RE: Fleeced

["Ralph Aspinall - RAL" <RAspinall@id...co.uk>]

Wasn't there "Parliament of Owls" on Bop Art ?

-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Hendry [mailto:philip.hendry@bb...co.uk]
Sent: 03 December 2000 18:41
To: 'blueplanes@st...net'
Subject: RE: Fleeced


The make 'Art Star' the 'planes first Top Ten single campaign starts
here......

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Vearncombe [SMTP:paul.vearncombe@bt...com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 5:46 PM
> To:   blueplanes@st...net
> Subject:      Re: Fleeced
>
> Weird Shit is all old stuff but very little which has appeared
elsewhere.
> There's an early version of "Jacket Hangs", acoustic "Love Come Round",
> "Gunslinger" with nothing but drums, "Mean Time" which is "Yr Own World"
> with different lyrics and more swing, and a scary verion of
"Roundheads".
> Apart from that it's all obscure unreleased out takes.
>
> "A Tree Full of Starlings" is a new song for inclusion on the new album.
> "Art Star", I agree, is fantastic and now one of my favourite songs ever
> by
> anyone.  Everytime I hear it I end up grinning like an idiot.  It's just
> perfect.  To my horror Gerard says he is not sure if it will make it
onto
> the album because of the wealth of material being written at the moment.
> But he says it will be released at some stage.  I must admit I did try
> twisting his arm over this one - it's an obvious pop single which would
> certainly reach number 168 in the charts if it was ever released.  And
it
> always gets the crowd going, which says a lot for a new song which has
> never
> been released.
>
> Going back to those starlings for a moment, the title did remind me of
> "Cavaliers".  But I was even more surprised the other day when I picked
up
> a
> copy of the "Spitting Out Miracles" EP and found, etched on the vinyl in
> the
> run-out groove the words "an exultation of larks".  And that was 1988.
> How
> trainspotterish is that?!
>
> Sorry to hear about the shirt - I think I remember it from the
Roadmender
> gig so it will be sorely missed!
>
> PV
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Philip Hendry" <philip.hendry@bb...co.uk>
> To: <blueplanes@st...net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 1:00 PM
> Subject: RE: Fleeced
>
>
> > Does this mean weird shit is all old material ? - a tree full of
> starlings
> > sounds like a reworking on one of the tracks on Cavaliers -  I do wish
> > they'd commit 'Art star' to disc and also release it as a
> single.......It's
> > the best 'pop' song they've written in ages..whatever that means.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Vearncombe [SMTP:paul.vearncombe@bt...com]
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 12:32 PM
> > > To: Blue Aeroplanes
> > > Subject: Fleeced
> > >
> > > Fantastic gig at the Fleece last night.  The band were on top form
but
> a
> > > shame Wojtek couldn't make it.  Looking after the kids, apparently.
> The
> > > live version of "Cavaliers" is the best thing I've ever heard them
do.
> > >
> > > Anyway, fans of the "Weird Shit" tape might be interested to know
that
> a
> > > version has now been put onto CD and is being sold at gigs for a
> tenner.
> > > The track listing is different - no "Paper Plane", for example, but
> > > instead we get an intense 1983 version of "Vade Mecum Gunslinger"
with
> > > just Gerard and his brother playing the drums insanely.  Well worth
> it,
> > > and will be in the shops early next year as an official release,
> > > apparently.
> > >
> > > Had a chat with Gerard - the full album has been delayed on account
of
> > > working with the new line up.  They're so good as a band that Gerard
> > > decided to go back into the studio and rerecord the album and work
on
> some
> > > new material.  The latest thing, apparently, is a song called "A
Tree
> Full
> > > of Starlings", which ends with a recording of a tree full of
> starlings.
> > > Gerard has been keen to get the Aeros back to doing more "arty"
stuff
> and
> > > it certainly sounds like they're going that way.  New album now
> expected
> > > in March or April.
> > >
> > > Oh, and fans of the Art Objects - did you know you can still get the
> "Hard
> > > Objects" EP?  I got mine from Ann Sheldon at the gig (expensive
night
> last
> > > night) but have a look at these sites if you're interested:
> > >
> > > <http://www.sugarshackrecords.co.uk/>
> > > <http://www.heartbeat-productions.co.uk/>
> > >
> > > Time to go and nurse that hangover.
> > >
> > > PV
> >
> >
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