Saturday was a good day for music geeks all over the world, as the fourth annual Record Store Day presented the record buying public with a chance to purchase a wide range of special releases from artists such as Radiohead, The White Stripes, The Clash, Lady Gaga, Foo Fighters, Gorillaz and countless more. My “plan” (the inverted commas will be explained shortly) for the day was to get up early, hotfoot my way up to Avalanche, get myself a few limited releases then catch a set from Frightened Rabbit. Inevitably this was not the way it turned out and after queuing for the best part of nearly forty five minutes for a chance to buy some records, my laziness and hunger levels dissuaded me from waiting in another horrendous queue for a chance to catch Frabbit. The fact I missed one of my favourite bands in a really intimate setting was obviously a bit of a pain, but I’ve seen them twenty odd times before, I’ll without a shadow of doubt see them again, and the lunch I went on to have instead was fairly incredible.
Frabbit then got themselves through to Glasgow, and on this occasion I am gutted I wasn’t at Mono a few hours later to witness James Graham of The Twilight Sad join Frightened Rabbit for a version of Be Less Rude, which by all accounts was rather special.
As for what I actually bought, I chose, after much deliberation, the Franz Ferdinand covers 12”, the Interpol Try It On Remix 12”, the Edwyn Collins and The Drums 7” and my personal favourite, The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit split cassette. I could have spent a truly stupid amount of money but I’m pretty happy with my purchases.The Franz EP features an all star cast trying their hand at covering some Franz Ferdinand numbers, the obvious highlight being a fantastic version of Live Alone by Debbie Harry and Franz themselves. LCD Soundsystem, Stephen Merritt, ESG and Peaches are the others to contribute.
The mix Salem have done of Try It On, is the most engaging track Interpol have been involved in for a while and is the highlight of the EP. The other mixes from Banjo Or Freakout and Ikonika however are both definitely worth checking out.
Interpol - Try It On (Salem Remix) by Vitalic NoiseIn Your Eyes by Edwyn Collins & The Drums is from Collins' seventh solo album 'Losing Sleep' - which also features Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy, Johnny Marr, and The Cribs' Ryan Jarman - released back in September of last year. The track itself sees Collins and The Drums compliment each other perfectly, creating a catchy and rather beautiful four minute pop gem.
HVN219 Edwyn Collins and The Drums - In Your Eyes by heavenlyrecordingsThe Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit cassette is an essential listen, for fans of either band and features very early, previously unheard material from both artists. It really is fascinating to hear the roots of two of my favourite bands, and as raw and rough around the edges as the material is, it clearly displays the potential that both artists would go on to fulfill.
I hope everyone got some equally great releases and had a nice wee day into the mix. Until next year!
2 comments:
incredible lunch (coke float)
Followed your link from FRabbits FB page, nice to see my video from Mono popping up on a few blogs. It was a really incredible moment and the rest of the set was a blinder too.
Also nice to find someone who's seen FR almost as much as me because you make me feel much better about my 32 (going on 33) gig total.
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