OK…..I’ve had a few lazy-looking and lazy-sounding series on the go in recent times, but it shouldn’t detract from the fact that they occasionally serve a decent purpose. And if turns out that one reader or visitor has had their day brightened by getting the chance to click on a link and hear a particular song, then as far as I’m concerned, it’s job done!
I’ll willingly admit that many of the tunes which get included under the banner of ‘One Song On The Hard Drive’ or ‘Saturday’s Scottish Song’ can often leave a lot to be desired. But hopefully, that isn’t the case today, which happens to be another lifted from the Make More Noise! Women In Independent Music UK 1977-1987, 4x CD release issued on Cherry Red Records in 2020.
This is from the booklet accompanying the release
Led by Anna Di Stefano and Stefano Curti, Rhythm and Faith were a London based gothic rock group formed from the remnants of a couple of Italian bands, namely TM Spa and Sindrome.
Having relocated to London and discovered drummer Rab Fae Beith, Curti and Stefano brought the dark essence of those previous groups to a burgeoning goth scene in the capital, and issued their sole vinyl outing, the ‘Time To Run’ EP, on Future Records in 1983.
The band still exists today, having reverted to the Style Sindrome moniker, and still showcases the vocal capabilities of the wonderful Anna Di Stefano.
mp3: Rhythm and Faith – Young Too Young Girl
There is something of a Banshees influence to the vocal, and while the music does seem very much of its time it’s the sort of thing that would normally get me seeking out other material.
There are a handful of copies of the Time To Run EP on Discogs, but just two from sellers in the UK, and in a post-Brexit world, I am very wary of buying from overseas for fear of getting battered by customs/import taxes. The asking prices are £15 or £20 plus shipping. In an ideal world – and that would be one in which I wouldn’t think twice about paying that sort of money for three more songs that I haven’t heard (not to mention that I am quickly running out of space for what I already have!!!) – I’d willingly shell out. But it really is far from an ideal world……………………
I suppose I could make use of some sort of streaming service, but I remain proud of the fact that I don’t subscribe to any of them, nor will I be doing so in the future. I’m old-fashioned and a traditionalist at heart.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
That’s it, me bucko!! Resist the urge to stream as it will not fit you in the same way it doesn’t work for me. For me streaming represents the ultimate in non-curatable music. It is intangible, unknowable, answers only to lawyers, and is out to take whatever it can get while leaving nothing in return.
I know exactly what you mean. The last time I ordered a record in England, I felt like I had to pay taxes in every country the record passed through on the way to me.
My wife and daughter introduced Spotify to our family. At first (and for years) I was very skeptical, but now I have a whole series of playlists there. [sk]