Dan Treacyreleased some cracking records in the 80s via his Whaam!and Dreamworld imprints. On the evidence of Vinyl Japan's excellent mid-90scompilations, of the two, I would always, if asked, say I preferred Whaam!. The Looking Glass single on Dreamworld, however, was a joyous romp that, for my money, stands up well to a fair chunk of the Whaam! output. It's almost (only almost, mind!) unbearably chirpy, not unlike a more whimsical, sunshine pysch version of The Housemartins or a less lysergic/more sherbety version of The Bachelor Pad. I haven't read any fanzine (weekly music press?) reviews from the time but I suspect that it was never the hippest record but that's not something to deter Not Unloved! Copies don't crop up for sale all too often so it was a slight a disappointment that my bid wasn't enough (it went for a comparatively sensible 24.55 GBP) to secure the beautifully preserved copy that appeared on ebay last week. Ah well, it leaves a little more money to spend in Monorail Music. After all, I don't want them going the way of HMV.
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Knew this band and loved them. In fact I paid for the recording session, as I recall. If they were mentioned in any fanzines, I never saw it. It was a small scene and gigs were word-of-mouth.
Hiya! First of all I would like to tell the fact that you sure have organized a gorgeous website. Also I would like to ask you one thing that I am interested of. Do you plan to write as a professional or online blogging is only a hobby?
ReplyDeleteKnew this band and loved them. In fact I paid for the recording session, as I recall. If they were mentioned in any fanzines, I never saw it. It was a small scene and gigs were word-of-mouth.
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