THE KOROVA MILK BAR - RAIN GIRLS & GENTLE GIRLS 10" (BLUE-VERY LABEL [BLVD-017], 2021) [JP]

The Korova Milk Bar - Rain Girls & Gentle Girls 10"

(blue-very label – [blvd-017], 2021) [JP]

A 10" release from Japanese indie guitar pop group The Korova Milk Bar. Members of Johnny Dee and 101 Dalmatians. 

If you can't tell from some of my uploads, I am a big fan of alternative versions of songs, whether that be demos, live recordings, covers, or in this case, it's a new band revisioning one of their older bands' songs - and that just does it for me! Here on some tracks Korova Milk Bar does newer versions of their previous Johnny Dee songs. 

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WOULD-BE-GOODS - THE CAMERA LOVES ME 7" (ÉL, CHERRY RED [GPO 39], 1988) [UK]

Would-Be-Goods - The Camera Loves Me 7"

(Él, Cherry Red – [GPO 39], 1988) [UK]

The second 7" single from Would-Be-Goods, released in 1988, which feature two perfectly crafted pop tunes. Well in the style of Él Records. 

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AVENTURAS DE KIRLIAN - SELF TITLED LP (DRO [3D-0648], 1989) [ESP]

Aventuras de Kirlian - Self Titled LP

(DRO – [3D-0648], 1989) [ESP]

Aventuras de Kirlian is a Spanish indie pop band from San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) from 1985 to 1989. They became Le Mans in the 1990s. This is their sole LP release, if you could call it a long-player more like a mini-album, clocking in just over 17 minutes long. Kind of the start of all Spanish indie pop. 

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CATHY CLARET - POMME DE PIN 7" (LES DISQUES DU CRÉPUSCULE [TWI 959-7], 1991) [ESP/FR]

Cathy Claret - Pomme de pin 7"

(Les Disques Du Crépuscule – [TWI 959-7], 1991) [ESP/FR]

Cathy Claret is a little bit French, a little bit Spanish, and a little bit gypsy, a chanteuse based in Barcelona.  Her music has become a blend of different sounds: pop-music, bossanova, flamenco guitars, rumba, toy instruments… The A-Side here is sung in French and the B-Side is in Spanish. I had ordered some records from a seller on Discogs, and they had thrown this 7" in as a freebie. Glad they did!

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THE BILINDA BUTCHERS - GIRLFRIEND (SELF RELEASED, 2018) [USA]

The Bilinda Butchers - Girlfriend

(Self Released, 2018) [USA]

A self-released digital single from The Bilinda Butchers in 2018. A reworking of their earlier song 'Boyfriend' from 2011.

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