International Velvet [Import]

Editorial Reviews
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In the spring of 1998, Catatonia's International Velvet was the number one record in Britain, and they were touted as the saviors of U.K. rock. In itself, that's not such a great feat, since specious acts like Manic Street Preachers, Mansun, and Ocean Colour Scene have received similar praise. But in this case some of the accolades are justified. International Velvet is a cosmopolitan cavalcade of style and sound. Some songs ("Mulder and Scully," "International Velvet") are buoyantly punchy, combining the emphatic drama of the London Suede with the quirky vivacity of Elastica. Others ("Don't Need the Sunshine," "Johnny Come Lately") are more reminiscent of English folk- popsters like Nick Drake, and a couple ("Goldfish and Paracetamol," "Why I Can't Stand One Night Stands") even blend elements of trip-hop with lumbering bar balladry. Regardless of musical technique, all the songs are unified by the vocals of chanteuse Cerys Matthews, who can seduce, berate, and reduce the listener to tears all in a single breath. The Welsh music scene is Catatonic no more. --Jon Wiederhorn --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Album Description
Japanese edition of the British indie pop/ rock group's 1998album with four tracks from an evening session with SteveLamacq added as bonus tracks: 'International Velvet', 'NoStone Unturned', 'Mulder And Scully' and 'Strange Glue'. 16tracks total, also featuring the singles 'Mulder AndScully', 'Road Rage' and 'Strange Glue'. 1998 Blanco Y Negrorelease.

Life & Death { and almost everything else }
Average customer rating:

OFFBEAT, BUT GOOD LISTENING!

I lke this CD

An album not to be missed

Life & Death { and almost everything else }
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
Manufacturer: OMNI & Velvet Saw Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
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General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
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Voice of the People

ASIN: B000BO5LVS
Release Date: 2005-11-25

Tracks:

Tennessee Bird Walk
Big Black Bird (Spirit Of My Love)
Chapel Hill
The Dum Song
Bethlehem Steel
Poor Jody
Humphrey the Camel
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Changin' Times
The Clock of St. James
You've Got your Troubles (I've Got Mine)
A Place In My Mind
The Autumn Song (On A Yellow Day)
How I Lost 31 Pounds In 17 Days
Somewhere In Virginia In The Rain
The Shadows Of The Leaves
There Must Be More To Life (Than Growing Old)
The Legendary Chicken Fairy
Miami Sidewalks
Fire Hydrant #79
Don't It Make You Want To Go Home
If Eggs Had Legs
Second Tuesday In December
A Handful Of Dimes
It Seems Like There Ain't No Going Home
I'm Washin' Harry Down The Sink
The Night We Heard The Voice
Lonesome Song
The Sunset Train

Product Description

29 Track CD Anthology
All Original recordings 1967-1973
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Wah wah guitars, moog solos and paeans to birds, camels, fire hydrants and other wildlife.
Something was in the water and the evidence is right here. Best known for their 1970 crossover hit "Tennessee Bird Walk", Jack and Misty will flummox you with some of the funkiest "novelties" ever committed to tape, and then astound you with some of the most compassionate, heart-wrenching ballads you are ever likely to hear. For the first time on CD, with exclusive photographs and liner notes sourced directly from the Artist's own archives.
Quite simply, you have never heard how far country music can go, until you have heard Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan!
Kinda like Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood on acid! Includes two previously unreleased tracks direct from the vault! First time on Cd!
Deluxe collectors package featuring rare photos, exclusive liner notes and philosophical writings from Jack Blanchard! All tracks are in stereo and remastered 2005!
Compiled and curated by noted musician (Snog, Soma, Black Lung) and film composer (The Hard Word etc.)
David Thrussell

Album Description

Wah wah guitars, moog solos and paeans to birds, camels, fire hydrants and other wildlife.Something was in the water and the evidence is right here. Best known for their 1970 crossover hit "Tennessee Bird Walk", Jack and Misty will flummox you with some of the funkiest "novelties" ever committed to tape, and then astound you with some of the most compassionate, heart-wrenching ballads you are ever likely to hear. For the first time on CD, with exclusive photographs and liner notes sourced directly from the Artist's own archives. Quite simply, you have never heard how far country music can go, until you have heard Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan!Kinda like Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood on acid! Includes two previously unreleased tracks direct from the vault! First time on Cd! Deluxe collectors package featuring rare photos, exclusive liner notes and philosophical writings from Jack Blanchard! All tracks are in stereo and remastered 2005! Omni. 2005.

Album Details

Quite Simply, You have Never Heard How Far Country Music Can Go, Until You have Heard Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan. Kinda Like Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood on Acid! Best Known for their 1970 Crossover Hit 'tennessee Bird Walk', Blanchard and Misty Will Flummox You with Some of the Funkiest "Novelties" Ever Committed to Tape, and Then Astound You with Some of the Most Compassionate, Heart-wrenching Ballads You Are Ever Likely to Hear. For the First Time on CD, with Exclusive Photographs and Liner Notes Sourced Directly from the Artist's Own Archives. All Original Recordings from 1967-1973 Including Two Previously Unreleased Tracks Direct from the Vault! Deluxe Collectors Package featuring Rare Photos and Exclusive Liner Notes. All Tracks Are in Stereo and Remastered (2005) from the Original Master Tapes.

Customer Reviews:

OFFBEAT, BUT GOOD LISTENING!.......2007-02-05

FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET A COLLECTION OF JACK BLANCHARD & MISTY MORGAN. I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED THEIR COMICAL SONGS. THIS ONE IS A GOOD MIX OF DIFFERENT STYLES. ENJOYABLE, YET OFFBEAT.

I lke this CD.......2006-04-27

I like this CD. most of all, that it has Tennesee Birdwalk on it, probably that is the best known hit from these two. I must listen to this CD a few more times to determine what I think of the quality of the recordiing. first time around it sounds pretty good.

An album not to be missed.......2005-12-02

This album is a superb compilation of the best of Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan's songs many of which have been worldwide hit records. I discovered them early in 2005 and I am familiar with many of these songs from their previous albums which I own, but I am delighted to hear the additional songs which I had not heard before. Jack & Misty are uniquely talented Country music artists. Their harmonies are both superb and distinctive with Jack's bass voice blending so well with Misty's rich alto.

Jack is an real artist with words having the ability to 'paint a picture with words'. He composed the majority of the songs they sing and their songs cover the whole range of life experience, as the title of the album so aptly says "Life & Death {and everything else in between}".

Interspersed with the more serious songs are some of their 'crazy' songs which so well illustrate their terrific sense of humour. These include Tennessee Birdwalk, which was a #1 hit and won them a Grammy Nomination in 1970, Humphrey The Camel, Legendary Chicken Fairy, If Eggs Had Legs, the catchy Dum Song and Cows (just listen to the lyrics) :) If you share their sense of humour you will not disappointed.

Other great tracks which relate to life's experiences include The Clock of St. James, You've Got Your Troubles (I've Got Mine), the poignant There Must Be More To Life (Than Growing Old), It Seems Like There Ain't No Going Home, Shadows Of The Leaves, Big Black Bird (Spirit Of My Love), Somewhere In Virginia In The Rain, Changin' Times, Place In Your Mind and Sunset Train. You can easily relate to the experiences in life that inspired these songs.

The two songs new to me, Don't It Make You Want To Go Home and Chapel Hill, are welcome additions which also tug at the heart strings.

Jack & Misty are both accomplished keyboard artists playing much of their own background music - Jack also plays guitars. They are accompanied by some of the best musicians around.

Jack & Misty have to be heard to be appreciated. Their songs just get better with the playing. They have something about them that gives them a "must listen again ... and again .... and again" quality. No how many times I listen to them I just NEVER, ever get tired of hearing them. I just grow to love them more each day.

Many of these songs can be heard on their website [...] ... just in case you need convincing.

Don't miss out on this musical treat.

Average customer rating:

Great album that grows on you
sweet catatonia!
my very first
Welsh have more going on than sheep...
I prefer "Dead from the Waist..."

International Velvet
Catatonia
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006R59
Release Date: 1998-07-07

Tracks:

Mulder And Scully
Game On
I Am The Mob
Road Rage
Johnny Come Lately
Goldfish And Paracetamol
International Velvet
Why I Can't Stand One Night Stands
Part Of The Furniture
Don't Need The Sunshine
Strange Glue
My Selfish Gene

Amazon.com

In the spring of 1998, Catatonia's International Velvet was the number one record in Britain, and they were touted as the saviors of U.K. rock. In itself, that's not such a great feat, since specious acts like Manic Street Preachers, Mansun, and Ocean Colour Scene have received similar praise. But in this case some of the accolades are justified. International Velvet is a cosmopolitan cavalcade of style and sound. Some songs ("Mulder and Scully," "International Velvet") are buoyantly punchy, combining the emphatic drama of the London Suede with the quirky vivacity of Elastica. Others ("Don't Need the Sunshine," "Johnny Come Lately") are more reminiscent of English folk- popsters like Nick Drake, and a couple ("Goldfish and Paracetamol," "Why I Can't Stand One Night Stands") even blend elements of trip-hop with lumbering bar balladry. Regardless of musical technique, all the songs are unified by the vocals of chanteuse Cerys Matthews, who can seduce, berate, and reduce the listener to tears all in a single breath. The Welsh music scene is Catatonic no more. --Jon Wiederhorn

Album Description

Japanese edition of the British indie pop/ rock group's 1998album with four tracks from an evening session with SteveLamacq added as bonus tracks: 'International Velvet', 'NoStone Unturned', 'Mulder And Scully' and 'Strange Glue'. 16tracks total, also featuring the singles 'Mulder AndScully', 'Road Rage' and 'Strange Glue'. 1998 Blanco Y Negrorelease.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Four Bonus Tracks Taken from the Steve Lamacq Radio Session Recordings.

Customer Reviews:

Great album that grows on you.......2004-11-28

The album that shot Catatonia into the spotlight in the late 90's, 'International Velvet' contained their two radio hits "I Am the Mob" and "Mulder & Scully", as well as other strong tracks "Road Rage", "Goldfish & Paracetamol" and "Don't Need the Sunshine". This album definately grows on you and takes a few listens for most of the songs to shine, one of the few albums I can play all the way through, every time.

sweet catatonia!.......2004-01-06

I am a big fan of Catatonia and this album is the reason. The first song I ever heard from Catatonia was Mulder & Scully from this record. The album is great from start to finish with great songs like "Road Rage", "Don't Need The Sunshine" and "Strange Glue". The singer, Cerys Matthews, has a very unique and sexy voice and the lyrics are skilfully written! It's one of the best albums ever made, buy it!

my very first.......2003-04-30

i was 9 when i bought this album and it was my first album. I bought it as i loved road rage. As i got older i appreciated the album more and realised how good it is. road rage and mulder & scully where, and are, my favourites. The lyrics in road rage are really good but its the way she sings it makes it impossible to cover as it is truly HER song. The album was the best thing i bought and despite fading out Catatonia still remain one of my favourite bands. I also had a huge crush on Cerys Matthews and she was sort of my first idol. This album is definately worth getting and this is coming from a rap music fan with Wu-tang clan and 50 cent surrounding International Velvet!

Welsh have more going on than sheep..........2002-04-09

What do you think of when you think of Wales? Princess Diana? Sheep, lots and lots of sheep? Well those may be representative of Wales but after listening to this cd Catatonia won't be far from thought when you think of Wales. Cerys' voice is addictive and her lyrics are thought provoking and humorous ( I am the mob is a great example of this..) All and all this is a great cd and any one who calls themself a "brit pop" fan should own this cd no questions asked.

I prefer "Dead from the Waist...".......2002-01-09

Cerys Matthews has an amazing voice.

Is it clear as a bell? Sometimes.
Is it growly as gravel? Sometimes.
Is it girlish as a nursery rhyme? Sometimes

Is it strong as steel? Always.
Is it sexy? Invariably.

Product Description

01 COMO DESEO SER TU AMOR 02 UN MINUTO DE TU AMOR 03 AMOR TE DESAFIO 04 POR AMOR 05 SABOR A MI 06 DETALLES 07 HISTORIA DE UN AMOR 08 TE AMO DE NOCHE,TE EXTRANO DE DIA 09 NO TENGAS PENA 10 TE EQUIVOCASTE 11 QUE ESPERAS DE MI 12 TE ESPERARE EN ESE PARQUE AQUEL 13 PERDONA SI ME VES LLORAR 14 BAILEMOS SOLAMENTE UNA VEZ MAS 15 VIENES O NO VIENES CONMIGO 16 AMOR, AMOR TE NECESITO 17 ENTREGA TOTAL 18 QUE QUIERES TU DE MI 19 ELOYO 20 ESTA TARDE VI LLORAR 21 SABRAS QUE TE QUIERO

Average customer rating:

Great album that grows on you
sweet catatonia!
my very first
Welsh have more going on than sheep...
I prefer "Dead from the Waist..."

International Velvet
Catatonia
Manufacturer: Wea/Warner
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

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Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
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Release Date: 1998-03-18

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Game On
I Am the Mob
Road Rage
Johnny Come Lately
Goldfish and Paracetamol
International Velvet
Why I Can't Stand One Night Stands
Part of the Furniture
Don't Need the Sunshine
Strange Glue
My Selfish Gene
No Stone Unturned
Mantra for the Lost

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Album Description

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Four Bonus Tracks Taken from the Steve Lamacq Radio Session Recordings.

Customer Reviews:

Great album that grows on you.......2004-11-28

sweet catatonia!.......2004-01-06

my very first.......2003-04-30

Welsh have more going on than sheep..........2002-04-09

I prefer "Dead from the Waist...".......2002-01-09

Cerys Matthews has an amazing voice.

Is it clear as a bell? Sometimes.
Is it growly as gravel? Sometimes.
Is it girlish as a nursery rhyme? Sometimes

Is it strong as steel? Always.
Is it sexy? Invariably.

I consider this a slightly less mature effort than "Dead from..down" but this is a notable warming up thereto. I very much enjoyed the singles "Mulder and Scully", "Road Rage", and "Game On." It's good britPop.

23 Exitos Involvidables
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23 Exitos Involvidables

Manufacturer: Velvet International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000A1ET7E

Homenaje Al Grupo Miramar
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Homenaje Al Grupo Miramar

Manufacturer: Velvet International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Velvet
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Velvet

Manufacturer: Cherokee Music Gropu
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAE5HM
Release Date: 2005-05-10