In The Trashcan
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"1959-1961 was the first instro era;
1979-1981 the second; dig this and hold your tongue..."
A new wave outfit from the UK formed in 1975. They ended in 1980 with this 45. It's the instrumental flipside that caught my attention. Released on Pye sublabel Blueprint in 1980.
This is the second line-up of Marine. The first line-up left singer Marc Marine behind and formed Allez Allez with Repetition singer Sarah Osborne. Marc tried to equal the success of "Life in reverse", but failed with this one, unfortunately. See vol 5 for more info about this important Belgian band.
Flipside to "TV" entitled "Tube", a 1980 Virgin release. It's an experimental pop instrumental created by producer David Cunningham, who formed the band in 1976.
A clear vinyl with no labels; instead the label info is etched onto the vinyl centre. This is "The sound of the suburb" flipside, an interesting instrumental from 1979, released on Virgin and produced by Adrian's brother, Steve Lillywhite.
Jacno without Elli is also worthwile, hehe. Born Denis Quilliard he started punk outfit Stinky Toys but went new wave in 1979 when he left the band with Elli Medeiros. This instrumental debut is my fave Jacno song. You can hear the obvious influence of Jean-Michel Jarre but also, say Coutin, and Lio (without Lio's vocals). Released in 1979 on Celluloid and reissued many times.
B-side of "Dead man's curve" (see vol 20) on Dindisc '81. A Zolar X style hypnotic synth beat takes you away from this planet earth in a spaceship powered by reactor n° 2. Excellent mesmerizing instrumental.
Only 65 seconds, but what an energy this instrumental intro has; it's a prelude to the A-side, "My way", although it was recorded a year earlier, in 1979. See vol 56 for more info.
"Papa's got a brand new pig bag" was their biggest hit, but this 45 was first. Also from 1981 on Y Records. Funky dub wave like so many early 80s bands. Also in the no-wave scene of New York they liked this sound.
Everybody knows "Ricky's hand", but what about the instrumental flipside "Handshake", a Daniel Miller constructed soundscape for his own label, Mute Records. From 1980…
A fast Diddley punk stompin' instrumental track by The Vibrators, one of Britain's first punk outfits. This is, however, from 1983, and only available on this B-side of "Guilty". An Anagram release.
Grauzone had "Film 2", Dennis Leigh aka John Foxx "Film one", an instrumental he put on the B-side of his best known song "Underpass", recorded a year after he left Ultravox. A 1980 release on Metal Beat/Virgin.
"… Don't wanna see (you again)" is the full title of the "My perfect cousin" flipside. Great punk instrumental for a karaoke bar in downtown Derry. It's 1980 and the world was everything but hard luck, again.
Neue Deutsche Welle gave us also electronic bands like DAF. Here is the German vision on EBM by Die Doraus & Die Marinas, with an instrumental B-side from 1982, released on Mute Records. It's of course the same band we know from "Fred vom Jupiter" by Andreas Dorau.
I hate "Just can't get enough" so much I simply had to pick this instrumental B-side, which also appeared on "Speak and spell", the best Depeche Mode album, because it is with Vince Clarke.
Dreamy instrumental B-side of "Primary", a 1981 release on Fiction Records by the pin-up king of gothic hairdo loving teenie girls, Robert Smith and his band.
New wave synth pop extravaganza from England, formed by ex-Generation X Tony James. It took them 4 years to release an album and singles, but soon the whole world knew who they were. But because it was nothing but a gimmick band, people's interest faded quickly. Still I like "Hack attack" as it reminds me of an updated version of Alan Vega's Suicide. This is from 1986.
