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February 24, 2016

The Lost Boys: Hard-To-Find ’80s Albums (General Public’s “Hand To Mouth”)

“The Lost Boys: Hard-To-Find ’80s Albums” gives you exactly what the title implies: a rare or out-of-print album from the ’80s in its entirety. Some will be from CD, but most will have been lovingly transferred from pristine vinyl culled directly from the Analog Kid’s vast collection. Whatever album I choose, it will be one that you can’t easily find a physical copy for sale on Amazon or in your local record store (if you even have one anymore). Death…by stereo!

Supergroups sound like a great idea on paper, but rarely do they work out on stage. A “normal” band is hard enough to maintain in the first place, and it gets even tougher when you add a room full of already-successful egos together and then magically expect them to play nice. Let’s look at an ’80s supergroup scorecard, shall we?

Asia: two records with original lineup.

Traveling Wilburys: one record with original lineup.

H.S.A.S.: one record.

The Firm: two records.

Cinema: zero records or gigs (but I suppose you can count 90125 and Big Generator as a direct result if you want to get technical about it!)

XYZ: zero records or gigs. (If you don’t know who this, do a little googling. It would have been EPIC!)

Like many of their ’80s supergroup counterparts, General Public didn’t last very long. Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger (from The English Beat) teamed up with Mickey Billingham (Dexys Midnight Runners), Mick Jones (The Clash), Roger Charlery (also from The Beat), Horace Panter (The Specials), and Stoker (Dexys as well) to form General Public in 1984. The band’s debut album All The Rage included the classic single “Tenderness,” but Jones had already left the group prior to the record’s release. More defections followed during the recording of Hand To Mouth in 1986, and the band broke up for good after the album’s release (a brief 1994 reunion did result in a hit cover of The Staples Singers’ “I’ll Take You There”).

Hand To Mouth has been out of print on CD for years now, but I recently found a nice used copy at a local store and thought that I’d share it with you. My vinyl copy of Hand To Mouth was sitting near the top of my ripping stack, so the the timing of this find couldn’t have been much better!

Speaking of supergroups (and Asia), I saw on Twitter this week that John Wetton is currently undergoing more chemotherapy in his battle against cancer. Best wishes to you on a speedy recovery, John! And I’ll let you in on a little secret: out of all the supergroups, Asia is still my favorite…

General Public: Hand To Mouth

I.R.S. Records, 1986

1. “Come Again” (Dave Wakeling/Mickey Billingham)

Come Again

2. “Faults And All” (Dave Wakeling/Horace Panter/Roger Charlery)

Faults And All

3. “Forward As One” (Dave Wakeling)

Forward As One

4. “Murder” (Dave Wakeling/Mickey Billingham)

Murder

5. “Cheque In The Post” (Mickey Billingham/Roger Charlery)

Cheque In The Post

6. “Too Much Or Nothing” (Dave Wakeling)

Too Much Or Nothing

7. “Love Without The Fun” (Dave Wakeling/Mickey Billingham)

Love Without The Fun

8. “In Conversation” (Mickey Billingham/Roger Charlery)

In Conversation

9. “Never All There” (Dave Wakeling/Mickey Billingham/Roger Charlery)

Never All There

10. “Cry On Your Own Shoulder” (Dave Wakeling/Roger Charlery)

Cry On Your Own Shoulder

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Bonus Tracks!

The first rule of The Analog Kid blog is that if you write about a song on the Analog Kid blog, you share the song on the Analog Kid blog.

General Public: “Tenderness” [Longer Version] (Dave Wakeling/Mickey Billingham/Roger Charlery)

From the U.K. 12″ single Tenderness

I.R.S. Records, 1984

Tenderness [Longer Version]

Asia: “Time Again” (John Wetton/Geoff Downes/Steve Howe/Carl Palmer)

From the album Asia

Geffen Records, 1982

Time Again

H.S.A.S.: “Top Of The Rock” (Sammy Hagar/Neal Schon)

From the album Through The Fire

Geffen Records, 1984

Top Of The Rock

The Firm: “Satisfaction Guaranteed” (Jimmy Page/Paul Rodgers)

From the album The Firm

Atlantic Records, 1985

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Traveling Wilburys: “Last Night” (Traveling Wilburys)

From the album Vol. 1

Wilbury/Warner Bros. Records, 1988

Last Night

Cinema: “Make It Easy” (Trevor Rabin)

From the box set Yesyears

Atco Records, 1991

Make It Easy

Yes: “Changes” (Trevor Rabin/Alan White/Jon Anderson)

From the album 90125

Atco Records, 1983

Changes

Yes: “Shoot High Aim Low” (Alan White/Tony Kaye/Jon Anderson/Trevor Rabin/Chris Squire)

From the album Big Generator

Atco Records, 1987

Shoot High Aim Low

The English Beat: “Rotating Head” (English Beat)

From the album Special Beat Service

I.R.S. Records, 1982

Rotating Head

Dexys Midnight Runners: “Geno” (Kevin Rowland/Kevin Archer)

From the album Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

EMI Records, 1980

Geno

The Clash: “Should I Stay Or Should I Go” (The Clash)

From the album Combat Rock

Epic Records, 1982

Should I Stay Or Should I Go

The Specials: “A Message To You Rudy” (Dandy Livingstone)

From the album The Specials

2 Tone Records, 1979

A Message to You Rudy

The Staple Singers: “I’ll Take You There” (Alvertis Isbell)

From the album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

Stax Records, 1972

I’ll Take You There

General Public: “I’ll Take You There” (Alvertis Isbell)

From the soundtrack Threesome

Epic Soundtrax, 1994

I’ll Take You There

Posted by The Analog Kid on February 24, 2016 in Alternative, New Wave, Rock, Ska, Soul/R&B, Soundtrack and tagged '80s supergroups, Analog Kid, Asia, Cinema, Dave Wakeling, Dexy's Midnight Runners, General Public, Hand To Mouth, HSAS, John Wetton, Specials, Tenderness, The Clash, The English Beat, The Firm, Traveling Wilburys.

The Lost Boys: Hard-To-Find ’80s Albums (Real Life’s “Heartland”)

“The Lost Boys: Hard-To-Find ’80s Albums” gives you exactly what the title implies: a rare or out-of-print album from the ’80s in its entirety. Some will be from CD, but most will have been lovingly transferred from pristine vinyl culled directly from the Analog Kid’s vast collection. Whatever album I choose, it will be one that you can’t easily find a physical copy for sale on Amazon or in your local record store (if you even have one anymore). Death…by stereo!

Last night, I received a lovely email from one of my loyal readers. William expressed his concern over my well-being due to the absence of blog posts over the last few weeks, and wanted to make sure that I was OK. Yes, William, I am fine! My family went through some personal stuff recently, and that led to a minor short-circuiting of the blog. I just haven’t been in the mood to write, although I have continued to rip more vinyl during this down time.

Well, I am happy to report that William’s email has snapped me out of my writing funk. It always warms my heart to hear from you guys, and now I’m back and ready to share my recent vinyl rips with you! Today, The Analog Kid blog is happy to feature Heartland, the 1983 debut album from Melbourne’s Real Life. All of you certainly know the synth-pop classic “Send Me An Angel,” but the entire album is well worth a listen. “Catch Me I’m Falling” was another Top 40 hit in the U.S., and “Openhearted” was also a minor hit down under.

Can I share a weird thought I’ve always had about “Send Me An Angel?” Even though it’s mostly a keyboard-driven song (great guitar solo, though!), the song has always made me think about The Scorpions. Vocalist David Sterry sounds a LOT like Scorpions singer Klaus Meine to my ears (especially on “Send Me An Angel”), and I always laugh when I think about Klaus belting out a new-wave classic. And guess what? In 1990, The Scorpions released an album entitled Crazy World— and the last track was called “Send Me An Angel!” Sadly for me, it was a Scorpions original and not a Real Life cover. Happily for the Scorpions, it was a world-wide smash. Maybe someday, the Scorps will do a medley…

Heartland has technically been issued on CD a few times over the years, but I can tell you this: I’ve never seen a copy, and the only one for sale on Amazon as of this writing appears to be a bootleg (and $129 to boot!). The copy I have shared below is a 320 kbps rip from my original vinyl, and The Analog Kid hopes you enjoy this great rip of a new wave classic!

Real Life: Heartland

Curb/MCA Records

320 kbps vinyl rip courtesy of The Analog Kid

1. “Send Me An Angel” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Send Me An Angel

2. “Catch Me I’m Falling” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Catch Me I’m Falling

3. “Under The Hammer” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Under The Hammer

4. “Heartland” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Heartland

5. “Breaking Point” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Breaking Point

6. “Broken Again” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Broken Again

7. “Always” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Always

8. “Openhearted” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Openhearted

9. “Exploding Bullets” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Exploding Bullets

10. “Burning Blue” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Burning Blue

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Bonus Tracks!

The first rule of The Analog Kid blog is that if you write about a song on the Analog Kid blog, you share the song on the Analog Kid blog.

Real Life: “Send Me An Angel” [Extended Mix] (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Send Me An Angel [Extended Mix]

Real Life: “Like A Gun” (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

Like A Gun

From the U.S. 12″ single Send Me An Angel

Curb Records, 1983

Real Life: “Catch Me I’m Falling” [Extended Version] (David Sterry/Richard Zatorski)

From the U.S. 12″ single Catch Me I’m Falling

Curb Records, 1983

Catch Me I’m Falling [Extended Version]

Scorpions: “Send Me An Angel” (Klaus Meine/Rudolf Schenker)

From the album Crazy World

Mercury Records, 1990

Send Me An Angel

Posted by The Analog Kid on February 18, 2016 in Alternative, Metal, New Wave, Rock and tagged Analog Kid, Catch Me I'm Falling, Heartland, Real Life, Scorpions, Send Me An Angel.

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January 27, 2016

Ecstatic ’80s New Wave: 1981

Beware: I am about to open Pandora’s Box.

’80s new wave music is my true love. This is the music of MTV. KROQ. Valley Girl. Martha Quinn. The Atari 2600. Members Only. Friday Night Videos. Nina Blackwood. Ms. Pac-Man. Night Flight. Richard Blade. Sixteen Candles. Alan Hunter. Jam boxes. Revenge Of The Nerds. Cabbage Patch Dolls. Parachute pants. J.J. Jackson. Live Aid. Mark Goodman. Rubik’s Cube. Donkey Kong.

This is the music that still makes me feel like a perpetual teenager.

Ecstatic ’80s New Wave: 1981

New Order: “Ceremony” (Ian Curtis/Bernard Sumner/Peter Hook/Stephen Morris)

From the U.K. 12″ Ceremony

Factory Records, 1981

Ceremony

New Order released two versions of “Ceremony” in 1981– this is the second version. The band decided to re-record their debut single after Gillian Gilbert joined the group, and it was re-released with a new sleeve. “Ceremony” was actually written as a Joy Division song, meaning the late Ian Curtis shares a writing credit. Check out the bonus tracks for the rarer original version!

Altered Images: “I Could Be Happy” (Grogan/McElhone/Anderson/McDavid)

From the 12″ single I Could Be Happy

Portrait Records, 1981

I Could Be Happy

Altered Images followed up the success of “Happy Birthday” with “I Could Be Happy,” a song that I have loved ever since I saw it a million times during my first summer with MTV in 1982. “I Could Be Happy” was included on 1982’s Pinky Blue album, but it was first released in December of 1981 in both 7″ and 12″ versions.

The Human League: “The Sound Of The Crowd” (Phillip Oakey/Ian Burden)

From the album Dare!

Virgin Records, 1981

The Sound Of The Crowd

Despite the presence of that song on Dare, the Human League chose “The Sound Of The Crowd” as the album’s first single. The band’s faith was rewarded with their first real hit when “The Sound Of The Crowd” reached #12 in the U.K. The Dare album was produced by Martin Rushent, who I should note also produced the first two songs on this list. Martin had a very good year in 1981.

Oingo Boingo: “Little Girls” (Danny Elfman)

From the album Only A Lad

A&M Records, 1981

Little Girls

The first song on the first Oingo Boingo album– talk about announcing your presence with authority (and some minor perversion, of course)! “Little Girls” encapsulates everything that I love about Oingo Boingo in less than four minutes.

R.E.M.: “Radio Free Europe” (Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe)

From the U.S. 7″ Radio Free Europe

Hib-Tone Records, 1981

Radio Free Europe

The song that started it all for R.E.M. This original version of “Radio Free Europe” caught the attention of I.R.S. Records, and the label asked R.E.M. to re-record the song for their first album. That remade version reached #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released as the first single from 1983’s Murmur, but bassist Mike Mills still prefers the original: “It crushes the other one like a grape.”

INXS: “Stay Young” (Andrew Farriss/Michael Hutchence)

From the album Underneath The Colours

Deluxe Records, 1981

Stay Young

INXS didn’t release an album in North America until 1982 (Shabooh Shoobah), but by that point they already has two Australian releases under their belts. “So Young” was the first single from Underneath The Colours, the band’s second album. It reached #21 in their native Australia, and you can really hear the developing songwriting skills of Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence on this one.

The Cure: “Charlotte Sometimes” (Robert Smith/Simon Gallup/Lol Tolhurst)

From the U.K. 7″ Charlotte Sometimes

Fiction Records, 1981

Charlotte Sometimes

“Charlotte Sometimes” was a stand-alone single released by The Cure in October of 1981, about six months after the release of Faith. It reached #44 on the U.K. singles chart, and is perhaps best remembered for its bizarrely creepy (even by Cure standards!) video.

Berlin: “The Metro” (John Crawford)

From the U.S. 7″ Metro

M.A.O. Records, 1981

The Metro [Original Version]

“The Metro” is my favorite Berlin tune, but I had never heard the original version of the song until about a year ago. This version of “The Metro” appeared on a stand-alone 7″ single on M.A.O. Records in 1981, and was subsequently remixed for inclusion on 1982’s Pleasure Victim.

Great Buildings: “Hold On To Something” (Danny Wilde/Phil Solem/Ian Ainsworth)

From the album Great Buildings

Columbia Records, 1981

Hold On To Something

So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Your band split up, it sucks, your career is D.O.A.

Wrote a new wave classic back in ’81

Now it’s ’94, you’re broke, so you write… a catchy theme song, and

Now we’re so fucking rich (I will cash all the checks)

Now we’re so fucking rich (royalties kick some ass)

Now we’re so fucking rich (syndication ru-uuuuuuulllllllleeeeeeessssss).

The Go-Go’s: “This Town” (Charlotte Caffey/Jane Wiedlin)

From the album Beauty And The Beat

I.R.S. Records, 1981

This Town

I can still remember the first time I heard The Go-Go’s. There was kind of a dorky kid at my school named Paul (and believe me, you had to be super-dorky to be called a dork by me in 1981), and we lived in the same Plano neighborhood. Occasionally we would find ourselves walking home from school along the same bike path (under the giant power lines that probably caused my leukemia, but I digress! ), and we eventually struck up a friendship. We both loved music, and one day Paul told me that I had to stop by and listen to this new album from a band called The Go-Go’s. It was at Paul’s house that I first heard Beauty And The Beat.

“They’re all girls, and they all play their own instruments!” Paul said. “And they’re all hot!”

After all of these years, I finally understand why the Go-Go’s covered their faces with Noxzema on the album cover. I would eventually find out that Belinda & Gina & Jane & Charlotte & Kathy were, in fact, hot. But on that day, I didn’t care about the faces on the sleeve. I only cared about the music inside, and it was absolutely fantastic.

“This Town” wasn’t released as a single, but it’s always been one of my favorite cuts from Beauty And The Beat. If you want to hear some of the album’s bigger singles, you can use this blog’s helpful search tool to find them!

One other side note about Paul: he lent me his copy of Van Halen’s Women And Children first that same day, and I never gave it back to him. I’ve been carrying around that guilt for thirty five years now, and I’d really like to tell Paul that I’m sorry. Hey, at least you got to keep the poster!

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Bonus Tracks!

The first rule of The Analog Kid blog is that if you write about a song on the Analog Kid blog, you share the song on the Analog Kid blog.

New Order: “Ceremony” [Original Version] (Ian Curtis/Bernard Sumner/Peter Hook/Stephen Morris)

From the U.K. 7″ Ceremony

Factory Records, 1981

Ceremony [Original 7″ Version]

Altered Images: “Happy Birthday” (Grogan/McElhone/Anderson/McDavid)

From the album Happy Birthday

Portrait Records, 1981

Happy Birthday

Altered Images: “I Could Be happy” [7″ Version] (Grogan/McElhone/Anderson/McDavid)

From the U.K. 7″ I Could Be Happy

Epic Records, 1981

I Could Be Happy [Single Version]

The Human League: “Don’t You Want Me” (Jo Callis/Phillip Oakey/Philip Adrian Wright)

From the album Dare!

Virgin Records, 1981

Don’t You Want Me

R.E.M.: “Radio Free Europe” [7″ Edit] (Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe)

From the U.S. 7″ Radio Free Europe

I.R.S. Records, 1983

Radio Free Europe [Edit]

INXS: “The One Thing” (Andrew Farriss/Michael Hutchence)

From the album Shabooh Shoobah

Atco Records, 1982

The One Thing

The Cure: “Primary” (Robert Smith/Simon Gallup/Lol Tolhurst)

From the album Faith

Fiction Records, 1982

Primary

Berlin: “The Metro” (John Crawford)

From the album Pleasure Victim

Geffen Records, 1982

The Metro

The Rembrandts: “I’ll Be There for You” (Crane/Kauffman/Skloff/Willis/Solem/Wilde)

From the album L.P.

East/West Records, 1995

I’ll Be There For You (Theme From Friends)

Van Halen: “Everybody Wants Some!!) (Eddie Van Halen/Alex Van Halen/David Lee Roth/Michael Anthony)

From the album Women And Children First

Warner Bros. Records, 1980

Everybody Wants Some!!

Posted by The Analog Kid on January 27, 2016 in Alternative, New Wave, Rock and tagged Altered Images, Berlin, Great Buildings, Human League, INXS, New Order, Oingo Boingo, R.E.M., The Cure, The Go-Go's, The Rembrandts, Van Halen.

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January 25, 2016

The Lost Boys: Hard-To-Find ’80s Albums (The Hawaiian Pups’ “Split Second Precision”)

“The Lost Boys: Hard-To-Find ’80s Albums” gives you exactly what the title implies: a rare or out-of-print album from the ’80s in its entirety. Some will be from CD, but most will have been lovingly transferred from pristine vinyl culled directly from the Analog Kid’s vast collection. Whatever album I choose, it will be one that you can’t easily find a physical copy for sale on Amazon or in your local record store (if you even have one anymore). Death…by stereo!

Every now and then, the Analog Kid receives a nice email from someone who really likes the site. Correspondence of this nature always makes me feel good, as I put in a lot of time and effort for this blog and it’s always nice when your hard work is appreciated.

I have noticed that most of the readers who take the time to contact me seem to share a few common traits:

a. They are usually male.

b. They are usually in their mid-to-late forties.

c. They have very eclectic musical tastes.

d. They loved vinyl growing up.

e. They can’t believe someone else in the universe loves some of the crap I post as much as they do.

A few months back, I received one of these emails from a guy named Jef. He was responding specifically to my post of the unedited vinyl version of U2’s Under A Blood Red Sky EP, but he also mentioned a few ’80s obscurities that he would love to hear again. One of the bands he mentioned was The Hawaiian Pups.

If Jef had emailed me six months earlier, I would have had no clue what a “Hawaiian Pup” was. However, I happened to stumble upon a beautiful shrink-wrapped copy of their first (and only) album at my local Half-Price Books shortly before he wrote to me. The name of the band didn’t ring a bell, but one look at the artwork and song titles told me all that I needed to know. I think the record cost me $4, and of course I ripped it immediately. I seemed to recognize “Baby Judy,” the one song off the album that actually received some radio airplay– but I can’t confirm that I really remembered it from the ’80s. I just knew that it was bizarre and kooky and sounded like 1983, and I loved every second of it.

I responded to Jef’s email and told him that I actually owned Split Second Precision and promised to post it soon. And then, of course, I forgot to do it–while I can still remember who opened for Pat Benatar in Dallas on the Get Nervous tour in early 1983 (that would be Red Rider), I can’t tell you what I had for lunch yesterday. Jef was nice and patient, though, and he eventually wrote me back and gently reminded me of my promise. I swore to him that I would post The Hawaiian Pups this week, and now I have! I even created a brand-new 320 kbps vinyl rip so that Jef (and you) can enjoy this tasty ’80s relic in the best possible quality.

Meanwhile, back in India…

The Hawaiian Pups: Split Second Precision

Portrait Records, 1983

320 kbps vinyl rip courtesy of The Analog Kid

1. “Infinite Roads” (John Klett/Tara Shanahan/John Terelle)

Infinite Roads

2. “Trash” (John Klett/Tara Shanahan/John Terelle)

Trash

3. “Young Boys” (John Klett/Tara Shanahan/John Terelle)

Young Boys

4. ‘Baby Judy” (John Klett/Tara Shanahan/John Terelle)

Baby Judy

5. “Baby Judy” [Extended Version] (John Klett/Tara Shanahan/John Terelle)

Baby Judy [Extended Version]

6. “Overture To Young Boys” (John Klett/Tara Shanahan/John Terelle)

Overture To Young Boys

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Bonus Tracks!

The first rule of The Analog Kid blog is that if you write about a song on the Analog Kid blog, you share the song on the Analog Kid blog.

U2: “The Electric Co.” [Original Unedited Version] (U2)

From the album Under A Blood Red Sky

Island Records, 1983

320 kbos vinyl rip courtesy of The Analog Kid

The Electric Co. [Unedited] [320 kbps]

Pat Benatar: “Little Too Late” (Alex Call)

From the album Get Nervous

Chrysalis Records, 1982

Little Too Late

Red Rider: “Human Race” (Tom Cochrane)

From the album Neruda

Capitol Records, 1983

Human Race

Posted by The Analog Kid on January 25, 2016 in Alternative, Dance, New Wave, One-Hit Wonders and tagged Baby Judy, Electric Co., Human Race, Little Too Late, Pat Benatar, Red Rider, Split Second Precision, The Hawaiian Pups, U2, Under A Blood Red Sky.

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January 21, 2016

The Lost Boys: Hard-To-Find ’80s Albums (Glenn Frey’s “No Fun Aloud”)

“The Lost Boys: Hard-To-Find ’80s Albums” gives you exactly what the title implies: a rare or out-of-print album from the ’80s in its entirety. Some will be from CD, but most will have been lovingly transferred from pristine vinyl culled directly from the Analog Kid’s vast collection. Whatever album I choose, it will be one that you can’t easily find a physical copy for sale on Amazon or in your local record store (if you even have one anymore). Death…by stereo!

We live in a crazy universe. How else can you explain a world in which Joe Walsh is somehow still alive and well, yet Glenn Frey passes away at the seemingly young age of 67? Sure, Glenn lived his life in the fast lane back in the ’70s (who didn’t?)– but as the years rolled on, he always seemed like one of those rock stars who took care of himself. His death on Monday came as a complete surprise to me, but apparently there were some news reports published back in December about his health issues. I actually heard the news of Glenn’s passing on the car radio– we were listening to KLUV, an adult contemporary station here in North Texas. I usually make it a point to tune out blathering DJs, but I did hear him say something about Glenn Frey and The Eagles. I wasn’t really paying attention.

And then my wife semi-screamed, “Glenn Frey died!” And that I heard.

Glenn Frey was good at just about everything. He was good-looking, he wrote great songs, and he was a wonderfully under-appreciated guitar player (check out his amazing solo at the end of “I Can’t Tell You Why”). His death certainly means the end of The Eagles– Don Henley may be more famous than his frequent co-writing partner, but even Don will tell you that Glenn Frey led the band. I’m thankful that The Eagles got back together in 1994, and I’m happy that I was fortunate enough to see them live a few times. Their musicianship was impeccable, and their songs were extraordinary. I still get a rush every time I hear “Hotel California,” even though I know every nuance of the song inside and out. And yes, despite what I said above, I am also very thankful that Joe Walsh is somehow still with us! I’m just very sad that Glenn Frey isn’t…

No Fun Aloud was Glenn Frey’s first solo album after the initial breakup of The Eagles. The sax-driven “The One You Love” reached the top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982, and “I Found Somebody” was an early staple on MTV. The CD has been out of print for ages, and the album is not currently available as a digital download. The Analog Kid hopes you enjoy this charming little record– it’s a great testament to the talent and the cool smoothness of Mr. Glenn Frey.

Take it easy.

Glenn Frey: No Fun Aloud

Asylum Records, 1982

Vinyl rip courtesy of The Analog Kid

1. “I Found Somebody” (Glenn Frey/Jack Tempchin)

I Found Somebody

2. “The One You Love” (Glenn Frey/Jack Tempchin)

The One You Love

3. “Partytown” (Glenn Frey/Jack Tempchin)

Partytown

4. “I Volunteer” (Jack Tempchin/Bill Bodine)

I Volunteer

5. “I’ve Been Born Again” (Don Davis/James Dean)

I’ve Been Born Again

6. “Sea Cruise” (Huey Smith/John Vincent)

Sea Cruise

7. “That Girl” (Glenn Frey/Bob Seger)

That Girl

8. “All Those Lies” (Glenn Frey)

All Those Lies

9. “She Can’t Let Go” (Glenn Frey/Jack Tempchin)

She Can’t Let Go

10. “Don’t Give Up” (Glenn Frey/Jack Tempchin)

Don’t Give Up

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Bonus Tracks!

The first rule of The Analog Kid blog is that if you write about a song on the Analog Kid blog, you share the song on the Analog Kid blog.

The Eagles: “Life In The Fast Lane” (Joe Walsh/Don Henley/Glenn Frey)

From the album Hotel California

Asylum Records, 1976

Life In The Fast Lane

The Eagles: “I Can’t Tell You Why” (Don Henley/Timothy B. Schmit/Glenn Frey)

From the album The Long Run

Asylum Records, 1979

I Can’t Tell You Why

The Eagles: “Hotel California” (Don Felder/Don Henley/Glenn Frey)

From the album Eagles Live

Asylum Records, 1980

Hotel California

The Eagles: “Take It Easy” (Glenn Frey/Jackson Browne)

From the album Eagles

Asylum Records, 1972

Take It Easy

Posted by The Analog Kid on January 21, 2016 in Pop, Rock and tagged Glenn Frey, Hotel California, I Can't Tell You Why, I Found Somebody, Life In The Fast Lane, No Fun Aloud, Take It Easy, The Eagles, The One You Love.

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