Howard Devoto - Jerky Versions of the Dream (1983/2007)

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Category: alternative/new wave
Label: Virgin
Format: eac-ape
Size: 432mb
Street Date: Feb 27, 2007

Easily as good as anything from his Magazine days,Devoto's first solo lp follows on thematically (if not chronologically!)from the excellent 'Correct Use of Soap'.This sees young Howie stepping light,almost delicately through this clipped,precise collection of songs. Its as if he's deliberately moved away from previous sombre (but beautiful) Mags fare and is exploring lighter,may one suggest, happier territory. (Is he really smiling on the cover, or is that just my wishful thinking?) This album is chock full of clever words and subtle,insidious pop melodies, the standout example being the joyous 'Rainy Season',a song which arrives in an intro which made me jump in the air,and leaves in a flood! There's at least 6 other songs of that quality here,haunting, deliberate sleights of hand,swirling,infectious snippets of white wizardry. I remember this coming out originally(as a child obviously), even then I was blown away by its clear,fierce determination NOT to be Magazine,in fact,another slight swing to the left and we'd be in Costello country.It has stood times test superbly,and is as good for us today as its always been.Devoto's lp deserves much wider regognition than it got in '83,and if there's a God,it'll get it. Play alongside Colin Newmans colossal 'Not To'.

01. Cold Imagination [0:04:20.73]
02. Topless [0:03:47.03]
03. Rainy Season [0:05:05.69]
04. I Admire You [0:05:14.66]
05. Way Out of Shape [0:03:55.16]
06. Some Will Pay (For What Others Pay To Avoid) [0:03:43.54]
07. Waiting For A Train [0:04:53.14]
08. Out of Shape With Me [0:04:13.41]
09. Taking Over Heaven [0:03:56.55]
10. Seeing Is Believing [0:03:18.55]
11. Rainy Season (7" Single Version) [0:03:39.74]
12. Rainforest (Variation N16) [0:05:11.74]
13. Cold Imagination (Extended Version) [0:05:08.08]
14. Cold Imagination (BBC Radio 1 Peel Session Version) [0:04:32.71]
15. Topless (BBC Radio 1 Peel Session Version) [0:03:39.02]
16. Some Will Pay (For What Others Pay To Avoid)(BBC Radio 1 Peel Session Version) [0:03:51.56]

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 4. March 2009, 18:48

Howard Devoto / Jerky Versions of the Dream (2007 Reissue)

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