Glasgow’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[Dexter St. Clair]

Jeff is playing The Scotia Saturday 10th September. 9:00pm Free

[cell]

Anyone remember Rubber Yahoo? Do they qualify for the Glasgow’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I saw them a couple of times, thought they were great, I had the Sharks single but then they seemed to disappear and I’m not sure if they released anything else.
Can’t remember this track “Where are we now?” but it has a couple of glimpses of Glasgow in the 80s and even a shot of Listen Records at 1.06 which might be of interest to someone.
http://youtu.be/QCl4oZIxa2E

[PaulK]

Anyone remember Rubber Yahoo? Do they qualify for the Glasgow’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I saw them a couple of times, thought they were great, I had the Sharks single but then they seemed to disappear and I’m not sure if they released anything else.
Can’t remember this track “Where are we now?” but it has a couple of glimpses of Glasgow in the 80s and even a shot of Listen Records at 1.06 which might be of interest to someone.
http://youtu.be/QCl4oZIxa2E

Don't remember them at all but a pretty good song and as you mention a quick glimpse of Listen records. Thanks

[KonstantinL]

Want to correct and add to some information on Postcard.

Alan Horne and Paul Quinn are not "together" in the sense suggested. By all accounts, Alan is Paul's full time carer as Paul has a serious illness, M.S I'm led to believe. Until recently they lived together in Glasgow but I've heard they had moved to Dundee, Paul Quinn's home town, although I don't know how true that actually is.

Postcard Records was based at 183 West Princes Street, or West Princes Street of Dreams as Horne dubbed it. The label was literally run out of his wardrobe.

Horne came from Saltcoats and was studying Botany at the University of Glasgow. Most of Orange Juice came from Bearsden, although Edwyn Collins was born in Edinburgh and had been brought up in Dundee (he was childhood friends with Paul Quinn there) and then moved to Glasgow.

Early appearances included gigs at the Glasgow School of Art and Satellite City at the Apollo. Orange Juice had close connections with the music scene in Edinburgh which at the time had a better developed punk/post-punk scene, their first recordings and some of the Postcard singles were recorded there and also with the so called Punk Rock Hotel, the Silver Thread in Paisley, where Glasgow's banished punks gathered. Josef K, an Edinburgh band were the first to sign to Postcard and afterward they were joined by Aztec Camera (from East Kilbride) and Australian band The Go-Betweens who they met in London and signed to the label. For a time afterward The Go-Betweens based themselves in Glasgow. Apparently various other bands 'signed' to Postcard but didn't get the chance to release anything before the label ceased, The Bluebells being the best known. Variously other bands were closely connected to the Postcard orbit such as The French Impressionists and Strawberry Switchblade.

The Postcard label disappeared when most of the bands signed major label deals after Horne's plans to take the pop charts by storm didn't quite materialize. Officially Aztec Camera released two singles on Postcard but rumour has it they also recorded a debut album for the label that was never released. Josef K broke up with the label and The Go-Between's also split up, although they later reformed with an expanded line up and released some classic 80's indie albums. Orange Juice recorded 'You Can't Hide Your Love Forever' for Postcard but the tapes were leased to Polydor after the band signed a deal with them, therefore it was a joint released between Postcard and Polydor and features both label logos on the LP.

Horne re-activated in the early-mid '90's to release rare and unreleased Orange Juice material on CD (and vinyl) with new material from various old friends including Paul Quinn (2 excellent albums with the Independent Band, a who's who of a certain generation of Glaswegian musicians) and Nectarine No.9 (formerly Fire Engines/Win) and an album by long time inspiration Vic Goddard.

The labels last release was by rock n' roll poet Jock Scot in 1997 after which the label disappeared once again for good since its been said Alan Horne has absolutely no interest in the modern music scene. He did however appear as the 'cover star' of the Belle & Sebastian single 'This Is Just A Modern Rock Song', as far as I know his last involvement with the Glasgow music scene.

Edwyn Collins career should be well known to most. The rest of Orange Juice are now spread far and wide. Steven Daly, the drummer, is now a New York based journalist. David McClymont had written various travel guides and lives in Australia. James Kirk still lives in Glasgow and, so it's said, works as a chiropodist. Kirk, along with Daley, left the band after the debut album and formed the group Memphis who released one single. Kirk also played on the Paul Quinn albums released on Postcard and issued a solo album about 7 or 8 years ago called 'You Can Make It If You Boogie' on the German label Marina (the Germans love Orange Juice!). The album was very good. He also occasionally collaborated with Sushil Dade (Future Pilot AKA) but as far as I know he hasn't been musically active for a while, at least in terms of releasing records.

[Dexter St. Clair]

For fans of Underhand Jones and



and Sneeky Pete



http://45revolutions.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.html

[robertpool]

got that one

[Jockissimo]

I furgoat to mention...Lloyd Cole and The Commotions.
Their keyboard player/accordianist was Andrew Alston, who was also from Stra'ven. I went to school with his brother Angus. We shared a rehearsal space with the Commotions, across the road from Berkley studios in the basement. Ou room was split between us and Lloyd and the other one was Strangers and Brothers and The Bluebells. Across the raod in the sound studio were Hue and Cry.
Also the Scars, (from Edinburgh really) whose single All about You is still one of my faves. Their first single Adultery came out on the Human Leagues label, Fast Product.

One of course you should not forget Lloyd Cole: just why a slightly effiminate english guy chose Glasgow Uni in the early 80s is beyond me, but he studied english lit' there I believe?

Anyhoows: the particular song " charlotte street" on the ground breaking "rattlesnakes" albumn is inspired he said in an interview, by a flat on the said street shared with various bo-hos from the "Eært School".

The line "Now I'm working hard for my union card, I must be leaving Charlotte St" Refers to him doing leafleting and "fly postering" for the QM union up at the uni in order to earn the legendary "palais pass" which got you into most gigs across studentdom in the city....and in the plastic 80s that meant a gold mine of indie, rock, folk and otherwise not Rick Astley alternative music.

Yours truly tread the same dark alley ways to earn the very same covetted wee card unawares of my by-then illustrious predecessor.

[Dexter St. Clair]

Was it the kohl that upset you?

[Jockissimo]

Was it the kohl that upset you?

hee hee, I kind of thought it a bit too americanised when Rattlesnakes first came out, but it is a classic which gets played once a month after 25 years!

[Bridie]

got that one

anybody know what became of Rab McQuillan the drummer?

[banjo]

his tea was oot.

[dimairt]

I've just finished reading "Composing Himself", the authorised biography of the great Jack Bruce. There's a detailed list of all gigs throughout Jack's career and I thought it might be of interest to list the Glasgow ones here.

Manfred Mann - Locarno - April 26 1966

Cream - Locarno - August 7 1967

Tony Williams Lifetime - Maryland - November 9 1970

Jack Bruce and Friends - Queen Margaret Union - October 30 1971
(Graham Bond, John Marshall, Chris Spedding, Art Theman)

West, Bruce and Laing - Green's Playhouse - April 25 !973

Jack Bruce Band - Apollo - June 3 1975
(Mick Taylor, Carly Bley, Bruce Gary,Ronnie Leahy)

Jack Bruce Band - Strathclyde Uni - March 15 1977
(Simon Philips, Hughie Burns, Tony Hymas)

Head - Glasgow School of Art - June 5 1979 and July 17 1979 ( Broadcast on Radio Scotland)

Jack Bruce Band - Mayfair - August 7 1983
(Clem Clempson, Bruce Gary, Ronnie Leahy)
(worth noting that this gig was part of the "Midgies and Mackerel Tour" that included dates in Stornoway, Blairgowrie, Bannockburn and Bathgate)

Jack Bruce and Friends - Star Club - August 25 1984
- Mayfair - August 26 1984 (Broadcast on Radio Clyde)
NB - same line-up as above

Jack Bruce Band - Old Fruitmarket - July 2 1993
(Blues Saraceno, Gary Husband)

Jack Bruce Zone - RSAMD - May 17 2007
(Clem clempson, Ronnie Leahy, Gary Husband, Natasha Eleonore)

Jack Bruce,Robin Trower, Gary Husband - Glasgow Academy - August 6 2009

He's back in Glasgow for a gig at the Old Fruitmarket during Celtic Connections.
Durachdan,

Eddy

[Bridie]

his tea was oot.

just found this

[dimairt]

Don't remember this gig from 1967 but seem to recall that the Prunes circa 2005 were to play King Tuts but were unable to do so because they didn't have work permits. Over to you Dex.

Durachdan,

Eddy

[Dexter St. Clair]

The Electric Prunes played the QMU as witnessed by Stuart Cruickshanks in December 1967 http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/guardian/fullsize/?page_id=1183 and they turned up with work permits at King Tuts and played a blinding set as witnessed by Felonious.

He also claims to have been at King Tuts when The Seeds did not turn up as they weren't allowed entry to the UK. The over excited word word on St. Vincent Street was the man had found drugs in their speaker cabinets. A contemporary of the band pointed out Sanatogen was legal in the UK and the musical pensioners had probably forgotten to apply for work permits.

Felonious also claims to have supported Jack Bruce at the Mayfair when the back line of amps blew and Jack Bruce and his drummer played an impromptu version or Rolling and Tumbling with Jack on harmonica. Courtsey of Andy Park he also had a ticket to see Jack at RSAMD after they announced he was being offered an honorary degree.