I was wadding through 2 issues a magazine from 
Boston (circa 1982) when I came across these reviews 
that are relevant interest to all on the list. 

I have merely just copied them without permission (the mag is 
probably dead anyways) as is from the article. I make no claims
to any typos that occured during transfer (their grammer and 
spelling IS atrocious but I chose not to correct)

And of course, these reviews are not mine so don't flame me for them
if you do not like them...

PS: Has anyone heard of these records? (except BSDR obviously!)
This is pre-Katrina for Rew so I'm curious if anyone have the Rew
and what they think of it.......

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RECORD/SINGLES REVIEWS FROM TAKE IT! (1982 - Boston)
Typed in by Jeff Lawrence <jlaw@irus.rri.uwo.ca>
Written by ?????

1) Only The Stones Remain : The Soft Boys [Armageddon:France]
   Black Diamond Snake Role : Robyn Hitchcock [Armageddon:UK]

        The SB's werew a glorious band, no two ways about it. On 
this (their farewell) elpee, rabid fans & neophytes both can hear 
them blow lovin' tributes at the history of R&R (w/ covers 
o'Parker/Presley, Byrds & Floyd), plus get an earfulla the originals
that made them the UK's best post-Barrett psych-unit. Forget the Furs, 
the Bunnymen, Teardrops,etc., this's the REAL THING. The RT's also a 
big part o'former SB, Bob Hitchcock's solo alb. The mood is England 
After Syd, & the playin's fab. This thing's one o'my TOP THREE & ya 
KNOW ya should buy it & spend lotsa time spinnin' it.

2) Kimberley Rew: "My Baby Does Her Hairdo Long/Fishing"
[NOTE: There's is a picture of the cover, which is some guy with one
of the fake nose/moustache/glasses deals - very strange looking]

When you take an ex-Soft Boy and put him in a studio w/ a fistful 
o' dB's y'expect to get one helluva catchy single and that's just 
what this is. My girlfriend's pick of the quarter [Armageddon:UK]

3) The Man Who Invented Himself/Dancing On God's Thumb/
   Grooving On An Inner Plane/It's A Mystic Trip : 
   Robyn Hitchcock [Armageddon:UK]
Review by : Bryon Colley
[PREAMBLE CUT]
[NOTE: There's is a picture of the cover, which is a cartoon of
a road with eyeballs on the side and a hat floating above the 
road (a la "Invisible Man") and the balloon says "The Man Who 
Invented Himself"]

        Yeah, uh anyway the first one's "The Man Who Invented 
Himself/Dancing On God's Thumb/Grooving On An Inner Plane/It's 
A Mystic Trip", by Limesucker Robyn Hitchcock. The fromer boss 
o'England's best band (the Soft Boys)'s put out a real hep appetizer 
f'r his forthcomin' lp. "Dancing's" my pick f'r single o' the yr 
thus far, usin' (as it does) all the best elements o' Floyd-era 
Barrett w/o ever degeneratin' to actual cops, and the other four 
tunes're OK too. Fave part other than "Dancing's" the thing at the 
end o' "Mystic Trip", than rather use a closed groove, uses an open 
groove that sounds just like a closed groove. F'r o'er a minute too. 
So try to find one w/ the flexi-disk.
 
 

Slainthe!,
Jeff
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the answers." - Anon

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