It's great when folk take the time to write and say nice things things about TVV...but its even better when I get emails offering to send tracks of stuff I don't have.
Such as these:-
mp3 : Edwyn Collins - Dream Lover
mp3 : Edwyn Collins - Ain't That A Shame
These are taken from the soundtrack LP to a 1997 film called The Slab Boys which itself was an adaptation of the play of the same name written by John Byrne.
The play is a comedy/drama and an excellent piece of work that I've been lucky enough to see four (I think!!) different productions of over the years. It is set in 1957 within a carpet factory in a town near Glasgow and centres around the lives and dreams of a number of young workers and it is semi-autobiographical given that John Byrne spent part of his early life working in such a factory.
The film should have been every bit as good given that John Byrne not only wrote the script but was given the task of directing the work. I managed to get myself tickets to the world premiere at the Glasgow Film Theatre and was excited for days beforehand. But what unfolded was a huge disappointment...more than mere words can describe. The film was a total turkey....I cringed all the way through it and didn't pay much attention to the fact that the soundtrack featured a number of contemporary acts singing songs from the era that the film was set. I certainly didn't go out of my way to seek out the soundtrack.
The film received a lot of public money through bodies such as the Scottish Arts Council and seemingly cost £3million to make. It is rumoured no more than £12,000 was recouped from box office takings during a very short release in Scotland.
As I said, I never tried to track down Edwyn's contribution to the soundtrack. I don't think it was in the shops for all that long given how quickly the film disappeared from view. But a nice exchange of email correspondence with a reader by the name of Elliot Simmons changed all that, and so it is thanks to him that today's post is possible.
Oh and thanks also to another reader from France - Jason Ruff - who also offered to send the tracks over.
Happy Listening.
3 comments:
Cool.
Is anyone else wishing Edwyn would have done an album of classic covers?
Ha-ha-ha. Oh dear! If Edwyn hasn't heard these since his travails of recent years, then I think I'd pay good money to watch him listen to these again for the first time!
Colin.
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