For today's Throwback Thursday edition of "The Dose" we go back to the early 1980's.
I'll be featuring a newer and different version of the bands most well known song "Echo Beach"
The Planetary Group sent me this info on the project:
Described by UK critics as “one of the most innovative of their era” and that
“even to this day they sound brave and fresh”, Martha and the Muffins emerged
from the early Toronto punk/new wave/art pop scene in 1977.
The band was the first Canadian band to sign to a UK label and recorded their
first album, Metro Music at The Manor Studio near Oxford, England. After “Echo
Beach” became a top ten single around the world in 1980 and earned them
a JUNO for Single of the Year, Martha and the Muffins toured extensively in
Britain, Europe and North America. Since then, the band has released seven
studio albums, three of which they co-produced with Daniel Lanois (U2/Peter
Gabriel).
‘Marthology: In And Outtakes’ spans 35 years of recordings, including the 30th
anniversary version of ‘Echo Beach’, previously limited releases of ’Summer Of
Song’, ‘Big Day’ and ‘Do You Ever Wonder?’ as well as never heard before songs
and alternative versions of album cuts. For the band’s global audience as well as the
uninitiated, ‘Marthology: In And Outtakes’, offers a behind the scenes glimpse of the
original and diverse avenues of Martha and Mark’s songwriting which has defined
Martha and the Muffins as a groundbreaking band since its formation.
Below are both versions of "Echo Beach"
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