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     Victor Prose Unregistered guest |
"Ask, she said, and ask is what I did." - RF In my recently established extreme adoration of the Go-Betweens, the resulting voracious appetite for their music was, initially, easily rewarded. However, I’m in the barrel-bottom-scraping stage; a few of those missing links have come gradually, but slowly. What follows is a list of official/notable GBs music I have no access to. Perhaps some of you are familiar with, or even in possession of, any of it, and good for you: 1. The original B-side versions of “Just a King” and “Rare Breed”. 2. Any 12” versions (i.e. “Cut it Out”) that were not included on the CD reissues. 3. Basically, any 78 - 90 official ‘tweens releases that weren’t on the bonus discs (though I think those three are the only ones; maybe some of Five New Songs was missing.) 4. “The Land That Time Forgot” from the “Baby Stones” B-side. 5. Grant’s Live Last Monday promo cassette. 6. “Lonely Boy” from the Australian “Drop” EP. 7. The Aussie “Surround Me” EP (I’ve got “What Went Wrong” and “If I Fall Behind”). 8. The non-album tracks from the “2541” EP. 9. “Time Stays Away” from the Australian Comet Scar single. 10. The live tracks on the “Surfing Magazines” single. 11. “Instant Replay”, “Girl Lying On a Beach” and “Taxi Taxee”. 12. The Worlds Apart EP and the Oceans Apart bonus live disc. 13. The Robert-produced/involved stuff by Baby You Know. In a sense, this is the birthday list I would give to my friends if any of them knew the first thing about where to find them, or much about the Go-Betweens. (“Watershed” and “Tallulah” are two of my girlfriend’s favorite albums, which is a start.) It does not seem unreasonable that there are people out there – fans, perhaps, who post on message boards – who might be able to direct me toward any of these rare, out-of-print, pieces of discographical miscellany. I wonder if I’ll ever find any people like that. On a completely unrelated note, my e-mail address is thepozniaks@yahoo.com (named after my band). And, on a very related note, I assume that if the content of this particular message, by which I mean no harm, is disingenuous or inappropriate, an administrator will not post it. My most gracious regards, Victor | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 227 Registered: 02-2007 |
Victor your enthusiasm for the whole GB shebang is infectious. I found your recent postings very informative and thought provoking, although I like Danger In the Past albumquite a lot!! Each to his own. I can only say I have the Drop EP with Lonely Boy . I can send u a copy if u want. | ||
| Victor Prose Unregistered guest |
Good sir, I would love that. Let me know how best to make that easy on you; again the e-mail is up there. I do like Danger In The Past quite a bit -- just not a few select songs. Thanks again! | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 415 Registered: 04-2005 |
And if you want a copy of the 7" 'Baby Stones' (for 'The Land That Time Forgot') I'll get it to you. Do you have a turntable still ? I tried to give a spare copy away ages ago on this forum, but nobody responded. It is in a picture sleeve and rather bizarrely was given away free in the UK at the time of release. I've enjoyed your comments too, although I feel that describing 'Warm Nights' as 'almost vengefully pleasure-resistant' is way off the mark. I love that recording ! But as you point out there are wide differences in what we like and dislike. For example, 'Oceans Apart' is the worst G-Bs record for me: (aside from the horrible sound of it), with the quality of songs it would have made a great 4 track ep. | ||
| Victor Prose Unregistered guest |
Being a production junkie is indeed as divisive a stance as being a melody junkie -- I can't imagine how many contributors here go crazy over the eternally soporific song I quoted at the beginning of my post. (Which 4 OA songs, now?) I've written you back, Andrew; now that I've read this I understand you are indeed talking about sending a physical copy, which I would greatly appreciate. You'll have to let me know about shipping, as I live in an uncommon continent for Go-Betweens fans. I do indeed have a turntable (having been born between Liberty Belle and Tallulah, "still" is perhaps inappropriate) -- I just eBayed for a gorgeous LP copy of 1978 - 1990. I knew all the songs, but I finally got to read the notes, and hold the package in my hands. | ||
| william rodgers Member Username: Willyorkpa Post Number: 38 Registered: 02-2005 |
would offer these goodies, but am not allowed. Will Rodgers Facebook Lancaster PA | ||
| Victor Prose Unregistered guest |
By a personal religious doctrine, or overpolicing parents? Or that tricky institution sometimes referred to as "the law"? I appreciate your hypothetical offer, Mr. rodgers, but have already received more than 60% of these from a handful of generous and lovely persons on this board. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1447 Registered: 01-2005 |
The initial release of "Oceans Apart" with the oversaturation/bad sound on the later tracks was rectified somewhat by LoMax with their swap program for the better mix version. The bass is still mixed way too low for me though. Maybe Bill Inglot who did such a great job remastering Tallulah could do the same for Oceans Apart? | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1965 Registered: 03-2005 |
Ok, Victor, don't be a tease. What uncommon continent for a Go Betweens fan do you live on? Africa? South America? Antarctica? I guess Asia would fit that description if Japan isn't considered part of it. | ||
| Victor Prose Unregistered guest |
The good old Arctic! How can anybody get into the Go-Betweens when all our record stores are on rapidly disappearing icebergs? Gags aside, born and bred in New Jersey, further bred in current residence Texas. So, North America. How many Texans born in '87 do you imagine share this forums' members' GBs zeal? No Americans I've met, bar the ones I've made converts of, have ever even heard of Forster or McLennan (my rockcyclopaedia father an exception, though he dismisses Forster as "too John Cale" and doesn't own any of their records). | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1966 Registered: 03-2005 |
Your father sounds great, Victor. I would get quite a kick out of him. Go Betweens fans are scattered far and wide, which for me is one of their more unexpected charms (though I'm sure it's NOT a charm for Robert's bank account). But of the people on this thread, there is one Scot (I hope I got that right Andrew) living in France and one Queenslander and the rest are in the U.S.. To me the interesting lesson was learned in Brisbane on my first day there visiting with a couple of not-particularly-musical locals. One was about 48 years old and the other about 23. They asked, naturally enough, what brought me to town. (It was Robert's "Four Ages" shows). Neither had ever heard of the Go Betweens. What was that Grant said? It was something like there's no profit in being a prophet in your own land. I very much like contemplating the idea of the subtle aesthetics of the Go Betweens gaining a foothold in TX. And your father's comment is still making me smile. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2720 Registered: 05-2005 |
You can add an Irishman in Sydney to this thread now Randy! By the way, that quote from Grant comes from an interview I did with him in 2000! | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3047 Registered: 05-2005 |
and the rest are in the U.S.. NO we're not Randy! I'm a Scot in England!, admittedly that's not as impressive as an irishman in Oz though;) | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1370 Registered: 08-2006 |
I think he meant people who had posted to this thread, not the whole board, Spence. And don't sell yourself short - there was a time when a Scot living in England would have been very impressive, indeed : ) Anyhow, I'm a Chicagoan living in Chicago. Talk about your lack of geographic mobility. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3050 Registered: 05-2005 |
Yes Rob, sorry, my ignorance won yet again, I know Randy wouldn;t ever forget us anyway!!!!! |