From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V1 #186 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Saturday, December 19 1998 Volume 01 : Number 186 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: idealcopy-digest V1 #185 [kevin eden ] The compilation tape for the car ["Wilson, Paul" ] Re: Wire Mail Order Newsletter 2.6 [professor ned ] Re: The compilation tape for the car [professor ned ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 02:55:50 -0800 (PST) From: kevin eden Subject: Re: idealcopy-digest V1 #185 WMO UK is now going off-line until 4th January 1999. On behalf of Charles and myself we'd like to wish everyone a restful holiday season and let's hope 1999 is a fulfilling year. Keep those comments and orders coming! _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 11:19:52 -0000 From: "Wilson, Paul" Subject: The compilation tape for the car Well, I almost gave up trying to work out what to put on the C90 for the car. I knew I would keep changing my mind as I added new tracks. So, in the end, because I just wanted to get one done quickly, I recorded the whole on "On Returning" and stuck "Crazy About Love" (faded out a bit early) on the end. I know I've missed off some classic tracks, but it'll do for now. I want to complete my WMO collection (I've only got four of them so far). Do you think they'll give me a discount? Will I be wasting a load of money doing this or are the albums good? I am unsure of the two on which other bands play Wire songs. I can't believe anyone could possibly do a Wire song with any justice. PS. I would just like to take the opportunity of apologising for our Governments actions of recent days. Maybe, if I send Tony B a copy of the compilation tape, he will realise that there are better ways to spend his time than planning the murders of children in faraway countries. Paul K Wils <<...>> n ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 18:24:18 +0100 From: professor ned Subject: Re: Wire Mail Order Newsletter 2.6 From Colin's tour diary: >The end of the tour was a bit anti-climactic. The gig in Koln got >cancelled due to administrative error but we had to go there to pick up the fee. I'm sure glad I didn't go wandering around trying to find the place, then... - -ned "I could really chill out in New York." -Mick Harris http://www.gestalt-media.com/stromkern/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 18:38:08 +0100 From: professor ned Subject: Re: The compilation tape for the car Paul wrote: >I want to complete my WMO collection (I've only got four of them so far). >Do you think they'll give me a discount? No. >Will I be wasting a load of money doing this or are the albums good? Depends on what you have. Everyone seems to love "Turns And Strokes" but me; the soundquality is, in my opinion, deplorable. Or, better put, it's deplorable that such a thing was released, given the sound quality. Some bits are, however, quite good. Desmond Simmons has been batted around a bit here recently but I think it's an excellent album through and through. >I am unsure of the two on which other bands play Wire songs. I can't believe >anyone could possibly do a Wire song with any justice. I can't say much about "Dugga Dugga Dugga" or P'o, 'cuz my lazy ass hasn't gotten around to getting them yet. I must admit, the concept of "Dugga" does frighten me quite a bit, but I really find most of that intelligent/electronica/ what you will crowd a bit tedious if the truth be known (this would include just about anything Colin's done in the last five years or so). P'o has been described to me as the bastard child of Dome and He Said, which can't be anything but good if that's even partially true. "Whore" is actually really nifty in parts, although the bits that are bad are pretty bad. It does expose Lush for the Wire devotees they are/were. Main's contribution is stellar. Worth owning, if just to hear Godflesh doing "40 Versions". Helps if you know the bands involved, but certainly not essential to enjoying. "The Haring" is sort of neat to own, and listen to once or twice (especially the deadpan reading of the "Kidney Bingos" lyrics) but other than that... for completists only. "Coatings", put quite simply, rocks. "Pre>He" is a disc I thouroughly enjoy, but almost never listen to. It's very grainy and crunchy and analog. Years ahead of Bruce's recent noise-by-numbers releases if you ask me. Well, there's my two cents. - -ned "I could really chill out in New York." -Mick Harris http://www.gestalt-media.com/stromkern/ ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V1 #186 *******************************