ONE FOR SITTING ROUND THE CAMPFIRE

It was my mate Jaques the Kipper who brought this to my attention via a compilation tape put together in the early 90s:-

mp3 : The Rockingbirds - Gradually Learning

They sound as if they should come from deep in the heart of Texas, but in fact The Rockingbirds were a London-based outfit who were formed in 1990.

They were first signed to Heavenly Records but no mainstream success came from any of their four singles/EPs or their 1992 self-titled debut LP. Some of the band left after this initial burst of activity, but a new line-up inked a deal with Cooking Vinyl and an LP was recorded with Edwyn Collins at the producers desk.  But still The Rockingbirds remained too square-dance to be hip and by 1995, they called it a day.

However, there was a very brief reformation in 2008 to play a show celebrating the 18th birthday of their first label and then some more gigs in 2009 to support the re-release of a remastered and extended version of the debut LP.

One of the band members was Andy Hackett who has long been a sidekick of the afore-mentioned Edwyn playing on his records and being part of the various tour bands.

Here's the other tracks on the CD single:-

mp3 : The Rockingbirds - Where I Belong
mp3 : The Rockingbirds - Love Has Gone And Made A Mess Of Me
mp3 : The Rockingbirds - Gradually Learning (full version)

And joy of joys....I've found the promo:-



Happy Listening