As I said last time round I did this feature I'm every bit as proud of the 100 plus VHS tapes of music that are gathering dust under a bed as I am of the vinyl and CD collection. They contain loads of live clips, promo videos and appearances on TV shows such as Top Of the Pops and provide fine visual memories of some great music.And I'm increasingly chuffed that more and more of these clips are turning up on youtube and the like, thanks to other music fans taking the time to convert their own copies. And now, thanks to a great wee gadget, I can also convert the music from the clips into mp3 form (not always the greatest of quality or sound but I can live with it).
This particular series will feature some of those clips on TVV, complete with an mp3.
The Tube is fondly remembered as a ground-breaking telly programme from the 80s. What is less well remembered is Switch which the replacement that filled in over the summer months of when the first series of The Tube came to an end. There were some great clips from Switch. This is a live-ish rendition of one of the finest singles ever released by The Style Council. Its the full 12" take as well and almost 8 minutes in length:-
mp3 : The Style Council - Money Go Round (live on Switch)
Also from Switch, a clip of the man with greatest haircut in the history of pop music:-
mp3 : Paul Haig - Blue For You (live on Switch)
And I make no apologies for again featuring New Order, especially when when Hooky is driving this live performance of what I reckon is their greatest non-single:-
mp3 : New Order - Age Of Consent (live on Switch)
Happy listening and viewing.
4 comments:
hot damn but that's cheered the day nicely - how much better is that style council version from the record? well lots obviously. ta ever so for these dearie. and there's no such thing as too much new ordeer from around then - mighty fine
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Age of consent is a great track.
Thanks.
Thought I was an anorak when it came to 80's music but I don't remeber Switch at all....like the Paul haig track as well which I'd never heard
Yeah, I don't remember "Switch" at all either...brilliant performance of Age of Consent, confirming Hooky's role as one of the great bassists of the last 30 years, Stephen Morris' status as one of the great drummers of the last 30 years and Gillian Gilbert as one of the least dextrous keyboard players of the last 30 years.
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