Filed under: Related | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras
‘The Sound Of Purple’ compilation brought together several local bands and others from around the UK, as part of a business project for Ayr College.
There were 17 tracks on the CD including ‘Duty Free’ – a new song at the time of release – by the ‘Cat Protection League’ otherwise known as the Trashcans.
It is believed the Cat Protection League refers to the number of homeless cats that used to prowl around the vicinity of Shabby Road Studios.
1998 Purple Records PUR001
The ‘Dream Reality’ CD was released around July 1997 to raise money for the charity Children 1st (The Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children).
Eighteen of the best Scottish artists and bands including Annie Lennox, Eddi Reader, Simple Minds, BMX Bandits, The Silencers and the Trashcan Sinatras contributed songs to the album.
The version of ‘Stainless Stephen’ was the alternate take which appeared on both the ‘On A B Road’ double CD compilations (BoBame 002/004).
It is titled ‘Stainless Steven’ on this compilation.
1997 CHFCD 1000 (UK)
Filed under: 2004-2006 Weightlifting | Tags: CD, Concert, Gig, Import, Live Recording, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
Recorded at the Fez club in New York City over two nights in December 2004, ‘Fez’ is entirely acoustic. At the time of recording the band were touring North America. The majority of the tracks are recorded from the second night’s show and catches the band in top form. The CD was released in the USA to coincide with the band’s appearance at the 2005 South by Southwest music festival and upcoming US tour.
Below you will find the UK, US and Japanese pressings of this release. The song list remains the same across the three copies. The differences are in the packaging where the Japanese release includes a Japanese liner notes booklet with English lyrics. The stickers on the front of the Japanese release refer to the band’s appearance at the 2006 Fuji Festival.
Definitely one of my Desert Island Discs.
Note the differences in colour of the CD. The Japanese pressing in the middle is a much lighter print. The US release has slightly different type where it includes December 2004.
Here’s the booklet from the Japanese release – typical attention to detail.
The reverse of the CD casing, from left to right; US release, Japanese release and UK release.
2005 BoBame Recordings BOBAME006 (USA)
2005 Picnic Records PIC009 (UK)
2006 Victor Entertainment VICP-63485 (Japan)
Filed under: 1992-1993 I've Seen Everything, Related | Tags: Music, Trashcan Sinatras
When Frank sang “Moscow’s in Ayrshire, what’s the problem?”, many people may have thought he’d lost the plot.
Here’s proof he’s not quite ready to be sectioned.
The lyrics, taken from the song ‘Hayfever’, refer to a small hamlet about four miles east of Kilmarnock.
Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
Follow-up single to ‘Obscurity Knocks’. This is the 7-inch UK version and I’ve also included the Australian and German imports.
The printing on the imports is slightly different in that the text is more pink than red – see bottom pictures.
Below is the Australian version, released on the London Go! Discs label.
And below is the German version, released on Go! Discs.
1990 Go! Discs Ltd GOD41 (UK) / London Go! Discs Ltd 886 992-7 (Australia) / Go! Discs Ltd 886 992-7 (Germany)
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 