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The Great Vinyl Purge part 3: Adam Ant, Aerosmith, Alpert and Angel
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Not the "Angel" that Aerosmith was singing about.
All right all you Great Vinyl Purgers, more of the A’s to weed through but will A stand for “A-listers” or “Also rans”?
Adam & The Ants – Kings of the Wild Frontier, Prince Charming
Adam Ant – Strip, Friend or Foe
Some will try to talk you out of this, saying, “ Adam Ant is coming back in a big way. He’s heavily medicated now.” Well, to them you volley back this fact: Adam Ant was the only artist whose record sales went down after appearing at Live Aid. What does that tell you? Adios, Ant amigos! Although I'll really miss "Rancheros" . Sing it with me "Rancheros-CLINT, Racheros -EAST-WOOD"…"
Aerosmith- Toys in the Attic, Rocks; Draw the Line, Done with Mirrors
Maybe I hate their whole "we'e reformed drugstars so don't you kids do this although we sure have a lot of fun burning out and telling you about it" vibe. I haven’t played these Aerosmith albums since Get a Grip came out and I did a story on them. Sometimes shelf life must give way to shelf space. and this is one of those times. Maybe some kid will find these records at a Goodwill and start another band not as good as the Stones or the Yardbirds.
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – The first 12 albums
What? Why are you giving me the look? I happen to like Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass! I play him when I’m writing. It’s instrumental and it keeps me perky. But 12 albums! That’s a lot of ‘Lonely Bull.’ You gotta let me keep at least keep this hardl copy of Whipped Cream and Other Delights. For the cover alone. Chances are your Dad owned it. Chances are it was your introduction to soft core pornography. When you die, it will somehow find its way back to the Salvation Army from where it came anyway. I’m keeping all twelve TJB LPs to digitize at a later date because I don’t think I’ll enjoy this music without the warm analog crackles behind it. Or even recognize it.
Angel- Helluva Band
Like their alphabetical homies ABBA, Angel too had an aerodynamic logo that looked the same backwards and upside down. These fruit flies were hairfarmers before hair farms were even invented. I’m keeping Helluva Band not because of any allegiance to pouting Punky Meadows or shampoo conditioning but because:
a) I’ve never listened to this, so the thought of never knowing if this is a hidden camp classic will haunt me if I boot Angel the hell out with nary a sample
b) C'mon, there’s a song called “Dr. Ice” on here!
O.K. I just played "Dr. Ice" and it's as ridiculous as I'd hoped it would be —like a theme to a Sid and Marty Krofft show. I can't wait to blast "Chicken Soup" next. Share in my shallow hopes of one day finding the other five Angel albums that helped bankrupt Casablanca Records, selling for a pittance at some rummage sale. Probably next to a a bunch of used blow dryers.
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