Saturday 20 December 2014

The Fatima Mansions Bertie's Brochures As Requested By Learnandsing


The Fatima Mansions Bertie's Brochures

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Bertie's Brochures, another eight songs, is a mixed bag of stuff that evidently didn't fit elsewhere; its tone is low-key, sad and rueful. R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People" becomes a snide hip-hop diatribe against the British government ("go g-go g-go go fuck yourself"), but the condemnation of career terrorism in "Smiling" is anything but frantic, leaving room for a little grief to breathe amid the bile. The title song is a touching little number about a curiously misguided life. Plus, it's all sandwiched between three simple, strong, straightforward songs about the vagaries of (gasp) romance: Coughlan's own "Behind the Moon," Scott Walker's "Long About Now" and Richard Thompson's "The Great Valerio." While not a representative record, Bertie's Brochures is Fatima Mansions' most broadly appealing work.
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9 comments:

  1. learnandsing20 December 2014 at 19:05

    AidOO - thank you kindly. A fine 320 rip to replace the old 128kbps copy that I found online years ago. An important mini-LP in The Fatimas discography - an odd record of very different tracks but it contains two stand-outs - Coughlan's own beautiful Behind the Moon and his version of Walker's Long About Now. The title track is also great.

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  2. Anonymous8 April 2020 at 12:56

    Thanks for all that youve made available. Great blog. If possible and you could reupload this, i'd love to give it a listen. Thanks

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  3. Aid008 April 2020 at 20:29

    Hello Anonymous New Link Up & Running

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  4. Anonymous8 April 2020 at 20:57

    Thanks again. Already listening

    Also thanks for the Cast in the chat box. Noticed in some of the embedded artwork there were pictures of the Cast singles Collection. Do you happen to have? If so would also be greediy and gratefully taken. Apologies for the cheek!

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  5. Unknown9 April 2020 at 20:47

    Anonymous - Cast as requested

    https://textuploader.com/142qv

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  6. Anonymous10 April 2020 at 15:44

    Again, very much appreciated. Stay safe

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  7. Unknown11 January 2023 at 12:22

    Hello sir. If there is any chance of posting a new link for 'Bertie's Brochures', I would be very grateful. Since Cathal Coughlan passed away last year I have been avidly listening again to his music and this particular release is eluding me (although I am pretty sure I had it on cassette way back when).

    : )

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  8. Aid0011 January 2023 at 19:35

    Hello Unknown New Link Up & Running

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  9. Unknown12 January 2023 at 02:12

    Wow, thank you so much for this!

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