The Alan Vega 70th Birthday EP Series - Ghostrider / Gavin Friday & Dave Ball (2010)

Ghostrider / Gavin Friday & Dave Ball (2010)

Label: Blast First Petite (UK) PTYT 027

Format: Vinyl, 10"EP, Limited Edition

Credits: 

Front cover: Ghostrider Detail from Alan Vegaa curated Art-Rite collage magazine #13 (1977)

A Limited Edition: one of 1000

A: Gavin Friday & Dave Ball - Ghostrider  2:52

Music and Arranged by Dave Ball

Vocals and Mixed by Gavin Friday

Recorded in London & Dublin 2009

B1: Thomas Brinkmann - Diamonds, Furcoats, Champagne  5:50

Released originally as MAX02 2006

B2: Alan Vega - Puss On Tha Time Warp  4:03

From the album 2007 (1999)

多忙のため期間が空いてしまったので、"The Alan Vega 70th Birthday EP Series"の残り3枚全てを。

此れでシリーズ全8枚完了である。現在Alan翁こと"Boruch Alan Bermowitz"は御年73歳。個人的に翁の友人が増えた昨今、長生きを切に長う。

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The Alan Vega 70th Birthday EP Series - Jonny / Peaches (2010)

Jonny / Peaches (2010)

Label: Blast First Petite (UK) PTYT 019

Format: Vinyl, 10"EP, Limited Edition

Credits: 

Cover Art by Cary Kwok

Special thanks to the artist for permission & to Ash @ Herald St Gallery

A Limited Edition: one of Thousand and Five Hundred

A: Peaches - Jonny  2:01  (2007)

B1: Effi Briest - Universe  6:01

B2: Alan Vega - No Tomorrow  3:58

    From the album Deuce Avenue (1995)

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The Alan Vega 70th Birthday EP Series - Sweetheart / The Klaxons (2009)

Sweetheart / The Klaxons (2009)

Label: Blast First Petite (UK) PTYT 026

Format: Vinyl, 10"EP, Limited Edition

Credits: 

Front cover: Gold Skull Cocktail Ring Summer Collection 2009 – Alexander McQueen

A Limited Edition: one of 3000

Notes: This is the sixth 10" in "Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series"

A: The Klaxons - Sweetheart  3:52

Produced by Jamie Reynolds

Mixed by Iain Burgess and David Odlum at Black Box, Studio B, France

B1: Alan Vega - Speedway  2:35

Alan Vega (Vocals) / Phil Hawk (Guitar)

Produced by Alan Vega

B2: No Bra - Super Subway Comedian  3:46

Performed, Produced, Recorded & Mixed by No Bra (2009)

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The Alan Vega 70th Birthday EP Series - Che / Sunn O))) & Pan Sonic (2009)

Che / Sunn O))) & Pan Sonic (2009)

Label: Blast First Petite (UK) PTYY 021

Format: Vinyl, 10"EP (Clear), Limited Edition

Credits: Track A recorded at Aleph 0108 & Magnetic Park 0508 & Schwedenstrasse 0608,

Mixed at Magnetic Park 0808, Produced by O))) & Rex Ritter

Track B1 recorded & mixed: Susan Stenger - Lisheen Arts Studios 1

Track B2 recorded in one take at Blue Whale, Birmingham, UK - July 2008

Art: 

Inside Cover Image: Coulter Jacobsen "Flash Falls After Donal" (2006)

Outside Stamp Design: Stephen O'Malley

Art Direction, Inner Bag & Layout: Smith & Smith

Notes: 1500 copies pressed

A: Sunn O))) & Pan Sonic - Che  6:00

Vocals – Joe Preston

Guitar – Stephen O'Malley

Guitar, Bass – Greg Anderson

Hammond – Steve Moore

Moog, Farsifa – Rex Ritter

Electronics – Mika Vainio

B1: Alan Vega - 13 X Live  5:55

Vocals - Alan Vega

Machines & Hand Controlled Fx - Liz Lamere

B2: Stephen Burroughs - Goodbye Darling  4:06

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar: Stephen Burroughs

白ジャケにスタンプ。そしてジャケ内側にCoulter Jacobsenによるドローイング作品 "Flash Falls After Donal"。

Sunn O))) と Pan Sonicで程よく中和されてJD的様相だが、 オリジナル以上にヘヴィなバージョンを21世紀になってから聴くとは思わなかった。必然的に低音を最大に大音量で聴かねばならない。

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The Alan Vega 70th Birthday EP Series - Frankie Teardrop / Lydia Lunch (2008)

Frankie Teardrop / Lydia Lunch (2008)

Label: Blast First Petite (UK) PTYY 024

Format: Vinyl, 10"EP, Limited Edition 

Credits: B From the archive of Mr Howard (without whom...) 

Cover art: "Undated X-ray Of 16 Year Old Youth"

A Limited edition: one of two thouthand

Notes: Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series – #4

A: Lydia Lunch - Frankie Teardrop  5:33

[Uncredited As Sounds] – David Knight

B: Suicide - Frankie Teardrop, The Detective Meets The Space Alien (1976 Demo)  13:04

Suicide/1st Album (1977)収録の"Frankie Teardrop"は、貧しい工場勤務の男（20歳）が妻と子を殺し自らも命を断つというスケアリーな内容だが、Lydia Lunchによる同曲は其れと同じ暗黒ヴァイヴを持つカバーらしからぬ出来。

"The Detective Meets The Space Alien"とタイトルを追加された"1976 Demo"は、歌詞も併せて変更されている。

また"Fine Time 2 ～A Tribute to New Wave"収録の"ゆらゆら帝国"による同曲は日本語化で怪談的内容にｗ。

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Brilliant! Fan made movie - Frankie Teardrop

The Alan Vega 70th Birthday EP Series - Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne / Primal Scream (2008)

Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne / Primal Scream (2008)

Label: Blast First Petite (UK) PTYY 020

Format: Vinyl, 10"EP, Limited Edition

Credits: Cover Art (Detail From Untitled 2007) by Fang Lujin

A limited edition: one of 3000

Notes: Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series – #3

A: Primal Scream - Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne  3:33

   Primal Scream are B-Unique/Columbia Recording artistes

   Mastered at Alchemy, London

B1: Suicide - Ghostrider (1976 Demo)  2:27

   From Suicide's archive: demos for the first album

B2: Conrad Standish - Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne    6:10

Recorded and mixed by A. Ron Cupples at Dalston Pop Shop

Vocals, Bass, Roland Tr-808, Synth, Guitar - Conrad Standish

Additionnal Synth - Benjamin John Power

Additionnal Guitar - A. Ron Cupples 

Primal Screamにより、曲名に相応しくグラムロックへと変貌したA: "Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne"。

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The Alan Vega 70th Birthday EP Series - Shadazz / The Horrors (2008)

Shadazz / The Horrors (2008)

Label: Blast First Petite (UK) PTYT 018

Format: Vinyl, 10"EP, Limited Edition

Credits: Cover Art "untitled" Collage by Alex Rose

A Limited Edition: One of Three Thousand

Notes: This is the second 10" in the Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series.

Side A plays at 45 RPM, side B at 33 ⅓ RPM. This was released in a limited edition of 3000 copies. Cover features a machine-numbered sticker.

A: The Horrors - Shadazz  4:18

   Recorded 2008 at Miloco Studios, London. Mixed by Ferg Peterkin

B1: Suicide - Radiation  5:06

   Previously unreleased - Live at Irving Plaza NYC 28th July 1984

   From the archive of Howard Thompson. 

   Recorded by Eric Mache. Digitally transfer by Robert Poss - NYC 2007

B2: Nic Void - Rocket U.S.A.  3:58

   Recorded and Mixed by Mike Boddy. UK 2007

   Engineerd and Co-produced by Mr Mike Boddy

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The Alan Vega 70th Birthday EP Series - Dream Baby Dream / Bruce Springsteen (2008)

Dream Baby Dream / Bruce Springsteen (2008)

Label: Blast First Petite (UK) PTYT 017

Format: Vinyl, 10"EP, Limited Edition 

Credits: Cover Art Photograph "stars" by Edward Mapplethorpe (1994)

A limited edition: One of Four Thousand

A: Bruce Springsteen - Dream Baby Dream  6:55

   Recorded live for the Dust Devils solo tour 2005. 

B1: Suicide – Dream Baby Dream  3:51

   Recorded for the The Cars NBC TV "Midnight Special" (28th September 1979). 

   Previously unreleased. 

B2: Beat The Devil – Mr Ray  5:30

   Recorded as "Beat The Devil"(r.i.p.) by Perkin at 6/8 Studio, NYC.

Notes: This is the first 10" in the Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series.

First edition limited edition of 4000 copies. Cover features a machine-numbered sticker.

Repressed a month later in another edition of 4000 copies (here) due to heavy demand.

"The Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series"第一弾は、意外にもBruce Springsteenによるカバーだが、アルバム"Nebraska"の"State Trooper"は彼らの影響から作られたらしい。本盤での収録のように2005年のツアー"Devils & Dust Tour"のラストは此の曲だった様だ。

B2の"Beat The Devil"はNYのバンド。Alan Vegaのお気に入りなのか今回の収録に至る。

http://beatthedevil.com/

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此方はアナログ"Dream Baby Dream / Suicide (1981)"