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Ariel: Yellow Submarine (1997)

Ariel: Yellow Submarine (1997)

...My Friends and this tempo-challenging stab at Yellow Submarine which ends up waltzing down the... ...and this tempo-challenging stab at Yellow Submarine which ends up waltzing down the Danube. The... ...laugh-aloud covers. And go here for more on Yellow Submarine. For more oddities, one-offs or... ...covers. And go here for more on Yellow Submarine. For more oddities, one-offs or songs with an...

THE BEATLES' YELLOW SUBMARINE RECONSIDERED (2018): Fantasia for the pot generation

THE BEATLES' YELLOW SUBMARINE RECONSIDERED (2018): Fantasia for the pot generation

...if Ringo was followed down the street by a yellow submarine?" That -- allegedly/mythically... ...Ringo was followed down the street by a yellow submarine?" That -- allegedly/mythically -- was the... ...Beatles' involvement with the animated movie Yellow Submarine, released 50 years ago. Of course it... ...involvement with the animated movie Yellow Submarine, released 50 years ago. Of course it was a... ...with the clarity hindsight brings, the Yellow Submarine movie of 1968 has the feel of a last... ...with the clarity hindsight brings, the Yellow Submarine movie of 1968 has the feel of a last flicker... ...and sniping from behind their beards. Watching Yellow Submarine today -- astonishingly half a... ...from behind their beards. Watching Yellow Submarine today -- astonishingly half a century later --... ...Apple boutique and taking mind-altering drugs, Yellow Submarine allowed them a doppelganger... ...and taking mind-altering drugs, Yellow Submarine allowed them a doppelganger providing pure... ...on newsreels of Adolf Hitler. Read like that, Yellow Submarine was Fantasia for the pot-head set.... ...of Adolf Hitler. Read like that, Yellow Submarine was Fantasia for the pot-head set. But... ...while their career took them elsewhere. The Yellow Submarine Songtrack CD originally released in... ...their career took them elsewhere. The Yellow Submarine Songtrack CD originally released in 1999,... ...birthday party and the family had rented Yellow Submarine on video to play. He went home and... ...party and the family had rented Yellow Submarine on video to play. He went home and asked his...

THE BEATLES, YELLOW SUBMARINE adapted and illustrated by BILL MORRISON

THE BEATLES, YELLOW SUBMARINE adapted and illustrated by BILL MORRISON

...this is the 50th anniversary of Yellow Submarine – the animated film which premiered in... ...this is the 50th anniversary of Yellow Submarine – the animated film which... ...and transparencies, and there was even the Yellow Submarine Songtrack album in '99 which was all... ...transparencies, and there was even the Yellow Submarine Songtrack album in '99 which was all the... ...And of course Lego got there with a Yellow Submarine set (very cool!) some time back.... ...And of course Lego got there with a Yellow Submarine set (very cool!) some time back. Done and... ...dusted then? Almost, so the recently released Yellow Submarine seven inch picture disc looked a... ...then? Almost, so the recently released Yellow Submarine seven inch picture disc looked a little... ...create dialogue I was thinking not only about Yellow Submarine but also about Help! and A Hard... ...dialogue I was thinking not only about Yellow Submarine but also about Help! and A Hard Day’s... ...but knowledgeable reconsideration of Yellow Submarine, in comic book form, then. And the... ...but knowledgeable reconsideration of Yellow Submarine, in comic book form, then. And the final few... ...from his sketchbook If you really do want a Yellow Submarine comic, Bill Morrison's version is... ...his sketchbook If you really do want a Yellow Submarine comic, Bill Morrison's version is the one. Or... ...go here. The hardcover edition of Morrison's Yellow Submarine is available at Amazon: NZ$30, but... ...The hardcover edition of Morrison's Yellow Submarine is available at Amazon: NZ$30, but shipping...

RECOMMENDED RECORD: The Chills: Submarine Bells (Fire/Flying Nun)

RECOMMENDED RECORD: The Chills: Submarine Bells (Fire/Flying Nun)

...blush. Nowhere is that more evident than on Submarine Bells of 1990 which opened with the... ...to his idea than Wilson had. And the Chills' Submarine Bells album ended a tidy 40 minutes later... ...and God intended it – three decades on Submarine Bells still has the capacity to delight,...

The Beatles: It's All Too Much (1969)

The Beatles: It's All Too Much (1969)

...because it appeared on the soundtrack to Yellow Submarine – a movie the Beatles had... ...it appeared on the soundtrack to Yellow Submarine – a movie the Beatles had little to do... ...it above another make-weight in the animated Yellow Submarine (which also included Lennon's piano... ...another make-weight in the animated Yellow Submarine (which also included Lennon's piano rocker Hey...

The Beatles; You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (1970)

The Beatles; You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (1970)

...did what were essentially children's songs: Yellow Submarine, Octopus's Garden and All Together... ...what were essentially children's songs: Yellow Submarine, Octopus's Garden and All Together Now. And...

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (2001): The Beatles first film on DVD

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (2001): The Beatles first film on DVD

...Tour was a rambling and plotless mistake. For Yellow Submarine they begged off entirely and were... ...a rambling and plotless mistake. For Yellow Submarine they begged off entirely and were replaced by...

The Beatles: Old Brown Shoe (1969)

The Beatles: Old Brown Shoe (1969)

...another Harrison song, Ii's All Too Much (from Yellow Submarine). As with McCartney's Get Back,... ...Harrison song, Ii's All Too Much (from Yellow Submarine). As with McCartney's Get Back, there is...

Stealing Sheep/Radiophonic Workshop: La planete sauvage (Fire/digital outlets)

Stealing Sheep/Radiophonic Workshop: La planete sauvage (Fire/digital outlets)

...adults as much as children. It was Bosch-meets-Yellow Submarine/The Point + Morlocks and Eloi if you... ...as much as children. It was Bosch-meets-Yellow Submarine/The Point + Morlocks and Eloi if you will,...

THE BEATLES AFTER THE REMASTERS (2009): And in the end . . .

THE BEATLES AFTER THE REMASTERS (2009): And in the end . . .

...Let It Be Naked, the "songtrack" of Yellow Submarine and various McCartney debacles such... ...Be Naked, the "songtrack" of Yellow Submarine and various McCartney debacles such as Give My...

THE BEATLES AS COMIC AND CARTOON CHARACTERS (2020): The greatest story ever sold, and sold again . . .

THE BEATLES AS COMIC AND CARTOON CHARACTERS (2020): The greatest story ever sold, and sold again . . .

...art), caricatures in Mad magazine, the Yellow Submarine movie and more. The in-house... ...art), caricatures in Mad magazine, the Yellow Submarine movie and more. The in-house Revolver album... ...Can the Mal Evans story be too far away? Yellow Submarine – as a comic without the music... ...the Mal Evans story be too far away? Yellow Submarine – as a comic without the music and in... ...and goes and goes. We've look briefly at the Yellow Submarine books before, but here is more of... ...and goes. We've look briefly at the Yellow Submarine books before, but here is more of The Beatles...

RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL-STARR BAND, REVIEWED (2013): All together now . . .

RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL-STARR BAND, REVIEWED (2013): All together now . . .

...with Honey Don't, I Want To Be Your Man, Yellow Submarine etc), Latin-flavoured rock (Rollie... ...Honey Don't, I Want To Be Your Man, Yellow Submarine etc), Latin-flavoured rock (Rollie taking lead... ...between rock 'n' roll (Boys), pub singalong (Yellow Submarine), Black Magic Woman (Lukather... ...rock 'n' roll (Boys), pub singalong (Yellow Submarine), Black Magic Woman (Lukather shining in a...

THE POINT by HARRY NILSSON (MVDvisual DVD through Southbound)

THE POINT by HARRY NILSSON (MVDvisual DVD through Southbound)

...to 8 year old can come to the Beatles through Yellow Submarine, so too you can get into Nilsson... ...old can come to the Beatles through Yellow Submarine, so too you can get into Nilsson through the... ...by characters from the more visually colourful Yellow Submarine) but for the most part is an... ...from the more visually colourful Yellow Submarine) but for the most part is an absolute charmer...

BLACK TO THE FUTURE: The Beatles on vinyl in mono

BLACK TO THE FUTURE: The Beatles on vinyl in mono

...EP); and The Beatles (aka The White Album). Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road and Let It Be appeared... ...and The Beatles (aka The White Album). Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road and Let It Be appeared in stereo... ...stereo so aren't included, although a few from Yellow Submarine – Only a Northern Song, All... ...aren't included, although a few from Yellow Submarine – Only a Northern Song, All Together... ...CDs from the previous set. And all of those Submarine songs sound considerably better and sonically...

Yellow Ostrich: Cosmos (Barsuk/Southbound)

Yellow Ostrich: Cosmos (Barsuk/Southbound)

...Afraid) and mystery (In the Dark, Any Wonder). Yellow Ostrich could have taken this into obvious...

Chris Eckman: The Last Side of the Mountain (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Chris Eckman: The Last Side of the Mountain (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Eckman has been one of the cornerstones of the long-running and very credible alt.country outfit the Walkabouts, has released solo albums, and been a member of the ever-evolving Willard Grant Conspira

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Beatles: Revolver

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Beatles: Revolver

...those polar opposites . . . the kid-friendly Yellow Submarine and the innovative droning and... ...polar opposites . . . the kid-friendly Yellow Submarine and the innovative droning and tripped-out...

L/O/N/G: American Primitive (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

L/O/N/G: American Primitive (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Those with passion for edgy alt.country and Neil Young in vinegary acoustic-rock mode need only know Chris Eckman (the Walkabouts, the innovative Sahara blues-influenced band Dirt Music) is one of tho

Louisiana Red: Back to the Black Bayou (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Louisiana Red: Back to the Black Bayou (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

This seventysomething year old has earned to right to sing the blues: his father was lynched by the Klan back home in Alabama when he was boy; he was moved around staying with various relatives; playe

Golden Kanine: Oh Woe! (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Golden Kanine: Oh Woe! (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

There seems to be an interesting musical culture in Sweden which every now and again appears on the scanners of the rest of the world. In the pop world we can see a lineage between the Wannadies and P

Delgirl: Porchlight (Yellow Eye)

Delgirl: Porchlight (Yellow Eye)

This trio from Dunedin impressed on their debut album two, maybe three, days ride which saw them nominated for a Tui award and, as I noted at that time, it was a real step up from their first EP. This

THE BEATLES: GET BACK, THE ROOFTOP PERFORMANCE (2022): Reeling in the years

THE BEATLES: GET BACK, THE ROOFTOP PERFORMANCE (2022): Reeling in the years

...John and Yoko, Apple, John and Yoko naked, the Yellow Submarine movie . . . That is quite some six... ...Yoko, Apple, John and Yoko naked, the Yellow Submarine movie . . . That is quite some six years, and...

Beady Eye: Different Gear Still Speeding (Liberator)

Beady Eye: Different Gear Still Speeding (Liberator)

...for Ringo's character in closing overs of the Yellow Submarine movie. But mostly Beady Eye have... ...character in closing overs of the Yellow Submarine movie. But mostly Beady Eye have admirably...

DubXanne: The Police in Dub (Echo Beach/Yellow Eye)

DubXanne: The Police in Dub (Echo Beach/Yellow Eye)

This is how I like my Police. Without Sting. As with that yelping guy in Yes and few others, I find Sting's voice very hard to take. Although I concede that when I consider their album sales (45 milli

Hobotalk: Homesick for Nowhere (Yellow Eye)

Hobotalk: Homesick for Nowhere (Yellow Eye)

The Scottish singer-songwriter Marc Pilley who is the hub of Hobotalk has a gentle way with his music: nothing feels forced or false, and the augmentation of his simple tunes by mandolin, violin, fema

Urge Overkill: Rock&Roll Submarine (Redeye)

Urge Overkill: Rock&Roll Submarine (Redeye)

Possibly the most coolly knowing, confidently aloof band since Steely Dan, Urge Overkill out of Chicago were touring mates with Nirvana and Pearl Jam but their stylish and increasingly power pop sound

Julian Temple Band: Quiet Earth (Oscillosonic/Yellow Eye)

Julian Temple Band: Quiet Earth (Oscillosonic/Yellow Eye)

Noticed how in action movies so few actors speak these days? They tend use an amplified whisper which has the effect of raising tension -- even when very little is happening. San Francisco-born, Duned

One Man Bannister: Evolver (Powertool Records)

One Man Bannister: Evolver (Powertool Records)

...here). It is quite a stretch for one person -- Yellow Submarine to Eleanor Rigby, let alone Tomorrow... ...It is quite a stretch for one person -- Yellow Submarine to Eleanor Rigby, let alone Tomorrow Never... ...he has a bit of fun on a very gentle Yellow Submarine and the opening of Good Day Sunshine... ...he has a bit of fun on a very gentle Yellow Submarine and the opening of Good Day Sunshine is,...

Dirt Music: BKO (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Dirt Music: BKO (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

In a way this album was inevitable -- although has come from an unexpected source. The whole "Sahara Blues" style of Etran Finatawa, Tinariwen and more recently Tamikrest has always lent its

THE BEATLES BEYOND 1 AND 1+: All you need is these

THE BEATLES BEYOND 1 AND 1+: All you need is these

...and Everywhere, For No One) to playfulness (Yellow Submarine), psychedelic rock (She Said) and... ...Everywhere, For No One) to playfulness (Yellow Submarine), psychedelic rock (She Said) and Lennon's... ...old people were hardly the stuff of pop) and Yellow Submarine appear on the 1 collection. So... ...were hardly the stuff of pop) and Yellow Submarine appear on the 1 collection. So you've ticked...

THEY ARE ALL THE WALRUS: The story of the Exotic Beatles series

THEY ARE ALL THE WALRUS: The story of the Exotic Beatles series

...is on to the British MP Derek Enright reading Yellow Submarine in Latin, then a Japanese version.... ...to the British MP Derek Enright reading Yellow Submarine in Latin, then a Japanese version. And so it... .... . . Later there is Maurice Chevalier with Yellow Submarine, Frank Sidebottom with Flying, the... .... Later there is Maurice Chevalier with Yellow Submarine, Frank Sidebottom with Flying, the Beatle...

Jackal: Only Everything

Jackal: Only Everything

...(I constantly remind people the Beatles did Yellow Submarine and Tomorrow Never Knows on the same... ...remind people the Beatles did Yellow Submarine and Tomorrow Never Knows on the same album,...

Louisiana Red and Little Victor's Juke Joint: Memphis Mojo (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Louisiana Red and Little Victor's Juke Joint: Memphis Mojo (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Almost an octogenerian, Louisiana Red (aka Iverson Minter) has understandably become a fixture on blues circuits. Born in Alabama and his father lynched by the Klan, he once recorded for Chess in 1949

THE BEATLES. LET IT BE COVER, COPIED AND PARODIED (2019): Can you dig it, dig it . . .

THE BEATLES. LET IT BE COVER, COPIED AND PARODIED (2019): Can you dig it, dig it . . .

...Tour (also uncredited) wasn't any better. Yellow Submarine they had little to do with. And that... ...(also uncredited) wasn't any better. Yellow Submarine they had little to do with. And that only...

Delgirl: two, maybe three, days ride (Yellow Eye)

Delgirl: two, maybe three, days ride (Yellow Eye)

This Dunedin-based, folk-country three-piece of Deidre Newall, Erin Morton and Lynn Vare impressed with an earlier EP Live at the Wunderbar which hinted at something special, but wasn't quite strong e

Odell Brown: Mellow Yellow (1967)

Odell Brown: Mellow Yellow (1967)

...with instant appeal, like Donovan's Mellow Yellow which organist Odell Brown and his band the...

THE BEATLES' HELP! RECONSIDERED (2007): The band in a Bond film

THE BEATLES' HELP! RECONSIDERED (2007): The band in a Bond film

...of being actors or even themselves. And by Yellow Submarine they had become fully fledged... ...being actors or even themselves. And by Yellow Submarine they had become fully fledged cartoon... ...Magical Mystery Tour go here and for more on Yellow Submarine try... ...Mystery Tour go here and for more on Yellow Submarine try...

Thomas Dybdahl: "that great October sound" (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Thomas Dybdahl: "that great October sound" (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Some voices -- like those of Jeff Buckley, Antony (of the Johnsons) and Aretha Franklin -- just draw you to them. In the alt.folk scene the late Elliott Smith had such a gift. You felt he was speaking

THE BEATLES, REVOLVER REVISITED (2022): Death and taxes

THE BEATLES, REVOLVER REVISITED (2022): Death and taxes

...Only Sleeping and taut Doctor Robert. Yes, and Yellow Submarine. Some would have preferred they... ...and taut Doctor Robert. Yes, and Yellow Submarine. Some would have preferred they ditch Ringo's... ...Rain released just two months previous. But Yellow Submarine showed their confidence: they could... ...released just two months previous. But Yellow Submarine showed their confidence: they could be serious... ...or not, as long as there are five-year olds, Yellow Submarine will always have a receptive... ...as long as there are five-year olds, Yellow Submarine will always have a receptive audience. ....

ALL MY LOVING, a film by TONY PALMER (BBC DVD)

ALL MY LOVING, a film by TONY PALMER (BBC DVD)

...it". Then he laughs and says, "like Yellow Submarine". Palmer -- who later made the... ...Then he laughs and says, "like Yellow Submarine". Palmer -- who later made the...

Tamikrest: Adagh (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Tamikrest: Adagh (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

As we know, for every breakthrough band there are a dozen or more who can successfully coattail. Tamikrest come from the same area -- geographical and musical -- as the great Tinariwan and Etra Finata

Oli Brown: Heads I Win Tails You Lose (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Oli Brown: Heads I Win Tails You Lose (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

The blues goes in cycles of visibility: there were those great days of the late Forties/Fifties in the South and the early Sixties in Chicago; the British blues boom of the early/mid Sixties (John May

Jasmine Lovell-Smith's Towering Poppies: Yellow Red Blue (Paint Box)

Jasmine Lovell-Smith's Towering Poppies: Yellow Red Blue (Paint Box)

...This album is available from her website here. Yellow Red Blue New Zealand tour (pianist Anita...

THE BEATLES, THE SINGLES COLLECTION (2019): The long and winding road to your . . .

THE BEATLES, THE SINGLES COLLECTION (2019): The long and winding road to your . . .

...and DVD, A Hard Day's Night and Help! and Yellow Submarine on DVD and Blu-Ray, and more... ...DVD, A Hard Day's Night and Help! and Yellow Submarine on DVD and Blu-Ray, and more recently Sgt... ...Argentina]A: "Eleanor Rigby"A: "Yellow Submarine" 1967 [double A-side / sleeve... ..."Eleanor Rigby"A: "Yellow Submarine" 1967 [double A-side / sleeve art:...

The Verlaines: Corporate Moronic (Dunedin Sound/Yellow Eye)

The Verlaines: Corporate Moronic (Dunedin Sound/Yellow Eye)

The problem with writing songs which have a political intention or address social issues is that these complex matters cannot easily be reduced to lyrics, and so you end up with songs which are slogan

Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Deluxe Edition (Universal CD/DVD)

Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Deluxe Edition (Universal CD/DVD)

Elton is like a kindly old uncle these days, giving big ups to Ryan Adams, throwing post-Oscar parties, behaving himself, turning up on Disney soundtracks, or rewriting one of his prettiest tunes for

Museum: traces of (Inakustik/Yellow Eye)

Museum: traces of (Inakustik/Yellow Eye)

In the shorthand of the internet (where this group gave away their first two EPs) this is “for fans of Interpol, Bauhaus, Placebo . . .” which is helpful, but doesn't explain everything ab

Big Daddy Wilson: Love is the Key (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Big Daddy Wilson: Love is the Key (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Singer Wilson from North Carolina is yet another of those US blues (and jazz) artists who found a more sympathetic and profitable environment in Europe and these days operates out of Germany playing f

Two Cartoons: Tiny Terrors (Far South/Yellow Eye)

Two Cartoons: Tiny Terrors (Far South/Yellow Eye)

This New Zealand duo of Isaac McFarlane and Brad Craig -- based in Dunedin but only partially inspired/influenced by the Flying Nun sounds which emerged from that city in the Eighties -- again deliver

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, REMASTERED AND REISSUED (2014): All they had to do was act naturally

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, REMASTERED AND REISSUED (2014): All they had to do was act naturally

...to liking the shows. Perhaps because with Yellow Submarine (68) they'd also been animated... ...liking the shows. Perhaps because with Yellow Submarine (68) they'd also been animated characters... ...– Help!, Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine have already been re-presented on... ...– Help!, Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine have already been re-presented on DVD/Blu-ray...

JOHN LENNON INTERVIEWED (1995): I hear you knocking

JOHN LENNON INTERVIEWED (1995): I hear you knocking

...drug addict I prefer their trippy songs like Yellow Submarine or Paul's lovely Fool on a Hill... ...addict I prefer their trippy songs like Yellow Submarine or Paul's lovely Fool on a Hill ballad for...

Watermelon Slim: Up Close & Personal (Southern/Yellow Eye)

Watermelon Slim: Up Close & Personal (Southern/Yellow Eye)

Not only does white bluesman Watermelon Slim sound like the blackest 1940s blues player that ever was, but he's also has had an extraordinary life. Believable if you read it in a novel, but all true.

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 The Puddle: The Shakespeare Monkey (Fishrider/Yellow Eye)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 The Puddle: The Shakespeare Monkey (Fishrider/Yellow Eye)

Dunedin's The Puddle should have been bigger (and perhaps better) than they were during New Zealand's vibrant indie-rock scene in the Eighties and early Nineties. But they were sometimes "indispo

THE JAZZ CONUNDRUM (2023): At the interface of styles

THE JAZZ CONUNDRUM (2023): At the interface of styles

...the 1992 Montreux Jazz Festival offering Yellow Submarine and guest spots to Joe Walsh of the... ...1992 Montreux Jazz Festival offering Yellow Submarine and guest spots to Joe Walsh of the Eagles.... ...there are famous drummers, mercifully no Yellow Submarine. . For details of the Te Ahurei Toi... ...are famous drummers, mercifully no Yellow Submarine. . For details of the Te Ahurei Toi o...

THE BEATLES AS SEEN ON SCREENS (2015): How the music looked

THE BEATLES AS SEEN ON SCREENS (2015): How the music looked

...remastered (A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Yellow Submarine and Magical Mystery Tour) but... ...remastered (A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Yellow Submarine and Magical Mystery Tour) but hardcore fans...

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Neville Brothers; Greatest Hits (A&M)

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Neville Brothers; Greatest Hits (A&M)

...wise to have Fiyo on the Bayou (from '81) and Yellow Moon ('89) close to hand. But if you just want... ...you get the following: the title track from Yellow Moon; Aaron Neville keeping the vibrato in...

Holmes: Stop Go (Yellow Eye)

Holmes: Stop Go (Yellow Eye)

Okay, this album came out in 2007 -- which is of course an eon ago in the world of of pop -- but Elsewhere has an unashamed affection for power pop, and this album seems to have just been given distri

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell: Old Yellow Moon (Warners)

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell: Old Yellow Moon (Warners)

Two-part question to Emmylou and Rodney: What took you so long (they've been musical pals for almost four decades) and why songs – albeit good ones – mostly from back-catalogues? Longtime

Various Artists: Got No Chains; The Songs of the Walkabouts (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Various Artists: Got No Chains; The Songs of the Walkabouts (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

The Walkabouts have -- for 25 years -- been the vehicle for songwriter Chris Eckman (see here) and Carla Torgerson who have been mainstays in a band with a revloving door membership. Some might push t

The Late Pages: Yellow and Grey (Ellamy)

The Late Pages: Yellow and Grey (Ellamy)

Recorded by Louis Bernstone at his Ellamy Studios in Auckland (as was the recent Flaming Mudcats album) this searing album of 11 powerful power-pop, alt.rock and dynamic ballads all come from the pen

Joanna's pre- and post-hangover potato and chorizo melange

Joanna's pre- and post-hangover potato and chorizo melange

...serve four) INGREDIENTS 8 agria or other yellow potatoes 4 chorizo sausages 2 cans of... ...stuff) METHOD Scrub and dice agria or other yellow potatoes into 1.5 cm cubes. They must be...

Baskery: Fall Among Thieves (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Baskery: Fall Among Thieves (Glitterhouse/Yellow Eye)

Recently I flipped on yet another faux-country alt.folk album and listened to university educated people pretending they were Appalachian mountain dwellers imbued with a rural spirit and old time reli

THE BEATLES REMASTERED, 2009 (EMI): Here, there and everywhere

THE BEATLES REMASTERED, 2009 (EMI): Here, there and everywhere

...this remarkable catalogue of over 230 songs, Yellow Submarine and Magical Mystery Tour remain what... ...remarkable catalogue of over 230 songs, Yellow Submarine and Magical Mystery Tour remain what they... ...embarrassed by kiddie fodder songs like Yellow Submarine or All Together Now. So what else... ...embarrassed by kiddie fodder songs like Yellow Submarine or All Together Now. So what else does this...

Various Artists: Murder; Songs from the Dark Side of the Soul (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Various Artists: Murder; Songs from the Dark Side of the Soul (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

The seemingly endless CSI and such like on television, movies about killers and cops, as well as news reports of real life murders suggests that what began with Cain and Abel still fascinates us -- an

Dub Spencer and Trance Hill: Riding Strange Horses (Echo Beach/Yellow)

Dub Spencer and Trance Hill: Riding Strange Horses (Echo Beach/Yellow)

Those who know their spaghetti westerns and love a bit of dubbery will welcome this new installment from the Swiss band Spencer/Hill (aka bassist Marcel Stalder, guitarist Markus Meier, keyboard playe

Various Artists: Head Over High Heels; Strong and Female 1927-59 (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Various Artists: Head Over High Heels; Strong and Female 1927-59 (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Much as some might like to think strong females arrived with Madonna (or maybe in the late Sixties with feminism), there were always those independent, tough-minded and free-spirited women out there -

Hellsongs: Minor Misdemeanors (Lovely/Yellow Eye)

Hellsongs: Minor Misdemeanors (Lovely/Yellow Eye)

This outing follows a similar path to the previous Hellsongs album Hymns in the Key of 666 where metal songs were delivered in a quiet, almost pastoral manner or inna lounge style. A rather familiar r

Various Artists: Roll Your Moneymaker, I Smell a Rat (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Various Artists: Roll Your Moneymaker, I Smell a Rat (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Subtitled “Early Black Rock'n'Roll” these two parallel volumes (Roll is 1948-58, Rat is 1949-59) pick up some classic, dirty, thrilling rock'n'roll from the time before and through the Elv

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR, REVISITED (2012): Another clue for you, the scapegoat was Paul

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR, REVISITED (2012): Another clue for you, the scapegoat was Paul

...two vinyl discs . . . Even more so than Yellow Submarine, the Beatles almost seem incidental... ...two vinyl discs . . . Even more so than Yellow Submarine, the Beatles almost seem incidental because --... ...George Martin's orchestral suite which starts Yellow Submarine. So you can't say, "it's the... ...Martin's orchestral suite which starts Yellow Submarine. So you can't say, "it's the bloody...

Magic Arm: Make Lists Do Something (Switchflicker/Yellow Eye)

Magic Arm: Make Lists Do Something (Switchflicker/Yellow Eye)

This techno-pop, Pro Tools-folktronic album by Manchester's one-man band Marc Rigelsford finally gets belated local release (it appeared in the UK a year ago). But it's timely with the Band on the Run

Dani Wilde/Victoria Smith/Samantha Fish: Girls with Guitars Live (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Dani Wilde/Victoria Smith/Samantha Fish: Girls with Guitars Live (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

As mentioned about a previous album of this concept of gals with guitars, there's nothing like giving 'em what it says on the box. And yep, these three are blues-rock women with guitars and that Girls

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Lindon Puffin

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Lindon Puffin

...they might understand you better are . . . Yellow Submarine, Big Fish, End Of The Golden Weather... ...might understand you better are . . . Yellow Submarine, Big Fish, End Of The Golden Weather The last...

THE BARGAIN BUY: Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band; Original Album Series

THE BARGAIN BUY: Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band; Original Album Series

...Caesar's Palace, followed it with a version of Yellow Submarine, got into a Soul Concerto and some... ...Palace, followed it with a version of Yellow Submarine, got into a Soul Concerto and some steamy...

Luther Allison: Songs From the Road (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Luther Allison: Songs From the Road (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

It's a peculiar thing, but the music which gave the world rock'n'roll and rock as we know it -- the blues, in case you missed the connection -- seems utterly marginalised in the media. Even more odd i

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THE CRITIC REVILED (2013): With Ringo and BB KIng reviewed

...with Honey Don't, I Want to be Your Man, Yellow Submarine etc), Latin-flavoured rock (Rollie... ...Honey Don't, I Want to be Your Man, Yellow Submarine etc), Latin-flavoured rock (Rollie taking lead... ...between rock 'n' roll (Boys), pub singalong (Yellow Submarine), Black Magic Woman (Lukather... ...rock 'n' roll (Boys), pub singalong (Yellow Submarine), Black Magic Woman (Lukather shining in a...

Savoy Brown: Voodoo Moon (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Savoy Brown: Voodoo Moon (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Many years ago Pete Frame would produce books of meticulously drawn family trees of rock bands. His Sabbath Bloody Sabbath tree filled two tightly written gatefold A5 pages and traced Black Sabbath ba

Embryo: 40 (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Embryo: 40 (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Might as well confess, until a fortnight ago I had never heard of Embryo at any point in their 40 year career -- but they are already well on their way to becoming my new favourite German jazz-rock en

Omar and the Howlers: Essential Collection (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Omar and the Howlers: Essential Collection (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Out of Mississippi by way of the Lone Star State, Omar Kent Dykes is one of the tough Texas blues guitar players whose no nonsense style is perfectly complemented by his various line-ups (usually smal

Various Artists: All We Wanna do is Rock (Bear Family/Yellow Eye)

Various Artists: All We Wanna do is Rock (Bear Family/Yellow Eye)

The great thing about Fifties rock'n'roll songs is they give you more bang for your buck -- this single disc from the German reissue label Bear Family (sort of Ryko-and-Rhino out of Hambergen) deliver

Various Artists: Make Mine Mondo (Ace/Border)

Various Artists: Make Mine Mondo (Ace/Border)

...example, to release anything as juvenile as Yellow Submarine or as dumb as Neanderthal Man. It's... ...to release anything as juvenile as Yellow Submarine or as dumb as Neanderthal Man. It's true that...

ONE WE MISSED: Grant Haua: Tahanga/Unplugged (Yellow Eye, digital outlets)

ONE WE MISSED: Grant Haua: Tahanga/Unplugged (Yellow Eye, digital outlets)

It's pretty well established that blues artists, with a few obvious exceptions, don't sell many albums in this country. But when they play live an audience always turns up. When the great singer/guita

Joanne Shaw Taylor: Almost Always Never (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Joanne Shaw Taylor: Almost Always Never (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Until you are told otherwise, just on listening to this tough, sassy and earthy blues singer and fiery guitarist you'd assume she was black American, probably forged in the fires of Chicago clubs and

Dayward Penny: Come Back Baby (1968)

Dayward Penny: Come Back Baby (1968)

...Stones' Street Fighting Man and the Beatles Yellow Submarine. Apparently Penny was offered a... ...Street Fighting Man and the Beatles Yellow Submarine. Apparently Penny was offered a contract by...

Lloyd Cole: Broken Record (Tapete/Yellow Eye)

Lloyd Cole: Broken Record (Tapete/Yellow Eye)

Lloyd Cole may not command that massive audience he once did, but his modest tours always pull the loyalists -- and his songwriting skills haven't deserted him, even though his great chart-worrying al

The Chills: The BBC Sessions (Fire/Southbound)

The Chills: The BBC Sessions (Fire/Southbound)

...which would appear on their next album Submarine Bells, which many consider the band's best....

Max Bygraves: You’re a Pink Toothbrush (1959)

Max Bygraves: You’re a Pink Toothbrush (1959)

...of some of our songs, like the middle of Yellow Submarine.” That Toothbrush song –... ...some of our songs, like the middle of Yellow Submarine.” That Toothbrush song – more...

Various Artists: Hugs and Kisses; Tender to All Gender (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Various Artists: Hugs and Kisses; Tender to All Gender (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Some years ago I was in the States when television person Ellen DeGeneris seemed to be in a protracted state of "coming out". The media was full of speculation about how this might affect he

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE by JIM DeROGATIS: When the whip comes down

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE by JIM DeROGATIS: When the whip comes down

...of Sterling Morrison. This was hardly Help! or Yellow Submarine. Yet curiously, for all that the VU... ...Morrison. This was hardly Help! or Yellow Submarine. Yet curiously, for all that the VU -- dressed...

Freaky Meat: Delicatessen (Bright Yellow Beetle Records)

Freaky Meat: Delicatessen (Bright Yellow Beetle Records)

On what has already been described as "one of the unlikeliest liaisons -- in a musical sense -- that you're ever likely to find" (John Brinkman, Groove Guide), Freaky Meat pull together ragg

Various Artists: Native America Calling; Music from Indian Country (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

Various Artists: Native America Calling; Music from Indian Country (Trikont/Yellow Eye)

A few Native Amercans have appeared previously at Elsewhere: the late jazz saxophonist Jim Pepper has an Essential Elsewhere album with Comin' and Goin'; the activist, poet, singer and actor John Trud

THE UNDERWATER MELON MAN, a film by FANE FLAWS (Yellow Eye DVD)

THE UNDERWATER MELON MAN, a film by FANE FLAWS (Yellow Eye DVD)

This film (with tie-in CD and book) by artist/musician Fane Flaws has long been something of a cult favourite with kids and a guilty pleasure for adults. Flaws, whose most visible work was the opening

TONY ORLANDO INTERVIEWED (2007): First career over at 18, second still going . . .

TONY ORLANDO INTERVIEWED (2007): First career over at 18, second still going . . .

...Seventies hits Knock Three Times and Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree with the group... ...and Joyce Vinson Wilson) took off with Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree, the story of a... ...coming home and waiting for a sign -- the yellow ribbon -- that his wife has forgiven him.... ...Orlando initially didn’t want to record Yellow Ribbon because he thought Knock Three Times... ...Four Tops records . . .” But when Tie A Yellow Ribbon became an international hit Orlando and...

Paul McCartney: Kisses on the Bottom (MPL/Universal)

Paul McCartney: Kisses on the Bottom (MPL/Universal)

...Rigby) would also do children's songs (Yellow Submarine, All Together Now) and almost single... ...Rigby) would also do children's songs (Yellow Submarine, All Together Now) and almost single handedly...

Versing: 10000 (Hardly Art)

Versing: 10000 (Hardly Art)

In July 2011, the respected UK critic David Hepworth wrote a hilarious column in The Word about indie rock. He started by demolishing the adjective “indie” as essentially meaningless but t

THE BEATLES' REVOLVER, REHEARSED AND REMIXED (2022): An album of endless invention

THE BEATLES' REVOLVER, REHEARSED AND REMIXED (2022): An album of endless invention

...Tomorrow Never Knows and of course Yellow Submarine. This is extraordinary breadth... ...Tomorrow Never Knows and of course Yellow Submarine. This is extraordinary breadth – the... ...a Tall Dwarfs song. The most surprising is Yellow Submarine which has most often been considered... ...Dwarfs song. The most surprising is Yellow Submarine which has most often been considered a...

Royal Southern Brotherhood: Royal Southern Brotherhood (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Royal Southern Brotherhood: Royal Southern Brotherhood (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Although Aaron Neville gets the most attention for his angelic voice, other Neville brothers are just as interesting, not the least singer/drummer Cyril who was a member of the Meters and more recentl

Easy Star All-Stars: Dubber Side of the Moon (Easy Star/Southbound)

Easy Star All-Stars: Dubber Side of the Moon (Easy Star/Southbound)

Almost a decade ago the Dub Side of the Moon album appeared and through word of mouth, then touring shows and a live DVD, the thing -- a dub take on Pink Floyd's milestone/millstone in rock -- became