Filed under: 1992-1993 I've Seen Everything | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
12-inch promo for ‘Hayfever’ housed in a simple black sleeve.
The inner ring of the A-side is inscribed with the the legend ‘Crazy Paving’, whilst the B-side has ‘Psycho Path’.
I’ve no idea if these inscriptions are the work of the band or if it’s the label. I’m sure they mean something to someone.
Some copies, like this one, included a promo pack with band photograph and some written notes on ‘the weird and wonderful world of The Trash Can Sinatras’…
1993 Go! Discs Ltd GODXDJ98
Filed under: 1992-1993 I've Seen Everything | Tags: Cassette, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
Canadian release of ‘I’ve Seen Everything’. Unfortunately this is not the original casing, I stood on that – oops!
Not to worry though, the cassette plays like new.
1993 Go! Discs Ltd 828408-4 (Canada)
Filed under: Related | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Import, LP, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
spinART Records – one time American home to the TCS – released this vinyl only promo in 2005 which included all-exclusive material from the label’s roster.
Only 600 of these were made available to retail and it included such artists as Frank Black (The Pixies), Apollo Sunshine, The Dears and of course, the Trashcans. There are 10 tracks on this release, but the lack of information on these is disappointing, to say the least.
Here the live version of ‘Hayfever’ from Le Bataclan in Paris, France 1996 is included. This originally featured on the ‘Weightlifting E.P.’ (BoBame 005)
If you’re into collecting rarities, then this may be on your list. Copies do spring up from time-to-time, but if you want the live track, I’d recommend the ‘Weightlifting E.P.’
Note the spelling error on the label – ‘Heyfever’ – shocking!
2005 spinART Records SPART 164 (US)
Filed under: 1995-1996 A Happy Pocket | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
Very rare ‘A Happy Pocket’ CD from Japan.
The Japanese approach to CD packaging is elaborate and sometimes excessive – but you do get your money’s worth. This CD includes the famous ‘obi-strip’. The term is derived from the name of the piece of wide fabric – the obi – that a geisha woman would wear around her waist over the traditional Kimono dress (you learn something every day).
On the CD itself, it is marked ‘sample’ – which seems to be quite common in Japan – although this is not a promo. This release includes a fold-out lyric booklet which is printed in the ~kana script – which are syllabic Japanese scripts commonly used to write words of foreign origin.
1996 Polydor Records POCD-1223 (Japan)
Here’s a newspaper clipping advertising one of the earliest TCS gigs.
This was the first gig where the band played original material, and I’m pretty sure it was Paul’s first gig, maybe he’ll confirm this. Frank on vocals, John and Paul on guitars, Stephen on bass and drummer that night was co-lyricist and founder member Paul Forde.
Setlist that night was as follows: Drunken Chorus / Right Letter Wrong Square / Five and a Half Feet of Deceit / Brown Eyed Girl / Sorry For The Meantime / Lady Is A Tramp
‘Right Letter Wrong Square’ eventually became ‘Ask Davy’ and ‘For The Meantime’ featured on the b-side of the ‘Senses Working Overtime’ 12-inch promo.
1987
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 