Limahl – ‘The Weakest Link’ 80s TV Special
Today’s item is somewhat unexpected, as team KajaFax have only just been alerted to its presence.
Courtesy of You Tube user ‘HowieKemperVideo’, we present a special 1980’s themed edition of the British TV game show ‘The Weakest Link’ featuring Limahl.
We don’t have this one in our archive, so a massive thank you goes out to Howie for the upload!
2014 KajaFax
KajaFax Announcement: Fake Social Media Accounts
Today we have a change to what was the scheduled post.
KajaFax have been contacted by Limahl regarding some fake ‘Twitter’ and ‘Facebook’ accounts that profess to be official, and he has asked us to clarify the situation regarding him, the band, and social media accounts.
Two particular accounts are currently active on the social media sites Twitter and Facebook that we feel should be brought to the attention of all fans.
Neither page is in any way official or affiliated with the band although both imply that they are – in the case of the twitter account actually claiming to be so.
The Twitter account is @KajagoogooKaja and can be viewed HERE .
The ‘Limahl’ Facebook account can be viewed HERE.
KajaFax can confirm following clarification by the band themselves that both accounts are in no way official, and are probably the result of well meaning or over enthusiastic fan(s).
Please be aware that any news published on-line via these unofficial accounts is not necessarily accurate as it is not from an official source.
The only source of official band news is via the official sites of Kajagoogoo, Limahl, Nick Beggs and of course via us here at KajaFax.
Thanks for reading KajaFax and offering your continuing support to Kajagoogoo!
Auburn – ‘Nashville’ – New Album In Stores on Monday!
Hopefully, you will all remember our recent article in which we reviewed the forthcoming album by ‘Auburn’, featuring vocalist Liz Lenten. Liz, as we all know, is a fine vocalist and songwriter, connected to the Kajagoogoo camp via her previous work with ‘goo guitarist Steve Askew in the 1990s.
A good number of our readership here at KajaFax are fans of Auburn and it is to them that this reminder is aimed today. The new album is available to order now, and is in stores tomorrow.
To read our review, rewind back to January 4th’s entry of the KajaFax newsfeed…
Can’t wait?? Click on the below logo to be redirected to Amazon UK where you can make that all important purchase!
KajaFax returns on Monday evening with more classic Kajagoogoo from the archives!
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Limahl: ‘Too Much Trouble’ – Japanese Promo 7”
Welcome again to KajaFax and to Sunday’s item, which is a scarce piece of Limahl vinyl.
A fine single from 1984 and the second to be taken from the album ‘Don’t Suppose’, the track Too Much Trouble is a fan favourite and also a good collectible, being available in 7”, 12” and picture disc variants as well as having alternate cover art for Euro release singles:
This scarce edition is from Japan; the 7” disc coming complete with distinctive ‘cut and paste’ style custom artwork, a white die cut sleeve, and is all housed in a poly bag.
Do you have any rare editions that you want to share with other fans?
If so, contact KajaFax at admin@kajafax.com with photos of your items and we will get them on site!
Thanks for visiting KajaFax!
2014 KajaFax
Limahl on TV: ‘How Not To Live Your Life’
Our update for today is a bit of a curiosity. Moving away from music (as we sometimes do), we have something that will, for many at least, be new. First of all, rewind to 2010….Limahl was approached by the BBC to feature in their sitcom ‘How Not To Live Your Life’ and made an appearance in the opening episode of the second series of the popular show.
Here is what the BBC have to say about the episode:
“Sitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts. Don’s overactive imagination is always in full flow in the form of quick-fire fantasy sequences as he imagines what he would really like to say. With Abby gone for six months, Don wants a stripper to move into the spare room but Eddie insists on a mature student he met. They take the two girls out to an 80s themed restaurant called the ‘Nineteen Eaties’ to test which one would be most suitable….”
There’s nothing more for us to add to that except sit back and enjoy the show! See you next time!
2014 KajaFax
Kajagoogoo Album Series Box Set Update
Hello! The team over at KajaFax HQ thought it would be nice to give you all a sneaky preview on the new Kajagoogoo box set, released yesterday. Those in the UK that pre-ordered the item will already have their copies. For everybody else, here is what you have to come 🙂
Front
Rear
Discs
Colour All My Days….. AT LAST!!!! 🙂
Thanks for visiting KajaFax and for those whose discs are still to come…..enjoy them!
2014 KajaFax
Limahl ‘Colour All My Days’ CD Reissue – Released Tomorrow!
Just a quick reminder today for all fans of the band who have gaps in their CD collection 🙂
The long awaited Kajagoogoo and Limahl Box Set ‘Original Album Series’ is on sale tomorrow!
The box set is fantastic value at £15.99 (subject to change as with all items on Amazon) and can be purchased from Amazon UK – click on the logo below to be directed to the product information page.
The package contains the following CD albums, each individually housed in a replica card album sleeve:
White Feathers
Islands
Crazy People’s Right to Speak
Don’t Suppose
Colour All My Days
*****Colour All My Days is exclusive to this set and not previously available on CD*****
Thank you for visiting KajaFax and helping us become the premier Kajagoogoo site!
2014 KajaFax
Happy Birthday Jez!
Today is a special day, as KajaFans celebrate the birthday of their favourite drummer, Jez Strode!
On behalf of KajaFax and KajaFans everywhere, we wish you a very happy birthday Jez!!!
2014 KajaFax
Limahl – Colour All My Days Indonesian Issue Cassette Album
Today we want to share with you a very odd item indeed.
Anybody who had parents that worked overseas in the 1980’s may well have seen many similar cassette tapes as the one we feature today, usually, although not exclusively, originating from Saudi Arabia.
Although similar in presentation, this tape is actually a supposedly officially licensed Indonesian product.
We all know Limahl’s second album, Colour All My Days, and are more than familiar with the songs upon it. It seems that ‘GL Records’ (not to be confused with Gold Legion from the USA) are not so familiar with Limahl and his work, as this album has a very peculiar track listing!
GL a.k.a. ‘Golden Lion’, are an Indonesian bootleg label releasing unofficial cassette tapes (and later CD’s) aimed at the South East Asian market.
Housed in a clamshell type lined box (a bit like a ‘mini version’ of a rental VHS video box), the cassette proudly bears the logo of Golden Lion Records and their slogan – “The Ultimate Recording”.
Ultimate or not, the Indonesian Colour All My Days does have something extra that the EMI release in the UK did not, namely half of debut LP Don’t Suppose thrown into the mix! There is also a fold out lyric sheet.
Click each image to enlarge
The full listing for this version of the album is:
Side 1:
Love in Your Eyes (Extended Version)
Nothing on Earth (Can Keep Me from You)
Colour All My Days
Don’t Send For Me
Love Will Tear the Soul
Tonight Will Be the Night
Side 2:
Shock
Working Out
I Was a Fool
Too Much Trouble
Only For Love
That Special Something
Never Ending Story
Inside to Outside
An odd mix to say the least!
Authentic or not, this is an interesting little curiosity and a quirky thing to have in your collection.
Thanks for visiting KajaFax – the premier Kajagoogoo fansite.
2014 KajaFax
Auburn – New Album – ‘Nashville’
Readers of KajaFax will be more than familiar with former Steve Askew collaborator Liz Lenten and her band Auburn. A friend of KajaFax, Liz is both a lovely lady and vocalist sublime….
New to KajaFax? Check out our interview with Liz Lenten HERE, as well as our review of Auburn’s previous album, Indian Summer, HERE.
Incredible as it is, over 18 months has passed since ‘Indian Summer’ and in that time, Auburn have managed to play an incredible amount of live shows, both here in the UK and also in the United States. Inspired perhaps by being billed alongside legendary San Francisco outfit Jefferson Starship, Auburn had, by 2012, returned to the creative groove and were tentatively penning songs that were to form their next long-player. Seeds sown during those New Orleans performances had been growing and were about to bear fruit, and by mid 2013 Auburn were ready to return to America. Armed with a brace of songs and that all important studio time, Liz hit the United States via that most inspiring of US cities and musical epicentre, Nashville. In the studio and ready to roll, Auburn were primed and ready to lay those tracks down, with the multi award winning producer Thomm Jutz at the helm.
The results are nothing short of spectacular….
Auburn are unequivocally unique, and although comparable to some, their sound is truly like no other. With new album ‘Nashville’, they take us on a journey of discovery through many other influences hitherto unexplored. Blues, Country, Jazz….this album takes these musical disciplines and more, blending them in some bizarre display of alchemy, turning them into something special. Uniquely special.
‘Nashville’, the new album by Auburn, is released on February 10th and can be pre-ordered through Amazon via THIS LINK. KajaFax are incredibly fortunate to have been gifted a copy by the band back in November, and it’s fair to say that the disc has been given some serious rotation since then! In spite of its unique qualities, there are still parallels to be drawn between ‘Nashville’ and other classic artistes spanning many genres, some of which are very close to the Kajagoogoo camp (Limahl fans read on). Clearly influenced by legends such as Billie Holliday and Bonnie Raitt, many other ingredients go into the mix to form the Auburn sound. In ‘Nashville’, the band has an album to rival those of its US contemporaries, such as Madeleine Peyroux, Norah Jones, and the late Karen Dalton, artists the calibre of which Auburn are often favourably likened to.
Highlights for us here at KajaFax are ‘Crazy People’, a quirky number and amongst the more ‘pop’ oriented tracks on the album, the beautiful ‘Butterfly’, co-written with Mark Gustavina, and the seemingly Serge Gainsbourg inspired ‘If You Knew’, which for me personally takes the best elements of SG’s ‘Bubble Gum’ and twists it around, making a contemporary, modern pop piece. The great Monsieur Gainsbourg would no doubt have relished the opportunity to have written something for Liz to work her vocal magic on…
Shades of Limahl are contained within ‘Full to the Brim’, an atmospheric production that delicately contains Liz’s emotionally charged bittersweet vocals amongst its ethereal constraints…. To mention smoke filled jazz clubs is too stereotypical, so I won’t! Instead, think echoes of Limahl’s ‘The Waiting Game’, Henry Mancini’s ‘Lujon’, or even Andy Williams’ ‘Spooky’. Magical stuff.
The jewel in the crown of the album is ‘I Would Fall Down’, a full-on country styled track. Written by Lenten and oozing quality and class, you could be forgiven for thinking that it was lifted straight out of the Michael Nesmith songbook….complete with Red Rhodes-esque guitar work.
Clearly, KajaFax can’t recommend this album highly enough!
Released via Scarlet Records on January 27th, why not order your copy?
Click the below logo to be redirected to Amazon and the product page.
If you want the heads up on some of the tracks on ‘Nashville‘ (plus the chance to revisit some older songs) check out these mp3 samples, as taken from the official ‘Electronic Press Kit’ for the album:
KajaFax returns in a few days with more ‘goo – for information on Auburn, check out their website at www.auburn.org.uk, or check out our dedicated Auburn page, accessible from the KajaFax home page banner, which we will keep online right up until the album’s release.
LIVE DATES NOW ADDED!
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