Coursing Through The Wires #12 - Apologies

Much to my horror, I learned yesterday that I'd posted a corrupted copy of Tripod Jimmie's contribution to the T.M.I. 015 compilation, Serenade.  The error has now been corrected, but I decided to add a couple more Tripod Jimmie songs as an act of contrition.

• Listen to Nu Spartans:
• Listen to Bowl of Cherries:

Both songs appear on the band's debut LP, Long Walk Off A Short Pier (Do Speak, 1982) -- the one that Christgau rated a B-.  The album as a whole is very much rooted in its time, with strong Talking Heads and PiL influences running under the CLE-scene.  "No Spartans" features a fantastic melodic/walking bass line worthy of Peter Hook (which is high praise in my world).  "Autumn Leaves" is already available on the Pere Ubu box set, and the shambling psychotic album closer, "Franco-American," seemed to be a bit much for this first real afternoon of fall in the DC area.  If you dig these, please consider ordering a copy of the third (posthumous) TJ album, Unclaimed Freight.