Old dead music.

[NancyJohnson]

I was sitting at home yesterday and I had a bit of a flashback about a few albums I'd owned (on vinyl) back in my youth that have never seen CD or streaming releases. 

 

Did cursory searches on Spotify (nothing), Amazon (nothing), Discogs (nothing/patchy).

 

Maybe the way I'm wired, but the next day or two will involve intense searching and trying to track down The Zones - Under Influence, Screams - Screams, and another one I can distinctly remember a few songs from but the artist/album (so lengthy Google search under way).

 

Sigh.

 

 

[BigRedX]

This is the problem with streaming services in that there lots of music, mostly from the late 70s and early 80s that hasn't made it on to any of them. 

 

Major labels are normally well represented, but where the recordings didn't make it to a CD release there is a good chance they won't be available to stream.

 

I can't help you with Screams, but the Zones album (I was a big fan too) is available to download from at least one music blog which should be easy to find. I'm not normally a fan of getting my music from these sources, but in the absence of an official release or stream I think it is just about acceptable.

[NancyJohnson]

5 hours ago, BigRedX said:

This is the problem with streaming services in that there lots of music, mostly from the late 70s and early 80s that hasn't made it on to any of them. 

 

Major labels are normally well represented, but where the recordings didn't make it to a CD release there is a good chance they won't be available to stream.

 

I can't help you with Screams, but the Zones album (I was a big fan too) is available to download from at least one music blog which should be easy to find. I'm not normally a fan of getting my music from these sources, but in the absence of an official release or stream I think it is just about acceptable.

 

I hadn't honestly thought about Blogspot searches.  Found both albums after a bit of trawling.  The Zones album is a delight.  I'm 15 again.

[cybertect]

YouTube is often good for this kind of thing where other, more official channels don't exist.

 

There are certainly some singles and a 1978 Peel session by The Zones there, and it looks like the whole of their Under Influence LP has been posted as individual tracks:

 

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by cybertect

[cybertect]

Screams - Scream

 

 

[Hellzero]

For physical albums, did you try Discogs as both bands albums are available there:

 

https://www.discogs.com/fr/master/221924-Zones-Under-Influence

 

https://www.discogs.com/fr/master/181433-Screams-Screams

 

[NancyJohnson]

6 minutes ago, cybertect said:

Screams - Scream

 

 

 

I'm actually friends with Brad Steakly (Screams drummer) on Facebook.  Huge Anglophile; I've posted a lot of stuff about London venues around the time they toured here in 1978/79 and he's asked a lot of stuff.  He did mention that he was hoping to get the album rereleased at some point as the rights with Infinity have now expired; the plan was to bundle some live recordings from shows they did with Van Halen (there's videos of Angeline's Toys and Imagine Me, Without You).  I was besotted with Screams.

 

 

 

[BassTractor]

In Holland they have or had a cultural heritage project in which they digitise(d) people's rare vinyl and up(ped) the quality through several processes and also through combining the best bits from different copies if available.
You'd order a CD-R of a rare album, and would then receive their latest, best version.

Methinks that if a tiny country can do it, so can a commonwealth.
 

Edited 6 hours ago by BassTractor