Showing posts with label Joe Meek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe Meek. Show all posts

Thursday, September 18, 2025

VA • Jon Savage's The Secret Public: How The LGBTQ+ Aesthetic Shaped Pop Culture 1955 - 1979

 



Homosexuality has been a part of post-war popular music since its very inception. Until the early 70s, however, it wasn’t talked about openly in that world: it was coded, hidden, secret. This of course mirrored society - during the 50s and 60s, the gay community felt like outcasts: harassed by the police, demonised by the media and politicians, imprisoned simply for being who they were.

This compilation spans the time before and after Bowie, reflecting both the coded nature about the topic in the 50s and 60s and the greater openness that occurred in the early 70s. It begins in late 1955, with the extraordinary success of Little Richard; continues through early-60s pop and pop art; Tamla and Soul, Glam Rock, the early 70’s funk and disco that was played in the underground New York clubs, and then moves on to the omnipresence of Disco, in the late seventies.

This double CD compilation is about freedom - and freedom for all. Whilst some of the artists identify as LGBTQ+, then or now, some are included simply because they were played in gay or lesbian clubs — where their lyric or sound proved useful and enjoyable to the patrons - or because they were shaped in some way by the gay aesthetic or gay managers. It’s a love letter to the entwined world of music and sexuality in all its many guises and we hope you enjoy the ride.

This compilation will coincide with "The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955-1979)"  a monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture from the award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage which will be published by Faber: 06.06.2024.

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La homosexualidad ha formado parte de la música popular de posguerra desde sus inicios. Sin embargo, hasta principios de los 70, no se hablaba abiertamente de ella en ese mundo: era algo codificado, oculto, secreto. Esto, por supuesto, reflejaba la sociedad: durante los años 50 y 60, la comunidad gay se sentía marginada: acosada por la policía, demonizada por los medios y los políticos, encarcelada simplemente por ser quien era.

Esta recopilación abarca el período anterior y posterior a Bowie, reflejando tanto la naturaleza codificada del tema en los años 50 y 60 como la mayor apertura que se produjo a principios de los 70. Comienza a finales de 1955, con el extraordinario éxito de Little Richard; continúa con el pop y el arte pop de principios de los 60; el Tamla y el Soul, el Glam Rock, el funk y la música disco de principios de los 70 que se escuchaban en los clubes underground de Nueva York, y luego pasa a la omnipresencia de la música disco a finales de los 70.

Esta recopilación de dos CDs trata sobre la libertad, y la libertad para todos. Si bien algunos artistas se identifican como LGBTQ+, entonces o ahora, otros están incluidos simplemente porque tocaron en clubes gay o lésbicos —donde sus letras o sonido resultaron útiles y agradables para los asistentes— o porque fueron influenciados de alguna manera por la estética gay o los representantes gays. Es una carta de amor al mundo entrelazado de la música y la sexualidad en todas sus múltiples facetas, y esperamos que disfruten del viaje.

Esta recopilación coincidirá con "The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955-1979)", una historia monumental sobre la influencia LGBTQ en la cultura popular del galardonado autor superventas del Sunday Times, Jon Savage, que será publicada por Faber el 6 de junio de 2024.


 




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Thursday, May 30, 2024

VA • The Psychedelic Rock Box

 


Born during the revolutionary and musically-rich '60s, Psychedelic Rock provided a platform for British and American musicians to experiment not only with hallucinogenic drugs, but also with new sounds that included elaborate studio effects, non-Western instruments -such as sitar an tabla-, disjunctive song structures and surreal and esoterically-inspired lyrics. The Psychedelic Rock Box is a 6XCD compilation that showcases the work of the genre's most prominent artists and many of the essential tracks from that era. The Fuzztones, Arthur Brown, Spencer Davis Group, The Deviants, Sun Dial and Plasticland are only a few of the performers included in this definitive collection of the genre. With fantastic artwork and remastered sound, The Psychedelic Rock Box is an fundamental addition to your rock music collection. 

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Nacido durante los revolucionarios y musicalmente ricos años 60, el rock psicodélico proporcionó una plataforma para que los músicos británicos y estadounidenses experimentaran no sólo con drogas alucinógenas, sino también con nuevos sonidos que incluían elaborados efectos de estudio, instrumentos no occidentales -como el sitar y la tabla-, estructuras de canción disyuntivas y letras surrealistas y de inspiración esotérica. The Psychedelic Rock Box es una recopilación de 6XCD que muestra el trabajo de los artistas más destacados del género y muchos de los temas esenciales de aquella época. The Fuzztones, Arthur Brown, Spencer Davis Group, The Deviants, Sun Dial y Plasticland son sólo algunos de los artistas incluidos en esta colección definitiva del género. Con un fantástico material gráfico y un sonido remasterizado, The Psychedelic Rock Box es un complemento fundamental para tu colección de música rock.


Saturday, March 2, 2024

Joe Meek • Joe Meek Collection Hidden Gems. Meeksville Sound

 



English record producer, recording engineer and songwriter. His biggest hit was "Telstar" by The Tornados (1962). He was born on April 5, 1929 in Newent, Gloucestershire and died by suicide on February 3, 1967 in London. He is considered the UK’s first independent pop record producer. Co-owner of R.G.M. Sound.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/226551-Joe-Meek

Bio: https://traxploitation.com/joemeek