Richard says:
The third part of these compilation tapes from Papa ‘Cil, the bass player of Buy Off The Bar was in fact the second tape he gave me, shortened to fit on a CD.
This time, hardly any of the bands had major success. That never got in the way of having a good time, making incredible music, and becoming legends. Most music on this compilation is from the late 70s. The Sex Pistols gave everybody the message NO Future (unless you Do It Yourself), and from that a thousand bands were going into their teenage bedrooms, parents’ garages, youthclubs, squats, and whatever place they could find to practice.
Here are some that never made it beyond that one vinyl registration that saved them from total oblivion.
The Capitols, The Golinski Brothers, The Idiots, Executives, Johnnie + The Lubes, Ti-Tho (from Hamburg), Restricted Code, The Alleged, and 3-Action! Never released more than a place on a compilation album, up to a handful of singles.
Restricted Code reformed after 36 years and released an EP in 2020, I Got Lost.
Semi-well-known bands like The Great Leap Forward, Mo-Dettes, The Chesterfield Kings, Talulah Gosh, TV21, The Piranhas, or The Distractions released more, and even had a glimpse of the Top 40, though a Peel Session would sometimes be the highest claim to fame and as good as gold.
There are artists here that need a little closer inspection. The Distractions, Arthur Kadmon spend “2 minutes” with The Fall, Arash Torabi went on to play with Beat Hotel, June Brides, Granite Shore, Painted World, and continues to this day as a bass player. Multi-instrumentalist Mike Kellie has over a hundred credits to his name before he passed away in 2017, having had a career spanning from 1967.
Playing with Spooky Tooth, Joe Cocker, The Only Ones, on Johnny Halliday’s Je T’aime Je T’aime Je T’aime, and many more.
The Piranhas of course, had that wonderful saxophone player Phil Collins.
This time, hardly any of the bands had major success. That never got in the way of having a good time, making incredible music, and becoming legends. Most music on this compilation is from the late 70s. The Sex Pistols gave everybody the message NO Future (unless you Do It Yourself), and from that a thousand bands were going into their teenage bedrooms, parents’ garages, youthclubs, squats, and whatever place they could find to practice.
Here are some that never made it beyond that one vinyl registration that saved them from total oblivion.
The Capitols, The Golinski Brothers, The Idiots, Executives, Johnnie + The Lubes, Ti-Tho (from Hamburg), Restricted Code, The Alleged, and 3-Action! Never released more than a place on a compilation album, up to a handful of singles.
Restricted Code reformed after 36 years and released an EP in 2020, I Got Lost.
Semi-well-known bands like The Great Leap Forward, Mo-Dettes, The Chesterfield Kings, Talulah Gosh, TV21, The Piranhas, or The Distractions released more, and even had a glimpse of the Top 40, though a Peel Session would sometimes be the highest claim to fame and as good as gold.
There are artists here that need a little closer inspection. The Distractions, Arthur Kadmon spend “2 minutes” with The Fall, Arash Torabi went on to play with Beat Hotel, June Brides, Granite Shore, Painted World, and continues to this day as a bass player. Multi-instrumentalist Mike Kellie has over a hundred credits to his name before he passed away in 2017, having had a career spanning from 1967.
Playing with Spooky Tooth, Joe Cocker, The Only Ones, on Johnny Halliday’s Je T’aime Je T’aime Je T’aime, and many more.
The Piranhas of course, had that wonderful saxophone player Phil Collins.
TRACKS
Amongst today’s tracks, there are four complete ep’s/singles: The Desperate Bicycles, The Capitols, The Distractions, and the split ep The Executives/Johnnie + The Lubes.
My real cool vibes come from The Golinski Brothers, one of the best hopeless love songs ever. Executives – Shy Little Girl should have been a top ten hit.
Another worth pointing out JOSEF K Romance and The Chesterfields – Ask Johnny Dee
And last but not least TALULAH GOSH ...don’t you just love them ...
My real cool vibes come from The Golinski Brothers, one of the best hopeless love songs ever. Executives – Shy Little Girl should have been a top ten hit.
Another worth pointing out JOSEF K Romance and The Chesterfields – Ask Johnny Dee
And last but not least TALULAH GOSH ...don’t you just love them ...
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