Filed under: Press | Tags: Concert, Gig, Magazine, Music, Press, Trashcan Sinatras
…well, England actually.
Here’s some press clippings from ‘Melody Maker’ advertising some TCS gigs in 1993.
1993 April/May Melody Maker Magazine
Filed under: Related | Tags: Music, Phoenix Festival, Tour Programme, Trashcan Sinatras
In 1993, the TCS were lucky enough to play the inaugural Phoenix Festival – set up by the Mean Fiddler Group as an alternative to the established Glastonbury and Reading Festivals.
It was held at Long Marston Airfield near Stratford-Upon-Avon in England, and was one of the first four-day British festivals. However, the event was marred by controversy as strict rules from the organisers prevented those in attendance from doing the usual festival things like – having a camp fire or playing amplified music.
So it’s just as well drugs, alcohol and liberal sex were a popular alternative.
Here’s some snippets from the official programme…
The caption on the photograph above goes like this…
After more than two and a half years in self-imposed exile, The Trash Can Sinatras re-appeared last year. Their new material, stemming from this period, covers themes from shoplifting to suicide. But, ever the perfectionists, they refused to release anything until the production of the latest album ‘I’ve Seen Everything’ met their approval.
1993 Phoenix Festival July 16, 17, 18
Filed under: Related | Tags: CD, Half Man Half Biscuit, HMHB, Larry Primrose, Music, Ripping Yarns, Trashcan Sinatras
…are names that will be unfamiliar to most.
But if you were a fan of TV Series ‘Ripping Yarns’, then you may just recognise them. Ripping Yarns was a British television comedy series, written by two members of the Monty Python team, Michael Palin and Terry Jones. The series ran on the BBC from 1976 to 1979. Each episode had a completely different setting and completely different characters, each looking at a different aspect of British culture.
I know you’re probably wondering what this has to do with the Trashcan Sinatras, but stick with me.
One of the episodes from this series, ‘Golden Gordon’ featured a football team called Barnstoneworth United, of which McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt were players.
Now, in 1991 a band with the wonderful name, Half Man Half Biscuit – from Birkenhead, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England – released their third album which was called, yes, you’ve guessed it – ‘McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt’.
And here’s the connection; the majority of the album was recorded and mixed at Shabby Road Studios and was engineered by Larry Primrose and Frank Reader, although at the time Frank was using the surname Read.
Voilà! I thank you.
I first ‘discovered’ HMHB way back in 1987 when they played at Daddy Warbucks in Glasgow. A sweaty night with those in attendance going mental for songs with titles such as ‘The Trumpton Riots’, ‘All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit’, ‘Sealclubbing’ and crowd sing-a-long favourite, ‘Fuckin’ Hell It’s Fred Titmus’ – I’ve been a fan ever since.
1991 Probe Plus Records PROBE30CD
Filed under: Related | Tags: I Hate Music, Music, Shabby Road, Trashcan Sinatras
…and maybe the band will reply.
In the days before the internet, band forums and the like, the only means of communication for a band and its followers would have been perhaps, a letter. Therefore early releases like ‘Obscurity Knocks’ invited you, me and the world to write to them through their ‘I Hate Music’ address in Kilmarnock.
Now I never wrote to the band myself. Why? I’m not really sure, but anyhow, I’m sure lots of you did and you may have been lucky enough to receive a reply on their rather nice Shabby Road headed paper – as long as you sent an SAE that is – but even that wouldn’t guarantee a response.
These letters would let us all know what the band were up to and if you get yourself a copy of Finn Hartley’s book ‘Who’s He?’, you’ll see that Mr Douglas was up to more than just making music.
The ‘I Hate Music’ address line was replaced around the time of ‘A Happy Pocket’ with ‘The Receivers’ – not that that made much of a difference in response time.
So here’s one of those letters, and a big thank you to John Hartley for sending me a copy.
Circa 1994/5
Filed under: Press | Tags: Album Reviews, Magazine, Martin C Strong, Music, Press, The List, Trashcan Sinatras
The List is an Edinburgh-based fortnightly entertainment event listings magazine first published in 1985. It contains listings, news and reviews of film, music, shopping, books, comedy, clubs, art, sports, food & drink in and around Scotland.
The reviewer, Martin C. Strong is a researcher and compiler of music discographies. He has written several books including The Great Scots Musicography, The Essential Rock Discography, The Great Metal Discography, The Great Psychedelic, The Great Alternative, Indie Discography, and Lights, Camera, Soundtracks. Some early editions have forewords by the late John Peel and they have sold in excess of 200,000 copies.
It is reputed that the ‘C’ stands for comprehensive.
Here’s his review of ‘In The Music’.
The List 10-24 September 2009 Issue 639
