FROM UNDER THE COVERS (Parts 40-42)

While I do appreciate the part he played in making pop music the phenomena that it is today, I've never been a huge fan of Elvis Presley. He always seemed to be a relic of a bygone era, and his death in 1977 didn't have any impact on me. I've none of his vinyl or CDs in the collection...

But what I do have is a 1990 tribute record, issued by the NME in aid of the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre.

The full tracklisting is:-

Side One:

1. Bruce Springsteen - Viva Las Vegas
2. Sydney Youngblood - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
3. Tanita Tikaram - Loving You
4. Robert Plant - Let's Have A Party
5. The Pogues - Got A Lot O'Livin To Do
6. Holly Johnson - Love Me Tender

Side Two

7. Paul McCartney - It's Now Or Never
8. Dion DiMucci - Mean Woman Blues
9. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Guitar Man
10. Cath Carroll & Steve Albini - Kid Creole
11. Aaron Neville - Young And Beautiful
12. Vivan Stanshall & The Big Boys - (There's) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car
13. The Primitives - (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care

Side Three:

14. Hall & Oates - Can't Help Falling In Love
15. The Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra - Crawfish
16. Ian McCulloch - Return To Sender
17. Fuzzbox - Trouble
18. The Hollow Men - Thanks To The Rolling Sea
19. The Blow Monkeys - Follow That Dream
20. Lemmy & The Upsetters With Mick Green - Blue Suede Shoes

Side Four:

21. Nanci Griffith & The Blue Moon Orchestra - Wooden Heart
22. The Jeff Healey Band - Down In The Alley
23. The Cramps - Jailhouse Rock
24. Les Negresses Vertes - Marguerita
25. Pop Will Eat Itself - Rock-A-Hula-Baby
26. Elvis Presley - King Of The Whole Wide World

It's a record I've hardly played - maybe twice at the very most. You only need to look at some of the artists involved to see that they are a long way removed from what I would normally listen to. But I suppose the idea was to make the record have a bit of something for everyone so that sales would maximise.

Now given that the record did come out in aid of charity, how about if you download and keep any of these tracks, you give a little something back by donating here. Every little counts.

mp3 : The Jesus And Mary Chain - Guitar Man
mp3 : The Cramps - Jailhouse Rock
mp3 : Bruce Springsteen - Viva Las Vegas
mp3 : Cath Carroll & Steve Albini - King Creole

Thank You.