Day 22: Vinyl Sunday Special 2

We delved into the record box again today as we spent a reasonably lazy Sunday after a rather impressive storm last night that meant we had a little bit of clearing up to do.


Album 72/1031

Joy Division - Closer (1980)

All songs written by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Atrocity Exhibition"	6:06
2.	"Isolation"	2:53
3.	"Passover"	4:46
4.	"Colony"	3:55
5.	"A Means to an End"	4:07

Side B
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Heart and Soul"	5:51
7.	"Twenty Four Hours"	4:26
8.	"The Eternal"	6:07
9.	"Decades"	6:10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closer_(Joy_Division_album)

Golf's verdict: Not that familiar with the album as always tended to listen to the Submission compilation which includes the non-album single from this period, 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'. Whilst I don't think there is a track on here that matches it, it's still a very strong album that gives some insight into what the band might have become had Ian Curtis not taken his own life shortly before this was released.

Maire's verdict: I know this will sound strange but I generally turn to Joy Division when I need cheering up. I adore this album.

Album 73/1031

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Second Hand News"	Lindsey Buckingham	Buckingham	2:56
2.	"Dreams"	Stevie Nicks	Nicks	4:14
3.	"Never Going Back Again"	Buckingham	Buckingham	2:14
4.	"Don't Stop"	Christine McVie	Buckingham with C. McVie	3:13
5.	"Go Your Own Way"	Buckingham	Buckingham	3:38
6.	"Songbird"	C. McVie	C. McVie	3:20

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
7.	"The Chain"	Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, C. McVie, John McVie, Nicks	Buckingham with C. McVie and Nicks	4:30
8.	"You Make Loving Fun"	C. McVie	C. McVie	3:31
9.	"I Don't Want to Know"	Stevie Nicks	Nicks with Buckingham	3:15
10.	"Oh Daddy"	C. McVie	C. McVie	3:56
11.	"Gold Dust Woman"	Nicks	Nicks	4:56

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumours_(album)

Golf's verdict: The peak of this line-up of Fleetwood Mac, with all the band's 3 songwriters contributing some of their best work.

Maire's verdict: It's called a classic for a reason. Love it.

Album 74/1031

Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (1973)

All tracks written by Bryan Ferry.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Do the Strand"	4:04
2.	"Beauty Queen"	4:41
3.	"Strictly Confidential"	3:48
4.	"Editions of You"	3:51
5.	"In Every Dream Home a Heartache" (LP editions of the album incorrectly listed the song's timing as 4:25, due to its "false fade" referenced above)	5:29

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Bogus Man"	9:20
2.	"Grey Lagoons"	4:13
3.	"For Your Pleasure"	6:51

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Your_Pleasure

Golf's verdict: This is the second and final album of Brian Eno's tenure in Roxy Music and his influence is strong, despite no songwriting credits. Features the popular single 'Do the Strand', but also the fantastic ode to a blow up sex-doll, 'In Every Dream Home a Heartache'.

Maire's verdict: Wonderful album - but then I'm a Roxy Music fan and therefore biased.