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PO! music - what's out there?

I'm just about to put together a website and make PO! songs available in a digital and physical way again. It might take me a few months, but I'm determined to do it.

In the days when letters came through the post and I parceled up cardboard on a daily basis, it was fun to run a record label, but I guess it can be just as fun with instant downloady technology, analytics and 'likes'. Just got to get used to it, that's all. 

In the meantime, here are links to all the tracks I can find online at present: 

A Page A Day

 Northern Wonder
Danny's Girl


Your Shout
Appleseed Alley 
I Took My Head on a Date


Sunday Never Comes Around  

Treasure


Haunt You

Fay 

Good Behaviour 
Jacqueline's House


Things That Might     https://soundcloud.com/user-795124448/things-that-might

Bus Shelter .... in the Rain  https://soundcloud.com/user-795124448/bus-shelter-in-the-rain 




I Won't Stay  

Two Friends (Bedroom Version) 
Your Brother (Thanks for finding this, Andy) 
She Lies in State (Bedroom Version)   
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  1. Anonymous18 May 2016 at 07:21

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  2. Anonymous18 May 2016 at 07:24

    One or two others:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PISgQ0gAgLM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqvjiYN3P4U

    There's a few different versions of Sunday Never Comes Around as well, but no good can come of making a fuss...

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  3. Anonymous18 May 2016 at 07:29

    Ooooh. here's another one:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf7NbAd8M1Q

    Whilst I'm here, what happened to the Elefant releases that used to be on iTunes but have now vanished? I used to find their presence reassuring, that you hadn't disappeared completely.

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    1. Ruth PO!18 May 2016 at 09:46

      Luis from Elefant never paid me any money for CD sales or downloads. Nor did he tell me how many he sold. When I asked why he had 'Past Perfect Tense' on itunes despite the 5-year CD licensing deal having long ended, and enquiring how many he'd sold, he took it down, but I haven't heard anything since.

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    2. Anonymous18 May 2016 at 11:17

      Wow, the cutthroat indiepop business model in full effect! Good luck with the new editions, I'm really looking forward to them.

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  4. Anonymous27 December 2016 at 02:15

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  5. Anonymous31 December 2016 at 05:52

    Because this compilation so know PO! "Past Perfect Tense" my favourite 4 songs: 2.Your Brother 7.Northern Wonder 8.When 13.Glamour

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