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John Cale or John Fail?
John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Tue 14 Apr 2020 - 20:09
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy_(album)
This is, IMHO, Cale's best album.
His limited vocals are beefed up, angrier and better matched to the harder, more strident and chunky '75 greatest-ever-year-of-analogue-production-and-ergo-the-greatest-ever-year-of-music-production-ever sound.
I'm going to add the YouTube link later however because there are a number of different releases that, although they aren't the very earliest versions, are better and include more and better songs.
I'm hoping that BachyBorgleZ might help me create a definitive Youtube playlist.
Anyway, watch this space.
WATCH IT!
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Guest Tue 14 Apr 2020 - 20:14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgmLms6EBsw&list=PLTsPZeikjsKz4-OhNJD9asB_kchVHA39L
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Tue 14 Apr 2020 - 20:22
Yeah, I guess.
That said I think that there are at least two (in truth three) extra songs that were included officially in other versions/releases that deserve to be heard as well.
They're on various versions as bonus tracks.
You & Me, Mary Lou and (the exquisite) Coral Moon they be, ahhrrrr, Jim, Lad!
Anyway, perhaps we should do the original version and, if people have enjoyed the album at all, we could include an optional trio of links?
That said I think that there are at least two (in truth three) extra songs that were included officially in other versions/releases that deserve to be heard as well.
They're on various versions as bonus tracks.
You & Me, Mary Lou and (the exquisite) Coral Moon they be, ahhrrrr, Jim, Lad!
Anyway, perhaps we should do the original version and, if people have enjoyed the album at all, we could include an optional trio of links?
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Tue 14 Apr 2020 - 20:23
WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:Ooh, Chris Spedding!
One of the Wombles.
I know a girl who's dad was one of the Wombles.
I would've called her a friend in the past.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Guest Tue 14 Apr 2020 - 20:27
And he played all the guitar parts on Never mind the Baubles by The S*x P*stols.
Oh so I've heard.
Oh so I've heard.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri 1 May 2020 - 18:57
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Guest Fri 1 May 2020 - 18:59
WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgmLms6EBsw&list=PLTsPZeikjsKz4-OhNJD9asB_kchVHA39L
This one?
Wonder if it works, or goes into some G*d awful cover or something
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri 1 May 2020 - 19:00
It's started! 
Track 1 - My Maria.
Track 1 - My Maria.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri 1 May 2020 - 19:00
It's started.
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by The Call of the Wendigo Fri 1 May 2020 - 19:00
It's started at a steady rate.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri 1 May 2020 - 19:00
Ripping-off Nick Cave.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Guest Fri 1 May 2020 - 19:00
Glam without the the :Excitement:
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri 1 May 2020 - 19:00
So much more punchy.
Gotta love 1975 production.
Gotta love 1975 production.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri 1 May 2020 - 19:01
VV was so tinny and vague by comparison.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri 1 May 2020 - 19:01
Is this the bloke from Velvet Underground?
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