GLAM! by Cloudland Blue Quartet
Recorded during February and March 2023, as demos for his band Capital Models, re songs they might cover or, in a few cases, already do, Cloudland Blue Quartet has pulled together 35 performances from those sessions for this Record Store Day special limited time release, most have never been heard before while a few have been featured on his weekly Eclectic Selection podcasts on Mixcloud.
Every song is a first take, vocal-wise - indeed David had never sung many of these songs prior to the performances released here. For those reasons, you will undoubtedly spot fluffs and errors from the very off (e.g. a miscue in "Your Song", the shocking end section of "Quicksand") as he makes his way through the catalogues of David Bowie (11), The Velvet Underground (5), Lou Reed (4), Bryan Ferry (3), The Sweet (2), Elton John (2), T Rex (2), Roxy Music (2), Cockney Rebel (2), Alice Cooper (1) and Mott the Hoople (1).
4LP Box Set
Side 1
Your Song
Let's Spend the Night Together
All Tomorrow's Parties
All The Madmen
Side 2
Stephanie Says
Moonage Daydream
Quicksand
Solid Gold Easy Action
Side 3
Mr Soft
See Emily Play
Virginia Plain
Sweet Jane
All the Young Dudes
Side 4
Sunday Morning
Walk on the Wild Side
Sympathy For the Devil
The Jean Genie
Side 5
A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall
Ziggy Stardust
Rock'n'Roll
Caroline Says I
Side 6
Let's Stick Together
Boys Keep Swinging
Satellite of Love
Perfect Day
Judy Teen
Side 7
Gutter Cat vs The Jets
Do the Strand
Diamond Dogs
Children of the Revolution
Side 8
Candle in the Wind
Ballroom Blitz
Blockbuster
Big Brother
The Man Who Sold the World
Tracklist
| 1. | Your Song | 4:26 |
| 2. | Let's Spend the Night Together | 3:41 |
| 3. | All Tomorrow's Parties | 5:41 |
| 4. | All the Madmen | 5:50 |
| 5. | Stephanie Says | 2:50 |
| 6. | Moonage Daydream | 4:58 |
| 7. | Quicksand | 5:09 |
| 8. | Solid Gold Easy Action | 2:06 |
| 9. | Mr Soft | 3:14 |
| 10. | See Emily Play | 2:53 |
| 11. | Virginia Plain | 2:58 |
| 12. | Sweet Jane | 4:15 |
| 13. | All The Young Dudes | 3:00 |
| 14. | Sunday Morning | 2:57 |
| 15. | Walk on the Wild Side | 3:41 |
| 16. | Sympathy For the Devil | 6:37 |
| 17. | The Jean Genie | 4:04 |
| 18. | A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall | 4:12 |
| 19. | Ziggy Stardust | 3:13 |
| 20. | Rock'n'Roll | 4:50 |
| 21. | Caroline Says I | 4:03 |
| 22. | Let's Stick Together | 2:53 |
| 23. | Boys Keep Swinging | 3:36 |
| 24. | Satellite of Love | 3:46 |
| 25. | Perfect Day | 3:44 |
| 26. | Judy Teen | 3:45 |
| 27. | Gutter Cat V The Jets | 4:41 |
| 28. | Do The Strand | 3:43 |
| 29. | Diamond Dogs | 5:57 |
| 30. | Children of the Revolution | 2:25 |
| 31. | Candle in the Wind | 3:47 |
| 32. | Ballroom Blitz | 3:35 |
| 33. | Blockbuster | 3:16 |
| 34. | Big Brother | 3:31 |
| 35. | The Man Who Sold The World | 4:00 |
Credits
Recorded at Crispycat, Edinburgh UK, 8, 10, 15, 17, 23, 24, 28 February, 4, 7, 12, 14, 15, 22, 30 March 2023
PLAY LOUD!!
License
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A quartet in name only, initially influenced by Fripp & Eno's "No Pussyfooting" and The Velvet Underground's debut, songwriter & soundscaper David Reilly started musicking in 1977 by creating drones using sellotape on the keys of his dad's Bontempi Organ. The subsequent junk shop purchases of an electric guitar & fuzzbox and the acquisition of an old Beatles songbook, led him into songwriting...