Chalkhills Digest Volume 11, Issue 11
Date: Saturday, 5 March 2005
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 11, Number 11
Saturday, 5 March 2005
Topics:
Dogs & Futureheads
HELP,PLEASE...I HAVEN'T THE TECHNOLOGY
Low content - just a "Wahey!"
Robyn Hitchcock
Rare XTC release found?
Captain's Blog Stardate March 2005
URGH screening
Desert Island disks
Great songs
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Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 13:24:35 EST
From: OMBEAN1@aol.com
Subject: Dogs & Futureheads
Message-ID: <1fb.467e1e2.2f560d63@aol.com>
These 2 bands are my last two purchases. I agree with Ross Millard. They
should do a show together.
I saw The Futureheads on 2/22 in Philly. What a great band. They are now my
new favorite band. I can't get enough of their CD.
Their CD replaces DDIHC's in my player.
I'm 43 years old & I'm jumping around my house to this band.
Aaaah, new found youth.
Roger
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 01:16:56 +0000 From: <cornwallis@cwctv.net> Subject: HELP,PLEASE...I HAVEN'T THE TECHNOLOGY Message-ID: <0afd70514010235DTVMAIL1@smtp.cwctv.net> DEAR XTC FANS,I AM MERELY A MAN WITH TV EMAIL.I JUST WANT A POSTAL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER FOR THE UK CONVENTION IN SEPTEMBER.ALSO I WILL PAY GOOD MONEY FOR ANY LIVE DVD OF ENGLANDS FINEST.XTC,CAN U HELP? kind regards, DAVE BANCROFT
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 21:06:24 -0000 From: "Paul" <paul@piglobal.com> Subject: Low content - just a "Wahey!" Message-ID: <51C8A2E4C8C1D948BC9BCAB79EA4AD8D56DC60@pimail-ii.pi-design.com> Finally got around to buying Fuzzy Warbles 1 to 6. I'm a happy bunny. "Goosey Goosey" is making my so-far shitty year seem a lot better already. Ooh the fade out with the "Pink Thing" stylee "goosey-goosey"! I think I'll contribute to Mr Yazbek's ever increasing pile of cash next. (Hey, get them to change your website so it tells the poor newbies what track's playing on what page). My recommendation of the week "Super" by Mathieu Boogaerts. Light, smiley, French. Most of you won't like it. Though. Paul "not posted in ages" S.
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:24:09 -0500 From: Benjamin Gott <bgott@rectoryschool.org> Subject: Robyn Hitchcock Message-ID: <b8887ce828b66352a659d1456640e4e4@rectoryschool.org> Yo, yo, yo! Is anyone from Ye Olde Chalkhills going to see Robyn Hitchcock in Northampton, MA on March 28th? E-mail me off list if you're planning on making the trek. Perhaps we could have dinner somewhere and discuss the relative merits of XTC vs. Hitchock (the rematch!) -Ben -- Benjamin Gott Departments of English & Reading Assistant Director of Admissions http://www.rectoryschool.org http://loquaciousmusic.blogspot.com
------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:58:02 +0000 From: "Darryl W. Bullock" <dwbullock@tiscali.co.uk> Subject: Rare XTC release found? Message-ID: <41FED11D000979F9@mk-cpfrontend-2.mail.uk.tiscali.com> Hi Hill dwellers, Whilst chatting to a friend on the Yahoo group XTC Collectors last week we got to discussing, as you do, our own collections. During the course of that convesation he and I posted a few photos of said rarities in the group's photo albums. One of the items he had to share was a white lable promo of Are You Recieveing Me, a gift from many years ago which had been autographed by Andy, Colin, Dave and Terry. When Andy signed the piece he commented that he was surprised to see it, that he did not think the disc had ever been pressed. From his comments, Mark (the owner of the disc) and I were both under the impression that it contained the Coat version of the track, a nice rarity for sure. However, having listened to the two cuts this week I was surprised to find that the A side actually contains a completely different recording to either of the released versions. This one is similar in style to the outtake vesrion, but has different vocals, different instrumentation and is a good 10 seconds shorter. The version of Instant Tunes on the b-side is identical to the released one. The disc has authentic Virgin matrix numbers, only with a 5 suffix on the A-side. Does anyone know of any other copies of this record in existence? It's not an acetate, but a finished pressing, albeit with white labels. Virgin mussed have pressed many more copies, so are any of them still out there or were they all recalled and destroyed? I trust that it is authentic. Mark and his family came from Swindon and his brother was great friends with the members of DG's earlier band Alehouse. He has met the band many times and has tons of autographed and rare stuff, early Helium Kidz posters anmd the like. The source is impeccible, and I'm exceedingly jealous! I'd appreciate any help on this one. I want it, and I don't want to pay over the odds! In eXTaCy, Darryl Darryl W. Bullock www.writesight.com/writers/thisispop
------------------------------ Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:00:30 +0000 From: stevesomerset <stevesomerset@blueyonder.co.uk> Subject: Captain's Blog Stardate March 2005 Message-ID: <BE4D013E.2123%stevesomerset@blueyonder.co.uk> Here's another blog for Y'all... All the latest from Shadow Kabinet HQ http://shadowkabinet.blogs.com/ Cheers Steve
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:28:52 -0500 From: "Matthew Hiner" <Mhiner@northampton.edu> Subject: URGH screening Message-ID: <s22870c5.032@gwmail.northampton.edu> For those interested (and living in NE Ohio, and why in the hell are you living in NE Ohio?), the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque will be showing our heros in full digital sound in "URGH! A Music War." The Cinematheque is showing a "rare" print that for some reason does not include the Pere Ubu (odd, since they are from Cleveland) and Magazine performances. I remember a few years ago the Sundance Channel showed a restored print of the movie that excluded the Gary Numan and Splodgeness Abounds performances. WHY, OH WHY can't somebody restore this film, re-release it on DVD, and re-issue the soundtrack with ALL of the bands included? Is there a conspiracy on the loose here? Does it involve a second gunman? The CIA? Or maybe the Freemasons? If you are interested, the show times are: Friday, March 11, at 9:10 pm & Saturday, March 12, at 7:30 pm -- Matthew Hiner Assistant Professor of History Northampton Community College mhiner@northampton.edu "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 20:04:26 -0000 From: "Barney" <barney@byron677.fsnet.co.uk> Subject: Desert Island disks Message-ID: <000d01c520f5$5eae8860$f45c4454@MacFarlane> OK, here are mine: Mutant Cabaray - Tubular Bellends Robyn Hitchcock - Fegmania Pink Floyd - Piper at the gates of dawn Kate Bush - hounds of love XTC - fossil fuels Audioeinstein - a year in the life of my psyche Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden The Damned - Strawberries Tori Amos - from the choirgirl Hotel Kate Bush (again!) - The Dreaming
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 16:52:47 -0500 From: "Ben Woll" <ben.woll@markettools.com> Subject: Great songs Message-ID: <A2FFCD8A107F9E42BF6F3FE1419CCE88318889@njmail01.markettools.com> No XTC content. Just some great songs you should listen to again. But damn I miss them. Fuzzys don't quite do it for me. Author Unknown - Jason Faulkner. That many hooks should be illegal. Daisies of the Galaxy and Jeannie's Diary - Eels - Go out and buy Daisies. Great record from beginning to end. Love Is Stronger Than Death - The The Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson. Funky and sophisticated in the same song. What a trick. Little Arithmetics and Serpentine - dEUS. Sometimes a bit weird for me. But they be spot on. Sweethearts - Camper Van Beethoven. Key Lime Pie is one of the most underrated records. Ever. The State That I Am In - Belle and Sebastian Philosophy - Ben Folds Five Into Temptation - Crowded House Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger Before The Hurricane - Martin Newell Everyday Is Like Sunday - Morrissey Find The River - REM Any Major Dude - Steeely Dan. The best cheer-up song ever. Alcoholiday - Teenage Fanclub Honky's Ladder - The Afghan Whigs Bridges - The Blood Oranges '74-'75 - The Connells Two Hearts - The Jayhawks Weightlifting, Genius I Was, and Hayfever - The Trashcan Sinatras. Go out and buy all their records now, damnit. They are awesome. Any recommendations, post em up. Ben
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