KOSMO's VINYL of the Week

Stevie Wonder, "Front Line"

1/25/2019

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
Today we are back in the U.S.A. in the summer of 1982 for Stevie Wonder's "Front Line", first released on the compilation LP "Original Musiquarium 1" on Tamla Records...

"The then double LP "Original Musiquarium 1" was a hits compilation that featured one new track on each of its 4 sides. On The Clash's Combat Rock "North American Campaign" of 1982, we played the hell out of "Front Line". If you don't have much Stevie Wonder, then this is a truly great collection." - KV

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Humphrey Ocean & the Hardy Annuals, "Whoops A Daisy"

1/18/2019

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
Being as I am in London for a few days, I shall pick a 'proper' London record, and so we are back in 1979 for an Ian Dury song, recorded by Humphrey Ocean and His Hardy Annuals: "Whoops A Daisy", released on my alma mater Stiff Records as Buy 29...

"Humphrey Ocean is an English artist of considerable reputation, much loved and shown. Once upon a time, he was also the bass player in Ian Dury's Kilburn & The High Roads. This record was done as a one-off with another former Kilburn, Russell Hardy as musical director. As far as I know, Ian never recorded the song himself, I bet he didn't fancy following Humphrey !" - KV

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John Cooper Clarke, "I Married a Monster from Outer Space"

1/11/2019

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in Arrow Studios, Manchester, England, in 1978 for John Cooper Clarke's "I Married A Monster From Outer Space", from his "Disguise In Love" LP...

"For the next few days I will be in Manchester and so it is only right I should pick something by one of the city's many musical talents. John Cooper Clarke is a poet, performer, style guru and star that captured the public's imagination in the wake of the punk rock revolution. Over the years, he has evolved from a performance poet into a national treasure, something he has achieved without ever looking shabby." - KV

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Tom Jones, "It's Not Unusual"

1/4/2019

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KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, North London on 11th November 1964 for Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual"...

"It's Not Unusual" was first offered to Sandie Shaw as an Astrid Gilberto style 'bossa nova'. Once it landed in Tom Jones' lap, arranger Les Reed re-vamped it with the now famous horns. The record was a favourite of a certain faction within The Clash road crew and, on occasion, played incredibly loudly through the PA in an empty venue - it 'rocked' ! Still does !" - KV

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