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by cjh_Archive
Angus Jung wrote:Not a great book, but worth reading.Uncannily, you were spot on.I bought the Pascal Bussy book in the early 90s, it was published in 1989 to coincide with the inaugural Spoon reissues of the classic albums and press interviews supporting their reunion release (the less said about the better) around that time.It's a strange book that's hard to recommend: essentially an annotated chronology from '68 to '79 bulked out with band member profiles, a section about their live concerts and reunion plus an extended discography. It contains a little new information, some anecdotes and pictures that aren't generally available elsewhere but it's a slim tome that could have been written by a robot. For a fan it's still worth a read but only if you can find an inexpensive copy second hand. If I get time I'll scan in a page or two so you get the idea. Bussy's later Man, Machine and Music book about Kraftwerk is a much better exploration of its subject.On a happier note, The Lost Tapes has much to recommend. All the early, stripped-back stuff with Malcolm is obviously great (think Delay or the stray pieces on Unlimited Edition which is probably the closest cousin to this hotpotch release overall) but there's further red meat scattered across the three discs. Early favourites include the collage rocker Graublau and the beautifully autumnal Private Nocturnal. There are two or three epic Damo jams in there too (Bubble Rap, Abra Cada Braxas) as well as seedling versions of album tracks from his tenure. The whole thing is a welcome surprise and better than I was expecting.(If you use it, the entire caboodle is available via Spotify)
