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  This Mortal Coil - Sixteen Days/Gathering Dust/Song To The Siren [BAD 310 UK 1983 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] Here's a record which should need no introduction to anybody around here.... My history of the extended Modern English cover version adorning the a-side is somewhat vague. From what I can recall Modern English were asked to cover themselves for the single, they refused so Elizabeth Fraser and Gordon Sharp (from Cindytalk) took on vocals assisted musically by Martin Young (Colourbox), Robin Guthrie with Michael Conroy and Gary McDowell from Modern English. And so spawned one of the very finest alternative music collaboration projects of all time, all overseen by 4AD label head Ivo. The b-side (always a ripping challenge) should need no introduction as one of the finest cover versions ever recorded which was the seven-inch a-side ...and the rest was history. A1  Sixteen Days - Gathering Dust B1  Song To The Siren B2  Sixteen Days (Reprise)

This Mortal Coil ‎- Filigree & Shadow [DAD 609 UK 1986 24-Bit FLAC] If you read Martin Aston's authoritative Facing The Other Way , you'll know of the many artists who either declined the opportunity to sing on Filigree & Shadow , or even allowed Ivo to cover their work. It is best to put those to the back of your mind, if this album, like me, is one of your favourites of all time. 4AD's own Robin Guthrie, Elizabeth Fraser, Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard all declined, however Simon Raymonde, the Rutkowksi sisters, Dominic Appleton, Alison Limerick, Richenel and Peter Ulrich all stepped up to record one of the most evocative covers albums ever. This is my original ESWA 24-bit rip from September 2016 for those who missed it first time around ...and for those who just want to hear it again. A1 Velvet Belly A2 The Jeweller A3 Ivy And Neet A4 Meniscus A5 Tears A6 Tarantula B1 My Father B2 Come Here My Love B3 At First, And Then B4 Str...

This Mortal Coil ‎- Sixteen Days/Gathering Dust [BAD 310 UK 1983 24-Bit FLAC] To many, it is all about the B-Side. Isn't it about time that Modern English got the recognition they deserve as according to Ivo's account in Richard King's How Soon Is Now book, it was the 16 Days Modern English re-recording sessions which were to inspire the ideas behind what was to eventually become the This Mortal Coil concept.  A1 16 Days - Gathering Dust B1 Song To The Siren B2 16 Days (Reprise)