Marianne Faithfull – Marianne Faithfull [1965; Decca, London Records]

On her debut album (released the same day as her second album, Come My Way, with another album, Go Away from My World, released the same year), Marianne Faithfull works in light but soulful pop rock, with shades of psychedelic pop emerging in the guitar tones and tambourine. Themes of nature, self-reflection, and personal relationships are common to the songs, but the music keeps an upbeat air even for the most down-cast lyrics. With each of the songs kept under three minutes, the rapid pace works in impressionistic fashion, gliding along from one bittersweet tone-piece to the next. Short but effective in its gentle regret, with Faithfull’s voice creating a memorable presence.

Here’s the alternate cover art.

And the cover art used in Uruguay.

Cannibal Ferox, a.k.a., Woman from Deep River, a.k.a., Holocaust 3, a.k.a., Make Them Die Slowly (1981)

Son of the Mask, a.k.a., The Mask 2, a.k.a., Mask 2 (2005)

El Topo, a.k.a., The Mole, a.k.a., The Gopher (1970)

Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)

Weekend at Bernie’s (1989)

Weekend at Bernie’s II (1993)

Ike & Tina Turner – It’s Gonna Work Out Fine / Can You Forgive Me [1961; London American Recordings, London Records, Sue Records Inc.]

Leading with a track from the duo’s second album, the A-side of this single lets Tina take the lead while Ike provides responses to her lines, with a trim guitar line and drums backing them up, along with a few extra female singers. The B-side is an advance track from their 1963 album Dynamite!, and it shifts to fuller instrumentation and a duet from the Turners. Both tracks move quickly, but the spirit with which they’re performed brings quite a punch to their short runs.