JUKE BOX JURY
Introductions just take up space, so suffice it to say that three days ago I moved into a new apartment, and today, I’m reviving this column. The former is at 19505 Farmington Rd., Livonia Ml 48152 (send vinyl); the latter concerns singles (mostly the junky "pop” kind, 'cuz there’s nothing else left.)
JUKE BOX JURY
CHUCK EDDY
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Introductions just take up space, so suffice it to say that three days ago I moved into a new apartment, and today, I’m reviving this column. The former is at 19505 Farmington Rd., Livonia Ml 48152 (send vinyl); the latter concerns singles (mostly the junky "pop” kind, ‘cuz there’s nothing else left.) Here’s 15 (in descending order-of-relevance) that’ve helped me survive the past few months:
Vivien Vee—"Heartbeat” (TSR 12-inch, 8335 Sunset Blvd., L.A. CA 90069). Heartbeats have gotta go on forever or otherwise you die, and the four remixes of this relentlessly excitable synth-surge jingle add up to 26 minutes, long enough to constitute some kinda life-force in their own right. A whole buncha disparate orchestrations get linked together Tinker toy-like, and on top some breathy lady who must be Italian quotes Perry Como and demonstrates her ability to count all the way up to three. Catchy as a commercial, and almost as archetypal as the Taana Gardner landmark of the same name.
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Def Leppard—“Hysteria” (Mercury). The subtly eloquent guitarglaze, five wistful notes repeated over and over with refrigerated brisk ness for something approaching six minutes, comes out of early Boston