Barbara Manning-Don't Let It Bring You Down b/w Haze Is Free (Mounting A Broken Ladder) (1990)


 

Artist: Barbara Manning

Title: Don't Let It Bring You Down b/w Haze Is Free (Mounting A Broken Ladder)

Label:  Forced Exposure

Format: 7"

Cat #: FE-021

Year of Release: 1990

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990

Listed Condition: VG/VG

Sell Date: 5/22/25

Sell Price: $3.46

Discogs Last Sold: 5/3/25 NM/NM $3.91

Low: $1.00 VG+/NM 3/6/22

Median: $3.53

Average: $3.70

High: $7.95 2/8/25 NM/NM

Current low price: $3.00 VG+/VG+

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 16

Have/Want: 250/59

Where Sold: St. Clare Shores, MI

Time it took to sell: 10 years

Where and When Bought: Newbury Comics Boston 1990

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+

Sad To See It Go: No

Ever since I heard "Someone Wants You Dead" by Barbara Manning in the late 80's, this was one of my favorite female voices of indie rock.  Not quite twee pop, there was a beautiful, worn quality that makes my ears perk up even if the material isn't particularly memorable like she accomplished with "Someone..." or "Isn't Lonely Lovely."

The A-side of this record was a cover from Wings' London Town.  She makes it her own to such a degree that I forgot all about the original until I saw McCartney in the song credit.  Of course, then I thought of the irish tin whistle in the song that gets replaced with a recorder on Manning's version.  The B-side made me wonder if Haze was a cat.

Manning's early singles are now compiled in a 2000 release Under One Roof: Singles and Oddities where this can be found.  A couple years ago she self-released another compilation called Charm of Yesterday...Convenience of Tomorrow.  Her last studio album was 2018's Alone In A Room.

Worthy of a deep dive.  I'm sure there is something great I missed.

FOR FURTHER REVIEW:

1212 (1997)


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