Show Notes
The MOJO Record Club with Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant reveals her spectacular Nico, Marlene Dietrich and Ray Davies impressions, as she rolls up at the club to discuss Chelsea Girl, “medieval torture”, stealing eight-tracks and much more. Plus Andrew Male and Danny Eccleston pore over the new Depeche Mode album and an amazing Kinks “psychic download”!
Tracklisting:
1. Come On, Aphrodite, featuring Abena Koomson-Davis of Resistance Revival Chorus 2. These Days, sung by Nico, written by Jackson Browne (when he was sixteen years old) and released on Verve Records in 1967 3. Wrap Your Troubles, written by Lou Reed, sung by Nico and and released on Verve Records in 1967 4. Can’t Get Used To Losing You, Written By – Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, arranged by Robert Mersey and released on Columbia Records in 1963 5. Ghosts Again, written by Martin Gore and Richard Butler and released on Mute Records 6. Days, taken from the Kinks compilation, entitled The Journey Pt. 1, released on Castle Communications
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