Swinging With The Pygmies # 03
Happy New Year, everyone.
Mick McMick wrote ...
> Firstly I'd like to see keep up the wonderful discussion and content,
>not to mention civilized behavior.
Come on, I'm entitled to my traditional winter holidays in Sweden and simply
didn't have a chance to rectify that situation during my absence. In the
meanwhile you lot floaded my mailbox with a fair number of overly suave and
informative messages ... however, you also managed to keep up the
mispronounciation of a fairly popular combo in the longest lasting thread
thus far, which doesn't exactly benefit the credibilty of the formerly
expressed objective to make the archives some kind of P!O!P! Encyclopedia. §;^D
Re: New Vel(l)ocette Album
I couldn't afford the debut album yet, only thought I'd mention that the
reasonably acclaimed "Bitterscene" was already featured on the "Cry Me A
Liver" double 7" (UK/Fierce Panda NING 40/'97) ... possibly the same version.
Re: Caff Records Collector Scum Label?
Delia already clarified that the Caff Corporation releases were stocked in
local record shops, furthermore they were available for reasonable prices
through at least a couple of English mailorder services back in the day ....
actually I purchased my copies of the Orchids and Razorcuts singles after a
Jane Pow live show in Mannheim/Germany (!) ... by the way, is everyone's
copy of the Field Mice - "I Can See Myself Alone Forever" 7" signed by
Robert and Michael ?
Re: The Revolving Paint Dream
Biff Bang Pow !
J.C. Brouchard
My humble approach on a theory, a jigsaw puzzle in chronological order by
someone who never even witnessed a live show by those bands ... following
Laughing Apple the collaboration of Alan McGee and Andrew Innes must indeed
have continued under the name of The Revolving Paint Dream, which is
apparent from Alan McGee's vocal duties on an early version of "In The
Afternoon" featured on the _All For Art And Art For All_ compilation album
(alternatively, consult the _Whaam! Bam! Thank You Dan!_ CD). However, I
strongly assume that suddenly afterwards The Revolving Paint Dream became
basically the creative outlet of Andrew Innes. The vocal duties in The
Revolving Paint Dream were solely shared by Andrew and Christine since "The
Flowers In The Sky" debut 7" (Creation 02) while Alan McGee's newly formed
band Biff Bang Pow ! started off around the same time with the "50 Years Of
Fun" 7" (Creation 03). Furthermore, the liner notes for the "lost" _Off To
Heaven_ debut album by The Revolving Paint Dream state: "The skilfully
harnessed bitter sweetness which gave The Flowers [In The Sky debut 7"] it's
cutting edge soon overspilled into deep bitterness and resentment when the
single failed to gain the respect it clearly reserved. The last story I
heard was that label boss Alan McGee had tried to organise a come-back
concert, in a last desperate attempt at giving the band back some
confidence. After hearing about the plans, however, the band had gone over
to their studio and burned all the tapes they had ever recorded, then
demolished every musical instrument in sight along with half the studio
itself. By the time McGee got there the studio was a smouldering ruin. After
that .... silence." Mentioning Alan McGee in third person doesn't exactly
sound as if he was a permanent member of The Revolving Paint Dream, let
alone mastermind of the band (provided there is the slightest hint of truth
in this story, the subsequent lines *must* be made up). On the contrary,
following this first phase of The Revolving Paint Dream both Andrew and
Christine briefly became permanent members of Biff Bang Pow ! which in my
humble opinion paved the way to make _The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel_
album (Creation LP 015) the classic masterpiece that it is (fairly obvious
as regards "Someone Stole My Wheels", "The Happiest Girl In The World" and
"If I Die"). What is more, the cancelled second Revolving Paint Dream 7"
sheduled for September '84 (!) was actually supposed to feature both "Wheels
On My Scooter" (= "Someone Stole My Wheels") and "Sunny Days" in exactly the
same versions that appeared a couple of years later on the "Someone Stole My
Wheels" 7"/12" under the name of J.C. Brouchard With Biff Bang Pow !, a fact
which is documented on the excellent "A Tribute To Trick Ricky"
compilation-tape ... the line-up for those two recordings was Andrew,
Christine and a bass-player named "Puke", which could of course be a well
chosen pseudonym for Alan McGee, but this is rather doubtful. Issueing old
Revolving Paint Dream material under said name also leads to the assumption
that J.C. Brouchard, who is indeed male, only contributed his name and
possibly the photograph on the vinyl of the "Someone Stole My Wheels"
7"/12", save any form of spiritual guidance at the time. However, J.C.
Brouchard contributed the spoken word parts on "If I Die" and "Five Minutes
In The Life Of Greenwood Goulding" on _The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel_
album by Biff Bang Pow (Creation LP 015). Shortly afterwards the previously
mentioned "lost" _Off To Heaven_ album by The Revolving Paint Dream
(Creation LP 018) was finally released featuring a collection of tunes from
the first phase, while the absolutely brilliant _Mother Watch Me Burn_ album
consisted of new material from the second and, unfortunately, final phase.
I'm sure J.C. Brouchard could shed a light on The Revolving Paint Dream
mystery, what's wrong with an innocent ShaLaLa mailing list invitation
anyway ? Besides, I'd be very interested in any demos by a band called The
Formica Tops from around 1984 featuring Christine ... alternatively, does
anybody have the current address of one Nigel Maxwell from Northern Ireland ?
Re: Dolly Mix(u)ture Website?
I'm still looking for a complete recording of the Dolly Mixture radio
sessions (John Peel 14/08/79, Kid Jensen 20/09/82, Kid Jensen 07/11/83) ...
here again, any help would be much appreciated. On a related note, I'm open
for irresistable trade proposals as regards the _Idiot Ballroom_ LP by
Coming Up Roses featuring Debsey and Hester.
Re: Nightblooms - 24 Days At Catastrofe Café
Steve Gregory accurately described the album as some kind of
"'stadium-indie' affair" ... what was the name of that producer again ?
Although I prefer the debut album it's worth picking up for songs such as
"Everyone Loves You" and "Hold On" as well as the lovely rip-off sleeve ...
coincidentally, this second album sounds as if The Nightblooms were
obsessively listening to _The Great White Wonder_ album by The Pooh Sticks
at the time. Maybe Steve could enlighten us about the objective of the final
"Love Is Gone" CDs and the subsequent musical career of both Esther and
Harry ? Excuse my ignorance.
Re: The Dream Tape
Peter Hahndorf wrote ...
>The Clouds
>Oh, there is a great Peel Session too
I thought there was only a Janice Long Session from '87 ...
>TVP's - Magnificent Dreams
> Andreas and Filippo could and will tell you much more about this.
This song is probably the loveliest declaration of friendship ever.
14 Iced Bears
Could anybody forward the tracklisting of the recently released _Let The
Breeze Open Our Hearts_ compilation CD ? Thanks in advance.
A&O Record Auction
Please e-mail me privately for a list concerning my upcoming auction, it
should include something interesting for everyone.
That's all for now, I'll come back to some of you privately within the next
days.
"Hope For It Fast, Count On It Slow"
Andreas
The rain it raineth on the just
And also on the unjust fella
But more upon the just because
The unjust steals the just's umbrella
(Charles Baron Bowen)