Albums and All That, Starting with the letter D as in Delta, Part 4

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August 5th, 2020

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Big Blood [mm:ss]
"Our Love Will Still Be There"
The Daughter's Union
Feeding Tube Records FTR459 2019
Sneaking this one in because I just received it and it begins with the letter D as in Delta. Big love for Big Blood's cover of The Troggs classic.

mclusky [mm:ss]
"She Will Only Bring You Happiness"
The Difference Between Me and You Is that I'm not on Fire
Too Pure pure 154lp 2004
Welsh indie rock recorded at the fabled Electrical Audio in Chicago.

The Bangles [mm:ss]
"September Gurls"
Different Light
Columbia BFC 40039 1986
Vox by bassist Michael Steel. So if Big Star is now considered Dad Rock, is this Mom Rock?

Krallice [mm:ss]
"The Mountain"
Dimensional Bleedthrough
Gilead Media eld028 2019
Lyrics by... Michaelangelo. No, really.

Dire Straits [mm:ss]
"Down to the Waterline"
Dire Straits
Warner Bros BSK 3266 1978
Side One, Track One from their debut album.

Trini Lopez [mm:ss]
"The Bramble Bush"
The Dirty Dozen
MGM Records SE-4445 ST 1967
Bramble Bush, Lemon Tree... gotta stay on brand I guess.

LCD Soundsystem [mm:ss]
"Disco Infiltrator (fk's infiltrated vocal)"
Disco Infiltrator
DFA/EMI dfaemi 2145 2005
Aughties electro remixed for your extra-ness.

The Stylistics [mm:ss]
"Hey Girl, Come and Get It"
Disco Party
Adam VIII A-8021 1975
20 Original Hits by 20 Original Artists

Brain Eno [mm:ss]
"Fullness of Wind"
Discreet Music
Obscure OBS 3 1975
Variations on Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, performed by the Cockpit ensemble where each member was given a brief excerpt of the score and repeated it with varying nuances.

The Hollies [mm:ss]
"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"
Distant Light
Epic KE 30958 1972
The last album Allan Clarke would appear on. The Hollies do their best Green River impersonation.

Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez [mm:ss]
"Aria from 'La Wally'"
Diva
DRG Records SL 9503 1982
Fun fact: The heroine of La Wally throws herself into an avalanche.

Van Halen [mm:ss]
"Where Have All the Good Times Gone?"
Diver Down
Warner Bros BSK 3677 1982
Well, where have the gone?

Ian Dury & the Blockheads [mm:ss]
"Uneasy Sunny Day Hotsy Totsy"
Do It Yourself
Stiff-Epic JE 36104 1979
If you haven't seen the Ian Dury biopic with Andy Serkis and it seems like that might be your jam, check out Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.

Music behind the DJ: "To Sir with Love" by Herbie Mann

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