Don't Stop The Cavalry

A track that we get a lot of searches for every Christmas here on the blog today, which would suggest that a) quite a few people are interested in hearing it, or b) one person is very interested in hearing it and keeps landing back up here in a fruitless attempt to secure this elusive mp3.

Either way someone out there wants to hear it, so I'm going to put it up now and leave it here over Christmas because I'm nice like that. No, really, I am! Anyway, here it be. Knock yoursel(f)ves out.

The Cory Band & The Gwalia Singers - Stop The Cavalry mp3

A Gift From Stiff

About twelve years ago I picked up an old Stiff records compilation, Wonderful Time Out There, from a covered market in Essex. Seemingly some sort of industry promo - many of the songs are preceded by Christmas messages from the artists, and the sub-title A Gift From Stiff is also a bit of a giveaway(!) - the album serves as a snapshot of the label at the end of 1981, and, as you'd expect from Stiff, it's a pretty eclectic mix.

Here's the full track listing:

A Side

Alvin Stardust - A Wonderful Time Up There
Department S - I Want
Madness - It Must Be Love
The Belle Stars - Another Latin Love Song
Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
The Dancing Did - The Lost Platoon
Ian Dury - What A Waste

B Side
Tenpole Tudor - Throwing My Baby Out With The Bath Water
Billy Bremner - Loud Music In Cars
Jona Lewie - Re-arranging The Deck Chairs On The Titanic
The Cory Band And The Gwalia Singers - Stop The Cavalry
The Save The Children Fund Choir - Little Star
The Snowmen - Hokey-Cokey
Today's featured songs are from three of the more obscure artists on the album: ex-Rockpile member Billy Bremner; The Cory (brass) Band accompanied by Welsh male voice choir The Gwalia Singers; and comedy Snowmen the, erm, Snowmen. Enjoy!

Billy Bremner - Loud Music In Cars mp3

The Cory Band And The Gwalia Singers - Stop The Cavalry mp3

The Snowmen - Hokey Cokey mp3

Buy The Big Stiff Box Set here.