Topic: Liverpool Bands

[davenorthwales]

hot gossip has some vinyl released through dindisc. arlen phipps had a song called i don't depend on you produced by b.e.f .. also, the human league also had a song called i don't depend on you (b.e.f are british elecric foundation - who are basically, erm the ex human league members pre heaven 17).

so, i put two and two together and came up with zilch lol

[davenorthwales]

Me?

Nah, but if i could transfer this record to cd, my mum would be the happies mum alive!!!!!

ask around.. maybe someone near you has one. either usb turntable or record player with a vinyl to cd prgramme.  sometimes, a second hand cd/record shop has them.

i got one of them programmes, it's ok. got all my vinyl in my laptop. then i enhanced them a bit to take out crackles etc and make them sound a bit better.

soddin thing wont transfer onto cd for some reason. whether the programme has some sort of write protection or summat on it or not idont know... but it did burn two cds with me so it cant be that lol

[davenorthwales]

grr, it could be the same song after all.. some site has the dindisc arlene phillips song as written by b.e.f as well as produced (marsh/ware)..
but mine says it was written by oakey/marsh/ware

[davenorthwales]

lol, i just asked the guy from heaven 17 if they're the same songs. he should know.. if i get a reply.

i found the arlene phillips song on some site... had a listen and it is the same song..

[pepe.reina]

Echo and the Bunnymen, The Zutons, The Wombats, The Farm.

[Veinticinco de Mayo]

i got one of them programmes, it's ok. got all my vinyl in my laptop. then i enhanced them a bit to take out crackles etc and make them sound a bit better.

Phucking filistine. I am tempted to ban you for that.  You're like the man who decided to use industrial cleaner to buff up that 16th century dresser.

[Veinticinco de Mayo]

Also John, are you on some some weird social networking site for ageing obscure popstars or do you just make a habit of stalking 80's bassists?

[Spongebob Redpants]

Also John, are you on some some weird social networking site for ageing obscure popstars or do you just make a habit of stalking 80's bassists?

[davenorthwales]

lol at stalking

i'm quite choosy who i stalk mind 

[davenorthwales]

well, i can hardly carry around my records with me..quite good to listen to on mps3 player.

actually, i have got 2 lots... original uncleaned recordings on cd and the other lot 'cleaned up' versions..

uncleaned versions are very hissy on mp3 player, not bad on cd playback.

cleaned up version isn't brilliant but acceptable. you still can hear the clicks...i haven't cleaned them up that much. it would take a day or two to clean up one track if i scrubbed it maually lol. should take a year to go through singles if i was that fussy.

[kavah]

I think that's a backward view.

what about little jimmy osmond ? the mormon twat !!




only joking, i love those other three tracks, I was just being facetious


 

[Dewey Finn]

what about little jimmy osmond ? the mormon twat !!




only joking, i love those other three tracks, I was just being facetious


 

What about me the mormon twat, I put you's on the map in Utah with that timeless classic.

[pascoli]

i got one of them programmes, it's ok. got all my vinyl in my laptop. then i enhanced them a bit to take out crackles etc and make them sound a bit better.

SOunds good mate cheers for that.

Does the above have to be done though?

I was sat in the house last night, coupla fat dutch ciggies, with a sam cooke vinyl on.  The vinyl sounds better than the cds i own of his, and its probably the crackles that make this the case. 

Nice one for the info though, will look into that!!

[Dewey Finn]

SOunds good mate cheers for that.

Does the above have to be done though?

I was sat in the house last night, coupla fat dutch ciggies, with a sam cooke vinyl on.  The vinyl sounds better than the cds i own of his, and its probably the crackles that make this the case. 

Nice one for the info though, will look into that!!

Good job you said ciggies and not fags there mate.

[pascoli]

Good job you said ciggies and not fags there mate.

Ha ha .

Thats something that should go into "What is a wool" thread.

No self respecting scouser would ever ask anybody else if they have "got a fag".

Bifter, smoke, ciggie. All ok.;

Fag?
NO NO NO

[Dewey Finn]

No self respecting scouser would ever ask anybody else if they have "got a fag".

Maybe around Stanley Street?

[c0burn]

Lots of these have been mentioned, but I'm in a listy mood

Echo + The Bunnymen - all time moody greats
Wild Swans - moody greats that no one's heard of
Pale Fountains/The Strands/Shack - Mick Head is a genius
Icicle Works/Ian McNabb - his solo stuff is quality, too
Top - had a decent album called Emotion Lotion, very "madchester", 1991
The Hoovers - another early 90's pop/rock outfit
The Rain - quality early 90's band! Two smashing singles and a good album!
The Real People - quality 90's britpop! Supposed to have something new out soon...
The La's/ Cast - enough said really
Pete Wylie/Wah - Heart as Big as Liverpool, what more can I say?
Tambourines/16 Tambourines
The Pies - Underground nutters who seem to do more graffiti than songs. I have a 2 track cd single, which afaik is all they've ever released
Amsterdam - fronted by Ian Prowse who has a cracking emotional voice, check out "Does This Train Stop on Merseyside?" Which is about Hboro...
Anathema - death metal \m/
Deaf School - art rock loonies. Also genios
The Maybes? - Indie Rock, bit mediocre
The Troubadors - see above
Benny Profane/The Room - 80's indiepop

Not gonna mention all the pop shite like ATomic Kitten.

VIPER records does 3 cd's of "Lost" liverpool tracks which are essential purchases if you ask me, you can order on their website

[Dewey Finn]

Mcullogh used to plug the Wild Swans.

Me Ma loved Frankie Vaughn. Did China Crisis get mentioned yet - not that I'd rate them like, or Pink Military?

[c0burn]

China Crisis were deffo decent, Working With Fire and Steel / Black Man Ray two of their best singles.

[Dewey Finn]

China Crisis were deffo decent, Working With Fire and Steel / Black Man Ray two of their best singles.

I'd go with decent. Always liked Black Man Ray, can't remember the other one.

[davenorthwales]

SOunds good mate cheers for that.

Does the above have to be done though?

no, anyone can leave the crackles in.. all the computer programme does is act as if it was a 'cassette recorder' .. it records digiatlly the sound patterns as a wav file. then you save it into the computer as an mp3 and there you go.  what someone can do as well is cut bits out at the beginning and end as well. bits like the little noise when putting the needle on the record or excess time after the record has finished.  sometimes, it's a nuisance when i think a record has finished when i find out i knocked it off a couple of seconds before the ad lib.

i found it best to leave the record go all the way until the needle arm returns to off position and cut it out later, and i have the programme running while i lift the needle arm and place it on the recored so i can cut it out later.

once a recoding has been made, there is no harm in leaving it as it is.  what i found it good for, is that i don't have to get up all the time to change the record over or put the next one on.. all i did was put the original record onto cd without adjusting the sound.. so more or less i am listening to my records without having to get the record box out, pulling them out of the sleeve and getting up every three or four minutes lol

[pepe.reina]

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, LIVERPOOL or Rome....

[davenorthwales]

I'd go with decent. Always liked Black Man Ray, can't remember the other one.

wake up king in a catholic style.
wishful thinking. christian. tragedy and mystery.

no more blue horizons. african amd white

[c0burn]

"You did cut me" is good and all

[Veinticinco de Mayo]

Nice to see the Wild Swans getting a shout.  Revolutionary Spirit is one of the all time classic Liverpool singles.

Anyone remember a dance outfit called Where's The Beach?  Used to gig around the south end mainly.  Superb but jinxed they were.

[Dewey Finn]

wake up king in a catholic style.
wishful thinking. christian. tragedy and mystery.

no more blue horizons. african amd white

Remember most of them, as said, I'd go with decent.

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

Any love for Clinic?

[Cesar]

Clinic are a great shout.

I'd also throw in Voo, massively underrated I suppose.. check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVBAJNRaWRY

[c0burn]

Just remembered The Stairs

Now this my friends, is an album cover...

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

Just remembered The Stairs

Now this my friends, is an album cover...

Absolute classic that. In mono as well, none of this newfangled stereo shit!

[ewok-red]

35 summers

[kesey]

The Stairs`were boss. Had some mad nights with them.

 Anyone remember ZEB?

[kesey]

Scouse Psychedelic Dub.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YedydwqhmY

[kavah]

35 summers

ha ha 3rd shout already, we all had the t shirt.

[c0burn]

Were 35 Summers actually from Liverpool? Thought they just had a Shankly t-shirt

[EmlynHCrazyhorse]

Anyone remember The 25th of May -  a White Scouse Marxist hip hop band if I recall.
Think they were one of the first bands to record a song about Hillsborough, a song called "Why"
They also got banned from playing a gig in Wolverhampton after threats from a few squaddies who took exception to a song called "Army 2 Joyriders 0", which criticized the British armies shooting of 2 joyriders in Northern Ireland.

On a brighter note 2 people, This is the shirt - shoulda been a hit

[Veinticinco de Mayo]

Anyone remember The 25th of May -  a White Scouse Marxist hip hop band if I recall.
Think they were one of the first bands to record a song about Hillsborough, a song called "Why"
They also got banned from playing a gig in Wolverhampton after threats from a few squaddies who took exception to a song called "Army 2 Joyriders 0", which criticized the British armies shooting of 2 joyriders in Northern Ireland.

On a brighter note 2 people, This is the shirt - shoulda been a hit

You might be surprised to learn that I remember them well. They are, after all, named after me.  There only album, which included both tracks above, was the brilliantly named "Lenin and McCarthy"

[Lent§]

You might be surprised to learn that I remember them well. They are, after all, named after me.  There only album, which included both tracks above, was the brilliantly named "Lenin and McCarthy"

It's took me bloody ages to click, and wonder how to say your username, and now i've got it. What a thicko!

Anyway, to get the thread back on track. Nice to see Amsterdam mentioned. A mate of mine's band 'Ricky' released a split double a side with Amsterdam a few years back.

[Spongebob Redpants]

Just looking through the arl arse thread , and came across a band that I'd totally forgotten about - Marseilles.

French Way - that was the song that sticks in my head fom them - not a bad band from what I remember .

Surprised to see they're still giggin' - not palying Liverpool though ?

[Arcadian]

Can't believe there's no shout out to The Christians?

The La's and Cast are the business for me outside of the obvious. I still listen to "All Change" pretty regularly. Well pissed off with the numerous cack covers of "There She Goes" out there.