Tuesday, July 21, 2020

THE MOTORS - st CD 77 w Approved By... CD 78 w Tenement Steps CD 80 w Airport (The Motor's Greatest Hits) CD w Nick Garvey - Blue Skies CD 82


REPOST Request:  Looks like I replaced all my old crappy rips from the old days with fresh new CD files with all the pictures.  Thanks to whomever!  Still got the 7 inch with 'You Beat The Hell Out Of Me" along with "Be What You Gotta Be" so I can crank the hell out of it!!!
https://gofile.io/d/DvKuMa

1 comment:

Viacomclosedmedown on youtube said...

Chilton said...
Great share. I got "Approved by the Motors" in 1978 and it's a minor power pop/pub rock classic. "Soul redeemer" should have been a massive hit but it wasn't even released as a single. I see you have the 2nd edition cover for "Approved by..." The first one had a picture of the band on the front. I read in the UK music press back then that the cover was changed when the LP didn't sell even though Airport was a top ten hit. The record company did some market research and discovered that people thought the band looked like a bunch of convicts. By the time the new cover was launched it was too late.
Bram Tchaikovsky's solo stuff deserved a better fate too. There are a lot of people out there who'd list "Strange man changed man" as a favorite record but I don't think anybody would rate it as a true classic. It's just a great pop rock record. Girl Of My Dreams made the US Top 40. I've always thought Sarah Smiles would be a great song for Susanna Hoffs to cover. BTW, a cd reissue of Strange Man is available on UK 70s band Heavy Metal Kids site. Their drummer Keith Boyce joined Bram for his first solo records. The reissue has no sleeve notes (a shame) but it comes with 10 bonus tracks including the 1978 12". One last thing, Nick Garvey went on to produce US rock band The A:s. Their 2nd LP "A woman's got the power" is full of great hooky pop/rock. I always included the A:s "Electricity" on my compilation tapes.

NOVEMBER 17, 2013 AT 5:43 AM
thomoz said...
These Bram records contain some of my favorite music ever produced. I like the Motors almost as much.

I'll bet I've played FUNLAND at least once a week for 30 years (I bought it as a drug store cutout), although I discovered a few years ago I preferred the other two lps!

DECEMBER 12, 2013 AT 7:24 PM

Matthew Edson said...
It says the file doesn't exist. :(

JANUARY 8, 2018 AT 5:28 PM

JANUARY 10, 2018 AT 2:00 PM
Radio Free Wohlman said...
Hi All

Love the blog and your ears!

I have added you to RadioFreeWohlman.blogspot.com and would be honored if you did the same! I also have a great collection - if you have been searching for something with no luck - let me know! RFWohlman@gmail.com.

Rock On,

David

JANUARY 11, 2018 AT 10:10 AM
Viacomclosedmedown on youtube said...
O.K. David,
It is done. Thanks for the comment.
Viacomcmd (Admin)

JANUARY 11, 2018 AT 1:33 PM
warbler said...
Hi

You may be interested to know that ex-Motors man Andy McMaster released a solo album, Agenda 21, last year. Some links below:

https://www.andymcmaster.net/

https://youtu.be/I6PGpQ17vyc

https://www.facebook.com/andymcmastermusic/


Warbler
Generally Speaking Records

JANUARY 14, 2018 AT 7:21 AM
DD said...
Thank You for sooooooooo many shares. You've gone a billion years beyond what my lunch money could of ever allowed me.
JANUARY 16, 2018 AT 6:37 PM
Malaspina said...
Luv The Motors.
@warbler off to check out album by Andy McMaster.

JANUARY 30, 2018 AT 12:21 PM
warbler said...
@Malaspina Hope you like it :)

JANUARY 31, 2018 AT 2:38 AM
Anonymous said...
Somehow despite being a huge motors fan since 1979 i never knew nick had released a solo lp until about five minutes ago and thanks to you i've now got it, cheers.

AUGUST 6, 2018 AT 1:26 PM
ad said...
Again.. could you please reupload these too

JULY 18, 2020 AT 11:38 PM

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