MEMORY TAPES: 2ND DECEMBER 2011

Another Friday; another Memory Tape. This week's comes from Claire Denby, who writes....

"The story goes back in 2007 after a summer of being sick of Glasgow, my boyfriend and job I decided it was time to get out and on the 3rd January 2008 I moved to Sydney. It was a bit of a rash decision and after one month of living in a hostel I was pretty homesick. I missed my mates back in Scotland and as a wee pick me up my mate Pieso made me a series of mix CDs.

"The CDs arrived in Sydney after I had found a house and made a great bunch of mates. They acted as the soundtrack to that time of my life and as I really didn't have much stuff with me on my trip they were a bit of a prized possession. I am now back in sunny Scotland and Pieso is in fact now living in Melbourne. I am in the process of making some CDs for her but am still working on them. It is hard!

"I still love this mix CD and am suprised it is still going after all it has been through."

Here's the artwork, apparently it makes sense if you know Pieso (nice work Pieso):

And here's the tracks:

1. Valentine - Delays

2. Talk Amongst Yourselves - Grand National

3. Baby Please Don't Go - Van Morrison

4. Stop Your Sobbing - The Kinks

5. Louise Louise - Orange Juice

6. This Is The Day - The The

7. Jesus, etc - Wilco

8. Jezebel - Iron & Wine

9. Free Salute - Little Barrie

10. Low C - Supergrass

11. Making Plans for Nigel - XTC

12. The Light 3000 - The Orb

13. August & September - Elbow

14. Earth Angel - Death Cab For Cutie

15. True True - U Roy

16. Close Call - Rilo Kiley

17. Footsteps In The Dark - The Isley Brothers

20. Avril 14th - Aphex Twin

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