#50 Talking Heads - Remain in Light

Sire Records, 1980

New Wave

I am way behind with my Countdown updates, so I'll try to be brief, but this record is worth a few words. I LOVE this album. It's one of my Desert Island Disks top 10.

I'm pretty sure I got this record when I was living on Lawrence Street, at some second hand shop. It's trippy, high energy vibes stole my musical heart right away. I've probably played it at every party I have hosted since (and that's a lot of parties).

I nearly had this record stolen by a roommate who was moving out. When he packed up his records from the living room, he included any records he liked, regardless of whether or not they were actually his. I went to play my record and couldn't find it, so I checked the box he still had waiting to move, and lo and behold, there it was, along with a few others that belonged to me! I'm grateful that I got it back, but I'm pretty sure he did get away with my Sadies - Good Flying Day, as it vanished around the same time. That's particularly upsetting now, given the recent loss of Dallas Good. But I digress.

This is a must have album. I'm keeping it!

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#32 Prokofieff, Strauss - Peter and the Wolf, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

Camden, year unknown Genre: Classical Performed by the Boston Symphony conducted by Serge Koussevitzky, narrated by Richard Hale This lp is in terrible condition---even after cleaning, it's crackling and hiccoughing, even skipping. It's tough, because I LOVE this recording, but this one will have to be purged. Let it be known, however, that this lp has been loved. It was a formative education piece for me, teaching me both about music and about narrative. It also taught me that you should always watch you back in unfamiliar places, and not underestimate the unknowns in your surroundings. It also taught me that representing animals with instruments is hilarious. Dad listened to it when he was a kid, and played it for us when we were kids. Maybe I'll make some kind of art with this one.

#59 Geoff Berner - Victory Party

Mint Records, 2011 Canadiana Klezmer Punk I bought this record, along with Berner's book "Festival Man", when he played at the Company House (RIP) on Gottingen Street. That's another show/artist I was made aware of thanks to Peter, so thanks pal! This show was wicked awesome, and "Victory Party" is equally so. It's barely contained, but perfectly contained, klezmer infused chaos; each song a story that pulls your strings like a puppet. Geoff Berner is a Canadian gem. Oh, and Festival Man is a great read.

Shout Out to Jampy

I got this sweet record stand for Christmas from Stu. Created by Jampy (my excellent birthday twin) and featuring Dartmouth's own Three Sisters (Tuft's Cove smokestacks), it helps me display whatever wicked wax I'm spinning. Very cool.

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