- "Isn't it a pity, spring comes but once a year?" -
is one of my favourite lines here. There's a childlike naivety to many of these lyrics which may be ironic or may not be, i'm not sure.
- "Coloured plastics, stronger than steel, why do they always break when i need them?" -
This was initially a pretty obscure Canadian-only issue which fortunately was re-discovered and re-issued not too long ago. It sure was one of the major discoveries of 2013 for me when i found this on my hard drive and gave it a first close listen. Bought the cd immediately.
Randle was an arranger for Canadian radio who recorded this sole album, which turns out to be far more personal than one may expect.
- "All of my live i've been busy chasin' after rainbows" -
Beautiful male harmony singing, lush arrangements including brass and everything, catchy melodies and lyrics full of 1960-ness make this a new favourite album for me.
Highly recommended!
Doug Randle: Songs For The New Industrial State
Kanata KAN 5, Canada, 1971 / Light In The Attic LITA034, 2009
A1 Isn't It A Pity 3:15
A2 Coloured Plastics 3:40
A3 One-Way Swimming 4:01
A4 Nicolston Dam 3:08
A5 Batteries Not Included 2:45
A6 Warm In The Sunshine 2:45
B1 Martin Of Her Mind 4:59
B2 You Know That Fella (Is A Friend Of Mine) 2:46
B3 Song For The Middle Aged 3:04
B4 Vive La Company 4:49
B5 Maybe Life Will Be Worth Living After All 3:10
All tunes written by Doug Randle
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Many thanks for sharing this discovery, PR.
You're welcome, Phillip!
Thanks. Nice one!
Once again the young novice learning.... thanks
My pleasure, folks.
you're right, this is lovely!
thanks a lot
A very interesting album indeed. It took a bit but it won me over eventually. It's a curious mix of straightforward cultural observations that are a bit awkward and 60's sunshiny pop that achieves many moments of brilliance and in the end comes off as a very artistic commentary on modern society and relationships. One of my favorite cuts was "Martin Of Her Mind". It had a profound emotional impact like that of great short story. A very unusual and singular album indeed. Thank you for posting it LPR!
I'm still not sure if those akward lyrics are serious or not, i mean "Coloured plastics, stronger than steel, why do they always break when i need them?" Can this really be serious?
Lovely Stuff !! Thanks Porco!
Big thanks for this little treat. Got to wonder what Doug thinks about the world today.
M / Sweden
I downloaded this a long time ago and I forgot to leave a comment to say: I fucking love this album. Thank you so much for unearthing this and allowing me to get my hands on it.
But now you left a comment - and that's appreciated.
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