Brick
I don't know how many people out there still remember the days when record shops existed and sold records. Finding any particular record was sometimes a hassle. You couldn't just order a record from Europe. You had to go to a special Import Record Store, where they'd happily charge you double what you'd pay for a domestic record. Bootleg records were something so rare and special that they were almost magical. Every once in a while, you's see one for Pink Floyd or The Beatles or Dylan or Led Zeppelin - the big names. But, a bootleg for a smaller player like Robyn Hitchcock... Well, you really needed a special connection to find something like that.
I have been waiting patiently for a long time now for high-quality transfers of Robyn's bootleg vinyl to emerge from the ether. But, it just hasn't happened. So, I've decided to take the plunge. I will be posting a new Robyn Hitchcock bootleg every day or two for a week or thereabouts. Please do grab them. Please share them on your favorite trackers, hubs, cheese shops, and sex clubs.
These are 24/96 resolution transfers. If you want to burn a CD, you'll need to convert to 16/44. I have tried to include decent cover art, which is to say that I know the heartbreak of getting images that are only a few KB. I've gone to some lengths to make sure that you'll get something worth looking at.
Hope you like'em!
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http://www.jh3.com/robyn/base/disc.asp?tench=352
The Day They Ate Brick
The Soft Boys
Released in 1986
Unauthorized
Vinyl LP: Polarad POL 121 045
"The Legendary Radar Sessions"
Track listing:
SIDE A
1. Millstream Pigworker
2. Sandra
3. Human Music
4. Look Into Your Mirror
5. Ugly Nora
6. Wey Wey Hep A Hole
SIDE B
1. When I Was A Kid
2. Rock 'N' Roll Toilet
3. Look Into Your Mirror Rough mix
4. Have A Heart Betty
5. Love Poisoning
6. The Asking Tree
Hey Doc,
This is a BUNCH of cool RH / Soft Boys stuff.
Did you know all the Wetransfer files are caput? That's the way it looks from my end, anyway.
Would you please consider re-upping "The Day They Ate Brick" and some other of these gems?
Can't believe I'm just a coupla weeks too late.
Cheers!
Just send a private email & we'll get you sorted.
The first Robyn-related bootleg I ever had (or one of them, actually! I may have had the Maxwells 45 first). To my ears, these are still THE go-to versions for "Sandra's Having Her Brain Out" and "Pigworker", bar none.
Thanks for including the great liner notes from Bucketful of Brains!!
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