It's not too late to vote for Entrailicus in this year's fifty.
Urban Sprawl by Entrailicus, previously unreleased.
Thanks to my fellow Peel fanatics at John Peel Everyday and Teenage Kicks for the support they've shown me, and to all those of you who have downloaded my song and given it a listen.
Tons of fabulous new Peel stuff over at the king of Peel blogs John Peel Everyday, including this show. It's noted that the transfer from tape to computer has caused some of the early 80s shows to run a bit fast. Well, I've started the laborious process of slowing them down. These downloads run 5% slower than the show on John Peel Everyday. This show marks the debut of the most famous haircutted band in history, Flock of Seagulls.
Part 1 (62 mins):
Part 2 (57 mins):
Siouxsie was always cool. It was great to finally hear my favourite Banshees song on a Peel show:
There was also a belter of a cup final that year (and replay), although be warned that if you follow THIS LINK you'll end up watching the Chas ‘n Dave Tottingham cup final song, not highlights of the game.
Some of you have lost the will to live waiting for me to post this and I apologise. I’ve noticed some comments about my describing this year as the beginning of the end for the Liverpool dynasty, and your comments have been duly noted.
In some ways, my assertion could be regarded as total bollocks. After all, Liverpool won the ’87-88 league title with a comfortable nine-point margin and just two defeats all season. Their key players were two new signings - winger John Barnes and striker John Aldridge - who helped defy any doubts that people might have had as to whether Liverpool could challenge for honours after Ian Rush's departure, also quashing my prediction that Liverpool would be relegated without their goal scoring legend.
However, my post on Arsenal’s league cup hinted at the rise of the George Graham side, who went some way to usurping Liverpool in the following years. Also, second in the league were Manchester United, rejuvenated under Alex Ferguson - who had bought some impressive new players including Brian McClair and Steve Bruce. OK, it took them a while but they eventually knocked Liverpool off their perch.
The ’87-88 vintage was quite spectacular to watch, John Barnes at the peak of his career almost unplayable. Although I only got to see it on TV on midweek sportsnight, I still regard the 5-0 victory over a very good Nottingham Forest side as being one of the best games I’ve ever seen.
Liverpool went on to win the league again in ’89-90, but it was becoming more and more obvious that the players they were signing were crap and then Graeme Souness…
Anyhow, on to the show, originally broadcast on 23rd December 1987:
21. Smiths - Paint a Vulgar Picture 22. Motorcycle Boy - Big Rock Candy Mountain 23. Smiths - Sweet and Tender Hooligan 24. Smiths - Half a Person 25. Smiths - Death of a Disco Dancer 26. The Fall - Athlete Cured 27. Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (sampling was still legalish) 28. Railway Children - Brighter 29. Smiths - I Won't Share You 30. Bhundu Boys - My Foolish Heart
Hi guys, long time no post. Sorry but the little'un has been more than a handful recently - approaching 5 months now.
Anyhows, noticing that the 2007 Festive 50 is now under way, I've decided to launch my bid for immortality here on the blog. I'm officially offering one of my own compositions for your consideration. Entitled Urban Sprawl, this is a track I've been working on for quite a while. As it stands, it still astounds me every time I listen to it, and for any of you out there composing your own music, you'll know how hard that is to achieve.
Voting in this year's Festive 50 is easy. click on the pic below:
My new ambition in life is to be a featured artist on the ever wonderful Teenage Kicks Festive 50 as an artist.
However, I don't want sympathy votes: only vote for me if this track startles you into taking action. Please, whatever you do, download the bugger and give it a listen..
Urban Sprawl by Entrailicus, previously unreleased.
I was umming and aaghhing for ages about this, I eventually decided on aagghh.
