Bananarama
- Thread starter Fish Finger
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Yeah, I bought the blue vinyl already and while this looks lovely I don’t play my vinyl enough to justify another £45 for remixes when there’s quite a few new releases coming up that I want to support with a purchase. Hope it makes them some coin though to encourage them to keep recording original material.
The white vinyl looks gorgeous next to the cover. Ordered and cannot wait for my copy.
Been away recently dealing with stuff and absolutely a wonderful surprise. Be fantastic to have the remixes on vinyl. I am hoping a CD version will follow with the edits and missing remixes.
I'm not interested in it, but it's limited to 1000 so it's a collectable, at least. Maybe in order to continue self-releasing albums they need to do little things like this to turn profit?
The ROBERT ROBERT bit during the 2nd verse made me laugh.
I do hear the similarities but rip off is a stretch Crush on You has more of a r&b groove Some Girls has a faster tempo
The backing track is a little similar, especially the intro, but that is about it.
Their finest ever 12" remix for me.
I always liked the 2000 "Exotica" backing track to I Heard A Rumour but not the robotic sounding duo vocals produced for that remake. So here is my mash up using the 1987 original mix vocals with Siobhan (not the single version) with the 2000 backing track. I think it sounds better! Enjoy listening :-)
Giving me life this Saturday afternoon:
Never a dull moment. Bananarama at their best.
Never a dull moment. Bananarama at their best.
This track was recorded for the Pop Life album but scrapped when the ladies moved on from SAW to work with Youth. The 12" and a remix by Tony King appeared on the deluxe reissue many years later. Here is my reimagining of the song had it been remixed at the time to fit in with the charts of the early 90s and the more dance sounds Youth produced for the album. I hope you like it!
Always quite stanned I Don't Care.
I love their work with SAW but do get that perhaps the 89/90 sessions were somewhat generic for them (Ain’t No Cure aside). I know what I’ve done won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but just tried to think what it could have sounded like back then with a remix (I used influences of Preacher Man backing track and also some of the Tripping remixes for inspiration)
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Ain't No Cure, was the shining star from the 89/90 SAW sessions for sure. The Pop Life singles run was immaculate, but wouldn't have minded this being an single also.
I might be on my own here, but I would love the video (single?) mix of Take Me To Your Heart to be accessible via streams.
It really did scream single to me too. SAW and the Rams on top form!