White Label

I got my very first white-label 7" through the post today. I can't be sure whether the artist is called I Blame Coco or whether that's the name of the song. Either way, its a very good track. It's a female singer with a sparse yet funky and catchy melody/backing to it.

I wasn't really sure what to expect with a white-label in terms of packing etc. I've heard Peel refer to them many times, and from what I gather its released as a white-label because its the least expensive way of releasing a single.

I've just flicked on to the B-Side now. Very funky and dub like. I'm starting to wonder if its just an instrumental version of the A side. Either way, I like it. Strange as I never could see the point of those either.

Anyway, the packaging hasn't disappointed. The sleeve itself is white. And the actual record label itself is, as you'd guess, white, with "I Blame Coco" scruffily hand written on it in parker pen! Great!

I got six 7" singles in total through the post today (all random purchases (Bar Lorraine)). So far (3 records in) nothing I've listened to can stand up against "look look (dancing boys)" (see my post "The John Peel Experience"), but then I think that was a one off. Three songs I should hate but truly love. That's not to say the singles haven't been good.

At the time of writing this (sentence) I have Chinese Burn on and that is sounding really good. Kind of like early Beatles but with a twist. I've just flicked to the B-Side and strangely enough its the second song of the three records to sound like the Hollies.. is there a bit of a Hollies revival going on in the underground scene?!

As mentioned "I Blame Coco" was also very good. Both of those records I'd happily go out of my way to put on again (as is the case with records.. none of this drag-n-drop onto Winamp convenience).

The first single I played (High Priests) wasn't as good, which is a shame as that's the one I double ordered by mistake!

Still to get a play are Jazz Monkey, Dead Kids and Lorraine.

Lorraine are a band I saw support The Feeling in Taunton. I think I was the only person in the venue that "didn't mind em", rather than hate them. From memory they are like The Pet Shop Boys, so I'm baffled as to why I didn't dislike them.