The Polyphonic Spree – The Fragile Army 2xLP
The Fragile Army is The Polyphonic Spree’s third full length album. It was released by TVT Records (along with Good Records) in 2007. I bought this record from a store called Long In The Tooth in Philadelphia. This album continues the same style you have come to know from their previous records. Some people who haven’t really listened to the Spree seem to think they are a cult, which is kind of silly. I saw them perform in 2004 at the First Unitarian Church in Philly and it was one of the best live shows I have ever seen. This is the first Spree record to have more than 10 tracks.
Track List:
Side A:
01. Section 21 [Together We're Heavy]
02. Section 22 [Running Away]
03. Section 23 [Get Up And Go]
Side B:
01. Section 24 [The Fragile Army]
02. Section 25 [Younger Yesterday]
03. Section 26 [We Crawl]
Side C:
01. Section 27 [Mental Cabaret]
02. Section 28 [Guaranteed Nightlife]
03. Section 29 [Light To Follow]
Side D:
01. Section 30 [Watch Us Explode (Justify)]
02. Section 31 [Overblow Your Nest]
03 Section 32 [The Championship]
Hall And Oats – Private Eyes
Yet another in the series of “free records I got from my neighbor when she threw them away.” This is Private Eyes by Hall And Oats. I’m not really a big Hall And Oats fan. “Private Eyes” is probably the only song I knew from them before listening to this record. Aside from knowing it from the radio, this kid Dom I used to work with always sang it while we were working. I don’t know why. So I guess I picked this up for some of that nostalgic value. A lot of the records I have hold either some kind of nostalgic or camp value. The artwork on this record is pretty cool and was weird to photograph, especially the back cover, but I think it came out ok. Side A is listed as Side A on the disc label and Side B is listed as Side One on the other side. Released in 1981 by RCA.
Track List:
Side A:
01. Private Eyes
02. Looking For A Good Sign
03. I Can’t Go For That
04. Mano A Mano
05. Did It In A Minute
Side B:
01. Head Above Water
02. Tell Me What You Want
03. Friday Let Me Down
04. Unguarded Minute
05. Your Imagination
06. Some Men
Radiohead – Pyramid Song 12″
“Pyramid Song” is a single from Radiohead’s 2001 album Amnesiac. This is the 12″ vinyl version of the single which was also issued on CD. “Pyramid Song” is on Side A, while two B Sides (er, that is to say “non-album tracks”), “Fast Track” and “The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy” are on, well, Side B. I paid $10 for this record at Tunes in Ocean City, NJ in 2001. Released by Parlophone/EMI.
Track List:
Side A:
01. Pyramid Song
Side B:
01. Fast Track
02. The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy
Ink & Dagger/Le Shok Split
Ink & Dagger’s split with Le Shok came out in 1999 on Initial Records. Each band has one song. “Catch The Flashback” for I&D and “Electric Digits” on the Le Shok side. I don’t remember exactly when or where I bought this (right around the time it came out) or how much it cost me. I do remember, however, that it contains 1 of 2 Le Shok songs I have heard that I think are any good (“TV In My Eye” being the other). So there you have it, two good songs from one great band and one band with only 2 good songs (as far as I know..)
Track List:
Side A:
Ink & Dagger – Catch The Flashback
Etching: BEGIN THE FREAKOUT!
Side B:
Le Shok – Electric Digits
Etching: JOIN THE SECRET SERVICE!
Yusef Lateef – The Diverse Yusef Lateef
The Diverse Yusef Lateef is another one of the records reccommended to me by my friend when I asked him for some good jazz. This is by far my favorite of what he gave me. This record incorporates world music rhythms and tonalities and combines it with American jazz and the result is amazing. This record only has 4 songs on it. I don’t know if that’s because it’s a promo copy or if that’s how it was originally released. I have seen CD Rhino reissues of it online with many more tracks added. This copy was released in 1970 by Atlantic.
Track List:
Side A:
01: Live Humble
02: A Long Time Ago
Side B:
01: Eboness
02: Chandra
