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An era passed
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This past weekend, I took time to indulge in a side hobby that I haven’t had a lot time for lately: early audio recordings. The occasion was a melancholy one. Fine Groove Records, 1 of the finest and last independent music shops, is closing its doors right after 26 years of peddling new and utilized music in Northfield, MN. I collared a friend who also collects 78rpm records and we spent the afternoon rifling via the shop’s hundreds of shellac disks and LPs, searching for overlooked gems. (For me, my gems had been a previously unknown to me Raymond Scott recording, an early Eartha Kitt record, a promotional double-disk interview with Laurie Anderson in no way released to the public, and the elusive second volume of Henry Mancini’s music from "Peter Gunn" in mint condition. My friend hit a wealthy vein of Spike Jones recordings.)
Owner Brian KenKnight says that the decline of locally-purchased music, along with rising property taxes, caused him to make the decision. He told us that the vinyl collectors had been still coming in, but his primary customer base of college students have turned far more and a lot more to digital downloading, both the legitimate and illegitimate variety.
Today’s large, flashy, electronics shops have absolutely nothing on independant shops like Fine Groove. Brian can tell you the career history of almost any musician from the 1920s on. He’s the kind of shop owner that in fact listens to the stuff he sells and knows that if you like artist A that you might also like artist B. He keeps a pair of turntables behind the counter and will let you play something to see if you like it before you acquire it. At Very best Buy, you are lucky to get a sales droid who’s conscious that Thelonious Monk is not a rapper.
Far more than economic, the closing of Fine Groove will have a cultural impact on Northfield’s Division Street. Fine Groove was a location to hang out and talk music with somebody who knows and loves music, and you always came out feeling richer (in the spiritual sense) for having gone in. Independent business owners who are informed and enthusiastic about their goods are few and far between these days.
In tribute to Brian and other indie music shop owners, here is a collection of record labels from days gone by. Though Columbia is still around, and Gramophone eventually became EMI, these are labels mostly forgotten by all but us who dig in thrift store boxes and dusty bins in hopes of finding that obscure folk song or Uncle Johnny Coons comedy routine.
019: best of 1993.
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I’ve been performing a series of mixes for my iPhone. 1 for every year I’ve been listening to music. I haven’t forgotten them, it just takes a while to work my way via them. You can uncover the other years here.
1993. Exciting year for me. Going into third year of university and i was moving to a new residence, with numerous great pals, such as Crouse, who shared considerably music with me over the years, and who I met due to the fact we were both wearing the very same U2 shirt one day, and virtually the very same Depeche Mode shirt a couple of days later lol.
1. PJ Harvey – "Rid of Me"
Very first song from her initial album and I was hooked when Crouse brought this one back to our dorm. This album got heavy play in our room. And the "lick my legs I’m on fire" ending would run by way of my head for days. I was so happy to have the chance to see her do this song live a few years later. What an remarkable woman. Correct from the commence I was a fan, and I only discovered the U2 connection later in life.
2. Bjork – "Violently Pleased"
Bjork released her debut in 1993, but I didn’t need to discover her, I already had found her function through the Sugarcubes. This debut album even so spawned many of my favorite songs, and "Violently Happy" still ends up on the playlists years later. What a marvelous voice. I’m still waiting for my chance to see her live…right after an aborted attempt in 2008 that died when I got sick and couldn’t fly over the ocean…
three. Smashing Pumpkins – "Today"
Crouse and I had created the Pumpkins initial album "Gish" our soundtrack in the prior term. So when their second album came out we rushed to Moncton to get it. I can’t don’t forget which of us came back with it 1st, but I can don’t forget going off to Boo’s room cause he had the biggest stereo, and lying there for the hour it took to go by means of this album. This song will constantly be a fave.
four. Depeche Mode – "Rush"
In no way a single, but my favorite song off the album. This album is one of my favorites that they did. This song utilised to blare out very loud at our section parties. Crouse and I utilized to dig out the DM shirts quite often and dress as "twins" one in black one in white.
5. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – "Saturday Night"
A track off of the "So I Married an Axe Murderer" soundtrack. Crouse picked this one up, and I fell in love with numerous of the tracks. And as a bit of a Ned’s fan, of course this was an early favour. Yet another fantastic tune for our parties in res.
6. U2 – "Daddy’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Auto"
U2′s "Achtung Baby" left me cold. I wasn’t interested. That album practically produced me walk away from U2. It was years just before I would fall in adore with it. But "Zooropa" came along in 1993 and I fell in adore, and to this day it is my favorite U2 album. Something struck a chord with me in all the chaos of that album, something I adore about U2. And this song just grabbed me correct from the begin. Seeing it live on the Zoo Television from Sydney video sealed it as one of my favorite U2 songs.
7. The Cranberries – "Dreams"
Dolores O’Riordan has been a fave because I very first heard her, and at one point throughout my university career I was playing her weekly on my late night radio show. Her voice generally leaves me with goosebumps. Ultimately I’d take it into my head to fly to New York on short notice to see her live at Irving Plaza one stunning weekend in July 2007.
8. Rolf Harris and Liam O’Maonlai – "When We Had been Two Small Boys"
The "Peace Together" album was carried out with the youth of Northern Ireland as the beneficiary of the proceeds raised, and it was an album of Irish artists performing covers. I picked it up for the U2 and Sinead O’Connor content. What I fell in really like with was the version of "Two Little Boys" sung by Liam O’Maonlai of Hothouse Flowers. It was a beautiful recording of this song, and pulled at a couple of heartstrings. 
9. Sarah McLachlan – "Hold On"
This is 1 song I refused to listen to for years. It was only seeing it live and crying like a baby that got me over the problems I had with this song, and allowed me to listen once more. When I was in university one of my greatest pals attempted to kill himself. This song ended up being 1 I wrapped around me at that time. It is still tough to listen to often.
10. Eric’s Trip – "Happens all the Time"
Eric’s Trip had been a local band to where I was attending school. The members of the band were all friends of pals. We crossed paths usually. I’d been listening to their demo tapes even before this EP was released. I’ve got a considerable amount of their CDs. But nothing struck me as a lot as the early stuff. This is one of my favorites.
11. The Fat Lady Sings – "Colourblind"
I went to see Spirit of the West and only about 30 people showed up. The opening act was from Ireland, and they left fairly an impression on me. It took me a couple of years to track down their albums, but they’ve constantly gotten a lot of play considering that that time. This is my favorite track from their second album (their very first was greater LOL).
12. Radiohead – "Creep"
Couldn’t get away from this song if I tried that year. I’ve had a healthy respect for Radiohead ever since, purchasing the occasional album, and finally seeing them live last summer. So fucking special!
13. New Order – "Regret"
For some reason it took me forever to get the album that New Order released…but I did pick up the single for Regret and played it to death. Over and over once again. All the remixes. I annoyed everyone in my res with this one. I know I did.
14. Big Audio Dynamite II – "Rush (New York City Club Version)"
Yet another track from the "So I Married an Axe Murderer" soundtrack. This song was everywhere at Mount Allison in 1993. You couldn’t go out without hearing it. And it got stuck in my listening after Crouse dragged home the soundtrack too. Still a fun track to sit back and listen to.
15. Pet Shop Boys – "Can You Forgive Her?"
I wasn’t impressed by Extremely. I hated the jewel case. I didn’t like "Go West". But this song did squeak in and impress me.
16. U2 & Johnny Money – "The Wanderer"
If I do a list of all time favorite tracks, this is on it. I bought Zooropa, and took it home, and listened to my father bitch about the noise coming from my bedroom. It was a common occurrence. He thought me getting CDs was a waste of cash, and that there was far better issues to be doing with my cash. And he considered most of what I listened to to be crap.
At the end of the initial listen to that album, I heard Johnny Cash’s voice, and I had shivers up my spine, I wasn’t expecting it, and I was blown away that they turned the song over to someone else. But even far more surprising? Dad heard it playing. He came down the hallway. He sat down and listened to the whole song with me. And that day we talked about music. We talked about him going to university in the 60s. We talked about Johnny Money. We talked about music some a lot more.
Seriously it was 1 of the initial conversations I can ever keep in mind having with my father. Ever. It was 1 of the first times I saw him as human, and not just this emotionless ogre. Our relationship has grown considerably given that 1993. But this is the point I’ll usually keep in mind that it began.
So the song indicates a lot to me. Johnny Money. So fucking cool.
When it came time to name my U2 internet site that would shift my life completely, there was only one selection. u2wanderer.org was born that day. It’s been running in 1 form or yet another since 1995, and that makes it 1 of the oldest U2 internet sites on the internet, and 1 of the few still in operation that dates back to then. That website has changed my life. What kept me sane when I was living in little town Nova Scotia lead to a wealth of opportunities, and even a lot more importantly a wealth of friendships.
Johnny Cash was told of the site, and was told how it had been named. He sent back a greeting to me through a friend, as properly as his autograph. And a message to ‘keep up the very good work’.
