My gf gave me this album on a cassette tape in the late 80s and we drove around the Scottish Highlands playing it endlessly - it was brilliant then and sounds wonderful still - thanks Gillian ....
Saw these guys in Edinburgh support The Smiths pre-Holmes and they blew me away. That said, this album remains one of the best 80's albums ever that no-one's heard of. In my opinion, a bit like Rodriguez's 'Cold Fact' or Nick Drake's albums, both of who also didn't enjoy commercial success at the time despite their brilliance. I had this on vinyl and then cassette, which then someone stole from my local pub and I went without it for years. I joined a Red Guitars fan club in the 90's and unbeknown to me one of the original band members, Lewis or Howard, sent me a copy of the original. True story.
I feel the same way Kenneth. I saw Red Guitars v 2.0 in Paris - 1985, I think, or '86 - and they blew me away. Like Robert Holmes' solo album from 1989, 'Age of Swing', as with 'Be With Me' - some of the best music from the '80s, in my opinion. Holmes also has a great channel on RUclips with about 40 songs on it - you may be interested - 'Robert Holmes Channel Two'. Time will indeed tell, eventually, on this great music.
@@paraffinalia4868 'Age of Swing' is another masterpiece, albeit I prefer the Guitars version to Holmes' version from his solo album, and I'll certainly check out the Channel Two thing you mention, so thanks for that. I have to say though, it's great to have stumbled across someone who's obviously just as much of a fan of the Guitars as myself, and there can't be many of us. More to do with bad luck, perhaps lack of ambition or belief coupled with not having the best PR department, than anything to do with the quality of their music. According to NME at one point, v 1.0, they were all set up to storm America. Slàinte!
You'll find it on the Guitars' album, 'Seven Types of Ambiguity - BBC Sessions 1983-1985'. Whether this album has also now been 'deleted' I don't know, but it's certainly another Rad Guitars classic, imo ;-) The solo version of course is good, but I still prefer this one.
I NEED THE OTHER VERSION THAT APPEARS ON THE MAXI ! SO SEXY TO TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS INMEDIATELY ! WHO HAS IT ?? BRING IT UP !! ( EVERY NIGHT I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER, I WHISPER I WHISPER A LITTLE PRAYER FOR YOU !!! )
My gf gave me this album on a cassette tape in the late 80s and we drove around the Scottish Highlands playing it endlessly - it was brilliant then and sounds wonderful still - thanks Gillian ....
Saw these guys in Edinburgh support The Smiths pre-Holmes and they blew me away. That said, this album remains one of the best 80's albums ever that no-one's heard of. In my opinion, a bit like Rodriguez's 'Cold Fact' or Nick Drake's albums, both of who also didn't enjoy commercial success at the time despite their brilliance. I had this on vinyl and then cassette, which then someone stole from my local pub and I went without it for years. I joined a Red Guitars fan club in the 90's and unbeknown to me one of the original band members, Lewis or Howard, sent me a copy of the original. True story.
I feel the same way Kenneth. I saw Red Guitars v 2.0 in Paris - 1985, I think, or '86 - and they blew me away. Like Robert Holmes' solo album from 1989, 'Age of Swing', as with 'Be With Me' - some of the best music from the '80s, in my opinion. Holmes also has a great channel on RUclips with about 40 songs on it - you may be interested - 'Robert Holmes Channel Two'. Time will indeed tell, eventually, on this great music.
@@paraffinalia4868 'Age of Swing' is another masterpiece, albeit I prefer the Guitars version to Holmes' version from his solo album, and I'll certainly check out the Channel Two thing you mention, so thanks for that. I have to say though, it's great to have stumbled across someone who's obviously just as much of a fan of the Guitars as myself, and there can't be many of us. More to do with bad luck, perhaps lack of ambition or belief coupled with not having the best PR department, than anything to do with the quality of their music. According to NME at one point, v 1.0, they were all set up to storm America. Slàinte!
@@kennethkirk7055 Cheers to you too, Kenneth. I didn't know there was an earlier version of 'Age of Swing' - where do I find it?
You'll find it on the Guitars' album, 'Seven Types of Ambiguity - BBC Sessions 1983-1985'. Whether this album has also now been 'deleted' I don't know, but it's certainly another Rad Guitars classic, imo ;-) The solo version of course is good, but I still prefer this one.
...not an official album of course, but it was available on CD at some point.
Fabulous!!
thx having a hard time finding songs from this great album
Fantastic - I feel like I have just travelled back in a time machine. What a firn band they were.
booked them in 1986... polder rock, an everlasting memory
Thx for this song from this great album.
Try 'Robert Holmes Channel Two' for more recent songs by the writer and singer of "Be With Me".
Thank you very much! I can't believe this!!!
Awesome find, thanks!
Even this version transcends anything by the first version of Red Guitars - imo, of course. The 12" single is the best though - a true '80s classic.
Me gusta este estilo de música (New wave)
Lyrics needed, pls
I NEED THE OTHER VERSION THAT APPEARS ON THE MAXI ! SO SEXY TO TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS INMEDIATELY ! WHO HAS IT ?? BRING IT UP !! ( EVERY NIGHT I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER, I WHISPER I WHISPER A LITTLE PRAYER FOR YOU !!! )
This isn't the best version though. This sounds a bit too smooth to me.