Crying | Optic Nerve Recordings |
| P. Allen | Fisherman | Fisherman | Shella Records |
| The Bastards | Impossibilities | Impossibilities | Reminder Records |
| Melody Beecher | Diamonds & Dub | Diamonds & Thrills | Shella Records |
| The Black Diamonds | See The Way | I Want, Need, Love You | Solution Records |
| Jacques Charlier | Kiliwatch | Kiliwatch | Séance Centre |
| Citizens’ Utilities | Spool | Spool | Reservation Records |
| The Clouds | Tranquil | Tranquil | Optic Nerve Recordings |
| Edwyn Collins | Won’t Turn Back | Keep On Burning | Setanta |
| Coloured Balls | Heavy Metal Kid | Heavy Metal Kid | Just Add Water |
| Artist | Song | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Commercials | The Heroine Dies | 16 Again And Again | Commercial Records |
| The Com-Sat Angels | I Get Excited | Red Planet | Junta Records |
| Nikki Corvette And The Convertibles | Young And Crazy | Young And Crazy | Splattered! Records |
| Count Bishops | I Ain’t Got You | Speedball | Chiswick Records |
| The Courettes | Only Happy When You’re Gone | Hop The Twig | Damaged Goods |
| Cowboy Suit | Bring It On | Cowboy Suit | Nightrain Vinyl |
| Tom Croose | Never Going Back Again (Tom Croose Edit) | Never Going Back Again (Tom Croose Edit) | Swimfin |
| CTMF | Bob Dylan’s Got a Lot to Answer For | Wild Billy Childish + CTMF / The Chatham Singers – Bob Dylan’s Got A Lot To Answer For | Damaged Goods |
| Culture Shock | Thought You Were A Friend | Forever + Ever (+ Ever) | Supreme Echo |
| Liz Damon’s Orient Express | Crazy Mixed Up Girl | Woota (Feelin Good) | Aloha Got Soul |
| Dave Davies | Creeping Jean | Hold My Hand | Pye Records |
| The Daze | At The Seaside | I Wanna Be A Star | Reminder Records |
| The Dead C | Metalheart | Metalheart | Siltbreeze |
| The Deceased | Bullshit Detector | Boredom | Love Child Records |
| The Del Fuegos | I Can’t Sleep | I Can’t Sleep | Czech Records |
| Delta 5 | Colour | Try | Rough Trade |
| Denim | It Fell Off The Back Of A Lorry | It Fell Off The Back Of A Lorry | Echo |
7" played alphabetically
The original series:
- #319: Adverts - Angel Corpus Christi
- #320: Angry Samoans - Bakamono
- #321: Band of Susans - The Bishops
- #323: Black Barbie - David Bowie
- #324: David Bowie - Butterglove
- #325: Cake Like - Chia Pet
- #326: Chickita - Common Thread
- #327: Comet Gain - Damon & Naomi
- #337: Dalek I - Deluxx
- #338: Dexys Midnight Runners - Driver UFO
- #357: Drinking Woman - Electric Chairs
B-sides of Floor Filler 7″ played alphabetically:
- #352: The Action Suits - Lizzy Mercier Descloux
- #353: Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Girlfrendo
- #354: The Go-Betweens - The Records
- #355: Mott The Hoople - The Records
- #356: Revelons - The The
Tightly scoped 5-week A-Z:
- #367: The Action Suits - The Detroit Cobras
- #368: The Deviants - Bert Jansch
- #369: Japanese Girl - Permanent Clear Light
- #370: Politrio -The Tea Set
- #371: Ted & Ray - Zelators
The original series re-visited 3 years later, starting from 'A' once again:
- #487: A Certain Ratio - Capri
- #489: Cassie - Denim
- #490: The Desert Wolves - East River Pipe
- #491: East Village - The Ex
- #492: Expelaires - Fluffy
- #493: Fabric - Furtips
- #494: Aaron Frazer - The Girls
- #495: Girls With Credit Cards - Grace Budd
- #496: Green Seagull - Martin Hannett & Steve Hopkins
- #497: Hanterhir - Heroin