Sunday, January 21, 2007

V/A:Subtle Hints, LP ,UK, 1983


This is the rare Comp Lp by Undiscovered synth/Electropop bands from the early 80s..The record here is from 1983 on the sane label..This was the first release on the Sane label and was put together because so many bands sent demo tapes etc so they decided to put them out on an album..Most of the bands on this Lp never released a record so the demos etc that are on this album are all thats avaiable by them..There are some amazing tracks on this album very basic and raw sounding...
Tracklist:
Squid Diddley - Always There
Chain of Command - Some Aspects
Mon Amour - Always Tomorrow’s Rain
My Pierrot Dolls - My Pierrot Dolls
Hidden Pleasure - Beautiful Lady
This Side of Paradise - Witchcraft
Ad Astra - A&R
Time Statues - Statue of the Night
Picture Book - Success
Ind-X - If it Happened to You
Synchronization - Pseudo Rich
New Vices for the Jaded - Follow Careers in Modern Love
Art Interface - Beneath the Calm
My Pierrot Dolls - Picture in Oils

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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2007 at 7:27 PM

    This Squid Diddley song I first heard on one of those Flexipop comps., it's a good song. Squid Diddley should have released more music.

    toni

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2008 at 7:54 AM

    My Pierrot dolls are awesome and still releasing tracks today.

    www.mypierrotdolls.co.uk

    www.myspace.com/pierrotdolls

    Gino

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    Chain of Command have their own website at:
    http://www.chainofcommand.info/
    and also a myspace page.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Ad Astra released the first single on Sane Records in 1983
    Give me the Girl/Find the Time (sane 001)
    Hear it here - http://www.myspace.com/560736327/music/songs/give-me-the-girl-79266391

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  5. AnonymousMarch 26, 2013 at 2:22 AM

    Is it possible to reup this compilation?

    Thx in advance

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2014 at 12:43 AM

    dying to hear it! please, can you reupload it? also, does anyone have any information about this band, Hidden Pleasure...?

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    1. AnonymousMay 17, 2024 at 4:22 AM

      Hidden Pleasure were an electronic band from Bridlington in East Yorkshire. The track that appeared on the Subtle Hints LP was specially remixed for the compilation at Ken Giles Recording Studios in Bridlington. Sisters of Mercy recorded there many times back in the day.

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  7. AnonymousMay 15, 2024 at 6:53 PM

    Do you know how many of these they made? And we’re they repressed

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    1. AnonymousMay 17, 2024 at 4:16 AM

      Just 1000 were pressed in late 1983 by Sane Records, plus 2 "test pressings" so 1002 in total.

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  8. AnonymousMay 17, 2024 at 4:19 AM

    No further pressings were made after the initial run of 1000. Sane Records also released a further 2 compilation LPs in 1984, "It's Unheard Of!" and "On The Street".

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