THE STORY OF SARAH (Issue 10)

'How can you say it doesn't matter if you lose your dreams one by one?'

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Sarah 06 was a one-off single by Cambridge band The Poppyheads (1986-88), featuring the song-writing talents of Rob Young and David Barbenel. Released in the spring of 1988, it was a lovely slice of twangy guitar indie-pop from a band that sadly fell apart soon after the single's appearance on the Sarah catalogue, although Rob and David did go on to work together in bands such as The Pearl and Celeste. As mentioned, The Poppyheads only released this one single for Sarah but they also featured on a couple of the Sarah compilation records, 'Shadow Factory' (#587) and Air Balloon Road' (#545). Vocally, David's infectious crooning reminds me of a young (and sexy!) Edwyn Collins and I do love the change of pace around the two minute and nine seconds mark, to be exact. This is lovely stuff and well worth putting on a playlist or three. This record starts as if it is being played at the wrong speed... or is that just me? :)

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The Poppyheads - 'Cremation Town' (4.17)

Comrade Colin, Sunday 28 August 2011