Velvet Tinmine: 20 Junk Shop Glam Ravers [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rpm Records UK
• ASIN: B00007KK93
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,132 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rebels Rule

2. Another School Day

3. Let's Get the Party Going

4. Morning Bird

5. Kick Your Boots Off

6. Big Wheel Turning

7. Toughen Up

8. Let's Do It Again

9. Rock Star

10. (Baby) I Gotta Go

11. Va Va Va Voom

12. Love Machine

13. The Comets Are Coming

14. Slippery Rock 70s

15. Neo City

16. I Wanna Go to a Disco

17. Bay City Rollers We Love You

18. Shake a Tail, Pt. 1

19. Wild Thing

20. Kick Out the Jams

Editorial Reviews

Subtitled - 20 Junk Shop Glam Ravers. Obscure yet high quality singles from the glam era - roughly 1973-75. Featuring Iron Virgin, Bearded Lady, The Damned, Arrows, Hello, & Stavely Makepeace. RPM Records. 2003.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fab, baby!, November 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Velvet Tinmine: 20 Junk Shop Glam Ravers (Audio CD)

Arguably UK glam rock is the least regarded pop genre to emerge in the last 50 years or so (although UK folk rock might run it a close second) so how bad must be the Brit glam rock records that bombed even when glam was king? The surprising answer, after listening to this cheeky compilation, is actually not bad at all. The line notes are fun, and just the right side of tongue in cheek, to leave you unsure whether this entire project isn't meant as the most collosal joke. And yet, as is pointed out, these bands and tracks do represent some sort of pure pop ideal. They arrived overnight, no agenda, no tedious "development", no slick marketing (no marketing at all in some cases) and a do it yourself philosophy that is pure punk. The sleevenotes also give a scholarly history of glam, and the three "great" glam traditions: art school rock (David Bowie, T Rex, Roxy Music etc), the "Chinnichap" teeny bands (Suzi Quatro, Sweet) and most bizarrely, and disturbingly of all, the "brickies in mascara" phenomenon and the stomping "British West Midlands Sound"(Slade, Mud). Junkshop examples of all three will be found on the compilation. I've always felt that glam rock principally developed to service the needs of the footwear industry. Viz, while wearing stack soles of any height, the wearer soon discovers that only two sorts of dancing are possible: a stepping forward and stepping back dance, and a dance where you stand still and stomp one foot on the ground. Glam tunes are perfect for these moves, but that is about all. I'm also reminded on the comment about the early 18th century "graveyard school" of English poets by Kenneth Clarke to the effect that within a few years of the fashion all possible combinations of owls, ivy and moonlight had been exhausted. Read the same for glam lyrics except substitute "rebels", "revolution" and "school". Overall, enormous fun and great for pricking the pomposity of muso-snob friends

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bubblemetal Powerpop!, October 23, 2003

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saddyboy (indianapolis, in United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Velvet Tinmine: 20 Junk Shop Glam Ravers (Audio CD)

one: hooky! if you're a fan of 60's bubblegum/garage, 70-80 power pop and glam, this is all you...two: just about all the artists are total unknowns in the U.S., ergo, it's like discovering buried treasure...Enjoy!

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, funny, obscuro stuff, August 15, 2011

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Velvet Tinmine (Audio CD)

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Various Artists
"Velvet Tinmine"
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This is a noteworthy collection of UK glam rock rarities - some tracks are ephemeral, while a few are a real gas. Occasionally the musicianship and energy rises to the same level as glam gods such as Marc Bolan or Slade, and novelty numbers such as "I Wanna Go To A Disco" (sung by the adolescent Ricky Wilde) or Tartan Horde's "Bay City Rollers We Love You" are true '70s gems. This collection is the result of some serious cratedigging by dedicated, crazy collectors and it pays off. It's not all gold, but it sure is shiny. (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue music reviews)