When the past had a sense of future (I)

A Listmania! list by Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK)
(No. 1 Hall OF FAME REVIEWER)   
 
Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City
1.  Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City by Paul Morley
The list author says:
  "Excellent exploration of Kylie, lists & much much more! Worth buying as it is likely to mention Tilt as much as mentioning Britney or Ballard; some of its very amusing also! ESPECIALLY the Manics bit!"
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Can't Get You Out Of My Head [CD 1]
2.  Can't Get You Out Of My Head [CD 1] by Kylie Minogue
The list author says:
  "See Words & Music above...sounds like the past when there was a sense of the future: Kraftwerk, Moroder, Love Action etc"
£5.49   Used & New from: £0.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Movies [Contains TV + Radio Samples]
3.  Movies [Contains TV + Radio Samples] by Holger Czukay
The list author says:
  "Proto-sampling- see also Peak/Normal & Brilliant Trees...If you like My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, or the Jon Hassell work which was similar..."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Nite Flites
4.  Nite Flites by Walker Brothers
The list author says:
  "Just for Scott's songs, notably Nite Flights & The Electrician- the latter alludes to the US'past while sounding like the future that would create Tilt- ..You'll die in your dreams...."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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OHM - The Early Gurus of Electronic Music
5.  OHM - The Early Gurus of Electronic Music by Robert
The list author says:
  "Excellent proto-electronica collection, cue up the usual suspects; Cage, Eno, Stockhausen etc"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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La Jette/Sans Soleil [DVD] [1966]
6.  La Jette/Sans Soleil [DVD] [1966] DVD ~ Étienne Becker
The list author says:
  "Nice twin set of Chris Marker on DVD- La Jetee influenced both 12 Monkeys & The Terminator. Sans Soleil up there with Blade Runner&Liquid Sky..."
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High-Rise
7.  High-Rise by J. G. Ballard
The list author says:
  "Final part in the loose so-called 'Urban Disaster' Trilogy after Crash & Concrete Island.."
£5.59   Used & New from: £2.23
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Early Gold
8.  Early Gold by Simple Minds
The list author says:
  "Highlights of vital Simple Minds, from Life In a Day to New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)...."
£5.62   Used & New from: £0.84
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Rough Trade Shops - Electronic Vol.1
9.  Rough Trade Shops - Electronic Vol.1 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "Lovely compilation which goes back to the past when there was a future and forwards again to another future past..."
Used & New from: £4.47
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Red Mecca
10.  Red Mecca by Cabaret Voltaire
The list author says:
  "Probably the best Cabaret Voltaire album in the world ever! (oh, but what about Microphonies?)"
£5.46   Used & New from: £4.20
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
11.  Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland
The list author says:
  "This was an important book & still is...especially this edition I lent someone & never got back!"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Soul Fire - An Introduction To
12.  Soul Fire - An Introduction To by Lee "Scratch" Perry
The list author says:
  "A pleasant primer of peak Perry, who was making some cutting edge music at the time...there's a famous Prodigy sample here, but don't let that put you off. See Arkology for bigger picture..."
Used & New from: £4.48
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Ulysses (Penguin Modern Classics)
13.  Ulysses (Penguin Modern Classics) by James Joyce
The list author says:
  "This is one of those books I keep coming back to- a frozen day in the past & so many tangents..."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (122 customer reviews)

Daft
14.  Daft by Art of Noise
The list author says:
  "Early compilation of Art of Noise, especially for Moments In Love..."
£13.78   Used & New from: £0.95
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Simulacra and Simulation (The Body in Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism)
15.  Simulacra and Simulation (The Body in Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism) by Jean Baudrillard
The list author says:
  "Key book on the hyperreality of things- namchecked in the psuedo-futuist Matrix, looking back to a past when we had a sense of future: McLuhan, Burroughs, Cronenberg..."
£12.64   Used & New from: £9.15
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Reproduction
16.  Reproduction by Human League
The list author says:
  "Makes you want to read too much Ballard&Kafka and travel in time to Sheffield in the 1970s..."
£5.52   Used & New from: £3.99
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

No Pussyfooting
17.  No Pussyfooting by Brian Eno
The list author says:
  "Key Fripp/Eno album; see also the Ambient Ones, especially On Land...."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Joe Meek: The Alchemist of Pop - Home Made Hits and Rarities 1958-1966
18.  Joe Meek: The Alchemist of Pop - Home Made Hits and Rarities 1958-1966 by Joe Meek
The list author says:
  "Joe Meek: homicide & suicide as a result of being trapped too far back in the past for one so focused on exploring the future?"
Used & New from: £24.99
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Stone Junction: An Alchemical Potboiler
19.  Stone Junction: An Alchemical Potboiler by Jim Dodge
The list author says:
  "Proto-cyberspace & other related subcultures..."
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The Action Packed Mentalist Brings You the Fucking Jams
20.  The Action Packed Mentalist Brings You the Fucking Jams by Kid 606
The list author says:
  "Quite..."
£12.42   Used & New from: £5.94
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

2nd Album
21.  2nd Album by Suicide
The list author says:
  "My fave Suicide album with Dream Baby Dream/Radiation & some great early demos on!"
£7.01   Used & New from: £4.00
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Time Out Of Joint (S.F. Masterworks)
22.  Time Out Of Joint (S.F. Masterworks) by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "Reissue of early Philip K Dick novel which pre-dates both The Prisoner & The Truman Show...as Poe said "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream"-"
£5.79   Used & New from: £0.90
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Metal Machine Music
23.  Metal Machine Music by Lou Reed
The list author says:
  "Every list should contain this!"
£3.66   Used & New from: £2.63
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

V.
24.  V. by Thomas Pynchon
The list author says:
  "The past & Europe and other related head****s!"
£6.74   Used & New from: £2.69
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

The Complete Death of Cool
25.  The Complete Death of Cool by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "Those lovely people at Leaf; think they live in a time of their own..."
£19.06   Used & New from: £2.89
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 04/08/2003
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