Filed under: Press | Tags: Concert, Gig, Melody Maker, Music, Press, Trashcan Sinatras
A very early gig review from Melody Maker’s Dave Jennings…
24 February 1990 Melody Maker
…it’s ‘Twisted and Bent’.
Here’s a small newspaper advert promoting the release of 7th single , ‘Twisted and Bent’. As well as promoting the single it also gives a wee plug to their tour in support of Ian McNabb and also the Phoenix Festival of that year.
Anyway, I’m off to explore Murphy’s law and the rules of Columbus – back soon.
1996 Origin unknown
Filed under: 1992-1993 I've Seen Everything | Tags: CD, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
…is, according to Google Translate, German for ‘I’ve Seen Everything’.
It’s the European release of fifth single, ‘I’ve Seen Everything’, and it’s all very different to the regular releases. This one is in a jewel case, the CD is grey in colour and the anchor on the spine has the colours reversed – magic!
1993 Go! Discs Ltd GODCD 100 857-173-2
Follow @fivehungryjoesFiled under: Press | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras
US 8″ x 10″ promotional black & white publicity photograph featuring a great image of an early Trashcan Sinatras line-up: (Left to right; John Douglas, George McDaid, Paul Livingston, Stephen Douglas and Frank Reader).
This photograph, taken by Paul Cox, was used to promote the band during the Cake era.
1990 Polygram / Go! Discs / London Recordings
Filed under: Related | Tags: Alan Kelly Gang, CD, Connemara, Eddi Reader, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
‘Small Towns and Famous Nights’ is the first official band album from The Alan Kelly Gang – see previous post for more info on Alan Kelly – and includes a track penned by the Trashcans’ John Douglas.
‘Connemara’ is sung by Eddi Reader and was inspired by John’s recent discovery of details of his Connemara Grandfather, John Keane and family, all of whom were singers, musicians, fisherman and tale tellers (the boy’s from good stock don’t you think?). The song tells the funny story of his great Uncle Colm Keane’s first meeting with Seamus Ennis in the 1940’s when Seamus was collecting songs in Connemara for Alan Lomax, one of the great field collectors of folk music of the 20th century. The two men became great friends with Colm being the source for over 200 songs.
It’s another great song and another great album. Hopalong and buy it here. It won’t disappoint.
2011 Alan Kelly / Black Box Music BBM006
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