I was at the Wheaton Library yesterday buying the books I have to read for my English class (10 books, 10 bucks...OH SNAP I LOVE USED BOOKS). I then rummaged through their old records (a buck for 33's and a quarter for 45's) and found three gems: first, New Order's Low-Life; second, a Wild Swans 12" single; and third, a Bluebells 12" single.
I already have Low-Life, but I thought that for a buck I may as well have it in vinyl too. IMHO, that album is worth it alone for Love Vigilantes, which surely reveals me as a fraud who has only listened to side one.
The Wild Swans one I got because I remembered Joe talking about the greatness of the Care and their previous and/or subsequent partitioning into a number of other new wave acts, one of which is the Wild Swans. This single is Revolutionary Spirit b/w God Forbid. Any good, Joe?
The third had me grinning like an idiot in the library-THE BLUEBELLS!!! YES!!! This is a five-song "mini-album." I still plan to get the singles collection on CD (recently remastered late last year--schwing!) but I was so happy to find anything Bluebells since everything Bluebells here is available import-only.
I haven't listened to any of them yet, because I'm afraid my ancient Sears Silvertone will batter the shit out of the discs. I will listen to them maybe on my uncle's turntable, and I will let you know how that goes. These records make me more excited than the prospect of losing my virginity.
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