supposedly, they’re companion pieces to each other. at least, that’s what i’ve been told.

just keep looking. i’m sure it’ll show up somewhere eventually.

I downloaded the sun always shines on tv, and I like it. It’s a lot harder to find the sun never shone that day… that’s the one I was after.

it doesn’t suck, but i’m really wanted to see what the Cinerama screen looks like. i’ve wanted to see a Cinerama screen since i was a kid.

1985:
“Take On Me”, “The Sun Always Shines On TV” and “Hunting High and Low” were all singles from their debut LP, also called Hunting High and Low. i’m certain you’ll have heard of Take On Me several times without previously realising it. they’re all brilliant.

1986: “Cry Wolf” was a single. it was okay, but not earth-shattering. however, some of the non-single songs from that year’s LP, Scoundrel Days, are simply beautiful and brilliant. “Maybe, Maybe”, “We’re Looking for the Whales”, “Manhattan Skyline” and “The Weight of the Wind” are good in their own ways. the first three in that list of four, though, are by far the ones i play over and over.

1988: this is during the Stay On These Roads album period. the only songs that i really ever warmed up to were “The Blood That Moves The Body” and “Touchy!”, both which were also singles.

1991: “Crying in the Rain” came from this era, which was, i believe, the LP called East of the Sun, West of the Moon. i’m least familiar with this release, since it never came out in the U.S. back then. at least, that’s how i remember it. or else maybe the singles weren’t released. i can’t recall.

1993: Memorial Beach was released this year. i remember hearing it once when it came out then, and i recall it sounding a slight-bit more British rock-bluesy, a la Chris Rea and Paul Brady (who, incidentally, isn’t English. he’s Irish, but anyway). it’s okay if you look at it from the whole LP’s perspective, but i’ve not had the chance to really explore it. ‘s CD-R full of a-ha MP3s she just made me includes this album, so i’ll be listening to it more soon.

2000 & 2002: both of these LPs are new to me, and i’ve been listening to both intently these last two days. both of them, 2000′s Minor Earth / Major Sky and 2002′s Lifelines are completely impressing me. on the 2000 LP, “Minor Earth / Major Sky”, “Little Black Heart”, “Barely Hanging On” and “The Sun Never Shone That Day” are what have me completely engrossed. on the 2002 LP, “You Wanted More”, “Forever Not Yours”, “There’s a Reason For It” (i *really* like this one in kind of a post-modern 1989-1990 way) and “Oranges on Apple Trees” (though the recording i have is really, ummm, strangely mastered, like *way* too much bass by the person who made the MP3 of it).

so, there you sort of have it. you have plenty to start with here.