Don Letts Bristol Special

[butchersapron]

Another one i used to love, that i suspect only BlackArab will recall, were The Royal Assassins - a sort of more aggressive and expansive Gang of Four type band - storming live band - always seemd to play the bristol bridge as was.

Avon calling anyone?

 

[Sunspots]

Avon valling anyone?

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Avon-Calling-The-Bristol-Compilation/release/1420456

Do any of those jog any memories?...

 

[butchersapron]

Fuck me, dire days! One of my mates brother was one of/the guitarist in Vice Squad, the carry-on team of bristol punk. That LP use to be in so many 2nd hand record shops and charity shops, 50p tops - probably worth somthing to record collecter scum now.

 

[Sunspots]

http://www.bristolarchiverecords.com/index.html

(-How the hell did The Brilliant Corners manage to get on Revenge Of The Killer Pussies? )

 

[butchersapron]

Because the song said fever i think - i can see no other reason at all

I noticed from that archive site there's a previously unreleased LP by the original line-up of the Royal Assasins...interesting...

 

[Ground Elder]

Gary Clail was a big hit in the pubs of Penzance during his time here

 

[BlackArab]

Another one i used to love, that i suspect only BlackArab will recall, were The Royal Assassins - a sort of more aggressive and expansive Gang of Four type band - storming live band - always seemd to play the bristol bridge as was.

Avon calling anyone?

I remember the name but not the band. This thread is jogging so many memories though, Avon Calling - quality!

Another two from days of old, Herb Garden and The Moonflowers. Saw a fantastic set from Herb Garden at Ashton Court fest( now there was a loss to Bristol).

 

[BlackArab]

From a fairly comprehensive site of all things On-U, but I've no idea how up to date this Clail snippet is.

Surprised he didn't go back to scaffolding. What's the chance of characters like this getting in the charts these days

Turn up the speakers (unless you're in work!)

 

[Geri]

The Herb Garden reformed recently, or played one off gig - I'm not sure which.

 

[JWH]

the more I think about the more I realise that the original list is shite

Don Letts has (according to third-hand internet rumour, anyway) been running on fumes for quite a while now: last year he showed up to DJ a gig without any records, sent a runner out to buy some sort of best of ska/reggae/punk compilation CD and then just played it for an hour or so before claiming his cheque and buggering off.

No word on whether he was as energised as Peter Hook at the time, though :

 

[BlackArab]

Don Letts has (according to third-hand internet rumour, anyway) been running on fumes for quite a while now: last year he showed up to DJ a gig without any records, sent a runner out to buy some sort of best of ska/reggae/punk compilation CD and then just played it for an hour or so before claiming his cheque and buggering off.

No word on whether he was as energised as Peter Hook at the time, though :

Just got round to watching this, youtube at work is blocked, absolutely hilarious. It's like watching a DJ in a wind tunnel holding onto the mixer for dear life or a chemically enhanced Uncle at a wedding

 

[bristolradio]

http://www.bristolarchiverecords.com/index.html

Excellent! Time to catch up on things I've missed.

 

[Sunspots]

*bump*

Anyone able to shed any light on this?

 

[rollinder]

Just got round to watching this, youtube at work is blocked, absolutely hilarious. It's like watching a DJ in a wind tunnel holding onto the mixer for dear life or a chemically enhanced Uncle at a wedding

that is brillient...ly terrible and it's (apparently) a free Pete Tong mixmag cd he's miming to too

 

[boskysquelch]

 

[Sunspots]

Is there a Bristol connection?

 

[boskysquelch]

Is there a Bristol connection?

probably not(it was a throwaway for the GE looksie...) but there is with the "Flies"...

Wasn't there a mythical/real Avon Calling 2 too?

 

[Sunspots]

probably not(it was a throwaway for the GE looksie...) but there is with the "Flies"...

The only Bristol 'Flies' I know of are the latter day bunch made up of The Insects and Sean Cook (ex of Lupine Howl and Spiritualized)...

Wasn't there a mythical/real Avon Calling 2 too?

I don't know, but if so, some of it might be making up the multitude of extra tracks on this CD reissue of the original compilation:

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Avon-Calling-The-Bristol-Compilation/release/1420456

 

[boskysquelch]

The only Bristol 'Flies' I know of are the latter day bunch made up of The Insects and Sean Cook (ex of Lupine Howl and Spiritualized)...

thems the ones...

re:AC2... yer prolly right on the CD tack on... I was lucky enough to be involved in the promo-ing of the "local" compilations of the time eg Vaultage, East, Avon Calling & quite a few others at the time I vaguely remember... but then got stuck into the York/Hull scene moreso & drifted into gigs rather than disks.


Do you rember at track called "Baby Buyer"?... there a tenuous Bristolian connection with Welsh punks... The Elevators?...or High Rise Elevators?

 

[boskysquelch]

doh!!!

http://www.discogs.com/Victimize-Baby-Buyer-Hi-Rising-Failure/release/478984

http://www.mediafire.com/?lww4jboo0jc

 

[Sunspots]

Do you rember at track called "Baby Buyer"?... there a tenuous Bristolian connection with Welsh punks... The Elevators?...or High Rise Elevators?

No, but I think Discogs does?

Edit: Dammit, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too slow.

 

[BlackArab]

Stop the press!

Gary Clail is playing this weekend:http://www.guide2bristol.com/events/952/Gary_Clail__The_Croft_Bristol/12_September_2009

 

[butchersapron]

Interesting...very interesting...