CRE001 - THE LEGEND! - “73 in 83” w/ Jerry Thackray a.k.a. Everett True (THE LEGEND!, journalist)

Here it is!!!

Matt & Scott finally get to the first proper release on Creation. (Quality takes time, right??!)

Your hosts debate the merit of the (much-maligned-in-its-time) record that started it all, and then they talk to the man himself, JERRY THACKRAY a.k.a. THE LEGEND! a.k.a. EVERETT TRUE.

Best known for his writing in the NME and Melody Maker, as well as for his and books on NIRVANA, WHITE STRIPES, and THE RAMONES, Mr. Thackray is a fascinating and Zelig-like character. And we LOVE his later (post-Creation) EPs (links below), so you’ll hear a few clips of those as well. It’s a sprawling and wild ride, but trust us, it’s worth sticking around for the whole thing. There’s music, there’s sadness, there’s drama, there’s brushes with fame. It’s got everything, even a live song.

Links of note:

The Legend! “73 in 83” (CRE001): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DPe-2HuApE

The Legend: “Talk Open”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNc8tbK89E0&t=43s

Everette True’s first interview with Young Marble Giants: http://www.collapseboard.com/the-first-interview-i-ever-did/

Everett True’s Song-A-Day on Youtube (almost up to 300!!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwfu13Cg4of5pFAbXiWD2w

Stuff that comes up:

CREATION RECORDS

The Legend

Television Personalities

Revolving Paint Dream

The Laughing Apple

Marine Girls

The McTells

Go-Betweens

Daniel Johnston

Bruce Pavitt

Jad Fair / Half Japanese

Bobby Gillespie

The Smiths

The Pastels

Oasis

John Peel

Cherry Red

Stephen Pastel

Cannanes

Huggy Bear

David Nichols

Young Marble Giants

Biff! Bang! Pow!

Soup Dragons

Jasmine Minks

John Robb / Membranes

Twelve Cubic Feet (great band)

Alan McGee

Geoff Travis

The Ramones

Rough Trade

The Go Team, Beat Happening, Calvin Johnson, Tobi Vail, Bikini Kill

Kill Rock Stars

Sub Pop

Graham Fellows

Nirvana

…And the Native Hipsters

Talulah Gosh & Amelia Fletcher

Special thanks to The Reds, Pinks & Purples for our theme music

CRE001 - THE LEGEND! - “73 in 83” w/ Jerry Thackray a.k.a. Everett True (THE LEGEND!, journalist)

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