DAVID BOWIE
ChangesTwoBowie
1981 Canada pressing

A collection of post-1976 singles, plus five songs from earlier that did NOT appear on the initial volume of CHANGESBOWIE.

Once Bowie left RCA, his relations with them deteriorated badly. RCA still owned distribution rights to his 1969–1980 catalog for a period, but Bowie reportedly disliked RCA’s budget reissues and marketing decisions. He felt they were exploiting the catalog without proper care or consultation.

RCA then deleted most of Bowie’s catalog from print in the U.S. and U.K. around 1981–1983. This was unusual given how important and commercially viable those albums were, & for several years, his work, including THIS, was hard to come by.

It was all due to catalog management & control during a major industry transition from vinyl to CD.

Thank god for Ryko, who saved his catalog for everybody, & reissued them with care.

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George Michael - BBC Unplugged 1996

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In remembrance of Ian Curtis who died today 46 years ago:

🇬🇧 Joy Division "Atmosphere" – 1980

Ian Curtis delivers one of his most haunting vocal performances: measured, solemn, and emotionally exposed. The minimal arrangement heightens the feeling of isolation and transcendence that runs through the song...

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This mornings commute is brought to us by yesterday’s birthday boy. DeVos Freedom of Choice was released back in 1980. I was 10 for everyone wondering. Nothing like DeVo in the morning.

This from the RSD This Is DeVo box set released back in the mid early 2000s.

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HOTSPRING
Obit For Sunshade
2020 Canada pressing

The perfect last spin for the end of a lovely, quiet Sunday afternoon.

This album is a fantastic #ambient #electronic atmospheric kind of record spearheaded by Canadian Scott Gailey.

It creates wonderful surroundings by using light synths and shoegazey textures, and little sprinkles of jazz here and there, very downtempo and warm.
Like an evening float on clear water or slowly driving through a desert at night.

Really nice and immersive record.

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Time for another round of every Ape follower’s favorite game:

WEIRD SHIT YOU FIND INSIDE A RECORD JACKET.

This round features a clipping from some Canadian newspaper/magazine from the #70s , a kind of a “write in /ask us” kind of feature, found inside a 1971 copy of Cat Steven’s Teaser And The Firecat.

The article dives into answering the question “Is Cat Stevens Greek or English?”, posed by some yahoo in Ottawa.

The best thing however, is that ginormous ad for CRAVEN A cigarettes.
Days of yore, people.
A simpler, happier time.
When “the gentle art of milder smoking” was a god-given right.

Fantastic.

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PAERISH
You're In Both Dreams (And You're Scared)
2023 U.S. Ltd. Edition pressing
Orange vinyl
Limited to 1000 copies

A fantastic rock band from France who sound like they are 25 years too late.

Big, riffing, alternative guitar rock with great melodies (production by Will Yip benefited them greatly).

This is one of my favorite rock records of the past ten years. Yes, the remind me of the killer #alternative stuff I adore from the #90s , but they also sound very much of the now as well. The songs.are just too well written.

“Daydreaming” and “Still Here” would have dominated rock radio and MTV back then. They’re such great tunes.

I hope these dudes stick around and make more records.
Their previous record Fixed It All is great too.
Unfamiliar with their independent debut Semi Finalists. Just a few songs on YT.

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BASS DRUM OF DEATH
Say I Won’t
2023 U.S. pressing
Ivory vinyl

Dirty, riffy, really fun garage rock with hooks.
Has a bit of an edge to it, and I believe them fully. They mean it.

Fun tunes.

A friend gifted me this record last week.
Really digging it.
The “gifting Ape records” thing rarely goes this well.

I hope the Black Keys are paying attention.
They COULD sound like this if they didn’t suck so goddamn hard, and their records didn’t come off the most boring, soulless conveyor belt ever.

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