When Bob Dylan was asked “What are your records about?” at a press conference he replied “Some are about 3 minutes and some are about 4”. Inspired by this our challenge was to find 5 tracks that were 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3, 4 and 5 minutes long.<\/p>\n
Most struggled for 1 minute tracks (except for Bob: The Residents Commercial LP has 40 tracks all 1 min long) but there was an embarrassment of riches for 3 minutes, so many so that often the choice was put to the vote Well I can play this or this\u009d and a few extras were fitted in
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\n1 Min<\/strong>
\nField day for the Sundays Wire <\/a>(John)
\nEaster woman Residents<\/a> (Bob)
\nPsyche soap The Electric flag<\/a>, an American music band (Trip soundtrack) (Gez)
\nQuestionnaire Ivor Cutler<\/a> (Si)
\nLukin Pearl Jam<\/a> (Roger)
\nEffervescent Elephant Syd Barrett <\/a>(dig)<\/p>\n
\n2 Mins<\/strong>
\nForever drone Josef K (John)
\nYou cant hurry love the concretes<\/a> (bob)
\nPlease please please let me get what what I want Muse <\/a>(by popular demand)
\nEve of Destruction The dickies<\/a> (Gez)
\nBicycle The Maccabees <\/a>(Si)
\nBoy about town The Jam<\/a> (Roger)
\nInclude me out Young marble giants<\/a> (dig)
\nDick a dum Des OConnor <\/a>(not by popular demand)
\nBreakdown Buzzcocks <\/a> (by popular dcemand)<\/p>\n
\n3 Mins<\/strong>
\nThats entertainment Reef (John)
\nHackensack Fountains of Wayne<\/a> (Bob)
\nAnother girl another planet The Only ones<\/a> (Gez)
\nOlivers Army Elvis Costello <\/a>(by poular demand)
\nWhen mama was moth Cocteau twins<\/a> (Si)
\nOnce a glimpse Maximo Park<\/a> (Si extra)
\nRed morning light The kings of leon<\/a> (roger)
\nPicture this Blondie<\/a> (by popular demand)
\nDown to the river to prey Alison Krauss<\/a> (dig)
\nIn the jailhouse now – Soggy bottom boys <\/a>(by popular demand)
\n4 Mins<\/strong>
\nHoly Funk The Longcut (John)
\nThe crystal frontier Calexico<\/a> (bob)
\nWhite man in Hamasmith Pallais The Clash<\/a> (Gez)
\nIntro to Plaistow patricia Ian Dury (by popular demand)
\nOn the dancefloor Levy <\/a>(si)
\nAfter the gold rush K D Lang (roger)
\nNext! The sensational Alex Harvey band<\/a> (Dig)
\n4 Hours Clock DVA<\/a> (by popular demand)<\/p>\n
\n5 Mins <\/strong>
\nPeople in the city Air<\/a> (dig)
\nThe state that I am in (Demo) Belle and Sebastian<\/a> (John)
\nLets save tony orlandos house Yo la tengo<\/a> (bobo)
\nWeak hearted dub Ruts Vs Mad Professor Vs Zion Train (Gez)
\nRunning up that hill Kate bush<\/a> (by popular demand)
\nThe loveliest alarm This et al (si) from Leeds
\nThe River Bruce Springsteen<\/a> (roger)
\nBlind Talking Heads<\/a> (by popular demand)<\/p>\n