Today’s 96th episode of my studio-blog is about West Heath / Hoxa HQ and features Roddy Frame and Robert Forster.
A song-writing genius, a summer smash, two kids from Jersey City and a tragedy.
Today’s studio-blog is about Berwick Street Studios.
You’re Raving About What Now? The Curious Case Of A Girl Like You
Interesting to hear Edwyn Collins, in this month’s Uncut, say he he didn’t think that much of his biggest hit A Girl Like You before it became a phenomenon. I remember at the time – as a veteran Edwyn watcher who had evangelized for years about the most thrillingly romantic debut album ever (“Will you tape x for me?” “Sure. And I’m putting You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever on the other side – no argument”.), about how, during the darkest depths of Winter, the sax break on I Can’t Help Myself was just the ticket to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder, the alternative universe masterpiece that is the emphatically-titled The Orange Juice, the missed-by-everyone classic that is Hellbent On Compromise and the startling fact that obscure non-hit My Beloved Girl was right in there mixing it with Aretha and Ronnie Spector on the shortlist for the song to salute my exit from planet Earth – being somewhat perplexed that this was the tune to capture everyone’s imagination. Back when parent album Gorgeous George was new, us Edwyn watchers saw it as a tidy collection of songs elevated by that trademark EC oddness. Its talking points were who was Gorgeous George » Continue Reading.
