Guest blogger Richard wrote:
A few weeks ago, False Memory Foam blog had a CD by The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and later Koen provided a second CD, and another visitor a third. That is all very well and joyful, but I had hoped someone would share a nice version of their first LP. Mine is not in a pristine condition. It seems no one could share this. Then it must be me. I ripped and spent a few days cleaning it up, cutting away the tics and tocs.
The subtitle on the back "Alle dertien Droef" translates as All Thirteen Sad. It is a lash at the many compilations in The Netherlands with All 13 Good, All 11 Crazy (and 2 even crazier!), Again All 13 Good.
The subtitle on the back "Alle dertien Droef" translates as All Thirteen Sad. It is a lash at the many compilations in The Netherlands with All 13 Good, All 11 Crazy (and 2 even crazier!), Again All 13 Good.
The text on the back reads as follows
Deze BROKEN DREAMS lp is het logische gevolg van drie weken ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ zoals die tussen 17 augustus en 9 september 1984 werden aangericht bij het Amsterdamse Museumplein; een selectie uit het repertoire waarmee vijftien leden van het Boulevard of Broken Dreams orkest zovelen een hart onder de riem wisten te steken. Dertien nummers lang liefdesverdriet, eenzaamheid, hartzeer en droefenis – te zamen het sluitende bewijs dat scherven geluk brengen. Probeer niettemin deze plaat zo lang mogelijk heel te houden – de één z’n tragedie is de ander z’n remedie.
This BROKEN DREAMS LP is the logical outcome of three weeks of “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” performances held at Amsterdam’s Museumplein between August 17 and September 9, 1984; a selection from the repertoire with which fifteen members of the Boulevard of Broken Dreams orchestra managed to lift the spirits of so many. Thirteen tracks of heartbreak, loneliness, sorrow, and melancholy—together, conclusive proof that shards bring happiness. Nevertheless, try to keep this record intact for as long as possible—one person’s tragedy is another’s remedy.
Deze BROKEN DREAMS lp is het logische gevolg van drie weken ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ zoals die tussen 17 augustus en 9 september 1984 werden aangericht bij het Amsterdamse Museumplein; een selectie uit het repertoire waarmee vijftien leden van het Boulevard of Broken Dreams orkest zovelen een hart onder de riem wisten te steken. Dertien nummers lang liefdesverdriet, eenzaamheid, hartzeer en droefenis – te zamen het sluitende bewijs dat scherven geluk brengen. Probeer niettemin deze plaat zo lang mogelijk heel te houden – de één z’n tragedie is de ander z’n remedie.
This BROKEN DREAMS LP is the logical outcome of three weeks of “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” performances held at Amsterdam’s Museumplein between August 17 and September 9, 1984; a selection from the repertoire with which fifteen members of the Boulevard of Broken Dreams orchestra managed to lift the spirits of so many. Thirteen tracks of heartbreak, loneliness, sorrow, and melancholy—together, conclusive proof that shards bring happiness. Nevertheless, try to keep this record intact for as long as possible—one person’s tragedy is another’s remedy.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Egbert Kreiken, Lydi Groenewegen, Peter Brunt, Esther Apituley – viool
Wouter van Bemmel – trompet
Bernard Dunn – trombone
Roland Brunt – tenorsaxofoon en fluit
Bart Boyeng – altsaxofoon
Lucas Asselbergs – piano
Tom van Bergeijki – gitaar
Gert-Jan Blom – contrabas
Frank van Tijn – slagwerk en zang
Carine Wintermans, Mariële Tromp, Marijn Wijnands – zang
Wouter van Bemmel – trompet
Bernard Dunn – trombone
Roland Brunt – tenorsaxofoon en fluit
Bart Boyeng – altsaxofoon
Lucas Asselbergs – piano
Tom van Bergeijki – gitaar
Gert-Jan Blom – contrabas
Frank van Tijn – slagwerk en zang
Carine Wintermans, Mariële Tromp, Marijn Wijnands – zang
The upside is that you will have the original sadness in your house.
The downside will be that the quality of the vinyl brings groove grief.
Enjoy
Enjoy
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ReplyDeleteRichard's question: Since I had this record for over thirty years without noticing, it came to my attention when I looked at discogs and saw the cover of this firstling, and I thought, I have this myself. I rummaged through hundreds of albums that were not sorted in any way but found it. What music do you have in your house, totally forgotten, (almost) bought it when you realised you had it all the time.
About 20 years ago I was in Amsterdam and bought a pretty cool CD: Cafe Mundo (An Electro World Experience). Once back home I went through my CD collection I discovered I had it already, although with a completely different cover...
Deletehttps://www.discogs.com/release/500871-Various-Cafe-Mundo-An-Electro-World-Experience
https://www.discogs.com/release/1082909-Various-Cafe-Mundo-An-Electro-World-Experience
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ReplyDeleteSo now Analogue Africa label is in my bad book.
Some time ago I saw a Poly Styrene album, bought it and saw it was a rerelease with different cover.
https://www.discogs.com/release/871344-Poly-Styrene-Translucence
https://www.discogs.com/release/380673-Poly-Styrene-Translucence