In the Baker’s Dozen section of the excellent British online magazine The Quietus, The Jesus And Mary Chain’s lead singer Jim Reid listed 13 albums that, at one time or another, had an impact on his life, and consequently, some of which influenced his band’s work.
The list includes classic and influential bands such as the New York Dolls, The Velvet Underground and Iggy & The Stooges, the Reid brothers’ fellow countrymen and contemporary band The Pastels, the cult Australian band The Saints, a pioneer of punk, among others.
See the full list:
- New York Dolls - New York Dolls
- Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
- The Pastels - Slow Summits
- Suicide - Suicide
- Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Scream
- Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
- Subway - Sect We Oppose All Rock & Roll
- The Saints - (I’m) Stranded
- The Cobbs - Trophies For Lovemaking!
- Mark Lanegan - Bubblegum
- The Beatles - Revolver
- Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
- The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Veja a resenhas de Jim Reid para cada álbum aqui.
Why the term Baker’s Dozen?
The name of the section of The Quietus raises a curiosity. Why the hell is it Baker’s Dozen if guests choose 13 albums?
The origin of the expression Baker’s Dozen is historically interesting. It is said that King Henry III of England, in the 13th century, imposed severe penalties on bakers who cheated customers by providing underweight and non-standard-sized loaves of bread. To minimize the risk of being punished by the King’s strict law, bakers began to include an extra bread in the dozen their customers ordered.
Inspired by this story, The Quietus magazine also changed the baker’s dozen to 13, although with zero risk of being punished by King Henry III.