Thursday, August 21, 2008

Gigolo Aunts - Everybody Happy (1988, Coyote)

Before the Gigolo Aunts (got the damn Syd Barrett song playing in my head already) were ushered into the power-pantheon of the '90s, due in no small part to their sumptuous 1994 album, Flippin' Out, this Beantown crew were all about the jangle. Their debut album, Everybody Happy, is thoroughly evocative of the the heyday of college radio, and while it may not have been their most representative record, all the building blocks were falling into place for bigger things to come. To my knowledge, Everybody was released exclusively on vinyl, as was the second Gigolo Aunts album Tales From the Vinegar Side, released in 1990, which you can check out here. Both records should be a welcome addition to any pop aficionados collection. To learn more about the Gigolo Aunts sizable catalog, click on the hyperlink above.

01. Summertime Evening
02. Avalanche
03. Slipping Away
04. Marble Statue
05. Outside Inside
06. Her Face Contorted
07. I Can See
08. Coming Clean
09. People Walk Up
10. Not For Me
11. Holy Toledo
12. Is Everybody Happy

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15 comments:

  1. Curty RayAugust 23, 2008 at 6:04 AM

    Thanks so much!!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 23, 2008 at 3:37 PM

    nice post about one of my favorite bands - password for tales?

    thank you!!

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  3. evrAugust 25, 2008 at 8:55 AM

    thanks, one less record I have to convert myself!

    Too bad you weren't living here when they toured this record. They played the Pipe Dragon after a HC matinee featuring All and Youth Of Today. They thought the crowd was there to see them!

    I've known Steve Phil and Dave since '83 and while I like their more recent stuff best, this album brings me back to my post-college youth!

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  4. KSHE Klassics DudeAugust 28, 2008 at 11:22 AM

    fyah,

    See here:

    http://powerpopcriminals.blogspot.com/2007/09/gigolo-aunts-tales-from-vinegar-side.html

    for "Tales" information and password.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2008 at 6:47 AM

    thanx friend!!

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  6. UnknownDecember 31, 2008 at 7:00 PM

    What is the password for "Tales"? The powerpopcriminals blog is no longer there - but that rar file is still downloadable. I'd love to hear this one!

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  7. UnknownDecember 31, 2008 at 8:41 PM

    Nevermind, figured it out!

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  8. AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    What the password for Tales?

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  9. fineexamplMarch 17, 2012 at 7:55 PM

    Just an aside to the assumption of this release only being on vinyl. This was also available on cassette and i only know this because i own one.

    I have more Gigolo Aunts stuff i should rip and post. None of it will ever see the light of day again, i'm sure. Would be good to let the songs get out there. If i can find a good way to rip cassettes, i have some stuff that only a handful of people have heard including one very unreleased demo that blows away half their catalog, but never got finished.

    msg me if interested. Will offer it to Wilfully Obscure to host, if desired.

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  10. Captain Mr. ObviousApril 2, 2013 at 5:48 PM

    Thank you very much for this download!!! Would love to hear more of the obscure Aunts stuff you have!!!

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  11. tomgApril 1, 2014 at 8:20 AM

    Thanks a lot! I didn't knew about this album, i just read it on AMG.

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  12. JamesNovember 18, 2014 at 10:22 AM

    Could you please reup this great cd? thanks

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  13. spavidNovember 23, 2014 at 6:27 PM

    The link has been updated.

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  14. mungoSeptember 26, 2016 at 8:30 AM

    OMG....the song "Her Face Contorted" popped into my head this morning, leading for a search online. I heard these guys in their hometown on Potsdam, NY when they came to play at the college to promote their first album. What a nice little dose of nostalgia. :-)

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  15. ehprh12December 14, 2016 at 12:16 PM

    Any chance of a new link for the "Tales From The Vinegar Side"?
    Would Love to hear it...
    Thanks.

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