Chalkhills Digest Volume 12, Issue 15
Date: Monday, 3 April 2006
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 12, Number 15
Monday, 3 April 2006
Topics:
MITCH!!! HEY, YOU'RE NOT MITCH!
We'll take a tumble
skylarking version question
Who hid my Coat?
Where Have the XTC Guys Gone?
Divine Comedy
Peter Murray - Ants And Angels
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:30:33 EST From: LadyCPlum@aol.com Subject: MITCH!!! HEY, YOU'RE NOT MITCH! Message-ID: <278.7cc9fb7.315c9cc9@aol.com> Ahem...sorry, little Real Genius kicking in there. Anyhow my dear Mr. Friedman, I just heard back from Gregsy, he said the same, it's her. I might have to pick up some of her stuff, I quite liked the little I did hear. *whimper* Gregsy called me pathetic for listening to James Blunt. *sob* Better him than Coldplay as far as I'm concerned. I would love to smack that self-righteous Chris Martin and his smug little wifey across their inflated heads...if only for naming their poor little girl after a FLIPPING FRUIT! What's the next kid gonna be, banana? Pomegranate? Lychee Nut???????? And may I just say, since the New Radicals had been talked about in recent digests, that I am completely in love with their song "I Hope I Didn't Just Give Away the Ending".....and I wish I was in England right now so I could take in a show of My Name Is Rachel Corrie....and Alan Rickman should be bronzed and put on display in Hyde Park when he passes.....and I'm done rambling now :) Tis all for now, Amanda XTC song of the day-Here Comes President Kill Again non XTC song of the day-Kiss Me Hardly-Serge Gainsbourg
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:24:16 +0100 From: Mark Fisher <mark-fisher@blueyonder.co.uk> Subject: We'll take a tumble Message-ID: <C052EC10.790D%mark-fisher@blueyonder.co.uk> XTC making yet another entry in the Guardian's reader's choice column today, this time in a hit list of songs about trees and flowers. Grass storms in at number 6: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1742828,00.html Next week's theme is songs about food. Someone's already suggested Fruit Nut. I've added Cake for Breakfast (from the Carmen Sandiego album) and XTC's Cherry in your Tree: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/culturevulture/archives/2006/03/31/eat_to_the_be at.html -- Mark
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:00:14 -0700 From: "Susan B. Winter" <SWinter@sheeo.org> Subject: skylarking version question Message-ID: <3A9E375AF395774E8BF7211238D97A4069B996@fsmail.SHEEOPRIV.local> Hi. I found your site when looking up track listings of the different versions of Skylarking. Since you seem to know a lot, perhaps you can help me. In the late 80s or early 90s, I taped either an album or CD version of Skylarking (just can't remember, but I think it may have been an album). This version had 15 tracks with Mermaid Smiled in its original position and Dear God right before Dying (fading into it). The album ended with sacrificial Bonfire - no bonus track. In my current attempt to try to buy a CD version of my cassette, I have found that not only can I not find this track order, but that it never existed according to other websites, including yours. Well it must have at one point since that is what I taped. Do you know of any other releases? I did find this track listing on on other site - a French one. As well, Amazon, says it sells a version where the bonus track is Mermaid Smiled (which would be better in the bonus position that Dear God because of the cross fade). I cannot find any other occurrence of that ordering either. Do you if that actually existed either? Any help is much appreciated, Susan Winter
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Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 10:35:31 +0100 (BST)
From: Paul Culnane <paulculnane@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Who hid my Coat?
Message-ID: <20060401093531.38524.qmail@web86910.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
Hello Mark B in NYC
>>>Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:15:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Mark Burnell <yondermeister@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Under My Coat
hidden tracks ?? what hidden tracks ?? can someone fill me in on the
details ? i've never come across 'em in all my repeated playings of
this wonderful boxed set...
Mark B in NYC<<<
Mate, sorry for delay in replying, and I'm posting this to the
Chalkhills list for those who might need to know. Here we go-
Pull out "Coat Of Many Cupboards". On disc two and disc three you
can try the following. Put the disc into a sympathetic CD machine,
press "play" then "stop" or "pause" immediately. Then scroll back
with the rewind button. Then let it fly-
If that works for you, it will reveal some wicked studio banter and
fine fisticuffs, courtesy Terry Chambers.
Let me (us) know how you get on!
Cheers
Paul, your ever-vigilant hidden-track nerd in Oz
"If everyone's somebody, then no-one's anybody" - Gilbert & Sullivan
Paul Culnane
ICE Productions Australia
------------------------------ Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 14:43:11 -0800 From: "Wayne Klein" <wtdk123@msn.com> Subject: Where Have the XTC Guys Gone? Message-ID: <BAY108-F305304DC6808F49EB2A7C2F9D70@phx.gbl> My God has it been six years since "Wasp Star"? Hard to believe. I realize that Andy has been busy with his "Fuzzy Warbles" releases and collaborating with a wide variety of artists but doesn't it seem like it's time to put out another album? This is one year shy of the same amount of time between "Nonsuch" and "Apple Venus". They were on strike during that time. Perhaps Andy's having too much fun collaborating without outside artists or his creative juices haven't been stirred to life. What brings all this up? I was at amazon.com and "Wasp Star" was on the list for Best Albums from the Decade (so far) at #15 in the top 20. A respectable showing to be sure but all we've really had from the guys since this has been "Coat" with a single new recording, a Dukes reunion track and three tracks released on the internet. This list has lost a large proportion of readers/writers since then as there hasn't been all that much to read or write about (or perhaps they're just lurking). Danny Phipps asked where any new material might be a couple of posts back and I have to echo his sentiments. While it's all nice and good to resume living a normal life the rock/pop world sorely misses this marvelous duo. While Dave's no longer a member, I'd love to see him contribute a solo or two to some new material as well.
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 11:42:53 +0200 (CEST) From: N TURNER <member@turner2.wanadoo.co.uk> Subject: Divine Comedy Message-ID: <17360453.1143970973161.JavaMail.www@wwinf3203> hello people I was dipping my toes in the big electronic ocean this morning, having a flick through the usual sites, when I came across an interesting little item on the Divine Comedy website. If you go into the Inner Circle, a sort of members area (it doesn't cost anything), you will come across a transcript of a speach made by the wonderful Mr Hannon in which he talks about POP music and makes an attempt at explaining the phenomena. XTC get a mention in the item, have a look it's interesting reading. I also came across an ad for ticket sales for the ICICLE WORKS reunion gigs later this year. My world is a happier place this morning. All we need now is ...............................you know Nigel
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:14:51 -0400 From: John Relph <relph@tmbg.org> Subject: Peter Murray - Ants And Angels Message-ID: <17457.15339.30715.577779@f5.idiot-dog.com> Folks, Before I forget, I should mention that I received an email from the kind folks at NotLame Records. They compared the artist Peter Murray with Owsley and XTC, so I surfed his site, and discovered that he's the same Peter Murray who played in the Simpletones at the 1991 XTC Music and Friends Convention. The same Peter Murray who covered "Ladybird" in a reggae mood for Ian C Stewart's long lost and demented classic XTC cover tape "Obscene Collection". Anyway, here's what NotLame has to say... "Marlene Palumbo" <marlene@notlame.com> writes: Peter Murray - Ants And Angels Price: $13 Link: http://www.notlame.com/Peter_Murray/Page_1/CDMURRAY1.html Canadian import and a major find for Not Lamers. A Surpreme one, trust us. Fans of Wisely, classic Owsley, Micheal Penn, Pat Buchanan, The Dotted Line and Ross Rice will not be let down by this in the l east bit. It's clear Murray is inspired by Squeeze, The Rembrandts, Ron Sexsmith and XTC as their sounds are here but each song is about finding lasting appeal. The superlatives are many. "It's a proper singer/songwriter album, with a heavy dose of XTC/Squeeze/Elvis Costello - all those great early 80s songwriters - and tunesmiths like The Rembrandts/Lit/Fountains Of Wayne etc. The songwriting, production, playing and packaging are all top notch - it's amazing to think that it's a self-produced album. I guess the quality of the musicians on it is a testament to Peter's standing in the Toronto music scene - everything is impeccably played, the tunes are incredibly strong - if it gets in the right hands, he's guaranteed a couple of radio hits off this. Really, it's a must for fans of intelligent alt-guitar singer/songwriter stuff. From the ultra-catchy punky tracks like the opener 'Gen X DJ on E' and 'Ears Make Wax' to the more mellow almost Neil Young-ish tunes like 'Murray Vs The Ants' and 'Skydiver Friends', the album is packed with great hooks, instantly memorable stuff." - Anthropicollective. "Ants and Angels is consistently entertaining, ultra-musical, and a worthy addition to the Canadian power pop canon!" - Don Breithaupt, author of Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late Seventies, Precious and Few: Pop Music in the Early Seventies, and the forthcoming addition to the 33-1/3 series, Steely Dan's Aja. Simply, seriously, one of the finest high-brow, sophisticated pop releases of 2006 and big, big time Extremely Highly Recommended!!
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