Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Why Wasn't I Told?

Courtesy of Pandora, I've come across a sort of Partridge protege, Martin Newell. I like this, but it never made a dent here. Enjoy!

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7 comments:

  1. shrimplate9/23/2009 11:45 PM

    That would be Andy Partridge, of course, and not The Partridge Family.

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  2. steve simels9/24/2009 1:02 AM

    That's a great album...my pal Sal Nunziato from Burning Wood turned me on to that some years ago. Can't believe I never burned you a copy. My bad.

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  3. Gummo9/24/2009 7:19 AM

    Newell gets his own chapter in Unterberger's Unknown Legends of Rock'n'Roll book, as well as a cut on the CD that came with the book -- it just sparkles with pop goodness. He was also a DIY pioneer, selling his music directly to fans thru cassettes back in the day.

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  4. Kid Charlemagne9/24/2009 9:17 AM

    This is one of my fave discs! Thanks for posting!

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  5. Kid Charlemagne9/24/2009 9:18 AM

    http://powerpop.blogspot.com/search?q=christmas+in+suburbia

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  6. Mike9/24/2009 10:59 AM

    Have the Cleaners From Venus ever been discussed here before? That'd be Newell's 80s band, along with Giles Smith, author of the essential tome Lost In Music. The songs:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpGBTukJbOk

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgwFSkCODmQ

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbyo32kpW0Y

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7DlVHCHnm0

    http://wiresandwaves.com/2009/03/we-love-beatles-victoria-grey-by.html

    http://www.last.fm/music/Cleaners+From+Venus/_/Girl+On+A+Swing

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  7. zombie rotten mcdonald9/24/2009 1:02 PM

    How many Insufferable Music Snob points do I get for acknowledging that I did, indeed, obtain a copy of this when it came out?

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