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	Mike & The Mechanics - Word Of Mouth - Vinyl LP on Virgin Records It's a terrible shame that "Word Of Mouth" was neglected, because there are several songs on this wonderful album that could've been potential hits. The catchy opener, "Get Up," nicely sung by Paul Carrack, could easily have been a radio hit. The title song is an awesome, energetic sing-a-long rocker (complete with a cheering, sing-a-long audience), and brilliantly sung by the late, great Paul Young. "A Time And Place," sung by Carrack, is a beautiful ballad. Carrack also takes the mike for the very bouncy, finger-snapping "Everybody Gets A Second Chance," featuring a great guitar hook from Rutherford. Paul Young delivers more excellent vocals on the heartfelt "Stop Baby," and the passionate "Let's Pretend It Didn't Happen." There's even an excellent duet for the two Paul's on the fine popper, "My Crime Of Passion," and "Before (The Next Heartache Falls)" is a powerful closer, featuring a top-notch vocal from Carrack, and fine accompanyment from the London Community Gospel Choir. The songs, co-written by Rutherford, Carrack, B.A. Robertson and co-producer Christopher Neil are all excellent, the musical performances are strong, and the production is bright and sparkling.Unfortunately, "Word Of Mouth" is now out-of-print.
	Lawndale - Beyond Barbecue - Vinyl album on SST Records The second and final album by Lawndale doesn't make any astonishing advances from their first -- but how could you improve on one of the best surf-fusion albums ever made? The band's trademark interlocking guitar melodies are as energetic and precise as ever, and the compositions are as brilliant and quirky as ever. Once again, there is one highly unlikely fusion of two artists' work -- the version of Duke Ellington's "Caravan" with Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive" -- and once again it works like a charm. Lawndale sounds perfect here, and there is no clue that this would be their swan song. After the recording of "Beyond Barbecue," the band drifted apart, and though they sporadically reunited for concerts and even wrote some new material, none of it was ever released.
	Level 42 - The Pursuit Of Accidents - Vinyl LP on Polydor Records UK At the beginning of their career, Level 42 was a jazz-funk fusion band, following in the footsteps of such pioneers as Stanley Clarke. By the end of the '80s, they were a pop-R&B band with a number of hit singles to their credit. Featuring Mark King (bass, vocals), Phil Gould (drums), Boon Gould (guitar), and Mike Lindup (keyboards), the band formed in 1980. Before they released their first single, "Love Meeting Love," the band was pushed to add vocals to their music in order to give it a more commercial sound; they complied, with King becoming the lead singer. Released in 1981, their self-titled debut album was a slick soul-R&B collection that charted in the U.K. Top 20, resulting in the release of The Early Tapes by their former record label, Polydor. Level 42 had several minor hit singles before 1984's "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" hit the British Top Ten. Released in late 1985, World Machine broke the band worldwide; "Lessons in Love" hit number one in Britain and "Something About You" hit number seven in America. Their next two records, Running in the Family (1987) and Staring at the Sun (1988), were a big success in the U.K., yet only made some headway in the U.S. Both of the Gould brothers left the band in late 1987; they were replaced by guitarist Alan Murphy and drummer Gary Husband. Murphy died of AIDS-related diseases in 1989; he was replaced by the renowned fusion guitarist Alan Holdsworth for 1991's Guaranteed. The band followed Guaranteed in 1995 with Forever Now
	Gene Loves Jezebel - Promise - Vinyl album on Geffen Records 1983 If bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees and Bauhaus can be considered the founders of post-punk glam, laying the foundations of what would turn into goth rock, then Gene Loves Jezebel followed closely in their footsteps with the debut, Promise. Careening, wailing guitar is matched by careening, wailing vocals from the two brothers, while forceful, semi-tribal drumming underlay everything on display. John Brand's production balances out brute force with careful texturing, allowing the group to showcase their power chops as well as their calmer, moodier side. Despite the unstable lineup at the time of recording, everything sounds like the product of a well-seasoned band, no doubt thanks to the Astons' considerable and happily justifiable belief in their own abilities. One of the more common but effective elements on Promise is a sense of quick, dramatic changes. Strong examples include the moody intro into explosive guitar roar on "Upstairs," the building roll of verses into a wordless yell on "Screaming for Emmalene/Scheming," and the sudden drop out of the music towards the end of "Psychological Problems." The Astons' near-interchangeable vocals conjure up images of desolation, highly suspect sex, freakish family scenarios, and insanity; theirs are not the most happy-go-lucky of lyrics, but they deliver them with an invigorating, about-to-crack energy. Songs often crackle with a nervous, giddy fear, while the music at its more restrained feels like an ominous call to doom. "Influenza," a deceptively calm instrumental, relies on wordless vocals from the band to increase the creeping sense of unease. Perhaps the strongest song is the most minimal: "Bread From Heaven," an allegoric, vicious slam on the English government for its treatment of Wales. The Astons' keening vocals sound like burnt calls of vengeance from beyond the grave -- an unsettling, effective demonstration of their musical skills. Later pressings of the album include the fairly poppy later single "Bruises," which also surfaces on Immigrant.
	Velma Frye - I Am To Someone - Vinyl Album Velma Frye is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with a strong background in classical and popular styles, and was flown from Florida to Minnesota eight times in the late 1980's to be a guest and "the band" on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion." Velma shared the stage with such notables as host Garrison Keillor, film director Sydney Pollack, humorist Roy Blount, Jr., musicians Leo Kottke, Doc Watson, Johnny Gimble, Greg Brown, Jean Redpath, the Nylons, Chanticleer, and Beausoleil. She returns to public radio as a frequent guest.
	Missing Foundation - Assault On Your Life - Rare red vinyl seven inch on Lungcast records 1992 New York Citys Missing Foundation harked back to the sound and style of early industrial provocateurs like Throbbing Gristle and Einsturzende Neubauten, not just in their tribal percussion onslaught but also in their theatrical social-protest stunts. Led by Pete Missing, MF was a collective with several core members, several more auxiliary members, and a host of associates that swelled their ranks to as many as 20. Fueled by anarchist politics, the band favored agitprop slogans chanted over a cacophonous racket of metal, machinery, oil drums, garbage, and other found-object percussion, with guitar and other traditional instruments audible only occasionally. Their anti-establishment screeds took aim at a variety of targets, but what truly mattered were the groups incendiary live events - destructive spectacles that provoked civil disturbances, histrionic media outrage, and citywide bans by nervous club owners. Even the bands logo -- an upside-down martini glass in the cryptographic Neubauten style that came to signify The Partys Over - was the center of a widespread graffiti campaign on New Yorks Lower East Side, a discomforting weapon used to devalue properties and slow the area's gentrification (in keeping with the bands special concern for the poor and homeless).
	Kill Sybil - ST - Vinyl LP on Empty records Seattle quintet Kill Sybil - initially just Sybil, the name under which the group issued a 1991 single - once had future Hole batterer Patty Schemel sitting on its drum throne. (Her brother Larry Schemel was one of the band's two guitarists.) Her drumming on two tracks, however, is not the best feature of the band's lone album. Kill Sybil boasts impressive three-dimensional sound and tempers the rage of punk hormones with bright pop tunes that could have been snatched from tweepoppers like Tiger Trap. Frequently resembling Hole's Live Through This (which it predates) in presence if not temper, Kill Sybil is better than good in every department other than Tammy Watson's unsteady lead vocals. And even that problem is successfully addressed with overdubbing. Additionally, Stevescott Schmaljohn of Treepeople joins his moonlighting bandmate, drummer Eric Akre, to sing "Broken Back," and guitarist Dale Balenseifen takes the mic for "Something to Tell." Except for a brief blurt of in-concert incoherence, the songs have shape, substance and dynamic variety ("Best" even waxes gently atmospheric before unleashing its power); the guitarists' furious strumming layers unconventional chords into intriguing textures and then punctures them with noisy solos. Best of all, there's more diverse melodicism than should be expected from such an energetically clamorous band. Even when the music is jumping around wildly, Kill Sybil keeps its feet on solid ground.
	Sad Lovers And Giants - Treehouse Poetry - UK import vinyl album on Midnight Records 1991 The original line up produced two albums, Epic Garden Music and Feeding the Flame, but split up in 1984 on the verge of commercial success. They returned in 1987 after a personnel change and released The Mirror Test, Headland and Treehouse Poetry before their label, Midnight Music, went bust in and the band split once again. E-mail From Eternity, a 'best of' compilation was released by Cherry Red in 1996 after picking up the Midnight catalogue from the receivers. The band rose from their frequently raked ashes to release a brand new album called Melting in the Fullness of Time in 2002 and played in Italy for the first time a year later.
	John McCutcheon - Gonna Rise Again - Vinyl Album One of the strongest voices in folk music turns his attention to the plight of the American farmer. This album, comprised mostly of McCutcheon originals, is among his most ambitious recordings to date. A full band accompanies John on many tracks; lyrics and comments on songs are included.
	Live Skull - Swingtime - Vinyl album on Homestead Records Live Skull formed in downtown New York City in 1983 by the guitar/bandleader tandem of Mark C. and Tom Paine. They were soon joined by drummer James Lo and Marnie Greenholz (Paine's then-girlfriend), on bass guitar. In 1984, a self-titled debut 12" EP saw release on the tiny Massive label. They soon signed with indie label Homestead Records, which released their 1985 debut full-length Bringing Home the Bait. On this LP, vocal duties were shared by Greenholz, Paine, and C. Their 1986 album called Cloud One featured slightly more accessible song structures. A concert album called Live: Don't Get Any On You was recorded at CBGB later that year.