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Friday, August 15, 2008

RK 50: Stephen Duffy


8-15-08 RK 50: Stephen Duffy

12" KISS ME (DUB VERSION) WEA UK TIN 1T

12" HOLD IT WEA UK X9763T

12" SHE MAKES ME QUIVER TEN UK TEN 28-12

CD UPS AND DOWNS, THE TEN UK DIXCD 5

LP UPS AND DOWNS, THE TEN UK DIX 5

7" ICING ON THE CAKE / BROKEN HOME TEN DE 107.409

12" KISS ME (MIXE PLURAL) TEN UK TIN 2-12

12" ICING ON THE CAKE TEN UK TIN 3-12

12" UN KISS THAT KISS TEN UK TIN 4-12

CD BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU VIVID SOUND JPN VSCD-536

LP BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU TEN UK DIX 29

LP DESIGNER BEATNIK (as Dr. Calculus) TEN UK DIX 45

7" SOMETHING SPECIAL (with Sandii) / DISENCHANTED VIRGIN JPN 07VA-1036

12" SOMETHING SPECIAL (with Sandii) TEN UK TEN T105

12" I LOVE YOU TEN UK TIN 5-12

CD MUSIC IN COLORS PARLOPHONE UK CDPCS 7361

7" NATALIE / A MAN WITHOUT A STAR PARLOPHONE UK R 6339

CD DUFFY INDOLENT UK 74321-28031.2

CD5 NEEDLE MYTHOLOGY INDOLENT UK DUFF004CD

CD5 SUGAR HIGH INDOLENT UK DUFF002CD

CD I LOVE MY FRIENDS TWA AUS TWAD 451

CD THEY CALLED HIM TIN TIN (80’s Collection) VIRGIN VIP UK CDVIP 223

I felt like continuing with the somewhat chronological lists…

I was in Europe in the fall of ’85, so I saw the video clip for “Icing On The Cake” on Music Box. That was more or less what interested me in Mr. Duffy’s work – I didn’t know he had once graced the presence of Duran Duran! And I always liked the “Something Special” single, with Sandii of Sandii & The Sunsetz.

I got back on track with his work with the “Music In Colors” album around ’93 or ’94 – I think an inexpensive CD copy was found and played often. When I got the “Duffy” CD in ’95 – I flipped – I love the single “London Girls”, and I always thought of that song while the rest of the world seemed to be going ga-ga over Blur and Oasis. Mr. Duffy seemed like REAL “Britpop”! I had to mail-order the “I Love My Friends” CD; to date, it’s been the last Duffy CD that he has branded with his own name. Seems like he’s been into being “The Lilac Time” for yonks now! (They should have their own blog, I guess – I just got “Runout Groove”!). So, his 80’s stuff is slick and pleasing – but do not ignore Mr. Duffy’s 90’s works.

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posted by Ron Kane @ 6:36 AM 

2 Comments:

Blogger Brian Ware said...

I'm a big fan of Mr. Duffy solo along with the early Lilac Time LPs, but I have to admit that the last one I purchased "Keep Going" was a bit of a disappointment to me. It was pleasant music, but there was a certain sameness to all the arrangements and even the chords and melodies were just a bit too derivative. I guess I prefer his more electric/eclectic solo records to the more pastoral Lilac Time's current mission. Opinions for "Runout Groove"?

5:11 PM  
Blogger Ron Kane said...

"Runout Groove" actually has some memorable stuff on it - I liked "Aldermaston" - sounds like his good solo material, as opposed to the LT sound.

5:54 AM  

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