WITH MORE APOLOGIES THAT THIS DIDN’T APPEAR IN THE USUAL TIME SLOT YESTERDAY……
The Hardy Boys completely passed me by back in the days when they were active, which is to say, 1989-90 and then again in 2010-11. My first time hearing them would have been at one of the Little League nights that were always so much fun, and then a few years later, I was alongside my dear friend Carlo, my DJ sidekick at the Simply Thrilled club nights, when he celebrated the re-release of Wonderful Lie by airing it to an appreciative and knowledgeable crowd in the basement of the much-missed Admiral Bar in Glasgow.
The following day, I sent an order to the Berlin-based Firestation Records for a copy of the re-release. It has since become one of my favourite bits of vinyl here in Villain Towers.
Little did I know that The Hardy Boys also happened to be one of the great loves of flimflamfan, one of the most prolific contributors to this blog. His tremendous ICA, (#275, posted in January 2021), tells you all you need to know about them. It really is worth a few minutes of your time. Click here.
I have become very appreciative of the songs from both eras of the band, but I just can’t see past the brilliance of Wonderful Lie from 1989 for inclusion in this long-running series. The original pressing on Stella Five Records goes for quite a handy sum on the second-hand market, but for anyone just wanting the opportunity to have it on vinyl, the Firestation Records reissue can still be picked up at a bargain price over at Discogs.
mp3 : The Hardy Boys – Wonderful Lie
One of the very best indie-pop songs of all time. Thank you, Carlo and flimflamfan for bringing it to my very belated attention.
JC
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 