Issue 19 / February 2012

Crate Digging At The Music Consortium
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When was the last time you bought vinyl? Visited a proper record shop? The Music Consortium are on a mission to bring you back indoors, to music history, and
to that end have taken over Hairy Records on Bold Street. Soon to re-launch as a vinyl emporium, they’re encouraging you to call in and discover some of rock
music’s hidden gems. They’ve selected some singles and EPs from the 50s to the 90s for Bido Lito! this month, showing you the sort of stuff that’s ready for you
to get sifting through. Happy Hunting!
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Dylan - Bob Dylan (CBS Records 1964 - Cat: EP 6051)
Another EP, Dylan’s first in the UK. As a folk poet he was without peer among his generation, and conveyed his concern for
the world through unique poetic imagery that made explicit the human condition. This EP contains Blowin’ In The Wind which
has become the standard against which all troubadours are measured. Value: £40.00
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Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols (EMI Records 1976 - Cat: EMI 2566)
This is a rock and roll record, but Lydon’s sneering vocal delivery over the angry buzzing guitars, and the feeling of standing
next to a Boeing 747, knocks you off your feet. This is a record that makes you believe in the power music has over the emotions;
it’s simply brilliant. Value: priceless! But, it’s here at £40.00
Hand in Glove - The Smiths (Rough Trade 1983 - Cat: RT131)
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and his Comets (Brunswick Records 1957- Cat: OE 9250)
Many believe the music on this EP started it all off, as it’s not quite Rhythm & Blues, not quite Hillbilly, not quite Tin Pan Alley.
Described at the time as a ‘kind of shaking, rattling and rolling music; it shakes some people, rattles others and rolls along all
the time’. Essentially, Rock & Roll at its finest. Value: £20.00
“The sun shines brightly out of our behinds,” sings Morrissey. A sentiment that would ring true for their adoring fans
everywhere, especially when you listen to the knowingly sexually perverse B side Handsome Devil. Value: The version shown
here has the Manchester address on the rear and will set you back £25.00
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Loser - Beck (Bong Load 1993 - Cat: BL5)
Mr. Hansen produced a series of classics throughout the 90s, and his album Odelay takes some beating. His music is a
melding of Folk, Hip Hop, Soul and Indie which transports you to a slackers’ world of Californian sun, sex and suicide. This is the
12-inch US version with Steal My Body Home on the flip side. Value £25.00
The Music Consortium presents
A celebration of the music, lyrics & dance of Kate Bush
7pm Thursday 12th April 2012 at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall,
Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP | Tickets from £15.00 to £21.00
Tickets are available from The Music Consortium Vinyl Emporium
(Ex Hairy Records) and www.liverpoolphil.com