Re: Fleeced

["Paul Vearncombe" <paul.vearncombe@bt...com>]

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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