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czuczu Bloodflowers member Posts: 5,249	Best golden era 12"? Apr 3, 2020 21:30:05 GMT 1 via mobile gongoro73 and fiveswinglive like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by czuczu on Apr 3, 2020 21:30:05 GMT 1 Bored? Can't remember what outdoors looks like? Pick your fav 12" single! Can't be bothered to list them all but these were the best, weren't they?
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gongoro73 4:13 Dream member Posts: 8,511	Best golden era 12"? Apr 3, 2020 21:35:35 GMT 1 fiveswinglive likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gongoro73 on Apr 3, 2020 21:35:35 GMT 1 Hard to chose, got two clear favorites, even three. I'll think about it.
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Best golden era 12"? Apr 3, 2020 23:10:34 GMT 1 steve, fiveswinglive, and 1 more like this

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Have to go with In Between Days, The Exploding Boy, A Few Hours After This… (FICSX 22) if only on the strength of “A Few Hours After This…” being one of my all-time favorite B-sides! It soars somewhere between the luxuriant goth of Faith’s “The Funeral Party” and the pop sensibilities of Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me’s “Just Like Heaven”.

The honest-to-goodness, number one, main reason I bought Join the Dots was to finally have “A Few Hours After This...” on CD. And, frankly, it was worth every penny. I remember bringing the set home and immediately popping disc one in the stereo, queuing up the song, cranking up the volume, settling into the couch, pressing play, and closing my eyes. My wife flew downstairs as soon as the first chest-thrumming note hit, wanting to know why the house was shaking. I didn’t have a great answer for her; I could only explain that I had never heard this song so crisp and clear and needed the moment.

In the liner notes for Join the Dots, Robert refers to “A Few Hours After This...” as “a slightly deranged experiment, an attempt to do something orchestral and quirky,” and that’s exactly how it unfolds. The music is majestic, all swirling strings and bold percussion, and mixing it with idiosyncratic love song lyrics and a splash of humor multiplies its richness.

For me, “A Few Hours After This…” is a B-side that ranks up there with "She's Always In My Hair" by Prince and "Get Down Make Love" by NIN, simply brilliant b-sides that could’ve been (or maybe deserved to be) A-sides.

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Best golden era 12"? Apr 3, 2020 23:33:37 GMT 1 weedyburton79 likes this

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Post by johnz on Apr 3, 2020 23:33:37 GMT 1

I agree, the Inbetween Days 12" is a personal favourite of mine, too. Love The Exploding Boy, too.

Out of the current list, I would probably go for the Catch 12". Catch is nice but the b-sides are gorgeous.

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czuczu Bloodflowers member Posts: 5,249	Best golden era 12"? Apr 4, 2020 7:38:53 GMT 1 via mobile fiveswinglive, weedyburton79, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by czuczu on Apr 4, 2020 7:38:53 GMT 1 Too late to edit the poll or I'd add IBD 12" - I tried to only pick one per album. A lot of tough calls.. No idea what my answer is yet!
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steve Big Hand random bootleg CRUMPET BOY Having trouble understanding Jane Posts: 55,209 Member is Online	Best golden era 12"? Apr 4, 2020 8:36:35 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Apr 4, 2020 8:36:35 GMT 1 Yep, sadly polls can't be edited (yet). The only way is to bin this one & start afresh
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czuczu Bloodflowers member Posts: 5,249	Best golden era 12"? Apr 4, 2020 8:49:55 GMT 1 via mobile fiveswinglive and weedyburton79 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by czuczu on Apr 4, 2020 8:49:55 GMT 1 'Other' will suffice Were the WMS extended singles CD only?
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screwjack Pornography member Posts: 378	Best golden era 12"? Apr 4, 2020 11:24:13 GMT 1 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by screwjack on Apr 4, 2020 11:24:13 GMT 1 some absolutely tremendous b-sides in there😎

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Best golden era 12"? Apr 4, 2020 12:30:18 GMT 1 fiveswinglive likes this

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Apr 4, 2020 7:38:53 GMT 1 czuczu said:

Too late to edit the poll or I'd add IBD 12" - I tried to only pick one per album. A lot of tough calls..

No idea what my answer is yet!

I miss the A Forest 12" on the list. I know, I know... It can't be considered "extended"... but yet... Another Journey by Train deserved to be on the list.

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gongoro73 4:13 Dream member Posts: 8,511	Best golden era 12"? Apr 4, 2020 12:31:17 GMT 1 fiveswinglive likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gongoro73 on Apr 4, 2020 12:31:17 GMT 1 I'm still hesitant between Charlotte and Close to Me...
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weedyburton79 Kiss Me member Posts: 1,669	Best golden era 12"? Apr 4, 2020 12:55:51 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by weedyburton79 on Apr 4, 2020 12:55:51 GMT 1 Apr 4, 2020 7:38:53 GMT 1 czuczu said: Too late to edit the poll or I'd add IBD 12" No worries! That’s why the “Other” option is there.

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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2020 15:33:01 GMT 1

Lovesong, Too Late, and Fear of Ghosts. There are others I might like more but that one is the only one I ever held in my grubby little hands, so it's the only one I feel an attachment to. WQFS Greensboro 90.9 FM ("your only alternative") used to have a copy I played on my show.

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Apr 4, 2020 12:30:18 GMT 1 gongoro73 said:

Apr 4, 2020 7:38:53 GMT 1 czuczu said:

Too late to edit the poll or I'd add IBD 12" - I tried to only pick one per album. A lot of tough calls..

No idea what my answer is yet!

I miss the A Forest 12" on the list. I know, I know... It can't be considered "extended"... but yet... Another Journey by Train deserved to be on the list.

Agree with Journey by Train carnalito

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