Weekend – La Varieté (1982) Cherry Red Remaster & Expanded version 2006 320😎

Weekend were a Welsh band formed by Alison Statton in 1981, following the split of Young Marble Giants. The band was a merger between two projects. Statton began writing with Spike of Z Block Records and Reptile Ranch in Cardiff, Wales in the summer of 1981, before moving to London where she teamed up with Simon Emmerson (at that time using the name Simon Booth) of Methodishca Tune. The band signed to Rough Trade Records in December 1981, but recorded only one studio album, La Variete.

La Variete was released in 1982 on the Rough Trade label and made it to no. 4 in the UK Indie Chart staying there for 15 weeks. It was revered by critics on release as a bold new departure from the prevailing post-punk ethos, and served as a major influence on Saint Etienne, the Sundays, Belle and Sebastian and many others.

According to Cherry Red, La Variete is: "A beautifully realised and delicate collection of songs set against a jazz backdrop, it switches across myriad musical settings including samba, cabaret, Afrobeat and highly personal, confessional pop."

After splitting up in 1983, members Simon Booth and Larry Stabbins formed the more jazz orientated Working Week. The other members later reunited as a duo under the name "Alison Statton and Spike", issuing the albums Tidal Blues (1994), The Shady Tree (1997) and Bimini Twist (2018). 

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Invites to Vibes Private club (AND ANONYMOUS COMMENTS)

 All invites sent out have been accepted, so if you want in you will have to wait for the next opening to gain entrance to the private part of Vibes. This will be in about 2 months time. We are close to being a third full of the 100 members allowed by google for a private site. 

The few names from the list that didn't accept the invite in time or didn't see they were invited will be added to the next list of names invited to gain access to the private Vibes.  

If you want to get onto the next list then all you have to do is continue to post comments on Vibes on a regular basis, making sure you add a name if you comment anonymously because any anonymous comment with out a name added is automatically deleted.  

As for you Marty two email address' and neither work, both bounced back my test emails, so you won't be on the next list. In fact you won't be invited at all now. You obviously have time to waste making up fictious email address'. The time I wasted messing around with your invite was ridiculous to say the least, I can't stop you visiting Vibes in the future and downloading, but your comments are no longer welcome here and will not be published in the future!!  

The names that will be added to the next list are Alain F. Bertrand, dbh and Jean. So that leaves 17 more places up for grabs. 

Reb

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY, WE DON'T PUBLISH ANONYMOUS COMMENTS, WITHOUT A NAME ATTACHED TO THEM. THEY WILL JUST BE DELETED, SO PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME POSTING THEM!!!! CHEERS.

Jimmy Thomas - Soul Compilation 320 😎

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The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals 2010 flac😎 Link added (worked for me & wasn't asked for a password?)

Another flac discovery in amongst the 320 in my HD clean, I keep the Flac in another HD, but sometimes one slip in by mistake!! So thought I'll share it here. 

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Had a comment saying it requires a password, just looked and this is what I see?

Didn't ask me for a password? So maybe bestfile has a glich so I don't really know maybe is temporary and will be ok.

The Blue Hearts

Singles 1990-1993

[2cds]

(1999)

 

320

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The Slits - Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, June 19, 1981😎

 

I am busy trying to clean in my HD's, which was stopped yesterday, messing about with Marty and invites to his fake email accounts. Well I discovered a flac version of this short live set from The Slits, it's not on Discogs. And no art work, I have no idea from who or where it came from, but I thought I post it here, someone might want a copy. 

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Guitar Wolf

Wild Beast Vibrator

(2013)

 

320

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Various – Crammed Global Soundclash 1980-89 Part Two: Electrowave 2003 320😎

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Various – Crammed Global Soundclash 1980-89, Part One: World Fusion 2003 320 😎

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Tokyo Tea Room - No Rush 2025😎

Tokyo Tea Room is a project that blends the intricate layers of dream pop with the heartfelt grooves of indie soul. This unique combination results in a sound that is both nostalgic and contemporary, capturing the imaginations of listeners with catchy melodies and emotive lyrics. Behind the music is songwriter/singer Daniel James Elliott, joined by Ben Marshall on bass, Sam Teather on drums, and Beth Dunn on vocals, recording from the band’s studio in their hometown of Margate, UK.

This album cover is quite mysterious, isn't it? Let's uncover what's behind it. The first notes of the opening track immediately set the tone: the journey begins. Take the album title literally and allow yourself to be comforted by the tenderness the British band is about to offer.

Dream pop is a genre of its own, characterized by a warm sound, enveloping bass lines, dreamy synths, and beautiful vocals. With "No Rush," Tokyo Tea Room guides the listener through an exploration of their emotions and an escape from everyday life.

Each of the 12 tracks on this project exudes the same tender energy, yet stands out with creative and meticulously crafted compositions. This project is poised to become a staple of the genre.

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Various - Boogie! Australian Blues, RnB and Heavy Rock From the 70s 2012 320😎

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1999 - Femi Kuti - Shoki Shoki

 

1999 - Femi Kuti - Shoki Shoki @ 320

Now that he's assumed the mantle of Afro-Beat superstardom from his father, Femi Kuti seems much more assured on his third album, Shoki Shoki. 

Femi is just as focused on political and social situations as Fela Kuti, as displayed on several tracks here ("Blackman Know Yourself," "What Will Tomorrow Bring," "Victim of Life," "Look Around"). Also like his father, he never lets the lyrically conscious material get in the way of pushing irresistible grooves. 

From the openers "Truth Don Die" and "Beng Beng Beng" -- both of which were passed off to dance remixers including Masters at Work and Black Science Orchestra -- to later tracks like "Sorry Sorry," Femi is a strict bandleader who knows how to get the most out of his charges. 

In fact, the only real stylistic difference between father and son is the fact that songs by Femi are shorter and poppier than those by Fela. (AMG)

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Otoboke Beaver

Super Champon

(2022)

 

320

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Fehlfarben – Glut Und Asche 1983 (Remastered & Expanded 2003) 320😎

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OK many are now in Private Vibes.

 

Ok many of you are in the Private Vibes site.

I selected 20 people to invite, and some of them have responded already, but there are some that haven't yet, I need your google email addresses to process you into the site so. 

Can these people please supply we their details A.S.A.P. cheers.

steve in toronto

Majicmarty (sorry I didn't make a note of you address to re send an invite)

Vincemagic

dbh

Alain F. Bertrand ( I sent you an invite as I had your address already)

Ned

Jean

Antonio Carlos Cagalhaes (Trol I sent you an invite as I had your address)

So if I don't hear from you guys by Friday 10th July, then you will all be included on the next list and intake. 

You can add your details on a comment, we won't share it on the site don't worry. Or you can send it via email to 4vibessite(at)proton.me just replace the (at) with @ 

If you would like an invite to private Vibes just keep making comments on the Vibes site and make sure you add your name on the comment if you use the anonymous comment option. 

Was going to publish a new list next month, but I will wait until I have another set of 20 people to invite. 

Cheers Reb

Muddy Waters – The World Of Muddy Waters / I'm Your Hoochie 1992 320😎

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Various - Box Of Vibes No. 43 (A-C-R) 2026 320 😎

So we reach Box 43 in our home made, cross genre and decade compilation series, including the odd alternative and cover version. Andy starts this week with his number 1 themed tracks, from 1 to 8, then comes Concha's selections from 9 to 16 and finally my (Reb) tunes to close the box from 17 to 24. 

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Fehlfarben – 33 Tage In Ketten 1981 Remastered (date of release Unknown) 320😎

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People who regularly comment on Vibes and I would like to invite you to join the Private Vibes

 Hi, here is a list of people who have commented on a  regular basis on vibes in the past, that would like to invite to Vibes Private Club, can you please put your gmail account on a comment so the invite can be forwarded to you, to gain access. Then in the future I will post a new list of people who have been doing making regular comments and I would like to give access to as well. This will contnue until we hit the 100 mark, where we can add no more. 

Jimmy G

Peter P

BasicDave

Rob

Majicmarty

steve in toronto

Demcal

Sleepy Pete

Keven

Vincemagzic 

Skinoi

dbh

beerpong

Alain F. Bertrand 

Evil Twin

Legendary Ganja Smoking Monk

Antonio Carlos Cagalhaes

Ned

N8Deepbc

BZH

Jean

If you are not on this list then, keep making comments, maybe you will make it next month. And is better to add in smaller groups. 

If you see a line through your name on the list, I have received your email address and have sent you an invite. But I will also tell you in the comments just after it's been sent. 

If your on the list and don't have a gmail account then you will need to open one, if you don't want an invite then please say in the comments cheers. So I can cross you off thanks. 

Shonen Knife

Adventure

(2016)

 

320

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Peter Hammill - 1975 - Nadir's Big Chance

Peter Hammill - 1975 - Nadir's Big Chance @320

Representing a stylistic left turn for Peter Hammill, this raucous, messy, rock platter was often cited as an influence by the first wave of punks in England (the second album was often cited for being David Bowie's influence for Diamond Dogs). While essentially proving himself incapable of writing three-minute, three-chord rock & roll numbers, Hammill (taking on the guise of Rikki Nadir, i.e. dumb garage rocker) lays into his guitar with a vengeance, screaming out lyrics that are often unintelligible (the album did not come with a lyric sheet; this was the first Hammill album ever to make the listener depend upon the recording), while Guy Evans, Nic Potter, David Jackson, and Hugh Banton thrash along behind him. Among the treats are the title cut, "Birthday Special," the dolorous "Pompeii," and a remake of the early Van der Graaf Generator single "People You Were Going To." Hammill would never let himself be this wild and hairy again. (AllMusic)

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Various Artists

Wigan Casino 50 Golden Years

(2023)

 

320

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Various Artists

Wigan Casino Chapter Two

(2024)

 

320

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