Best Solar Radio LP???

[Beware the Beast Man]

[Wat_Tyler]

1. Camera Obscura of course (given my sig line)

Tacky name, but it did have Meteora and Wilderland on it. Two of the great lost singles of the 1980's. Good use of 'cello, too.

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. I have to go with "The Impossible Space"

Definitely a departure for them. They were several years ahead of the whole "shoegazer" thing with this one.

[Magrittes Pipe]

3. Item.

I can't think of a more perfect mix of 154-era Wire, Leonard Cohen, and the Byrds.

"Time and a Penny for Your Good Eye" is possibly my favorite song of 1983.

[Wat_Tyler]

4. I dunno.

It's a lot like 'Cattle and Cane' by the Go-Betweens. I'm just saying.

[eyesroll]

5. Do you own any of these?

It's been awhile. (If anything, it might get the worms out...)

[Beware the Beast Man]

6. I own "Item", "The Impossible Space" and "Camera Oscura"

The rest are okay.

[Magrittes Pipe]

7. I have all except "Number 5" and "Broken Clean"

Because they both suck kangaroo arse.

[Wat_Tyler]

8. They toured too much in the late 80's

and it really shows on those records. Thank God they took '90 off to make Camera Obscura.

[Beware the Beast Man]

9. I like how you added C.O. to your sig line.

Nice touch!

[Wat_Tyler]

10. Yeah. It was brave of them to go for a blank cover,

but then, it is a Peter Saville design, so they're in safe hands.

[eyesroll]

13. I suppose I should ask, then...

Do you have anything from The Federals? I'd like to find out if I really can't tell the difference, or David was just obnoxious about it.

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. No.

But I do have Roger's solo effort, the so-bad-it's-good "Thee."

On edit: Not that I *like* contemporary Christian music, but I found it for a buck. It's gotta be worth at least $4.

[Wat_Tyler]

11. Kick.

Maybe there's some other Solar Radio fans out there.

[asthmaticeog]

12. Camera Obscura's the best, by like a mile.

But I don't have it. I have these:



Anyone who doesn't have either of these and is interested in swapping tapes, PM me.

[eyesroll]

15. Wow.

I don't remember what song's on what album (David just played a few incessantly) ... but I distinctly remember the Item cover. (There were some...interesting liner notes in that one, weren't there?)

I distinctly remember using it for weed clean-up, but, still. Wow.

[Fenris]

16. "Item" - the best album about two band member's homosexual relationship!

Shaw and Ahern were shagging like madmen and no one knew!

[Wat_Tyler]

17. They were indeed, an 'item'.

Hooray!

[Magrittes Pipe]

18. "No one knew?"

I guess I can forgive you for not picking up on it, given your tender age. But I was 8, and I knew it was like a down-under version of Culture Club.

And now that I have visualized a "down-under version of Culture Club," I must scour my brain.

[Fenris]

19. Well, in Texas homosexuality flies over people's heads.

:D

[Wat_Tyler]

20. Quite literally in the case of Big Bear Airlines.

Eh, Fenris?

[Fenris]

24. God, if I had only known before getting on the plane!

:cry:

[Wat_Tyler]

25. Still.

It was well decorated.

[Fenris]

26. Yes. If it wasn't for the hair and leather it might have been nice.

I just wish I hadn't been propositioned.

[Wat_Tyler]

28. At least they handed out suppositories.

Very accomodating, they were.

[Fenris]

30. I can't top that.

[Wat_Tyler]

32. No.

I would fear for your sanity if you could.

[Magrittes Pipe]

21. Yes. Unlike Lt. Bush's F-102.

HA! I have made a political quip!

[Magrittes Pipe]

22. I can't fucking believe I am the only person who voted for "Item."

You people suck.

[Wat_Tyler]

23. As did Tim.

[Fenris]

27. I hear Tim was a catcher.

[Wat_Tyler]

29. I heard that too.

[Wickerman]

31. Ok, so I'll move my question about Arthur Poole over here

since this is where the Solar "action" as it were, is :)

Why, exactly did the 45 of 'Poole get pulled after only 500 pressed?



I mean, even for the times, they could've sold that in San Francisco alone - it was recorded right around the time of their 3 week stand at SoMas.