Audio

Here's some MP3 files for you to download.
I have split them into 3 sections:

Short Clips
for those on slow connections
 Some interesting MP3 files.  All the files on this page are short
clips so that the download time isn't too long.

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Load		 Thunder Road
 This is a cover version of a Bruce Springsteen song that was originally meant to appear on the Kevin Rowland album My Beauty (Creation 1999). However, Springsteen heard the version and decided not to allow it !  It was only ever available on the promo cds of the album.		 294kb
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Load		 If I Ever
 This is an unreleased Kevin Rowland track that he performed on the Jonathon Ross TV show in 1994.  Also playing with him was Big Jim.		 264kb
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Load		 Manhood
 Another unreleased Kevin Rowland original from the Jonathon Ross Show.		 254kb
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Load		 Young Man
 This is the demo version of the single from The Wanderer album (Mercury 1988).		 455kb
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Load		 There There My Dear
 A very different slower version of the hit single from Searching For The Young Soul Rebels (EMI 1980) recorded on The Tube TV show in 19??.		 233kb
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Load		 Merry Christmas Everybody
 A great celtic version of the Slade classic recorded on a TV show in the 1980s.		 167kb
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Load		 Yes Let's
 This unreleased song was recorded at The Projected Passion Revue at the Old Vic Theatre, London on November 15th 1981.  The quality is poor but listen to the lyrics - they are the same as Come On Eileen !		 223kb
     
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Load		 Yes Let's - The Blue Ox Babes
 Taken from the Blue Ox Babes album - Apples & Oranges.  (Nothing to do with the Dexys track above)		 392kb
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Load		 Pray Lucky - The Blue Ox Babes
 As above.		 341kb
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Load		 Looking For Excitement - The Bureau
 Taken from The Bureau album - The Bureau.		 709kb
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Load		 Bigger Prize - The Bureau
 As above.		 420kb


Full Length Clips
for those with fast connections or lots of time !!

 All the files here are the full length tracks so BE WARNED that it may
take sometime to download.  Worth it though !

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Load		 Thunder Road
 This is a cover version of a Bruce Springsteen song that was originally meant to appear on the Kevin Rowland album My Beauty (Creation 1999). However, Springsteen heard the version and decided not to allow it !  It was only ever available on the promo cds of the album.
 4181kb
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Load		 Yes Let's - The Blue Ox Babes
 Taken from the Blue Ox Babes album - Apples & Oranges.  
 2314kb
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Load		 Pray Lucky - The Blue Ox Babes
 As above.
 2043kb
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Load		 Looking For Excitement - The Bureau
 Taken from The Bureau album - The Bureau.
 2847kb
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Load		 Bigger Prize - The Bureau
 As above.
 2492kb


Inspiration Clips
 Are these the songs that inspired Dexys ? you decide.  Each file is made
up of short clips of the two songs. First the inspiration then the Dexys
song. It could be just coincidence but I reckon they sound very similar.
Anyway I think it's OK - after all Fatboy Slim does it all the time!

All the files here are short clips so that the download time isn't too long.

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Rag Mama Rag - The Band  &  Show Me
This clip is made up of the intro to "Rag Mama Rag" by The Band followed by "Show Me" - very similar !
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42kb

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A Man Like Me - Jimmy James  &  Come On Eileen
This clip is made up of the chorus of "A Man Like Me" by 1960s soul group Jimmy James and the Vagabonds followed by the chorus of "Come On Eileen".  Mmmm I wonder !?
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99kb

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The One And Only - Zoot Money  &  Geno
This clip features the intro of "The One And Only" by another 1960s soulster Zoot Money and the brass riff from "Geno".
Just imagine the Zoot Money clip played a bit faster !
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 82kb