LIVING IN THE PAST
I've mentioned before how getting this blog up and running has rekindled an enthusiasm bordering on the obsessive as far as music goes.
I'm now browsing through e-bay on a regular basis and picking up all sorts of wonderful things on vinyl. Mr Postman today delivered the above sleeve complete with a magical piece of black vinyl that was 7" in diameter.
Jazzateers were formed in 1980 by guitarist Ian Burgoyne and bassist Keith Band. By 1982, they had a vocalist called Paul Quinn (who I may just have payed homage to elsewhere in T.V.V.) and recorded an LP for Postcard Records that was never released.
Fast forward to 1983 and Paul has gone to be replaced by Graeme Skinner. By now the band has signed with Rough Trade Records. This was the earliest fruits of their labour:-
mp3 : Jazzateers - Show Me The Door
mp3 : Jazzateers - Sixteen Reasons
Personally I think Sixteen Reasons, the b-side, is a superior song. Which is probably why it was perversely placed on the flip-side.....
Anyway.....Graeme Skinner left the band soon after and joined Hipsway who had a Top 10 hit with The Honeythief.
Ian Burgoyne and Keith Band, who wrote both of the tracks on this single, joined up again with Paul Quinn in Bourgie Bourgie. After that, they reformed Jazzateers with yet another lead singer - Matthew Wilcox.
Oh, and I should mention that another member of Mark 3 of Jazzateers was Mick Slaven and he would later team up with Paul Quinn as part of The Independent Group.
Confused???? You should be. I am - and I'm typing all this from pre-prepared notes!!!
A couple of people I want to mention tonight.
The posting is for Jacques The Kipper - a dear friend for many many years. His love of music, and in particular the songs of Scottish bands such as Jazzateers, surpasses just about anyone I know. I'm trying really hard to persuade him to sign up as a contributor - I might have to resort to an on-line petition.
2011 Update : JtK has of course been an occasional contributor to the blog....
Oh and here's a Bourgie Bourgie take on this single and b-side:-
Happy Listening
1 comments:
Looking forward to hearing this, missed it first time around.
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