The short version: Sometime after that song was released, I happened to wander into NYCD, the fabulous record emporium on Manhattan's Upper West Side that I lived a few blocks away from. The above song was playing on the store sound system at the time, and I had no idea what it was or who had done it and it flipped me fucking out. (I mean -- is that 12-string riff the coolest or what?)
Fortunately, friend of PowerPop and proprietor of the invaluable Burning Wood blog Sal Nunziato was behind the counter at the time, and was able to provide me with the track's backstory.
Bottom line: Thanks, Sal!
3 comments:
Really Steve?? Better than the pre-disco Bee Gees??
I think you need to have your hyperbole looked at. Those things often need replacing after 200,000 miles.
@ Jai Guru Dave: well the Bee Gees were really English, as were the Easybeats. How about the GoBetweens, INXS, the Saints, Midnight Oil?
...not to mention The Chats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc
or Amyl and the Sniffers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QX4bQPw-_w
WOO-HOOOO!!!
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