{"id":100,"date":"2011-08-15T19:06:41","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T17:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=100"},"modified":"2015-01-03T14:47:04","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T12:47:04","slug":"my-loveliest-vinyl-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=100","title":{"rendered":"my loveliest vinyl, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Pack – King of Kings (Rough Trade, 1979)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now this is a great one, from way back! I only realized what gem it is when i re-discovered this upon hitting the follow up of The Pack, Theatre of Hate and their cool singles “Rebel without a brain” and “Do you believe in the Westworld?<\/a>” (watch out for young John Peel!) …<\/p>\n

But back to The Pack. This 7″ has it all:<\/p>\n

1977 \u2013 almost ticked, this is 1979<\/em>
\npublished by a cool lable \u2013 ticked, Rough Trade back then when i started to listen to Punk was one of the key sources and a name to look up to<\/em>
\nfound in a cool shop \u2013 ticked, found back then “Konneckschen” or better “Unterm Durchschnitt”<\/em>
\ncatching sound \u2013 ticked, esp. the start-up\/signature riff
\n<\/em>not too bad words \u2013 more than ticked, one of the best lyrics ever<\/em>
\ngreat cover – tick tick tick, this package is timeless (hence shown in full here)!<\/em><\/p>\n

Singer\/Songwriter Kirk Brandon went all the way from fame to bankruptcy and recently also into ill health. Damn, he was a great great singer and did write a couple of catchy tunes i’d love to see covered by some bands today! Volunteers anywhere?<\/p>\n

Enjoy young Kirk here:<\/p>\n