Robespierre s velvet basement was their second album. I just found your blog but i enjoyed looking at the past entries on the other one. Cant think of much to say that i havent said before about nikki, so ill let his partner in crime dave kusworth do the talking, in an article that originally appeared in magnet magazine. Originally slated to be a double lp, it spawned another albums worth of outtakes from the sessions, which were released on a german label as lost in a sea of scarves. Back in 2008 as part of a blog post on the dirt, i mentioned matthew trippes claims, as published in kerrang.
This surprised me as conspiracy theories are usually the perfect platform for. Robespierres velvet basement by the jacobites is my favourite record of all time. At the time there was precious little about this on the internet. This discography shows the title, track list, date, country, label, and catalog. Thanks to this post on the commercial zone blog, everyone can download it and love it as much as i do. Since reissued on cd in its intended length, the album showcases some of the jacobites finest moments. The jacobites were never influenced by what was going on around them.
Robespierres velvet basement is probably the best one, though howard isnt on. A friend of mine said to me the other day that he honestly believes the jacobites 1985 record, robespierres velvet basement, is the best album ever made. The jacobites robespierres velvet basement lpx2 rough trade. One of the great things about working in a record shop along with thinking that life couldnt get any better i was 18, in a band and had a job that meant i could dress how i liked was that i. Robespierres velvet basement is probably the best one, though howard isnt on it. Jacobites were an english rock band formed in birmingham in 1982 by nikki sudden and dave kusworth, following the breakup of their respective previous bands, the swell maps and the subterranean hawks. Robespierres velvet basement 2002 remastered edition disc i. Robespierre s velvet basement 2002 remastered edition disc i. Jacobites howling good times vinyl album rip its been a while since ive posted any nikki sudden, so here we go with the jacobites 1993 album howling good times. A second album, robespierre s velvet basement, appeared in 1985 and was something of a critical and underground success. Opening with the much admired original version of big store a highly truncated acoustic version turned up on the jacobites second lp, robespierre s velvet basement, the jacobites turn on the amps and offer up a mesmerizing slowburner with some great melodic basswork from mark lemon and nikki suddens wasted, heartbroken dylanesque drawl. Originally intended as double lp, glass records decided this wasnt financially viable and so it was trimmed down to a single album. Ive listened to it almost daily for the past 2 years. The pair formed the jacobites in 1983, going on to make two albums, jacobites and robespierres velvet basement, the latter reaching no.
However, my advice would be to go for the latest 2cd version because jacobites could do no wrong at that point and songs like every girl and pin your heart on me and when the rain comes are some of the greatest things ever. Hello everyone, i just wanted to let you know that i have updated my post for robespierres velvet basement by the jacobites. In 1985 alone they released two classic albums, lost in a sea of scarves and robespierres velvet basement. Jacobites robespierres velvet basement full album youtube. Nikki suddendave kusworth jacobites 1 sons of the dolls. Robespierre s velvet basement, the shambolic second album by nikki sudden and dave kusworths jacobites, is a masterpiece of freewheeling songwriting, loose arrangements, tossedoff vocals, and straighttothegut emotional expression. When i said noel gallagher was a guitar tech, it was an obfuscating way of calling him a roadie for the madchester see blurs leisure band inspiral carpets. Find jacobites discography, albums and singles on allmusic. There are several versions of robespierre s velvet basement floating around.
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