image from Discogs “Walkin’ with Jesus” was first released as a single in November, 1986, from Spacemen 3’s 2nd studio album, “The Perfect Prescription,” which was released in September, 1987. The song was also included on the 1994 re-issue of their first studio album, “Sound of Confusion,” as well as on the Spacemen 3 compilation…
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Hanspostcard song draft (final) Round 10, Pick 9, “Cactus Tree,” by Joni Mitchell
(corrected) album cover, “Song to a Seagull“ Here we are, at the tenth and final round of the 2021 Hanspostcard Song Draft. It has been a pleasure sharing my favorites with you all and a delight to listen to your choices and learn more about them. For my last choice, again, it is one of…
Hanspostcards singles draft — Round 9, Pick 10, “Black Star,” by Radiohead
“Black Star” is the 10th track on Radiohead’s second studio album, “The Bends,” which was released on March 8, 1995. The album produced six singles, but this wasn’t one of them. All tracks on the album were written by the band: Thom Yorke – lead vocals, guitars, piano; string arrangements Jonny Greenwood – guitar, organ,…
The Second British Invasion Music Series — The Brit Box, Disc 1, Track 8, “April Skies,” by The Jesus and Mary Chain
image link “April Skies,” by The Jesus and Mary Chain, is the 8th track on the first disk of The Brit Box. Tidbits: The Jesus and Mary Chain (originally called The Poppy Seeds and then Death of Joey) are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the…
Hanspostcard Song Draft — Round 8, Pick 11 — “Spill The Wine,” by Eric Burdon and War.
I don’t remember the first time I heard, “Spill the Wine,” but I do remember being mesmerized by it. Flutist Charles Miller feels like the Pied Piper* as the protagonist is led to an altered reality as he decides to lay down in the grass on that hot summer day. I love how sounds and…
The Second British Invasion Music Series — The Brit Box, Disc 1, Track 7, “Lips Like Sugar,” by Echo & The Bunnymen
l-r: Ian McCalloch, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas “Lips Like Sugar” is the seventh track on the first disc of The Brit Box. It was the second single released from Echo & The Bunnymen’s fifth (and eponymous) album, which was released in August, 1987. This was their last album with Pete, who died…
The Second British Invasion Music Series — Disc 1, Track 6, “Just Like Heaven,” by The Cure
The Cure The sixth track on the first disc of The Brit Box is, “Just Like Heaven,” which was the third single released from The Cure’s album, “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me,” their seventh studio album, released in May 1987. Tidbits: The song is about hyperventilating—kissing and fainting to the floor. –Robert Smith It…
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