things and time will tell.

Various Artists – Absolute Beginners - The Musical (Songs From The Original Motion Picture) EMI America – SV-17182 Vinyl, LP, US, 1986 info Sade fans aren't impatient. The group's first four albums came out within about 8 years, between 1984 and 1992. After that though, they pumped the breaks and slowed their album release schedule to roughly once per decade. Their last studio release was 2010's Soldier Of Love and, although I think they're still officially an active group, I've never heard news, leaks, or promises of a new record coming despite the twelve year gap. I don't read enough interviews or music news to have a clue whether that's attributed to perfectionism, semi-retirement, writer's block or what, but they don't owe me anything and I appreciate their (very high) quality over quantity. There's been the occasional "best of" compilation or vinyl reissue, but we haven't even seen "deluxe edition" cash-ins packed wit...

Working Week ‎– Inner City Blues Virgin ‎– VSX 1273 Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Canada, 1985 Info I would have felt clever if I'd gotten my act together to post a Working Week record for May Day. International Workers' Day and Mothers' Day just came and I wasn't able to keep up here, but better late than never... I hope they were good for everyone. Today: The 12" single of Working Week's 1985 take on a Marvin Gaye classic. The band had it's roots in Weekend, a group fronted by singer Alison Statton after her time in Young Marble Giants. Some of YMG's quirky, minimalist, indie pop snuck through to the earliest Weekend recordings, but Weekend's lounge and jazz leanings took the lead during their brief 1981-83 run. By the time of their last record, they were joined by pianist Keith Tippett for a live album recorded at the famous London jazz club Ronnie Scott's. Weekend called it quits in 1983, but guitarist Simon Booth and saxophonist Larry Stabbins d...