Basehead. The fuck
― nathom, Saturday, 1 February 2020 07:36 (four years ago) link
Looking up Gang of Four, the only album from early days that's up in toto is Hard. All of the classic tracks on "This Is Gang of Four" playlist are sourced from various artists comps/playlists.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 1 February 2020 20:42 (four years ago) link
Is this a regional thing? I've got Entertainment!, Solid Gold and Songs of the Free as well as Hard.
― van dyke parks generator (anagram), Saturday, 1 February 2020 20:47 (four years ago) link
Possibly? I'm in the US and just double checked on my desktop with the same result: Hard; Mall; Content; What Happens Next; Live...In The Moment; and Happy Now are the only albums listed alongside the sole comp, which appears to be archive live album released a couple years ago.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 1 February 2020 20:57 (four years ago) link
They used to be available in the US, but got yanked probably around a year ago.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 1 February 2020 21:08 (four years ago) link
Not sure why Hard remains, as I'd assume it falls under the same deal with WB in the US.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 1 February 2020 21:09 (four years ago) link
Hard is copywrited directly to the band on the version that's up rn.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 1 February 2020 21:17 (four years ago) link
Air Miami’s Me. Me. Me. and Fuck You, Tiger — both co-releases with 4AD — aren’t on Spotify or the other streaming services, though the band’s other (Teenbeat) stuff is. Those Teenbeat/4AD releases must be restricted somehow; even though Unrest’s 4AD stuff is present & accounted for(?)
― morrisp, Thursday, 16 April 2020 06:00 (four years ago) link
I noticed the Morphine albums on Geffen showed up a few days ago. Rejoice!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 16 April 2020 11:53 (four years ago) link
Lil' Louis. From his heyday, only "French Kiss" and a few scattered tracks/remixes are on my (Dutch) Spotify. No From The Mind of Lil' Louis or Journey with the Lonely unfortunately.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Sunday, 26 April 2020 21:51 (four years ago) link
Not much from Hamilton Bohannon, sadly.
― mmmm, Sunday, 26 April 2020 22:11 (four years ago) link
Only 2 Boredoms releases :(
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Sunday, 26 April 2020 22:14 (four years ago) link
there are various 4ad things missing, not sure why. Like the first Throwing Muses album.
― akm, Monday, 27 April 2020 14:24 (four years ago) link
oh wait, that's missing from apple music, dunno about spotify
The early Gang of Four albums are back up!
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 28 April 2020 05:18 (four years ago) link
...in America!
Only 2 Boredoms releases :(Yeah - looks like Spotify and YouTube Music both have Wow2 and Super Roots 10, whereas Tidal has Wow2 and Super Ae. (Tidal has the edge here.)
― I eat fast foods (morrisp), Tuesday, 28 April 2020 05:57 (four years ago) link
Weirdly, the second Judee Sill album is up but not the first.
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Thursday, 30 April 2020 19:58 (four years ago) link
hmm. It's up on my Spotify.
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Friday, 1 May 2020 02:58 (four years ago) link
Oh ok, must be a regional thing (I'm in Europe).
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Friday, 1 May 2020 05:44 (four years ago) link
As I indicated in another thread, the Tabu records stuff that used to be on there a few years ago (I have a bunch of old playlists with that stuff) is no longer on there. Don't know how long this has been the case, as I have a lot of the mp3's, but I miss putting that stuff on my playlists!
https://www.discogs.com/label/4196-Tabu-Records
― Alpha 666, The Number of the Beast (I M Losted), Friday, 1 May 2020 06:31 (four years ago) link
That’s weird, it seems to be the other way around here on my (Dutch) Spotify.
I posted this upthread a year ago:
The S.O.S. Band. Their two last albums without Mary Davis are there, and “Take Your Time (Do It Right)” is available as part of a soundtrack album, but there’s nothing from their Jam & Lewis heyday.However, on Spotify’s own playlist for them, all the big songs are there, but they’re greyed out for me. What’s the deal with that? Are they accessible in some countries but not in others? (I’m in the Netherlands myself). And if so, why? I want to listen to their “beatbox ballads” (as they’re apparently called)!― breastcrawl, zondag 10 februari 2019 12:49 bookmarkflaglink
However, on Spotify’s own playlist for them, all the big songs are there, but they’re greyed out for me. What’s the deal with that? Are they accessible in some countries but not in others? (I’m in the Netherlands myself). And if so, why? I want to listen to their “beatbox ballads” (as they’re apparently called)!
― breastcrawl, zondag 10 februari 2019 12:49 bookmarkflaglink
But I checked earlier today because of your post on the S.O.S. Band thread and all their Tabu albums are back up here. (So are the Alexander O’Neal and Cherelle albums, but I’m not sure they ever disappeared. I played some O’Neal last year)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 1 May 2020 11:47 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I did some digging on Spotify forums, and some other folks were complaining that the Tabu catalogue is no longer available, at least on Spotify in US. Shame, a lot of that is classic to me, and essential to a lot of the playlists I make. I have a lot of mp3's, but I like to have streaming versions for mixes.
― Alpha 666, The Number of the Beast (I M Losted), Friday, 1 May 2020 14:14 (four years ago) link
As long tail streaming content comes and goes, I always imagine crafty rights-holders wearing tinted glasses and loud shirts cussing into landline phones as they try to eke more pennies from their properties.
― Julius Caesar Memento Hoodie (bendy), Friday, 1 May 2020 15:14 (four years ago) link
Towa Tei's three 90s albums recently appeared :)
― nashwan, Sunday, 3 May 2020 13:54 (four years ago) link
Would like to see Miharu Koshi on there some day.
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 7 May 2020 11:06 (four years ago) link
Complete discography of The Clean, including live albums/EPs, seems to be there now.
― JoeStork, Thursday, 7 May 2020 16:33 (four years ago) link
The Cramps catalogue is missing Bad Music For Bad People and the Gravest Hits EP (Psychedelic Jungle is just the album, which is odd because Songs The Lord Taught Us retains it's bonus tracks).
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 May 2020 03:33 (four years ago) link
Nevermind, Off The Bone (which I hadn't heard of before) is up, and has the EP and all the stray stuff from BMFBP.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 May 2020 03:45 (four years ago) link
Slicing Up Eyeballs published their Top 100 Tracks From 1987 today, 98 of which they have included on a companion playlist. One of the missing cuts is "Kiss & Tell" by Bryan Ferry, which for awhile was only up in a single edit from a hits comp that's still up but with that track blocked.
Is there some issue with his '87-'94 albums (which are all off the service)?
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 17:51 (four years ago) link
I can get it four times over on UK Spotify: the full length from Bete Noire & Platinum Collection, and an edit from two other Best Ofs. All three 87-94 albums are also available.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:01 (four years ago) link
nothing personal, but it's absolutely screaming tittybonkers that if any given three albums are not available for a fraction of a cent on one particular internet subscription service, people's reaction in 2020 is ever "is there some issue?" rather than "those aren't there"
just the shaping of expectations, that if anybody thinks of a record for any reason, the unquestioned default assumption is that it should be on that service in every territory in the world, at all times
― Bleeqwot (sic), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:19 (four years ago) link
I think it's fair to ask the question given that: (A) all the Roxy/Ferry stuff is controlled by the same party, who generally reissue the catalogue en bloc; (B) all of those albums bar the three in question are up on the service; (C) one of those missing albums is one of the artist's most popular; and (D) the hit single from said album was (up until recently) available on a comp on the service. It feels like there's more to this than 'those aren't there', particularly as mike t-diva points out that they are available on the UK site.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 21:13 (four years ago) link
No Cookie Crew! Not in the US, at least.
― Alba, Monday, 22 June 2020 17:42 (four years ago) link
also posted this on the proper spotify topic, but aaliyah's second and third albums aren't on there. that's absolutely criminal.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 22 June 2020 18:06 (four years ago) link
periodic reminder:
https://www.complex.com/music/2016/12/aaliyahs-music-isnt-online-and-her-uncle-barry-hankerson-is-the-reason-why
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:59 (four years ago) link
jesus what a clusterfuck.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 01:29 (four years ago) link
once or twice a month I really wanna listen to you made me realize by the my bloody valentines without going to youtube for it and I wish they'd just let me give them their moneys through the spotify
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 27 June 2020 01:28 (four years ago) link
You realise that’s not how spotify works
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Saturday, 27 June 2020 01:42 (four years ago) link
No I don't realize that
― the burrito that defined a generation, Saturday, 27 June 2020 01:48 (four years ago) link
All the original Brinsley Schwarz lps left the US service recent-ish(?). Couple of comps and a bunch of archival live albums still there. The band's "This Is:" playlist is about half blacked-out tracks now.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 27 June 2020 02:17 (four years ago) link
That article about Aaliyah, Barry Hankerson, and Blackground is fascinating. I didn’t know any of that stuff (except, unfortunately, the R. Kelly details). Also didn’t realize her last two albums are oop and hard to come by... need to check if I still have the third one, unfortunately I don’t think so.
― OG Honeymoon Ave (morrisp), Saturday, 27 June 2020 03:56 (four years ago) link
i mean, it's on youtube but. . . man, would a reissue be nice.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Saturday, 27 June 2020 05:12 (four years ago) link
I looked earlier and couldn’t even find it there. Link?
― OG Honeymoon Ave (morrisp), Saturday, 27 June 2020 05:28 (four years ago) link
jams for days and days. . .
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Saturday, 27 June 2020 05:40 (four years ago) link
Thx!
― OG Honeymoon Ave (morrisp), Saturday, 27 June 2020 06:08 (four years ago) link
DJ quik & kurupt's "blaqkout"
― specific fry such as scampo (||||||||), Saturday, 27 June 2020 06:37 (four years ago) link
if only there were some widely available, portable, physical medium that would enable you to listen to this song in high res audio
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Saturday, 27 June 2020 09:01 (four years ago) link
if only it was the 21st century
― never mind that shit, here comes scampo (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 27 June 2020 09:03 (four years ago) link
I just noticed INXS, Underneath The Colours, and The Swing aren't on US spotify. I think they used to be? And I wonder why it's just those three*.
(*Elegantly Wasted is also missing, but eh.)
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 27 June 2020 19:39 (four years ago) link