Filed under: Related | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Music, Trashcan Sinatras, Video, Video promo
…is, as you know, commonly known as HMV – an international entertainment retail chain and one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Walk in to any store and you’ll hear all kinds of music spinning on the in-store jukebox.
If you walked in around May 1993, however, you’d probably have walked straight back out again, judging by what was playing on this in-store promo video.
Included here is the promo video for The Trashcans’ single ‘I’ve Seen Everything. Others include M People, Oceanic, Stereo MCs and Dinosaur Jr – who at a push, would be the only other artist to receive pass marks.
1993? – it was all a big mistake.
Look very closely and you’ll see Mr Livingston trying to cheat at cards.
29 May – 19 June 1993 HMV Instore Promo
Filed under: 1995-1996 A Happy Pocket | Tags: Hard-to-Find, John McFarlane, Music, Spooktime, Trashcan Sinatras, Video
Ever wondered what the ‘Spooktime’ video looks like?
Well, here it is.
I’m sure you know all about this film, but if you don’t (shame on you), here’s a quick synopsis. ‘Spooktime’ is a fifteen minute short film inspired by characters who appear on the album ‘A Happy Pocket’. It was written and conceived by Scottish director, John McFarlane, along with Paolo Hewitt and Tony Crean. The Trashcans provide a musical backdrop to the film which is crammed full of drugs, violence, sex and murder – just a normal night out in Glasgow then.
The cassette also includes the ‘To Sir, With Love’ video, and some copies came with a 6 question contest to “Win a luxury two night stay in Scotland”. Questions included easy ones like ‘Which songs are featured in “Spooktime”?’ to more difficult ones like ‘What was the number plate of the taxi?’.
1996 Go Discs Ltd in association with MTP
Filed under: 1995-1996 A Happy Pocket | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras, Video, Video promo
…for those sharp dressed men.
Here we have the Trashcans looking very dapper in their suits – Savile Row I imagine – for the video of their cover of Don Black and Mark London’s ‘To Sir, With Love’ – made famous by fellow Scot, Marie Lawrie.
The promo for this single included – as you well know – snippets from the Trashcans very own blockbuster movie ‘Spooktime’ – a fifteen minute alcadelic trip through Glaswegian low-life.
1996 Go! Discs Ltd
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 