some Iggy & a Jesus and Mary Chain

Iggy and the Stooges - "I'm Sick Of You"/"Tight Pants"/"Scene Of The Crime" (Bomp! - 1977)



Iggy Pop/James Williamson - "I Got A Right"/"Gimme Some Skin" (Siamese - 1977)

Iggy's return to the music world in '77 coincided with these two semi-legit singles, one of them on Greg Shaw's Bomp! label (which also released his collaboration with ex-Stooge James Williamson - Kill City - that same year). My guess is that they're either demos for Raw Power, or part of the aborted 1972 album that preceded it. Either way, these tracks are fantastic.

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The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Upside Down"/"Vegetable Man" (Creation/Rough Trade - 1984)

Their first release - and probably the noisiest, most dissonant thing they ever put out. The A-side has appeared on a few comps over the years, but check out the Pink Floyd cover on the flipside.

a Nick Lowe EP & a Morrissey B-side

Nick Lowe - Bowi EP (Stiff - 1977)

1. Born A Woman
2. Shake That Rat
3. Marie Provost
4. Endless Sleep

Great 4-track 7" from Nick, back when he was on fire. Side one is subtitled 'LIVE' ("Born A Woman" - get it?) and side two is 'DEAD' (you'll get it). With Dave Edmunds, Pete Thomas (Attractions) and Steve Golding (The Rumour).

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Morrissey - "I Know Very Well How I Got My Name"

B-side to the "Suedehead" 45 (1988) - this one always seems to get left out of all the compilations. Pathetic, funny and sad at the same time - it's one of my favorite Morrissey songs. Who else (besides Ray Davies) can sum up someone's life story in two minutes?