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blunt laser wrote: Sorry, any chance of that link again? Would love to hear the proper version! Missed it! Sorry!!!
I really don't know why the link isn't working... 
It should've been available for 2 more days.
So here's another one.
Let me know if this one works. 
musicoloog wrote:
blunt laser wrote: Sorry, any chance of that link again? Would love to hear the proper version! Missed it! Sorry!!!
I really don't know why the link isn't working...
Let me know if this one works.
I think there's a problem at the YouSendIt website... it seems the new link isn't working either! 
Perhaps too many people are downloading this track at the same time?
NOOLigan wrote: actually i still like the single version of subculture, but i know that i am in the minority here.
You and me both.
The 12" mix is a stunning piece of work.
From the intro latin percussion which then goes into the funk bass bits and then builds into the chorus synth hook before Barney's vocals come in....mmmm sublime!
The lyrical ambiguity is great too:
"I stood there beside myselfThinking hard about the weatherThen came by a friend of mineSuggest that we go out togetherOh, I knew it from the startThis friend of mine would fall apartPretending not to see his gunI said "Let's go out and have some fun".
The images and ambiguities pile upon each other lyrically but the two big highs for me are the mid section when the savage bass synth sequence cuts in and totally mashes the other layers. It sounds awesome, like a total freak-out but it's brilliantly controlled.
After that orgasm, it cools down a bit with the slightly naff cowbells and the sampled frogs (kissing a frog so he turns into a prince etc) and that leads into the real business as Hooky gives it loads, going down through the key as Gillian stabs out the string chords riff.
Just when you think it'll fade - and it does on the Singles version - it picks up even harder. Pure wickedness and arguably one of the finest versions they've ever committed recorded.
Unfortunately the The Perfect Kiss (12") link has expired.
I presume that everybody who wanted it, got it by now. I won't replace it anymore, sorry.
musicoloog wrote: Unfortunately the The Perfect Kiss (12") link has expired.
I presume that everybody who wanted it, got it by now. I won't replace it anymore, sorry.
Excellent work though. I haven't heard the original 12" for some time. Nice one.
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musicoloog wrote:
The Saviour wrote:
Aries wrote: But isn't the Substance version only missing 40 seconds or some small amount like that?
...yeah - and every fookin' single second is badly missing...
...btw. the missing part is 6:14 min to 6:58 min...
It's actually missing the 6.46mins - 7.31mins part... Here for anybody who wants a digital version of the original full length 12": The Perfect Kiss (12")
Nobody ever realized that the missing part is still in The Kiss Of Death, which is on CD as well...
couldnt access track. it had been over subscribbed!
couldnt access track. it had been over subscribbed!
That's a shame, sorry. And I won't post the link either 
as I'm not even sure if it's legal 
to post these kind of links to download official music/footage for free... I presume there are enough members who got it now.
If you're really interested, don't hesitate to contact me. 
I guess its a personal thing really as well, history relived, "you had to be there" kinda thing, cos the Substance version is virtually identical... only 48 secs difference. hmm wonder why the 8.50 wasn't on Substance or Retro or itunes (with the artwork)? if it did appear there I would buy it - hopefully along with all the other long lost 12" versions 
burning to cd today Cheers!
Aren't we all yearning for cd-singles box-sets à la Depeche Mode, Morrissey or Big Country (and others), containing all the official released a- & b-sides, remixes... Well, at least I do...
im gonna go against the grain here and i wont dress it up cos i think tpk is utter shite,always have.
for me tpk along with shellshock and sotn are barney gone mad songs.
at the time of its release barney was quoted as saying "i cant understand why it didnt sell well cos its the best thing i have ever written".
i couldnt see it then nor now,for me its overendulgent,over thetop,overproduced and the fact that its never been re-released in its entirity tends to sugest that someone somewhere thinks only diehard fans would be interested,and theyd be right.
For me it doesnt even sit well on low life either,its almost like a duran duran track just leering out of what is a great album.
let it burn
Could someone post the 12" version again for those of us who came to this thread late? Muchos Gracias...
musicoloog wrote:
couldnt access track. it had been over subscribbed!
That's a shame, sorry. And I won't post the link either
If you're really interested, don't hesitate to contact me.
Marvin Kay wrote: Could someone post the 12" version again for those of us who came to this thread late? Muchos Gracias...
Hi Marvin Kay!
I got the track, but won't post the link here anymore. Contact me if you're interested...
mike powell wrote: im gonna go against the grain here and i wont dress it up cos i think tpk is utter shite,always have. for me tpk along with shellshock and sotn are barney gone mad songs. at the time of its release barney was quoted as saying "i cant understand why it didnt sell well cos its the best thing i have ever written". i couldnt see it then nor now,for me its overendulgent,over thetop,overproduced and the fact that its never been re-released in its entirity tends to sugest that someone somewhere thinks only diehard fans would be interested,and theyd be right. For me it doesnt even sit well on low life either,its almost like a duran duran track just leering out of what is a great album. let it burn
just wondering- does any one have the "real" original version of 'the perfect kiss'???
the sequencing and lyrics were different from the one we all know...
the original lyrics were "you may the perfect kiss, you may be the perfect kiss, you may be the perfect kiss, with a love like yours- i would never miss..."
i heard it once over twenty years ago and never heard it again... possibly a recording demo or practice gig??? hmmm...
angeldust_evildust wrote: just wondering- does any one have the "real" original version of 'the perfect kiss'???
the sequencing and lyrics were different from the one we all know...
the original lyrics were "you may the perfect kiss, you may be the perfect kiss, you may be the perfect kiss, with a love like yours- i would never miss..."
i heard it once over twenty years ago and never heard it again... possibly a recording demo or practice gig??? hmmm...
Havn't heard that version. I always thought the first version of TPK was the 'I've got a cock like the M1...'
angeldust_evildust wrote: just wondering- does any one have the "real" original version of 'the perfect kiss'???
the sequencing and lyrics were different from the one we all know...
the original lyrics were "you may the perfect kiss, you may be the perfect kiss, you may be the perfect kiss, with a love like yours- i would never miss..."
i heard it once over twenty years ago and never heard it again... possibly a recording demo or practice gig??? hmmm...
Never heard this one..., you're having more often this kind of dreams? 
Perhaps it was a live take, have you ever heard Barney singing twice the same lyrics? 
angeldust_evildust wrote: just wondering- does any one have the "real" original version of 'the perfect kiss'???
the sequencing and lyrics were different from the one we all know...
the original lyrics were "you may the perfect kiss, you may be the perfect kiss, you may be the perfect kiss, with a love like yours- i would never miss..."
i heard it once over twenty years ago and never heard it again... possibly a recording demo or practice gig??? hmmm...
These were just some of the lyrics Bernard used in the early days. The very first rendition, at the Royal Festival Hall, it was all about a cock that looked like the M1!!! The version you are referring to was Leicester Palais, the second time they played it.
Marvin Kay wrote: Could someone post the 12" version again for those of us who came to this thread late? Muchos Gracias...
You've got it?
steveone wrote: Anybody wanna post the full 12" of Subculture for like 5 minutes then delete the post?
Mail me!
...back in those days there was another DUTCH girl here (Geri), who made once a CD she called : FROM COCK TO KISS - THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS with all memorable TPK versions on it; I got that, and finally you, Koen, will get this soon!...
cheers, The Saviour. (you got mail) 
The Saviour wrote: ...back in those days there was another DUTCH girl here (Geri), who made once a CD she called : FROM COCK TO KISS - THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS with all memorable TPK versions on it; I got that, and finally you, Koen, will get this soon!...
cheers, The Saviour. (you got mail)
Can't wait! 
i had low-life before substance and thought it was awesome, but it pales in comparison to the 12" (not the substance edit)
the live version from the recent low-life podcast IS awesome though
