just hope you haven´t tagged the wrong Norman BlakeI’ve posted on a few Facebook groups to highlight the thread and sent a nice invitation to the official band page to come visit - you never know- otherwise I’ll do the QA in my best impressions
just hope you haven´t tagged the wrong Norman BlakeI’ve posted on a few Facebook groups to highlight the thread and sent a nice invitation to the official band page to come visit - you never know- otherwise I’ll do the QA in my best impressions
just hope you haven´t tagged the wrong Norman Blake
In addition to picking up this album, and already owning Bandwagonesque, I this morning decided to update my TF collection with A Catholic Education, Thirteen, and Songs from Northern Britian. I am excited about this!
i almost went for songs from northern Britain as the pick - equally as good as Grand Prix - I’ve just brought a catholic education on vinyl myself - just missing man-made and the new one on vinyl - looking to get them over the next month
PIF offer still standsOf the first run of albums, I will now only be missing The King
You could order this and dota together from jpc. That should make shipping feasibleStupid import prices
Discogs to the rescue for one pressing
The b-sides from this era are impressive. I just got my copy of " caught beneath a landsljde" which is basically a compilation of b-sides from 90s British bands and has some great music ( it does not have teenage fan club but blur,oasis, suede, radiohead, pulp etc.)As promised here’s the U.K. cd singles from the album - the final release was an acoustic ep of a song from each of the 1st 4 albums - including the definitive version of Everything Flows from album 1 - total of 17 new songs or covers - and 8 alternate versions - which is why I’ve kept alll my cd singles - some serious treasure in the 90s
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Seriously JPC shipping is super cheap on its own already but if someone wanted, they could also add some hard to find (in the US) at a reasonable price titles from Speakers Corner and Pure Pleasure and really make it worthwhile.You could order this and dota together from jpc. That should make shipping feasible
Teenage Fanclub - early years -
so I’ve reacquainted myself with the debut from 1990 - probably played it more in the last week than at any other time. It’s got a bit of rough charm - and in Everything Flows it’s got the potential for future greatness. What’s apparent is the Subpop grunge influence- played next to Bleach it’s not out of place at all- and like that album it hints at the talent within
there also the odds and ends compilation “deep fried fanclub” which I’ve got on cd - gathers the singles and b sides and some oddments from this era - and a Peel Sessions on EP (picture below) - I’ve also got the cd singles for everything flows and God Knows It’s True which was a non lp single - all of the tracks are on Deep Fried.
Grand Prix progress
So it’s a bright start from the pits - everything flows to formula 3 stardom - however a lack of communication with the pit lane (lacking vocal confidence ) and a reliance on instrumentals culminating in the final track monstrosity of Everybody’s fool roots them at the back of grid for the next release - The King
Mansell verdict - promoted to Formula 3
Sponsors sort - poss drummer issue
Me too !I think I ordered a record?
Unfortunately they closed their forum recently; around the time the new album came out. Norman was always popping on there.I’ve posted on a few Facebook groups to highlight the thread and sent a nice invitation to the official band page to come visit - you never know- otherwise I’ll do the QA in my best impressions