Will Powers
Dancing for Mental Health
Island 1983

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She is known for her photographs of famous rockstars.
Lynn Goldsmith was a recording artist, film director, made
fine art photography etcetera. Lynn made this record under
the name Will Powers in 1983. It is an album that gives you
the perfect pep talk for your life. When it came out in 1983
I remember playing it over and over. Artists like Todd Rund-
gren, Nile Rodgers, Steve Winwood, Sting, Carly Simon, Sly
& Robbie, Ellen Foley and many others collaborated. An
elpee with a special message to help you become
a better person. Listen with confidence.
Where there’s will, there’s a way ..

Ze is bekend om haar foto’s van vele rocksterren, maar Lynn
Goldsmith is meer dan dat. Ze was een ‘recording’ artiest,
film regiseur, maakte kunst fotgrafie en nog veel meer. Lynn
maakte dit album onder de naam Will Powers in 1983. Het is
een plaat die je de perfecte ‘pep talk’ geeft voor je levensweg.
Toen hij uitkwam in 1983 draaide ik hem grijs. Artiesten als
Todd Rundgren, Nile Rodgers, Steve Winwood, Sting, Carly
Simon, Sly & Robbie, Ellen Foley en vele anderen werkten er
aan mee. Een elpee met een speciale boodschap om je
te helpen een beter mens te worden. Luister en leer.
Waar een wil is, is een weg ..

Lynn Goldsmith, Wikipedia
Will Powers, Discogs
Will Powers.blogspot.com
Lynn Goldsmith, Discogs
Lynn Goldsmith, Photography
Will Powers, Wikipedia

01 – Adventures in success
02 – Dancing for mental health
03 – Opportunity
04 – Kissing with confidence
05 – Will powers
06 – All thru history
07 – Happy birthday
08 – Smile

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Laurie Anderson
Mister Heartbreak
Warner Brothers Records 1984

At the end of the year I tend to go back in time and play
records that I used to way back when I was younger. While
going through my collection I stumbled onto this one. Man,
how I have always loved this album with performance-artist
Laurie Anderson. Look at the list of performers she brought
along here. Adrian Belew (guitar wizard), Bill Blaber, William
S. Burroughs, Michelle Cobbs, Anton Fier, Peter Gabriel, Connie
Harvey, Bill Laswell, Dolette McDonald, Brenda Nelson, Song
Won Park, Daniel Ponce, Nile Rodgers, David van Tieghem,
Phoebe Snow, Janet Wright and Atsuko Yuma. Awesome
team. 1984 was an important year for me, it was when I
opened my own Coffeeshop here in my hometown. I’ve
run it for 34 years until I sold it 5 years ago. This record
brings back incredible fine memories, listen ..

Aan het eind van het jaar heb ik altijd de neiging om terug
in de tijd te gaan en platen te draaien die ik vroeger veel
draaide toen ik jong was. Wandelend door de platenkast
stuitte ik op dit album met performance artiest Laurie An-
derson. Man, wat heb ik hier altijd van genoten. Kijk eens
wie ze allemaal recruteerde voor dit project. Adrian Belew
(guitar wizard), Bill Blaber, William S. Burroughs, Michelle
Cobbs, Anton Fier, Peter Gabriel, Connie Harvey, Bill Laswell,
Dolette McDonald, Brenda Nelson, Song Won Park, Daniel
Ponce, Nile Rodgers, David van Tieghem, Phoebe Snow,
Janet Wright and Atsuko Yuma. Wat een team. 1984 was
voor mij ook een heel belangrijk jaar, ik opende mijn eigen
koffie shop hier in Hilversum. Ik heb ‘m 34 jaar gerund.
Deze plaat brengt veel herinneringen boven, luister ..

Wikipedia
Discogs

01 – Sharkey’s day
02 – Langue d’amour
03 – Gravity’s angel
04 – Kokoku
05 – Excellent birds
06 – Blue lagoon
07 – Sharkey’s night

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Holger Czukay – Movies
Harvest 1979

Here in the Netherlands we enjoy, or suffer, the first official
heat wave in 2022 with temperatures over 30º. Nice for some
and a pain in the *ss for others. I couldn’t resist posting this
album with German bass player Holger Schüring, better known
as Holger Czukay. Opening track ‘Let’s Get Cool in the Pool’ is
just the song for today. Holger was an early pioneer, forging
his avant-garde pop music. He used shortwave radio sounds
and was one of the first sampling snippets from magnetic tapes.
Listen to his mind blowing 1979 album ‘Movies’ ..

Deze dagen genieten we, of lijden onder, de eerste officiele
hittegolf in 2022 met temperaturen over de 30º. Fijn voor de
eén, minder fijn voor de ander. Ik kon niet weerstaan dit album
met Holger Schüring, beter bekend als Holger Czukay, te posten.
Opener ‘Let’s get Cool in the Pool’ is ideaal voor het moment.
Holger was een vroege pionier met zijn avant-garde pop. Hij
gebruikte korte golf radio fragmenten en was een van de eerste
die samples van magnetische tape in zijn muziek boetseerde.
Luister naar deze uit 1979 stammende plaat ‘Movies’ ..

Wikipedia
Discogs

01 – Cool in the pool
02 – Oh lord give us more money
03 – Persian love
04 – Hollywood symphony

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Fad Gadget – Incontinent + bonus tracks
Mute Records 1981

The 1980’s were an interesting decade musicwise. We listened to
reggae, african and ofcourse a lot of new wave. Great Brittain was
the cradle of a whole lot of interesting bands. I’m gonna post some
this week, starting with this artist. This is the second album from
1981 by splendid artist .. ;

Francis John Tovey(8 September 1956 – 3 April 2002), known also
by his stage name Fad Gadget, was a British avant-garde electronic
musician and vocalist. He was a proponent of both new wave and
early industrial music, fusing together a unique blend of pop structured
songs mixed with mechanised experimentation.As Fad Gadget, his
music was characterised by the use of synthesizers in conjunction
with sounds of found objects, including drills and electric razors. His
bleak, sarcastic and darkly humorous lyrics were filled with biting
social commentary toward subjects such as machinery, industrialisation,
consumerism, human sexuality, mass media, religion, domestic violence
and dehumanization while often being sung in a deadpan voice.(wiki)
Cover photography by Anton Corbijn.

Wikipedia
Discogs
Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People

01 – Blind eyes
02 – Swallow it
03 – Saturday night special
04 – Incontinent
05 – Manual dexterity
06 – Innocent bystander
07 – King of the flies
08 – Diminished responsibility
09 – Plain clothes

Bonus tracks ;

10 – Collapsing new people, 12″ Berlin mix (with Einstürzende Neubauten)
11 – Love parasite (album mix)

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