5-2-13 May 1980 Cassette
Happy birthday, Bunk Gardner (of The Mothers of Invention), born 1933. On 5/2/64, the LP “Beatles’ Second Album” by The Beatles charted at No. 1 in the US. On 5/5/73 Alice Cooper’s 45 of “No More Mr. Nice Guy” charts at No. 10 in England. Happy birthday, Link Wray! (Born 1929).
Oh, this is great! I just have the artists listed today! I never went and dug out this actual cassette and played it, detailing the songs – so for that, you’ll just have to use your imagination. A few somewhat obvious comments today, too.
MISC ETC 5/80 A
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES – Either a 45 or something from the debut album
PETE TOWNSHEND – Like “Empty Glass” or a 45 from it
HECTOR ZAZOU (France) – Maybe from “La Perversita” LP?
P-MODEL (Japan) – Either 2nd or 3rd album, by now
THE SWINGERS (New Zealand) – Likely a 45, as the LP was still in the future
RANDOM HOLD – Something from the Polydor 12”? Or a 45?
MI-SEX (New Zealand) – 2nd album or 45?
THE CURE – Something from “17 Seconds” or a 45?
ALAN SORRENTI (Italy) – No clue, probably from a contemporary LP
JOHN COOPER CLARKE – Could’ve been a 45 or LP track
ROBERT WYATT – Likely a 45, as there weren’t many albums by him at this point
GANG OF FOUR – Probably a 45
TOY LOVE (New Zealand) Probably a 45, did I have the album yet?
MAGAZINE – One of the trio of singles from the 3rd album
THE BUDDY ODOR STOP (NL) Gorgeous 1980 NL new wave
ROY HARPER – Might’ve been “Playing Games” 45?
THE STRANGLERS – Post “Raven” 45?
TRANSISTER (NL) somehow arrived in the mail from Holland
TH’DUDES (New Zealand) sent to me by Chris Ward / Frame
HUMAN HANDS – I recorded them in May, 1980! Pasadena, CA band…
RAGNAROK (Sweden) 3rd album track, likely
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Human Hands? With Bill Noland of Wall of Voodoo?
It’s actually the other way around! Human Hands was first!
Understood, but who knows Human Hands. When you say you recorded them, does that mean you were engineering their session?
Yes!