How did I survive the early 90’s?

3-6-08 How did I survive the early 90’s?

I spent almost all of 1990 living in England. I spent two additional winters in Amsterdam, Netherlands. And some great music happened, mostly in the CD format. By 1993, I was swept away in the “Japanese Wave” spearheaded by Les Pizzicato Five and Cornelius. But after the malaise of the late 80’s, the early 90’s rock for me. How many of these do you know?

A CERTAIN RATIO – M.C.R.

BARBIE BONES – Death In The Rockinghorse Factory *

ALAIN BASHUNG – Osez Josephine (“Madame Rev” = great single)

MARIE LAURE BERAUD – Turbigo 12-12 *

JANE BIRKIN – Amour Des Feintes

PETER BLEGVAD – King Strut & Other Stories

BOOM CRASH OPERA – These Here Are Crazy Times (Australian version)

PETE BROWN & PHIL RYAN – Ardours Of The Lost Rake

JIL CAPLAN – La Charmeuse Des Serpents

ALAIN CHAMFORT – Trouble

SHEILA CHANDRA – Weaving My Ancestor’s Voices

THE CLOUDS – Penny Century

LEONARD COHEN – The Future

CORDUROY – Dad Man Cat

CHARLELIE COUTURE – Melbourne Aussi *

CHARLELIE COUTURE – Victoria Spirit

THE CREEPS – Blue Tomato (“Ooh I Like It” = great single)

ETIENNE DAHO – Paris Ailleurs *

PINO DANIELE – Un Uomo In Blues

THE DAOU – Head Music *

THE DARLING BUDS – Crawdaddy

DOG TRUMPET – Two Heads, One Brain (Mental As Anything)

DREAD ZEPPELIN – Un Led Ed

FRANCIS DUNNERY – Welcome To The Wild Country (ex-It Bites)

PAULINE ESTER – Le Monde Est Fou

F.F.F. – Blast Culture

FRAZIER CHORUS – Ray *

GOLDEN EARRING – Bloody Buccaneers *

GROUP OF GODS – s/t (Toshio Nakanishi)

GRUPPO SPORTIVO – Young & Out

HAVANA EXOTICA – Hello Martian!!

DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH – Woza Nasu

INGA HUMPE – Planet Oz

LES INNOCENTS – Fous A Lier

IT DOCKUMER LOKAELTSJE – It Dockumer Totaeltsje

KAZUFUMI KODAMA – Quiet Reggae (ex-Mute Beat)

L’AFFAIRE LOUIS’ TRIO – Sans Legende

JO LEMAIRE – Duelle

LILAC TIME – Astronauts (Stephen Duffy)

LIO – Des Fleurs Pour Un Cameleon (produced by Etienne Daho)

FAY LOVSKY / JOOSTE SWARTE – Jopo In Mono

LUXURIA – Beast Box (Howard Devoto)

MAM – Stout *

MANO NEGRA – King Of Bongo

MONDO ROCK – Why Fight It

JEAN LOUIS MURAT – Le Manteau De Pluie (“Le Col De La Croix Morand” = great single)

MUTTON BIRDS – s/t (Don McGlashen)

THE NECKS – Next *

THE NITS – Giant Normal Dwarf

NOIR DESIR – Tostaky

HERMETO PASCOAL – Festa Dos Deuses

PETER & THE ELECTRO KITSCH – Pete a L’Inter (“Dad Laissez-moi Conduire Le Cad” = great single)

CLAUDIA PHILLIPS – Blackjack

MICHEL POLNAREFF – Kama Sutra *

NED ROTHENBERG – Overlays

IRMIN SCHMIDT – Impossible Holidays *

SCHNELL FENSTER – The Sound of Trees *

SCHNELL FENSTER – OK Alright A Huh Oh Yeah *

STARTLES INSECTS – Lifepulse

THE STRANGLERS – 10

T.I.S.M. – Hot Dogma (“Let’s Form A Company” = great single)

HAJIME TACHIBANA – Bambi *

YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI – Lifetime, Happy Time

THESE IMMORTAL SOULS – I’m Never Gonna Die Again

YANN TOMITA – Music for Astro Age (2CD) *

TOY MATINEE – s/t

WONDER STUFF – Never Loved Elvis (“Size Of A Cow” = great single)

WORLD PARTY – Goodbye Jumbo (“Way Down Now” = great single)

ROBERT WYATT – Dondestan

YELLO – Baby

* Trophy Albums

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Playlist:

1. AMERICAN BREED – Bend Me, Shape Me

2. BARRY, LEN – 1-2-3

3. WEREWOLVES – Flesh Express, The (Andrew Loog Oldham, prod.)

4. YACHTS – Don’t Call Us

5. P.M. – Dynamite (Carl Palmer)

6. ROXY MUSIC – Pyjamarama

7. PHILLIPS, ANTHONY – Um & Aargh (Rupert Hine)

8. NIAGARA – Torpedo (45 version)

9. LOWE, NICK – Halfway To Paradise

10. IVEYS – Daddy’s A Millionaire

11. GUNS FOR HIRE – I’m Famous Now (Department S)

12. QUANTUM JUMP – Lone Ranger, The (Rupert Hine)

13. IRON BUTTERFLY – I Can’t Help But Deceive You, Little Girl

14. SAILOR – Traffic Jam

15. ROBERTS, ANDY – Moths and Lizards In Detroit

16. ROLLING STONES – Cherry Oh Baby

17. XTC – Cynical Days

18. BIBLE, THE – Graceland

19. BLIND DATE – Boys Will Be Boys

20. THE THE – Jealous of Youth (7” vers.)

21. DEE, DAVE / DOZY BEAKY MICK & TICH – Last Night In Soho

22. KRAMER, BILLY J. / DAKOTAS – From A Window (Lennon / McCartney song)