Here’s a 4-star review from June 1996 in the Tower Records magazine, for ‘A Happy Pocket’.
Like Sugar Puffs, the Trash Can Sinatras are honey-coated. Back in the deep and distant past (1989, actually), they released the incontrovertibly sublime ‘Cake’ album, which became a little corner of the music world all its own, filled with jingle jangle melodies so warm and enveloping they protected you like a Ready Brek glow. Further inspection confirmed that singer Frank Reader (brother of Eddi, fact fans) was also a lyricist of ingenious wordplay, laying pun upon pun, betwixt tongue-in-cheek and wry arched-eyebrow. Then they disappeared, briefly re-emerging with their second album, ‘I’ve Seen Everything’, in 1993, before slipping from view once more. Their eternal low-profile is about to take a battering, however, because their third album, ‘A Happy Pocket (Go Discs)****, is a treat. Slimmer and more taut, this is possibly the first time their production hasn’t swamped their seductive sound, but otherwise it’s business as usual. Like the best of Aztec Camera and Orange Juice, there’s unmitigated joy in each of their songs; hazy and summery, gorgeous, coy, and liberally frosted with sugar. A delight.
June 1996 Tower Records Magazine
Filed under: 2004-2006 Weightlifting | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras
Promo release from spinART of the ‘Weightlifting’ album. There are no labels, inserts or covers on this one – just the plain old CD.
There was another promo of this with a cover which you can see here – but I’ve no idea if this is the same, less the packaging.
Another strange one.
2004 spinART Records SPART154P (US)
Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Music, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
From the outside it looks like the regular 7-inch release of debut single ‘Obscurity Knocks’.
But when you slide the vinyl out – voilà – no labels!
1990 Go! Records Ltd/Go! Discs GOD34
15-track CD given away free with the November 2004 issue of The Word magazine.
Launched in February 2003 by David Hepworth (Q, MOJO, Heat, Empire), The Word is a music magazine published in the UK.
Here we have TCS’ ‘Weightlifting’, included among other artists as Elvis Costello, The Blue Nile, James Yorkston and the very mighty but sadly deceased, Elliot Smith.
2004 The Word magazine November Issue 21
Small poster from May 1996 promoting a free gig at the University of Sheffield.
I think this was around the time the band were supporting Lloyd Cole – minus his Commotions – hopefully someone can confirm this.
20 May 1996
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 