Helen of troy album simple english wikipedia, the free. I keep a close watch is the secret emotional sucker punch on helen of troy cale long harbored a sadly unfulfilled dream that frank sinatra might cover it, and theres little doubt why. Released in spring 1977, with john cale back on the road and reveling in the controversy created by the chickenbeheading incident, guts was a solid reminder of the three albums he cut for island earlier in the decade and which predicted the power and promise of punk with a passion that not one of the movements other putative godfathers had ever truly communicated. My maria helen of troy china sea engine save us cable hogue i keep a close watch. John cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singersongwriter and record producer. Helen of troy release by john cale see all versions of this release, 4 available overview. For edition with island 20th anniversary thru festival labels see john cale helen of troy. John cale wasnt quite ready to release the album and it came out while he completed a brief tour. Mmm, he looks so neat ive seen him before running round with all the boys all thats right mmm, big thighs greet me.
John cale guts mp3 download and lyrics cd universe. This double cd combines all three of john cale s mid70s island albums fear, slow dazzle, and helen of troy into one package, with the addition of some interesting bonus tracks. Jan 30, 2010 john cale licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universalisland records ltd. John cale hallelujah lyrics more music mp3 download song lyrics. There are a couple of tracks from the june 1975 crystal palace garden party on youtube.
With most of its contents cut in a single take by a band whose instincts were all but intuitive, razorhoned by months of constant touring, 1975s helen of troy is the most divisive of john cale s hit albums. During the sessions cale cut two cover versions, willow weep for me and god only knows, which went unreleased. The contents were recorded live on the 2004 and 2006 european tours. John cale s helen of troy on vinyl lp from wax cathedral. The brilliant touring band that cale put together in 1975 to promote his helen of troy lp is woefully under documented. John calehelen of troy180 gram vinyl recordacoustic sounds. John cale helen of troy 1975 lossless music download. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Though best known for his work in rock music, cale has worked in various genres including drone and classical.
Over his fivedecade career, cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avantgarde and electronic music. Helen of troy is the sixth solo studio album by welsh musician john cale, released in november 1975 by island records, his last of three albums for the label. Features song lyrics for john cale s helen of troy album. Slow dazzle 1975 helen of troy 1975 guts 1977 helen of troy is the sixth solo studio album by welsh musician john cale, released in november 1975 by island records, his last of three albums for the label.
John cale helen of troy uk, fabulous art rock, bonus track reissue shop helen of troy lp vinyl at best buy. All songs composed by john cale, except where noted. Circus live is a 3disc live album by john cale released on february 19, 2007. Jul 25, 2017 lyrics for helen of troy by john cale.
Fragments of a rainy season the longout of print classic live album. Jan 27, 20 helen of troy is on the album of the same name, the 3rd instalment in what became known as the island trilogy of releases that featured other island records artists including phil manzanera. Helen of troy john cale chords and lyrics for guitar. John cale biography john davies cale born march 9, 1942 garnant, wales, uk john spoke a southern dialect of welsh during his early childhood his grandmothers dialect and did not learn english until he attended school at the age of seven. Helen of troy was released in november 1975 by island. This further soured relations with island his label. Since departing from the velvet underground in 1968 he has released over thirty albums. He was a founding member of the experimental rock band the velvet underground in early 1965.
When helen of troy came out in november 1975, it was the third album that john cale had released for island records in the space of months. Dustbag in black with photo blue rim orange palm tree label. In retrospect even if cale had decided helen of troy wasnt ready to be launched, its a strong album and one of cale s finest of the 1970s. John davies cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the american rock band the velvet underground. The bugger in the short sleeves fucked my wife did it quick and split back home, fresh as a daisy to maisy, oh maisy and the twelvebore it stood. Nov 07, 2019 cale never scored a breakthrough hit like reeds walk on the wild side, but this new twocd collection of cales mid70s releasesincluding all of the fear, slow dazzle, and helen of troy albums plus assorted unreleased raritiesis the perfect opportunity to reassess his influential merger of artrock smarts, classical melodicism. Label states b3 is coral moon when it is actually leaving it up to you unlike r5967820, which has leaving it up to you listed on the labels but has coral moon pressed into the wax, the label on side 2 states coral moon cale but. John cale is a welsh singersongwriter best known for his groundbreaking work as an art rock musician and a founding member of the velvet underground while. Helen of troy, featuring brian eno, chris spedding and phil collins, and released in 1975, was cale s third and final release for island. Reviews of helen of troy by john cale album, art rock. It was his third and last fulllength album on island records label. A good thing, too, as cale and his threepiece band wasted no time in dominating the stage via a helen of troy that outdid the angels for.
While the preceding slow dazzle album was sonically streamlined in an expert sheen with arrangements by cale that contained either lowkey, lushly arranged ballads, one perfectly dark elvis presley cover or basic riffdriven rock, helen of troy was almost a near. Since departing from the velvet underground in 1968 he has. Chris spedding, brian eno and phil collins contribute their talents to the album, making it musically superb. Helen of troy is a music studio album recording by john cale. Helen of troy is on the album of the same name, the 3rd instalment in what became known as the island trilogy of releases that featured other island reco. Save us from the wind that bleeds save us from the falling rain save us from the house of god save us from the wind that bleeds nothing seems to matter anyway. It includes the songs leaving it up to you, which was deleted from helen of troy, and the previously unreleased mary lou. The supporting crew on cales final island album makes for a lineup.
Helen of troy oh just see them standing in the street you look so big, youre so big but ive seen it before just hanging round with ol. Mmm, he looks so big listen, baby, ive seen it before hes running round with all the boys. Jonathan richman track 8 john cale track 8 cover recording of. It was also considered unfinished by cale and to make matters worse the key track leaving it up to you was replaced after the first pressing with coral moon bye bye island records. Get the guaranteed best price on vinyl like the john cale helen of troy at musicians friend. Umpg publishing, latinautor umpg, bmi broadcast music inc. Cut at mobile fidelity by inhouse engineer krieg wunderlich. John cale helen of troy 1975 uk, fabulous art rock, bonus track reissue. Find john cale discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Helen of troy is a music studio album recording by john cale prog relatedprogressive rock released in 1975 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Helen of troy is the sixth studio album by multiinstrumentalist john cale. Guts is a retrospective compilation album by john cale, released by island records in february 1977. It is a dark and eclectic look into the soul of music on the dawning of the punk rock era.
The album as originally released contained leaving it up to you as the ninth track. Deluxe vinyl replicas by culture factory constitute high quality reissued compactdiscs which reproduce all the components of the original lps and are their exact replicas in compactdisc size 5. The odder one out of the two albums john cale recorded for island records in 1975 was unquestionably helen of troy. John cale helen of troy lyrics and tracklist genius. Get all the lyrics to songs on helen of troy and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Helen of troy is less cohesive and not quite on the level of fear or slow dazzle, but it contains moments of brilliance that make it indispensable for the john cale fan. John cale helen of troy live stockholm 1975 youtube. Its not a criticism, though, more an interesting experiment with often strong results, like the strident horns and heavily treated noise on the title track. Find similar albums to helen of troy john cale on allmusic. John cale helen of troy julian cope presents head heritage. One of the discs is a dvd containing rehearsal footage, a music video, and a two audio tracks one performance included, september 12, 2004, at the paradiso in amsterdam, was broadcast on air and online. John cale helen of troy 1975 uk, fabulous art rock.
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