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Rooms with Brittle Views (1981 remake)

I'm currently obsessed with the Kid Jensen version of this song, which is new to me this week.


YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRJzwFanf6A


The single version was recorded in Autumn 1979 (per sleeve notes), which is just a few months after the "Quit Dreaming" sessions (February-June, 1979).


The Jensen version was broadcast in June 1981, which puts it inside the date-span of "The Love That Whirls" sessions ("between Spring and Autumn, 1981).


And it sounds EXACTLY like TLTW moment. Glorious. The definitive take, IMO.


(Sadly, though this version was released on "The Practice of Everyday Life" box set, current digital purchase versions of that set don't include it or the other radio broadcasts that made up the final disc. Licensing limitations have been a curse for BN and his back catalogue, and I really sympathize.)

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Alec
Alec
Jul 22, 2024

Excellent conversation, TKK and Ed. Brittle Views, Kodak and Birds of Tin all flow into one another because of the beat.

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