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The following are all albums released in January 1991 that have since found their way into my record collection>
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Buzz band in 1989, with favourites like “Info Freako” and “Never Enough.” are back
Jesus Jones is a London, UK-based group that began in the late 1980s and will probably hit the mainstream with the lead single “Right Here, Right Now.” This is probably their best album to date. Due mainly to Mike Edwards’ improved songwriting, coupled with a better idea of how to fuse guitar-rock with samples and dance-club beats that hint at techno. Stand-out tracks: “Right Here, Right Now,” and other singles “Real, Real, Real,” “International Bright Young Thing.”
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Return of the British singer/songwriter who brought semi-psychedelic wit and literacy to his work with the Soft Boys and as a solo artist.
Perspex Island is one of Robyn Hitchcock’s most commercial, and optimistic records to date. For purist fans of Hitchcock’s odd-ball psychedelic pop, this album amounted to a ‘sell-out’ but in truth, for this reviewer, this release continued his richer seam of creativity after his solo effort, ‘Eye’, of the previous year. The album owes plenty to the Beatles – especially Revolver and the White Album. It features Peter Buck of R.e.M. and has given him his biggest hit in America with “So You Think You’re in Love.” Other highlights are “Birds In Perspex” and “Ultra Unbelievable Love.” Best of all, however, has to be the hypnotic “Vegetation and Dimes.”
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Aussie-rockers follow up smash-hit single with a suitably impressive LP
The Divinyls are melodic Australian rockers led by Christine Amphlett, critically acclaimed but best known for suggestive 1990 hit “I Touch Myself.” Amphlett is probably the most dynamic female performer Australia has produced. The stand out is THAT single – which, in case you didn’t know, is about female masturbation. At any rate, this self-titled album offers what one generally expects from the Divinyls: rockin’ intensity combined with new wave-ish quirks and a strong melodic sense.
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Second division Baggy Mancunians debut album
Northside seems to be a minor-league player in the Madchester field of all-stars. They have the backing of the indomitable U.K. indie Factory Records, but musically, the band aren’t as ambitious as its peers, the Stone Roses and the Happy Mondays. Chicken Rhythms is their debut long-playing record. It has a few bright moments like the “Take Five,” but nothing truly stands out.
Northside on Top of the Pops – this is one of the rare occasions that the show featured a performance of a song outside of the Top 40.
Moody and expressive singer whose retro style (informed by rockabilly and vintage pop) returns, well sort of
Wicked Game is not a greatest hits collection nor a rarities collection. In fact, it’s hard to tell what it is exactly, since it concentrates on a brief period of Chris Isaak’s career (the late ’80s/early ’90s), overlooks a lot of hits, and contains oddities like a cover of “Heart Full of Soul” and an instrumental of “Wicked Game.”
First division baggy Mancunians back in the indie mix
The Inspiral Carpets add more production flourishes and keyboards on The Beast Inside, their follow-up to 1990s Life. While not as intense and driven as their debut album, The Beast Inside is a satisfying listen. However, the new glossier dimensions to the group’s sound hinder the band by weakening their previously strong groove and grittiness. The music features the same general approach as its predecessor, mixing Baggy/Madchester organ grooves with more spacious Neo-Psychedelic tendencies. “Caravan” and “Please Be Cruel” are the stand-out tracks.
Inspiral Carpets is an alternative rock band which formed in Oldham, England in 1983. It was named after a rug shop in Shaw. The band’s classic line-up featured founding members drummer Craig Gill and guitarist Graham Lambert along with keyboardist Clint Boon, frontman Tom Hingley, and bassist Martyn Walsh.
They were known for their cow-cool as f**k logo, which helped ship a massive amount of Inspiral Carpets T-shirts in the late 80s and early 90s. I see there is still a massive demand for them all over the old ‘net.
Other notable releases from January 1991
25 Years of Hunger by Eg and Alice
Lived to Tell by Eleventh Dream Day
Heavenly v Satan by Heavenly
Back from Rio by Roger McGuinn
The First of Too Many by The Senseless Things
Dance to the Holy Men by The Silencers
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