Needle Time

Care - Flaming Sword [KBIRD 122 UK 1983 24-Bit FLAC] A few weeks back, I posted a new rip of the debut Care single,  My Boyish Days (Drink To Me) , here is the follow-up single. Flaming Sword  which is pure pop magic, laden with hooks and a catchy whistling chorus. Arista couldn't chart the single, so it remains a lost pop classic but fond in the hearts of all those who loved it first time around. Ian Broudie was to revisit this pop formula some years later as his Lightning Seeds. A1 Flaming Sword B1 Miséricorde B2 On The White Cloud

Care - My Boyish Days (Drink To Me) [KBIRD 121 UK 1983 24-Bit FLAC] Care were from Liverpool ( watch yer wheels,sir ) and comprised The Wild Swans frontman, Paul Simpson and Ian Broudie, the latter musician having an ear for a seriously good tune. They managed just three great pop singles before splitting over musical differences and My Boyish Days was their debut released on Arista back in 1983. An album had been demoed but was never completed before they went their seperate ways, Simpson rejoining The Wild Swans and Broudie becoming the successful Lightning Seeds. We should have cared more. A1 My Boyish Days (Drink To Me) B1 An Evening In The Ray B2 A Sad Day For England