A previously unreleased 1984 One Million Fuzztone Guitars / Skin Patrol track ‘Fur Coat River Woman’, it’s amazing the people you encounter working in a nightclub cloakroom.
“The ghostly vocals in the second half of the song remind me of the way they were used in Smiths songs ca Strangeways. They added a very mysterious edge to their songs.” AQ
Baby You Know, another track from the 1984 sessions remastered. Early demos plus lost tracks from 1984 for One Million Fuzztone Guitars some of which ended up becoming the templates for the “Everything’s Happening” studio sessions.
“A short, pretty tune in the Barrett / Cope tradition!” AQ
The latest OMFTG/SP track, a remastered version of the demo “You Touched Me” a song written walking around Didcot in 1984 after watching a documentary on Malcom X.
“Remastered demo for an old familiar Fuzztones classic! Interesting early version!” AQ
Release date: 28-Jun-2022
Label: One Million Fuzztone Guitars & Skin Patrol
ISRC#: TCAGH2231493
UPC: 859763347002
Primary Genre: Pop
Secondary Genre: Alternative
Language: English
Remastered version of the 1984 two track bounced tape demo of The Day for One Million Fuzztone Guitars/Skin Patrol that missed being used for the ‘Everything’s Happening’ sessions and has just been waiting for the technology to catch up with it!
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Written on New Year’s Day, 1st January 1984, whilst coming down from an LSD trip watching the snow falling outside the window of a friend’s flat. Demoed for One Million Fuzztone Guitars at the time but never rehearsed, played live or recorded.
“Nicely done, breezy pop anthem to the Easy Life, big deception, and with bats in the belfry and chickens in the yard…I was reading about Kevin Rowland today. This song suddenly also reminded me of him.” AQ
“Great Scot! It’s good. I particularly like the words. This song is held forth by it’s narrative. A happy Nick Cave tune perhaps with a twist….. Good Rob, Good. I don’t know much – but I know when something musically is good to my ears and mind………” AR
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A brand new track for a brand new year. 2022 starts here! Written on and old GDR acoustic salvaged from the shore of Lake Coniston, it just leaped off the fretboard and into the World.
“Groovy, lovely interplay of guitars and a bright ditty for sunny days. Brilliant!” AQ “
Awesome catchiness. Love the Guitar sound. Only Ones meet Lou on Bridlesmith Gate. Love it.” AR
“That instrumental section has a great sound, good and full of potential. Time to do an off-beat ballad in that style, then…” AG
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First new track of 2022 the Skin Patrol classic ‘Money In My Pocket’ is finally recorded and released!
“Oh yeah, this is it!”, “Nice swagger in vocals”, “This song is in the great tradition of the rock and roll I love” “Better money than cock! Or both…When I first saw this I thought of the Stooges reference but didn’t expect it to be so in your face! ” AQ “Great simple blues in the manner of MC5, Iggy, The NY Dolls – keep going Robert. I am uplifted.” AR
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A never recorded before OMFTG/SP track about dancing on the top of tall buildings, cover photo the only one surviving post event, the camera falling to its doom in the streets below (it didn’t ‘fly like a bird!’).
“It’s only beginning to seep in now. It has a certain early-80s nostalgic Dexy’s/Stranglers feel to it, with some nice horns (aren’t some female background vocals gagging to manifest themselves right here???)”.
“Catchy, warm and lovely. That familiar RC voice at the helm. I love it!”
“We dream to love triumphant”? Right On! AQ
The first of the One Million Fuzztone Guitars / Skin Patrols ‘AKF’ tracks to be finished and remixed now with vocals. “A hark back to when Bryan Ferry was witty and accurate on the first three Long Players?” AR.
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