Filed under: Related | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
Over the years the Trashcans have appeared on numerous compilations – some good, some not so – but this one from Greece is possibly the worst.
‘Escape’ appears to be an online lifestyle and culture magazine – a sort of what’s on in Greece type of thing. At one stage in it’s history, before going digital, it was accompanied by a free CD like the one below.
‘I’ve Seen Everything’ by the Trashcans is here amongst an amazing mix of artists including New Order, Dodgy, James Taylor Quartet and er, Incognito.
Whoever put this one together was obviously on some sort of medication as I cannae quite imagine myself listening to ISE whilst weaving my merry way down the French Alps.
Crazy!
1996 Polygram Records/Escape Magazine CD372-2 (Greece)
Filed under: Related | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Music DVD, spinART Records, Trashcan Sinatras, Video promo
Short sighted is more like it, if you ask me.
spinART Records – in the beginning – sounded like a decent business proposal for the Trashcans. A reputation for signing up-and-coming bands preceded them, with great claims to providing great support to their artists. Artists like The Sunshine Fix, The Dears, Apples In Stereo and of course the Trashcan Sinatras.
But sadly it was not to be and the label went tits up towards the end of 2007. This left most of the bands on their roster without a home, but more importantly, without much-needed finance, whilst Jeff Price (spinART’s founder) escaped relatively unscathed and went on to form another company – no doubt with all the band’s money.
Not the work of a far sighted visionary record label I’m sure you’ll agree. There’s more opinions on this story here and here.
Anyhow, back to the matter in hand. Here’s a promo DVD from spinART which includes the aforementioned artists and has the Trashcans performing ‘It’s A Miracle’ from their live session at KCRW – the DVD of which is available on the deluxe version of fourth album ‘Weightlifting’.
It’s magic.
The credits for the picture below should in fact read ‘…Morning Becomes Eclectic…’
2005 spinART Records (US)
Filed under: Related | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras
…Trashcan Sinatras in Modern Rock scandal.
I don’t think I could ever class the Trashcans in the modern rock category. Class? Definitely. Modern Rock? Nah.
I’m not sure where to put them, and if their Facebook and MySpace profiles are anything to go by, neither do they.
So how they ended up on this FMQB promo I’m not entirely sure – and what dodgy company they keep too. In amongst ‘Bloodrush’ we have tracks from Butthole Surfers, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin and eh, The Chowderheads.
FMQB stands for Friday Morning Quarterback and is a trade magazine which covers Music and Radio industries in the United States. Based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey it began in 1968 and covers programming, management, music, promotion, marketing, imaging, and airplay for Rock, Modern Rock (Alternative) and Adult Contemporary formats in its 40+ glossy pages.
Rock on guys!
1993 FMQB Vol.II/#3 (US)
Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: Cassette, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
2-track US cassette of debut single ‘Obscurity Knocks’, with ‘Who’s He?’ on side two.
Rare.
1991 Go! Discs/London Records 869314-4 (US)
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Released exclusively in the Philippines, this 17-track ‘Love Song’ compilation includes ‘How Can I Apply…?’, alongside tracks by a host of other bands including New Order, Pulp, The Cure, Cast and INXS.
1998 Polygram Records Thailand Ltd 565 086-4 (Philippines)
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 