Limited edition promo sample 2-disc 4-track EP (originally released in 1999).
Issued to radio stations & reviewers ahead of the actual release date to promote the album release, includes bonus DVD containing a live performance in Tokyo’s Club Quattro 21st May 2005, lyric booklet picture sleeve plus custom stickered back insert with obi-strip. The inner ring of both the CD and DVD are printed with the words ‘Sample’ and ‘Loaned’.
The snow photographs within the booklet were taken at Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens by John Douglas. The artwork was designed by Shinsaku Murota from It’s A Beautiful Day Ltd.
A great example of how music packaging should be done.
2006 Sony Music SRCP 402-3 (Japan)
Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: Import, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
Hard-to-find American 12-inch vinyl. 4-track promo includes The Best Man’s Fall, Drunken Chorus and Who’s He?
The inner envelope is one of those anti-static high-density polyethylene sleeves and is housed in a gold promotional stamped custom picture sleeve with lyrics.
Both sides have different publishing dates for some reason, 1989 and 1990.
1991 London Go! Discs PRO 917-1 (US)
3-track 12-inch promo with printed labels.
A-side has the inscribed legend ‘An aye for an aye’, while the B-side has ‘And a no for a no’. Both sides are stamped with the catalogue number GODX46. Housed in a plain black card sleeve.
1990 Go! Discs GOXDJ 46
Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: Hard-to-Find, LP, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
10-track white label promo test pressing of ‘Cake’ with handwritten label. The reverse label is completely blank.
The record is housed in a simple black card sleeve. The inner ring of the A-side is stamped with the catalogue number 828201-1 and the inscribed legend ‘The Exchange Ray’s’. The flip side has the catalogue number as well as the inscriptions ‘When is adore not adore?’ and also ‘The Exchange D.M.M Staff’. Not sure what the latter is referring to.
1990 Go! Discs 828 201-1
Filed under: Press | Tags: Les Inrockuptibles, Magazine, Press, Trashcan Sinatras
Issue No.59 of Les Inrockuptibles includes a 3-page interview with TCS to promote ‘A Happy Pocket’.
Les Inrockuptibles is a French art criticism magazine. The magazine was instrumental in popularising indie rock music with bands such as The Smiths and The House of Love. They produced several tribute records, including the influential ‘I’m Your Fan’ to Leonard Cohen in 1991 and ‘The Smiths Is Dead’ in 1996.
I’m no use at French but the big intro paragraph (see pic below) goes along the lines of…
“Lost in their dark corner of Scotland, the Trash Can Sinatras never had the occasion to shine otherwise than on their discs…”
I couldn’t have put it better myself.
29 May – 4 June 1996 Issue 59 Les Inrockuptibles
