Lloyd Cole-Felt
Ben Clancy  (2-Dec-1998) Email the author   Show thread
Luck didn't come into it. Commotions had a sound that was more radio friendly in 83 and beyond. Felt's real chance came when Blanco y Negro wanted to sign them, but then backed out. Primitive Painters went to number one in the indie charts for 5 or 6 weeks and was the biggest selling indie single of the year. Lawrence later gloated, albeit ruefully, that the major would've had a hit if they'd signed Felt. They would, but whether they would've sustained a chart career is in question. For one thing, Liz Fraser was probably responsible for at least half of the sales of Primitive Painters. The most commercial Felt got was with Mobile Shack - baggy beats just a bit too late to the party. Ben