Filed under: 2021- | Tags: Chris Dooley, How It Is Nowadays, Jackie DeShannon, Last Night From Glasgow, LNFG, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
Tutti-frutti indeed.
The new exclusive Trashcan Sinatras AA 7″ single is out now. 750 copies have been pressed onto eco coloured vinyl – Green, Blue, Opaque Pink, Transparent Orange, Yellow.
Which colour did you get?
New song, ‘Ways’ is backed on fantastic plastic with the best song from 2020, ‘The Closer You Move Away From Me’ – listen out for the wee nod to Jackie DeShannon. Magic stuff!
The single has been released by Scotland’s label of choice, Last Night From Glasgow, who will also be reissuing second album, ‘I’ve Seen Everything’, later in 2021. I wonder how many colours that one will come in?
Design and artwork was created by the talented Mr Chris Dooley over at How It Is Nowadays in Brooklyn, NY.
The alert Trashcan fans among you will, of course, recognise Chris from the Autopsy fanzine produced thirty-odd years ago.
The edition released in Japan included liner notes written by The Laundries. I’m sure they are very complimentary.
2021 Trashcan Sinatras. Last Night From Glasgow LNFG42
Follow @fivehungryjoesFiled under: 1992-1993 I've Seen Everything | Tags: Ben The Illustrator, I've Seen Everything, Rock Poster, Tim Burgess, Tims Twitter Listening Party, Trashcan Sinatras
The coronavirus lockdown has been unexpectedly fruitful for fans of the Trashcan Sinatras. A new song The Closer You Move Away From Me emerged on the 22 May and more recently the band launched their own Patreon community. For a monthly fee the site offers fans to be patrons of the band and gives access to exclusive and mostly unseen/heard content. It’s another way of allowing the band to continue on their musical journey. You can sign up here.
One event in particular, though, created ripples of excitement through the loyal Trashcan community. Their second album, ‘I’ve Seen Everything’ featured on one of Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess’ #timstwitterlisteningparty – a near-nightly event where bands live tweet their way through the most famous albums of their careers.
The Trashcans asked the fans what album they should listen to and ISE was the popular choice.
On the night of the Twitter ‘party’ the tweets – if you could keep up with them – unearthed some previously unknown gems of information in the recording of the album. Here’s a few highlights…
- Mike Barson from Madness was booked to play piano on Hayfever but he missed his plane, so Larry Primrose ended up playing it.
- Pots and pans filled with water and hit with spoons added to the percussion on Worked A Miracle.
- The Perfect Reminder – Paul’s response to hearing Lou Reed’s ‘Harry’s Circumcision’
A very enjoyable, informative night and a much-needed distraction from the meltdown of lockdown.
Collaborating with Tim Burgess on these listening parties was Ben O’Brien. Ben brought a visual element to the proceedings, initially illustrating a set of scenes of people enjoying the albums. The illustrated albums became so popular he kept going and produced many more.
Here’s his illustration of ‘I’ve Seen Everything’. Magic isn’t it?
2020 Trashcan Sinatras
Easy Read and the accompanying Desktop Tales was the first Scottish-based fanzine dedicated to the Trashcan Sinatras.
Produced in 1997 by David Anderson, a fan from Kilwinning in Ayrshire, the fanzine consisted of 44 pages and included a 16 page pull-out on mainly recent – ’95 & ’96 – local and national press material, a 2 page article on the famous email list, contributed by original list member Diane Gleim from Los Angeles, California, Kenny Gan’s original discography, a gigography of concerts played by the band since July ’95, numerous set lists and finally a selection of unseen photographs by ‘official’ band photographer Colin Dunsmuir.
It’s very good and all for the bargain price of £3…
Desktop Tales…
1997 Trashcan Sinatras