That was one of the descriptions meted out to Hey! Elastica, a short-lived but rather wonderful Edinburgh band from the early 80s.There was a huge hype about them - visually they were quite stunning, while the sound they mad was tailor-made for radio play. The indie kids and students loved the sound and yet it had the potential to crossover to younger folk more in tune with mainstream pop.
They signed what I'm led to believe was a rather substantial contract with Virgin Records. Four flop singles and one flop album later, it was all over. October 1982 was the debut single and March 1984 was the LP. Seventeen crazy and wild months that left us with no more than 14 different songs and a load of happy memories for those lucky enough to ever catch them live. They could have been and should have been the Scottish B52s.
This was their second single:-
mp3 : Hey! Elastica - Suck A Little Honey (12" version)
mp3 : Hey! Elastica - Suck A Little More....
Happy Listening
5 comments:
That;s quite a bit more tha 7 months JC! Must investigate these - they passed me by totally.
Rich C
Oops.
17 wild and crazy months......
jim is your e-mail working ?
son of the rock
Ah I still remember their first telly appearance...
(No it's not them, but you could create a myth and people would believe you)
Thanks alot! Love finding stuff by Hey! Elastica! Thanks for E. Collins too!
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