a link from peter at c-60 Low Noise, cheers mate one of my favourite records
Smithereens – Especially for You
Remastered version with a couple of bonus tracks…… can never have enough of the Smithereens.
The Smithereens: Pat DiNizio (guitar, vocals); Jim Babjak (guitar); Mike Mesaros (bass, vocals); Dennis Diken (drums, percussion, vocals).
Additional personnel: Frank Christian (acoustic guitar); John Rokosny (electric guitar); Kenny Margolis (accordion); Joe Kernich (piano); Jerome Jerome (organ, piano); Don Dixon (piano, percussion, background vocals); Jeffrey Berman (vibraphone); Mark Johnson, Suzanne Vega (background vocals).
Recorded at The Record Plant, New York. Includes liner notes by Dennis Diken.
New Jersey's Smithereens popped up at the tail end of the New Wave era, but arrived just in time for the ascension of alternative rock. In fact
they were neither; essentially Pat DiNizio and company were power-poppers with strong 1960s roots (Beatles, Beach Boys, et al).
Ultimately, they brought the style further into the mainstream than any of their contemporaries, with their initial full-length salvo ESPECIALLY FOR YOU making a big splash via the hits "Blood and Roses" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep." The Smithereens' sound was also brawnier and more working-class than most of their contemporaries (they later confessed to being influenced by Black Sabbath's guitar sound), and this may have had a great deal to do with their success. It also didn't hurt that singer/songwriter/guitarist DiNizio had a seemingly limitless knack for churning out infectious pop gems that sounded like they'd been around forever. Delivered in DiNizio's strong, deep voice, the songs on ESPECIALLY FOR YOU suggest nothing so much as an '80s Badfinger fronted by a less pretentious Jim Morrison.
| Track Listing |
| Song Title | |||
| 1. | Strangers When We Meet | ||
| 2. | Listen To Me Girl | ||
| 3. | Groovy Tuesday | ||
| 4. | Cigarette | ||
| 5. | I Don't Want To Lose You | ||
| 6. | Time And Time Again | ||
| 7. | Behind The Wall Of Sleep | ||
| 8. | In A Lonely Place | ||
| 9. | Blood And Roses | ||
| 10. | Crazy Mixed-Up Kid | ||
| 11. | Hand Of Glory | ||
| 12. | Alone At Midnight | ||
| 13. | White Castle Blues - (bonus track) | ||
| 14. | Mr. Eliminator - (bonus track) | ||
Smithereens – Especially for You
http://rapidshare.com/files/90205743/Smithereens_-_1986_Especially_for_You.rar
3 comments:
Thanks for the post...Keep up the great work!
doh! this is the original album sans bonus tracks!
double doh! --- doh! doh! This link is DEAD. Of course this post is almost a year after the last one. I guess nobody cares.
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