Tag Archives: 2000

The Marquis de Tren and Bonny Billy, Get On Jolly EP, 2000

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Alan Bumstead Vinyl Reviews

I’ve just read two reviews of this EP on the internet – the only two I could find after a very quick search – and neither reviewer seemed to realize that the lyrics to Get On Jolly are taken from a … Continue reading →

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Bonnie “Blue” Billy, Little Boy Blue I & II b/w Blue Boy 7″, 2000

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Alan Bumstead Vinyl Reviews

These three songs are all covers written some time in the past seventy years by American songwriters, two of whom were born in 1920 Tennessee. I guess Oldham chose them because the song titles are all nearly the same. In … Continue reading →

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Will Oldham, Guarapero: Lost Blues 2, 2000

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Alan Bumstead Vinyl Reviews

‘Guarapero’ is a colloquial term for “a person who drinks a lot or knows how to drink,” but a ‘guarapero’ can also mean one who makes ‘guarapo’ – an iced drink popular in South America. Guarapero picks up not only … Continue reading →

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Will Oldham, Ode Music, 2000

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Alan Bumstead Vinyl Reviews

Ode Music is the soundtrack to a film called Ode by Kelly Reichardt released in 1999. It’s about two southern kids who meet at a bridge in order to consummate their forbidden love. At some point, the boy jumps off … Continue reading →

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