Like many of you, I was saddened to hear that the Long Blondes cease to exist and even sadder to hear that their reason for disbanding was that wonderful lead guitarist Dorian Cox suffered a non life-threatening stroke in June 2008. What even made it stranger for me was that I had just seen them play a blistering live set at the Great Scott in Allston, MA in late May or early June (I forget exactly when). The show was fantastic with a huge crowd in attendance. It was my first time seeing them and I was impressed with Kate Jackson's singing and the entire band. I was really getting into the more dance oriented songs on the new (at the time) album "Couples" .
Long Blondes released the "Singles" album in October 2008, shortly after the break up announcement. I was excited and anyone who has done any research will know, the CD singles and 45s that have the non-album b-sides are pretty hard to track down. When I heard that this compilation would include rare b-sides, I was stoked. Unfortunately, its not comprehensive, missing quite a few great songs. It's still a good buy though, because it does have some rare tracks worth hearing. Particularly good are "Autonomy Boy" and "Appropriation." For those unfamiliar with it, here's the track listing:
Better yet, support the band and buy it here.
- "New Idols",
- "Long Blonde"
- "Autonomy Boy"
- "Giddy Stratospheres"
- "Polly"
- "Darts"
- "Appropriation By Any Other Name"
- "My Heart Is Out Of Bounds"
- "Lust In The Movies"
- "Separated by Motorways" (Demo)
- "Big Infatuation"
- "Peterborough"
Whippet Fancier
Unbearable Lightness Of Building
Never To Be Repeated
I'm Coping
Fullwood Babylon
Five Ways To End It
Christmas Is Cancelled
All Bar One Girls
I have never heard "Last Night On Northgate Street" " Platitudes" or "Who Are You To Her." If you have these for sale or trade, please contact me. And yeah, I know some of these have been posted before, but never together like this.
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