June 28, 2024

Music Note: David Bowie ~ Fame 90, 12" 33 RPM on Rykodisc


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On June 28, 1975, the song Fame written by by David Bowie, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon, was released on his ninth studio album, Young Americans.  
 
 
RCA Records released Fame as a single in June 1975.
 
 
On Mar 5, 1990, Rykodisc records issued this single, an extended version of the song, which featured the amazing talent of rapper Queen Latifah and DJ, Arthur Baker, and the result was that the song was revived and became a huge hit in Discothèques all over the world.   
           
 
 
 
 
12" 33 1/3 RPM vinyl front cover 
 cover photo by Herb Ritts
photo of album cover by Styrous®





12" 33 1/3 RPM single back cover 
 back cover photo by Herb Ritts
photo of album back cover by Styrous®
 
 
Rykodisc records  was originally founded to feature only CDs and it claimed "Ryko," was a Japanese word meaning "sound from a flash of light." In the 1980's it began to include vinyl LPs and singles as well.        
 
 
        



Fame (Fame), makes a man take things over
Fame (Fame), lets him loose, hard to swallow
Fame (Fame), puts you there where things are hollow
Fame (Fame)

[Chorus 1]
Fame, it's not your brain, it's just the flame
That burns your change to keep you insane ('Sane)
Fame (Fame)

[Verse 2]
Fame (Fame), what you like is in the limo
Fame (Fame), what you get is no tomorrow
Fame (Fame), what you need, you have to borrow
Fame (Fame)

[Chorus 2]
Fame, "Nein! It's mine!" is just his line
To bind your time, it drives you to crime
Fame (Fame)

[Bridge]
Could it be the best, could it be?
Really be, really, babe?
Could it be, my babe, could it, babe?
Could it, babe? Could it, babe?
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[Verse 3]
Is it any wonder I reject you first?
Fame (Fame), fame, fame, fame
Is it any wonder you are too cool to fool
Fame (Fame)

[Chorus 3]
Fame, bully for you, chilly for me
Got to get a rain check on pain (Pain)
(Fame)

[Outro]
Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame
Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame
Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame, fame
Fame
What's your name?
(Feeling so gay, feeling gay)



 
 
12" 33 1/3 RPM vinyl side 1
photo by Styrous®
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
12" 33 1/3 RPM vinyl side 2
photo by Styrous®




   
Tracklist:
       
Side 1:
        
A1 - David Bowie With Queen Latifah – Fame 90 Featuring – Queen Latifah
Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – D.J. Mark "The 45 King"* - 4:05

A2 - David Bowie – Fame 90 (House Mix) Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Arthur Baker - 5:57

A3 - David Bowie – Fame 90 (Gass Mix) Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Jon Gass - 3:36
       
Side 2:
       
B1 - David Bowie – Fame 90 (Hip Hop Mix) Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – Arthur Baker - 5:57

B2 - David Bowi– Fame 90 (Absolutely Nothing Premeditated / Epic Mix)Remix – David Barratt - 14:24
       
Companies, etc.
       
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI USA
    Copyright © – EMI USA
    Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
    Mastered At – Sterling Sound
       
Credits:
       
    Design – Reiner Design Consultants*
    Executive-Producer – Ron Fair
    Photography By – Herb Ritts
    Producer – David Bowie, Harry Maslin
    Written-By – Carlos Alomar, David Bowie, John Lennon
       
Notes:
       
From the original motion picture soundtrack "Pretty Woman"

Direct Metal Mastered.

Some copies came with stickers. One on the back saying EMI Ryko Analogue and one purple on the left bottom corner saying Y-56163 EMI USA.
       
Barcode and Other Identifiers
        
    Barcode (Scanned): 077775616316
    Barcode (Text): 0 7777-56163-1 6
    Matrix / Runout (Etched, Runout Groove, Side A): V-1-56163-Z1-DMM SP1-1
    Matrix / Runout (Etched, Runout Groove, Side B): V-2-56163-Z1-DMM SP1-1
    Matrix / Runout (Stamped, Runout Groove, Both Sides): STERLING
    Other (Embossed Around Center Hole): E A S T

David Bowie – Fame 90
Label:    EMI USA – V-56163, Ryko Analogue – V-56163
Format:    Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: Mar 5, 1990
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Downtempo, House, Hip Hop, Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Soundtrack, Glam


         
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David Bowie ~ Fame 12" 33-1/3  RPM        
                         Fame 90 (Official Video)
        
         
        
        
        
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June 21, 2024

20,000 vinyl LPs 366: Peter and Gordon ~ Lady Godiva

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Peter and Gordon  ~ Lady Godiva
vinyl LP front cover 
 cover photo by Roland Young
photo of album cover by Styrous®


Today is the birthday of Peter Asher who is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He was born on June 21, 1944, and came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a career as a manager and record producer, and instrumental in the recording careers of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt among others.      
 
This is a nice album by the guys but it is not their best. However, I love this album simply for one song, Lady Godiva! It is in the style of Herman's Hermits, the  Beatles (not surprising considering their collaborations) or Harry Nilsonn, in particular, Daddy's Song, which he wrote for the film, Head, by the Monkees in which Davy Jones danced with Toni Basil (link below); it is bouncy and happy with some great instrumentation that includes an infectious banjo played by Peter Asher. 
 
 
Peter and Gordon  ~ Lady Godiva
vinyl LP back cover 
 back cover photos by Rod Dyer 
photo of album cover by Styrous®
 

Who was Lady Godiva? She is mainly remembered for a legend dating back to at least the 13th century, in which she rode naked – covered only by her long hair – through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband, Leofric, imposed on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend, in which a man named Thomas watched her ride and was struck blind or dead.           
 
 
Lady Godiva by John Collier, c. 1897 
 
 
Lady Godiva was originally released as a single; it only made it to No. 16 in the UK but it became one of the duo's greatest successes in the United States, rising to No. 6 in December 1966.             
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

                            
 



   
Tracklist:
       
Side 1:
        
A1 - Lady Godiva, written by Mills*, Leander* - 2:26
A2 - The Exodus Song, written by Ernest Gold, Pat Boone - 2:57
A3 - Young And Beautiful, written by Aaron Schroeder, Abner Silver - 2:55
A4 - When I Fall In Love, written by Edward Heyman, Victor Young - 3:06
A5 - A Taste Of Honey, written by Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow - 2:35
A6 - Baby I'm Yours, written by McCoy* - 2:39
       
Side 2:
       
B1 - Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing, written by Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain - 2:04
B2 - Morning's Calling, written by Gordon Waller, Peter Asher - 2:51
B3 - Start Trying Someone Else, written by Gordon Waller, Peter Asher - 3:28
B4 - If I Fell, written by John Lennon-Paul McCartney* - 2:17
B5 - Till There Was You, written by Meredith Willson - 2:02
       
Companies, etc.
       
    Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
    Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
       
Credits:
       
    Photography By [Cover] – Roland Young (3)
    Photography By [Liner] – Rod Dyer
    Producer – John Burgess
       
Notes:
       
"New Improved Full Dimensional Stereo"

1st catalog number appears on labels, the 2nd appears on the cover

All selections are ASCAP, except A1 & B4, which are BMI
       
Barcode and Other Identifiers
       
    Rights Society: ASCAP
    Rights Society: BMI
    Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): ST-X-1-2664
    Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): ST-X-2-2664
    Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side A): ST1-2664-W1 0
    Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side B): ST2-2664-W1 0
 
Peter & Gordon – Lady Godiva
Label:    Capitol Records – ST-2664, Capitol Records – ST 2664
Format:    Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Pop Rock

         
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Herman's Hermits            
Davy Jones         
Peter and Gordon         
Linda Ronstadt          
James Taylor         
Gordon Waller        
         
        
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