I used to make lots of mixtapes; the content of which tended to define the relationships that I had with people. Any break-up would involve a couple of "please reconsider" tapes and a "I'm moving on tape." (Nothing better than to finally seal the vault on a relationship with a tape that starts with "Don't Wanna Know If You're Lonely" by Husker Du.)

I didn't think much of it...until one of my ex's turned the tables on me...and her tape to me was filled with "Nobody's Diary" by Yaz, "When Love Breaks Down" by Prefab Sprout...

And the first song she put on her mixtape to me? That's right--The Lover Speaks-"No More 'I Love Yous'." I'd taped some of it for her over the time we'd dated--but in order to make me a mixtape, she had to track down her own copy of the vinyl just to make certain that I knew, through melancholy 80's wave/pop, exactly what we were both supposed to be feeling...

I remain impressed to this day and the memory is more than a little bittersweet.

pg

PS--Good to know that my vinyl is worth something more than just those bittersweet memories... Maybe I should call her and let her know.

The sleeve notes credit several females my question is this: Can you confirm that the female vocals on "No More I LOve You's" are by June Miles-Kingston?