Re: Details of new 7" single to be released the Fleece gig

[Stuart Winfield <stuart@li...co.uk>]

Further to Phil's harsh but fair description of the apparent business  
plan.
I don't think Gerard worries about his fan base moving on but I doubt  
if  the BAs will be able to establish a new audience (outside of  
Bristol).
Stuart W




On 8 Sep 2010, at 00:02, phil mason wrote:

> Ah yes, that "forthcoming album" rumour again... Lots of  
> description and teasing over the last year or two, not very much  
> music (although "25 Kinds of Love" sounded promising).  I've rather  
> given up hope of ever hearing it: I live in Glasgow, so I have a  
> very low life expectancy, you understand. The Blue Aeroplanes? More  
> like the bleedin' Blue Nile in their early years.
> So, here's the business plan: organise a limited local release of a  
> single in a format that few people still have access to of an  
> outtake from an album that isn't even available. Stunning! An  
> entire  generation of potential fans will be rushing out to buy a  
> record player especially. Granted, album releases get delayed for  
> any number of artistic and non-artistic reasons, but... but...  
> but... Oh, go on Chris, tell us some good news!
> Goadingly,
> Phil
>
>
> On 7 Sep 2010, at 21:59, Nathaniel Mumford wrote:
>
> > Chris has already mentioned that there will be a *brand new* vinyl- 
> > only Aeroplanes single available at the Fleece gig.
> > The title is 'China Brilliance Automotive' b/w 'My Good Self' -  
> > and here are few more details from Gerard:
> > "China Brilliance Automotive was written gazing from a Los Angeles  
> > hotel room at a church that looked like a wedding cake with an 80- 
> > foot charity ribbon on the front. or maybe the side. It's about  
> > being all things to one person or one thing to everybody. Neither  
> > is likely to succeed. Musically, it's from the sessions for the  
> > forthcoming 'Anti-Gravity' album, but didn't quite make the  
> > finished record due to its resemblance to the early Who drunkenly  
> > trying to imitate Santana. Which is great, obviously, but doesn't  
> > sound like anything else on the album, hence its release as a  
> > spiffing stand-alone single.
> > "The b-side is a psycho-traumatic rendition of inner conflict as  
> > might have been filmed in a spy-movie, and was recorded on a Sony  
> > Walkman cassette recorder. On a boat. With Katie Tomlinson (17)  
> > playing violin. Then we decided to buy a venue and became the  
> > owners of The Fleece (& Firkin for those with long memories) and  
> > restore it to its former glory. So we are playing a celebratory  
> > gig at The Fleece on October 2nd at which this single will be made  
> > available for the first time. And if you can find us, we'll sign it."
> > We'll share the art just as soon as it's finished...See you all on  
> > the 2nd!
> > Nat
> >
> >
> >
> > From: chris.sharp4@vi...net
> > Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:33:03 +0200
> > To: blueplanes@bl...org
> > Subject: [BluePlanes] Fleece Gig Poster
> >
> > Get behind us.
> >
> > Feel free to print off and distribute if you live with 50 miles of  
> > Bristol...
> >
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