The legendary Tim Curry is recovering from a stroke, a fact that few of us knew until earlier this year. Another fact that the casual admirer probably doesn’t know? Curry recorded some kickass albums for A&M Records.
Read My Lips was the first of the three, released in 1978 when Rocky Horror mania was at its peak. I was one of those Rocky Horror fans, which is why I’m writing this while wearing a corset and garter. (No I’m not. As far as you know.)
This one regularly trades in the $5-$10 range, but it is priceless to Rocky fans. Happy hunting.
(P.S. Get well soon, Tim. We miss you.)
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[…] Picture Show was guaranteed. It remains a significant release for many fans, as an article at Why It Matters from September, 2013, […]
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[…] recording–the original London cast–was a no brainer. What a thrill it is to hear Tim Curry‘s early Frank, Ritz’s early Riff, Patricia Quinn’s young Magenta, and Little […]
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It’s a good one. Maybe I should compile a “Deep Cuts” of various versions….
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I am not even a drinker but I love the song Sloe Gin. One of my favorites in fact.
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So now you’re out of the corset closet, Laura B…..
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As far as I know the only CD release was a best of in late eighties.
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Don’t mock (okay, go ahead and mock) but — do you know if this was ever released as CD? Guessing not.
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Even though I was well into my adolescence by the time RHPS came onto the scene, I was a late bloomer and Tim Curry was the first man who I felt genuinely sexually attracted to. TMI? Well, anyway, he is my dream man…corset and all 🙂
Get well soon, Mr. Curry.
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