The Soulless Party’s Kev Oyston reveals the first and last records he bought, and one he couldn’t do without
FIRST
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Metal Mickey
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’
(Hollywood, 1983)
“My first record was a rather novelty affair. I was eight years old and novelty records were the rage back then. My grandad gave me some pocket money one Saturday and I immediately hot-footed it down to Woolies to pick up Metal Micky covering The Beatles! I think this was probably a sign of how weird my music tastes were going to be in adulthood.”
LAST
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Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
‘Replicas – The First Recordings’
(Beggars Arkive, 2019)
“I’ve loved Numan forever. His early albums were, and still are, hugely influential and referenced by many artists. I had a stab as a synthpop artist in the early 00s and Numan was definitely an inspiration for my vox and music style. I think he’s found his form again with his last album. A really lovely chap too.”
ALWAYS
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John Foxx
‘Metamatic’
(Virgin, 1980)
“‘Metamatic’ is without fail my all-time favourite album. Bizarrely, when I was a lot younger a friend played it to me and I actually disliked it. Then, years later, I rediscovered it and I fell in love with it. It’s cold and dystopian for sure, but it’s totally evocative of the concrete architecture of the ’60s and ’70s and their vision of the future.”