Filed under: 1995-1996 A Happy Pocket | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras, Video, Video promo
…for those sharp dressed men.
Here we have the Trashcans looking very dapper in their suits – Savile Row I imagine – for the video of their cover of Don Black and Mark London’s ‘To Sir, With Love’ – made famous by fellow Scot, Marie Lawrie.
The promo for this single included – as you well know – snippets from the Trashcans very own blockbuster movie ‘Spooktime’ – a fifteen minute alcadelic trip through Glaswegian low-life.
1996 Go! Discs Ltd
Filed under: 1995-1996 A Happy Pocket | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
This one has puzzled me for years.
Although bought in the UK on the day of release, my copy of third album ‘A Happy Pocket’ comes from Germany. This may well have been the norm for labels to manufacturer their CDs overseas (cheap labour) as I have other CDs, Cassettes etc which are made in Europe, but I would have thought a UK release would be made in the UK – or am I being stupid.
The official TCS discography has a separate listing for the UK version – so it does exist. Does it? Surely?
I think I need to lie down.
Update: I finally came across the UK version. A Happy Pocket = An Empty Pocket.
I never liked the design on the CD – could never read the writing – but it’s still my favourite album
Some copies – like this one – had promo information included, although it’s not a promo CD.
1996 Go! Discs Ltd 828696-2
Filed under: 1995-1996 A Happy Pocket | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
4-track yellow label 7-inch test pressing for single ‘The Main Attraction’ with hand written details on A-side only.
1996 Go! Discs Ltd GOD141
‘To Sir, With Love’. 4-track CD single backed with ‘Claw’, ‘A Boy And A Girl’ and ‘You Only Live Twice’.
Not one, but two cover versions on this release.
When you look back at the cover versions the Trashcans have done – they could probably release an album.
1996 Go! Discs Ltd GODCD157 850-775-2
‘How Can I Apply…?’. 4-track CD single backed with ‘Save Me’, ‘A Worm With A Head’ and ‘Little Things That Keep Us Together’.
Scott Walker wrote ‘Little Things…’, and here the Trashcans give it a right good t(h)rashing. All excellent stuff.
Some promo copies, like this one, included a small press sticker…
1996 Go! Discs Ltd GODCD151 850-651-2
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 