Mariachi Mexteca feat. Hugh Cornwell: Golden Brown

Now I'm of two minds on this one. Love that 'ole that former Strangler Hugh C. is willing to re-visit the catalog in a fitting-yet-unexpected way but also leery of this move towards becoming Hugh Cornwell and the Tijuana Brass. Whatever else, the sheer joy on everyone's face as they do this thing is sorta infectious - party with me, punker!

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Once again I'm indebted to Dangerous Minds for this one.

Hugh Cornwell: Wolf (1988)

Up to $100.00 on Amazon to hear how Hugh Cornwell (more here) sounded in the late eighties.




The single, "Another Kind of Love" isn't so bad really, considering its time of origin. Plus the video, made by Jan Svankmajer the designer of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" video, is quite charming. It certainly isn't to everyone's tastes but what here is?


Don't you miss the luxurious and resplendent artwork that used to accompany (and amplify) an album back in the LP era?


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Hugh Cornwell: One in a Million 12" (1985)

A request from styreneboy for some of Hugh Cornwell's eighties work. While I prefer his newer stuff, this 1985 single has its own merits.




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Hugh Cornwell: White Room 7" (1979)

Speaking of the album that Hugh Cornwell (more here) made with Robert Williams (from Captain Beefherart's Magic Band) plus a Zappa alumni (Ian Underwood) and two Devo brothers (Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh), here''s the lone single:



Yup it's an evisceration of a sixties rock classic (as all you Cream fans out there knew when I posted this earlier today) done in a rather Devo-friendly style. The B-side is an instrumental but what the hell...


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Hugh Cornwell: Radio Sessions

Most bands would be dominated by a strong lead singer/guitarist/song-writer but The Stranglers are not most bands. To be fair, the leaving of Hugh Cornwell, lead singer/guitarist extraordinaire knocked all concerned for a loop back in 1990. I'm not conversant enough in either Cornwell's or The Strangler's nineties work to pronounce who came out on top but based on the last two Stranglers' albums and Hugh's recent work (like 2008's Hooverdam) I'd say both camps have gained in strength. (Waaaaaay more Stranglers can be found here!)



Today's offering is a bootleg of some of Mr. Cornwell's radio sessions over the years. And just to remind you that Hugh first went solo (in 1979 with Captain Beefheart's Magic Band's drummer in tow) here's a video from Nosferatu:




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