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[Misc] Old albums you’d nearly forgotten about
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Quadrophenia and Tommy were doubles, so would work out to 20 and 19 minutes a side respectively. About right.
I could certainly make a decent case for cutting The Song is Over from Who's Next to bring its length down a bit. I suspect it's on the long side for a single LP because it was originally intended to be a double with all the Lifehouse material.
It was actually the liner notes for one of the Quadrophenia reissues that I read it in the first place - explaining why so much had ended up being cut. Almost certainly made it a better album anyway.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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It got me curious so I checked Spotify, it’s got it down as 35 minutes.
As we’ve previously mentioned Sparks. Number One In Heaven was a full price LP but only had three songs on each side, it’s 33 minutes long.
However, I won’t have a bad word said about them, it was their only Virgin release so I blame ol Branston
Amateur Hour popped up on YouTube last week and I can’t get it out of my mind. I even revisited the lyrics to understand what the song was all about ……. young love and exploring (for a change!)
So choose your partners everyone, if you hestitate the goods ones are gone ……. Here I go!
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That must be the new “under dubbed” version.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Anyone remember Frampton Comes Alive! Unlikeliest of smash hits live double album by poodle-haired guitarist Peter Frampton. Was all the rage at the start of 1976. Wonder how many soon-to-be punks would admit to owning it by the middle of 1976 
A great album. I also somewhere in my collection have a Soul II Soul remix of 'I'm not the man' which I love.
I once stood behind Roland Gift who was buying petrol in a garage around corner from where i lived in Camden. He was a lot smaller than I thought, but super cool and if my memory is correct had a silver vintage merc. This was sometime after their peak but he had not aged at all.
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Nr 1 Song in Heavan is a great album. The opening song was mine any my daughters Saturday morning song. Played it really load in our bedroom in the Summer with the windows open for for when the chorus blasted in.
35 minutes according to wiki. At the time of release most albums were usually around the 40 mins mark due to the optimal time for a side of vinyl being 20 mins....35 does not seem overly short.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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When I first head it as an 8 year old I thought it was called I’m a chihuahua!
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Tryouts For The Human Race? A great song, sadly it never got the coverage it deserved as it was the third single off a six track LP, by then everyone who liked the band had bought the album.
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It is a good album, and recently made a brief Albion related visit to my subconscious. There’s a very catchy tune called “Mumonia” (or something like that), well in Athens I stayed in an area I possibly incorrectly pronounced as “Omonia” well it fits like a glove. and pissed up I’ll sing any old nonsense to myself.
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Is it just me or do you, when singing along to FYC's, do an impression of Roland Gift rather than sing it normally? I have the same issue with Louis Armstrong as well
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funny you mentioned that, I am currently fixing a turntable for a friend and testing it with that album
Super Steve Earle
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Nothing to do with songs for the radio. You could only cram about 22 and a 1/2 minutes of decent quality on each side of vinyl.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Found this the other day, still sounds great.