Filed under: Related | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Import, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras
This 19-track compilation was released as a free CD by HMV in Canada and included artists such as New Order, Frank Black, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Trashcans – represented here with ‘Bloodrush’.
TCS appeared on two similar compilations early in 1991 with ‘The Best Man’s Fall’ and ‘Circling The Circumference’ – the latter released on cassette (remember those?)
1993 Polygram Records FREE3CD2 (Canada)
Filed under: Related | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
POPnews is a popular French based webzine that sporadically releases CD compilations which include some truly fantastic tracks.
POPvolume#2 is no exception, with the wonderful Astrid, Lambchop, Orwell and the Trashcans included. John Douglas used to go busking and the track, ‘In Capitals’, which features on this CD, was written about those days.
On the POPnews website the following accompanies the CD review…
“Kilmarnock must be a very very remote city so that the news of Trash Can Sinatras arrives to us also sporadically. It must also be a splendid city if the songs reflect their geographical origins. After 3 albums received by enthusiastic critical greeting but timid public reactions the TCS have returned (finally! shout the despaired fan) and give us (in exclusivity) the fruit in their long studio work. Misty like the plains of Scotland the melody escapes slowly from a crystal guitar. It feels great to hear them again”.
Very deep Monsieur.
2001 POPnews PNW002 (France)
Filed under: 2008-2010 In The Music | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras
Promo copy of debut single ‘I Wish You’d Met Her’, taken from the Trashcans’ 5th studio album ‘In The Music’
I think I like her.
Some copies – like this one – came with a promo letter from Manilla PR, which gives an insight into the band and how the new songs and album came about…
2009 LO5008 Lo-Five Records
Filed under: Related | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
Polydor’s ‘Good Morning 90’s’ was a series of three compilations released only to the Greek market.
TCS appeared on Volume 3 with debut single, ‘Obscurity Knocks’ with such artists as The Cure, Happy Mondays, The La’s and The Fall.
1991 Polydor Records/Polygram LP/845 503-1 (Greece)
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
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 