STUMM433

58 artists from Mute Records' 40 year history each cover John Cage's 4'33". Not a lot happens, but everything happens.

Wilder

It's national album day. In this impatient era of steaming songs, today's the day to remind ourselves of the brilliance of the long playing format. I've chosen an underrated gem to listen to this evening. Wilder was the second album by The Teardrop Explodes which, afterone minor hit it sank without a trace, proof that the record buying public can sometimes be idiots. Their debut might have been packed with non-stop awesome pop songs, but this holds together much better as an album. Plus, it has Passionate Friend on it. Here are my two copies of it.

One of my favourite Julian Cope albums.

Richard Hawley on the Phone

Manchester Albert Hall

7/10/19