No printed labels. No handwritten titles. Just a simple sticker. That’s yer lot for this one.
3-track white label 12-inch promo for ‘Only Tongue Can Tell’. Includes ‘Useless’ and ‘Tonight You Belong To Me’ with custom stickered die-cut black card sleeve.
The inner ring of one side is inscribed with the legend ‘Mingle, mingle little star, how I wonder who you are’.
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Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
A very rare sight – even to my eyes – is this 7-inch promo for debut single ‘Obscurity Knocks’.
I’m not sure how many of these were produced, but there can’t be too many. Simple white hand written labels housed in a black paper sleeve.
Many thanks to Phil for the images.
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Filed under: 2004-2006 Weightlifting | Tags: Emlyn Firth, Hard-to-Find, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
Rare limited edition 2-track 10-inch vinyl single. Includes ‘Hammertime’.
No expense spared on the packaging which is pretty cool. Full colour picture sleeve in a printed translucent grey PVC outer cover, which was designed by Emlyn Firth. Sleeve photography was by Martin Gray.
Autographed by John, Frank, Stephen and Paul.
2005 Picnic Records PIC EP 002
Long deleted classic 10-track debut album, which scaled the heights of the UK charts (No.74) in 1990. But then we all know the charts are pish. It was more successful in the States though, thanks mostly to exposure through the influential college radio circuit.
Produced by John Leckie, Roger Béchirian and the band, the album was described by UK music magazine Q as ‘…an album for smiling enigmatically and turning up overcoat collars to’.
Right, where’s ma coat?
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Simon Dine – who ‘discovered’ the Trashcans – is the man behind Noonday Underground.
Described as ‘Grace Slick wailing over the Bullitt soundtrack’, the album ‘Surface Noise’ sees Frank Reader lending his vocal chords to a couple of songs. ‘Windmills’ and ‘Barcelona’ are both filled with various loops, strings and are very down-tempo which works perfectly with his vocal delivery. Magic stuff.
Other notable contributors include Paul Weller and Peter Rose.
There are still copies of this album kicking around, maybe not on vinyl but certainly on CD – seek and ye shall find.
2002 Setanta Records SETLP109
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 