Albums by forgotten 80s/90s bands

[Lethargic]

Happy Families - Blancmange
Flaunt it - Sig Sig Sputnik
Going Blank Again - Ride
Feast - The Creatures

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The Icicle Works - first picture of you
Prefab Sprout - laods
IceHouse - hey little girl

 

[Trufflehound]

The Icicle Works - first picture of you

First Picture of You was a single.

By The Lotus Eaters.

Who had nothing whatsoever to do with The Icicle Works other than that both bands came from Liverpool.

They were formed out of the remnants of the Wild Swans, later became the equally wonderful Care, and eventually reformed as the Wild Swans in about 1987...

 

[Trufflehound]

Girls at our Best - 'Pleasure'.

An absolutely superb album, but very rare - currently selling for 95 quid on amazon, and worth every penny (I only paid 50 quid for my copy).

Blimey. And that's for the CD version too.

I think I paid about 7.99 for my copy.

I must have sold my vinyl version for about 5 euros. That's probably worth a fortune now. Especially as I still had the original "Pleasure bag" that came with the first editions as a gimmick (it was just a little plastic carrier bag with a postcard of the band in it)

I had the 7" versions of Warm Girls, Politics, and Go For Gold as well. I think I gave them to Oxfam...

 

[Peteinblack]

"I had the 7" versions of Warm Girls, Politics, and Go For Gold as well. I think I gave them to Oxfam..."

I've got the John Peel Sessions as 12" vinyl, where they play a section of several tracks of the album (including the 3 you mention), but with each seguing into the next. About 7 minutes worth.

It's brilliant, but unfortunately, has never been released on CD.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

The Icicle Works - first picture of you
Prefab Sprout - laods
IceHouse - hey little girl

PREFAB SPROUT - Swoon and Steve McQueen


ICEHOUSE - Great Southern Land

 

[Hiney]

I was listening to story of the blues on my way to work. Pete Wylie had an amazing voice.

Still has

http://www.myspace.com/petewylie

Listen to 'Freefalling'

 

[Hiney]

Because the way it's written on the sleeve - Nah=Poo - The Art of Bluff - to this day I can never stop myself calling it "Nah Equals Poo Minus the Art of Bluff".

Maybe it's just me...

 

[Biscuit]

What ever happened to the Spin Doctors?

Princes.. princes who adore you.. thats what I said now..

 

[coventrygull]

Death in June, Nada

 

[Buzzer]

Still has

http://www.myspace.com/petewylie

Listen to 'Freefalling'

- he ain't lost it, has he?

Might dig out Joe Jackson too this weekend. Don't know why but I always link Pete Wylie with him.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

First Picture of You was a single.

By The Lotus Eaters.

Who had nothing whatsoever to do with The Icicle Works other than that both bands came from Liverpool.

They were formed out of the remnants of the Wild Swans, later became the equally wonderful Care, and eventually reformed as the Wild Swans in about 1987...

but apart from that the post was correct

 

[Buzzer]

What ever happened to the Spin Doctors?

Princes.. princes who adore you.. thats what I said now..

Lead singer played footie for the USA. Alexie Lalas wasn't it?

 

[coventrygull]

No mention of Echo and the Bunnymen's Ocean rain.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Lead singer played footie for the USA. Alexie Lalas wasn't it?

Alexi Lalas had his own band 'The Grypsies' who were shit.

As far as I know he never had anything to do with the Spin Doctors [who co-incidentally, were also quite shit!]

 

[Trufflehound]

No mention of Echo and the Bunnymen's Ocean rain.

Only because the thread was about "forgotten" bands.

 

[coventrygull]

Only because the thread was about "forgotten" bands.

So Echo and the Bunnymen are not forgotten then

 

[Biscuit]

..and Echo and the Bunnymen are still on Radio Ones most played..

 

[Buzzer]

Never saw them in the same room together though - did you?

(I was being facetious, earlier. Sorry)

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Never saw them in the same room together though - did you?

(I was being facetious, earlier. Sorry)

I'm not having that.

The spin doctor's fella looks like a big GAYER.

Lalas, on the other hand is a big hairy GOD - an inspiration to gingers everywhere!