Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
So how do you decide what is the single on an EP. First song on A side? I ran into this with a few bands where their first release was an EP.
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As a rule I would say it's the lead off track side A.
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
These are a given:
Sex Pistols - Anarchy
The Clash - White Riot
SLF - Suspect Device
The Ruts - In A Rut
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
In the spirit of the thread:
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero
XTC - Science Friction
Joy Division - Transmission
The Slits - Typical Girls
Sex Pistols - Anarchy
The Clash - White Riot
SLF - Suspect Device
The Ruts - In A Rut
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
In the spirit of the thread:
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero
XTC - Science Friction
Joy Division - Transmission
The Slits - Typical Girls
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
I would put the JD track in the post punk top 5 in a couple of weeks time.101Walterton wrote: ↑11 Apr 2019, 9:40pmThese are a given:
Sex Pistols - Anarchy
The Clash - White Riot
SLF - Suspect Device
The Ruts - In A Rut
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
In the spirit of the thread:
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero
XTC - Science Friction
Joy Division - Transmission
The Slits - Typical Girls
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Yeah I wasn't sure and put it and in out my list a few times.Marky Dread wrote: ↑11 Apr 2019, 10:00pmI would put the JD track in the post punk top 5 in a couple of weeks time.101Walterton wrote: ↑11 Apr 2019, 9:40pmThese are a given:
Sex Pistols - Anarchy
The Clash - White Riot
SLF - Suspect Device
The Ruts - In A Rut
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
In the spirit of the thread:
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero
XTC - Science Friction
Joy Division - Transmission
The Slits - Typical Girls
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Ah, that counts out a couple of non-lead off EP classics... Boredom, Safety-Pin Stuck In My Heart, Charles.
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Breakdown from Spiral Scratch the lead off but Boredom is better. Of course it didn't chart on it's initial release only when rereleased in '79. It only made 31 which is one place out of the top 30 sadly not giving it much in the way of radio play. Charles on the other hand was indeed side A. The lead off track from the 5 track ''Saftey Pin Stuck in My Heart'' EP was ''Banging and Shouting'' a strange choice over the title track for me.Toppers Boppers wrote: ↑12 Apr 2019, 6:40amAh, that counts out a couple of non-lead off EP classics... Boredom, Safety-Pin Stuck In My Heart, Charles.
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Not to be "that guy" but doesn't XTC fall into that category as well? I nearly put the Pogues debut down but figured they could fit neatly into a post punk category for which I suspect I wont have many options.Marky Dread wrote: ↑11 Apr 2019, 10:00pmI would put the JD track in the post punk top 5 in a couple of weeks time.101Walterton wrote: ↑11 Apr 2019, 9:40pmThese are a given:
Sex Pistols - Anarchy
The Clash - White Riot
SLF - Suspect Device
The Ruts - In A Rut
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
In the spirit of the thread:
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero
XTC - Science Friction
Joy Division - Transmission
The Slits - Typical Girls
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In fairness mate it's a pretty broad church. I think up to and including Drums & Wires XTC fit reasonably neatly into the punk/new wave catergory. By 1980 and the release of Black Sea they are heading into a slightly more traditional sound. Punk/post punk means different things to different people to some it's era defined to others it's angular guitars like Wire/Gang of Four etc. Others you get the neo-psychedelia like Echo & the Bunnymen. With Joy Division they came out of the much more punky sounding Warsaw so they fit with the post punk tag.revbob wrote: ↑12 Apr 2019, 7:39amNot to be "that guy" but doesn't XTC fall into that category as well? I nearly put the Pogues debut down but figured they could fit neatly into a post punk category for which I suspect I wont have many options.Marky Dread wrote: ↑11 Apr 2019, 10:00pmI would put the JD track in the post punk top 5 in a couple of weeks time.101Walterton wrote: ↑11 Apr 2019, 9:40pmThese are a given:
Sex Pistols - Anarchy
The Clash - White Riot
SLF - Suspect Device
The Ruts - In A Rut
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
In the spirit of the thread:
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero
XTC - Science Friction
Joy Division - Transmission
The Slits - Typical Girls
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Well, dammit. Could I sub in Jilted John's Jilted John then?
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There is a slight problem with this request JB. When Jilted John released his first single on Rabid Records the A-side wasn't ''Jilted John'' it was ''Going Steady'' then it was reissued by EMI and the sides were switched around and it became a hit. It is fabulous though.
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Warning... bored anorak alert. Charles throws me, totally agree it's the natural A-side and implied as the lead track on the back cover. But the record label has Reasons and Test-Tube Babies on RISKI ONE (side 1?), and Charles on RISKI TOO (side 2). Makes no sense, but not losing sleep over it.
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Re: Heston and Marky's Friday Top 5
Today's bubbling under top 5...
London - Everyone's A Winner
Penetration - Fascist Dictator
The Cure - Killing An Arab
Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
ATV - How Much Longer (ignoring Love Lies Limp flexi)
London - Everyone's A Winner
Penetration - Fascist Dictator
The Cure - Killing An Arab
Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
ATV - How Much Longer (ignoring Love Lies Limp flexi)
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It's no bad you know. ''Charles'' is the obvious single choice but all three tracks are great. Not so long ago having sold my Skids singles I can't check the run-out grooves. But Discogs has this info :Toppers Boppers wrote: ↑12 Apr 2019, 10:01amWarning... bored anorak alert. Charles throws me, totally agree it's the natural A-side and implied as the lead track on the back cover. But the record label has Reasons and Test-Tube Babies on RISKI ONE (side 1?), and Charles on RISKI TOO (side 2). Makes no sense, but not losing sleep over it.
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): RISKI TOO
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): RISKI ONE
Matrix / Runout (Runout etched Side A): NB - 1 - B1 1 KEV B
Matrix / Runout (Runout etched Side B): NB - 1 - A1 1 KEV C
Which suggest it was most likely a bit of fun on part of the band/label.
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Killing An Arab is great. And Plastic Bertrand is also excellent fun. Bit of a convoluted story behind that release Elton Motello/Captain Sensible & The Softies blah blah blah.Toppers Boppers wrote: ↑12 Apr 2019, 10:12amToday's bubbling under top 5...
London - Everyone's A Winner
Penetration - Fascist Dictator
The Cure - Killing An Arab
Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
ATV - How Much Longer (ignoring Love Lies Limp flexi)
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