Filed under: 2004-2006 Weightlifting | Tags: CD, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
An advance preview release of the album ‘Weightlifting’.
This CD included the final mixes of All The Dark Horses, Usually and Weightlifting. It also included 11 live tracks from Le Bataclan in Paris on November 10, 1996. Plans to release this as a separate CD titled “Francis in Paris (Paris is in France)” never materialised.
The ‘Weightlifting EP’ was released to coincide with the sold-out shows at the Troubadour in Los Angeles in 2004 and the band’s appearance at the South by Southwest festival of the same year.
I believe Frank nicked the illustrations from an old first-aid book.
2004 BoBame Recordings BOBAME005 (USA)
Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: CD, Import, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras
Rare 2-track US promo of debut single ‘Obscurity Knocks’. This release included both the single edit and the much longer album version.
Can’t say I’m a fan of the design on the actual CD – very cluttered.
1991 London Go! Discs Ltd CDP392 (USA)
Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
Here’s the European (German) release of debut single ‘Obscurity Knocks’.
All tracks are the same but the CD was released in a jewel case, rather than the card sleeve of the regular version.
1990 London Go! Discs Ltd GODCD34 / 876075-2 (Germany)
…’Ostle Bay’ is the work of Peter Rose.
Peter Rose was co-engineer on the ‘Cake’ album and also fronted the band ‘Johnson’.
John, Paul and Stephen play on this album, as does Grant Wilson and ‘In The Music’ collaborator and long time associate, Jody Stoddart.
2002 Play Records PLAYCD008 (UK)
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
