Shampoo appreciation thread

[bluestreak]

a leo... i shoulda known

what you sayin brizzle?

 

[DaveCinzano]

let's just say i wouldn't stick my head in your mouth before lunch

 

[bluestreak]

let's just say i wouldn't stick my head in your mouth before lunch

best way. the only breakfast i eat is the breakfast of champions, and i don't brush me teef afterwards.

 

[cyberfairy]

Shampoo were fab and had nice skirts. I have their album and it contains many shamefully ignored classic anthems, Kinky Ken being a particular favourite. I heard that they were working for Melody Maker or the NME and were asked to make a novelty band but then I've heard that about Daphne and Celeste as well. Wow-what a fab band that would make, daphne and celeste meet shampoo

 

[milesy]

if anyone has a copy of trouble on vinyl they'd like to donate i'll give you 50p and a pint for it.

i've got their album on vinyl. well actually, teen tanky has, i gave it to her. she'll need much more than 50p and a pint to part with it though.

 

[Callie]

I prefer Vyvyan

 

[cyberfairy]

I prefer Vyvyan

 

[editor]

If someone could send me an MP3 of the wondrous Shampoo, I'd be delighted to play it at the Offline Christmas party!

 

[Wide Eyed Angel]

shampoo were great fun, used to have a quick blast of this before heading off to the local indie club

 

[DaveCinzano]

I heard that they were working for Melody Maker or the NME and were asked to make a novelty band but then I've heard that about Daphne and Celeste as well.

they put together one of the earliest manics fanzines in the early 90s, when they were, what, 12-13 & 15?

 

[cyberfairy]

they put together one of the earliest manics fanzines in the early 90s, when they were, what, 12-13 & 15?

Oh yeah I was once mistaken for one of them in my riot grrl youth the shorter plumper one though

 

[DaveCinzano]

the "pouting, sultry one" i think you mean

 

[cyberfairy]

the "pouting, sultry one" i think you mean

ooh yes, thats far better!

 

[sam/phallocrat]

They were from Plumstead, which, as everyone knows, makes them well


So there.

 

[Mation]

If someone could send me an MP3 of the wondrous Shampoo, I'd be delighted to play it at the Offline Christmas party!

I have it on CD at home.. No time to get you an MP3 beforehand but I can bring the CD along to the party.

 

[eddiecurry]

Trouble was good but .... does anyone remember

He-Man, She-Ra, Roger Red Hat,
Hong Kong Phooey, Playaway, Button Moon
Smell Of Playdoh, Weeble Wobble,
Little Pony, Etch-A-Sketch, Buckeroo
Flat Head Sindy, Mork And Mindy
Pogosticks, KerPlunk! And Meccano
Panda Pops, Corona, Um Bongo

Here's Some Things From Our Cupboard,
Memories From The Young Shampoo Girls
Here's Some Things We Remember
Here's Some Things That We Used To Know, Yeah

Itchy Beard, Itchy Chin
Jimmy Hill, Skill
Double Dutch, Game And Watch,
Top Trumps, Speak And Spell
Deely Boppers, Space Hoppers,
School Bean Bags, Cheapo Strap On Roller Skates
Batwing Jumpers, Bodywarmers
Disclosing Tablets, Toothache And Braces
Thanks To Cola Cubes, Space Dust And Pacers

Here's Some Things From Our Cupboard,
Memories From The Young Shampoo Girls
Here's Some Things We Remember
Here's Some Things That We Used To Know, Yeah

Mr Men, Grange Hill, Crackerjack, Rent-A-Ghost
Action Man With Eagle Eyes, MiniPops, Stylophones
There's A Lot Of Old Junk
Stored Up In Shampoo's Cupboard
Such A Pile Of Old Junk
But It's Ours, And Yeah, We Love It
Super Ted, Dangermouse, Roland Rat, Tiny Tears
Pig Shaped Crisps, Donkey Kong, Care Bears, White Dog Poo

Itchy Beard, Itchy Chin
Jimmy Hill, Skill
Double Dutch, Game And Watch,
Top Trumps, Speak and Spell
Mr Men, Grange Hill, Crackerjack, Rent-A-Ghost
Action Man With Eagle Eyes, MiniPops, Stylophones
Super Ted, Dangermouse, Roland Rat, Tiny Tears
Pig Shaped Crisps, Donkey Kong, Care Bears, White Dog Poo

 

[cyberfairy]

Trouble was good but .... does anyone remember

He-Man, She-Ra, Roger Red Hat,
Hong Kong Phooey, Playaway, Button Moon
Smell Of Playdoh, Weeble Wobble,
Little Pony, Etch-A-Sketch, Buckeroo
Flat Head Sindy, Mork And Mindy
Pogosticks, KerPlunk! And Meccano
Panda Pops, Corona, Um Bongo

.....

 

[stavros]

Latecomer to this thread but I would add my vote to the ace camp. I think "Trouble" was even out-done by its successor, "Girl Power" which indirectly coined a phenomenon when the Spice Girls released "Wannabe" a couple fo months later.

 

[belboid]

I was at a wedding with Jacqui a few weeks ago.

She's still jolly well and retains a vague connection with the biz.

 

[eddiecurry]

I always wondered what happened to them, they really did disappear without a trace after Absolute Shampoo. They used to have a great website as well at shampoo.org.uk which now redirects to someone called Neil Kemp and his family photos!

 

[pianistenvy]

Dunno why but i suddenly remembered this bunch... jacquie and carrie...
anyone?

I preferred Fuzzbox, they were hot. Pink, pink sunshine and all that...

 

[eddiecurry]

They were OK until Stock Aitken and Waterman got their oily hands on them. Well I assume that's what happened.

 

[Belushi]

Plumsteads Finest!

When i lived there our local cafe had a shrine to them!

 

[Divisive Cotton]

Shampoo started off as a punk band - they released a couple of singles which were quite good if I remember.
Then I presume some record company executive must have got hold of them, all the band went, apart from the two singers, and the rest, as they say, is *cough* history.

 

[eddiecurry]

I recently bought Absolute Shampoo off eBay for £22. I consider that a result because last time a copy came up there, it went for £40.

It's OK but when you listen to it you feel like you're listening to a real piece of history, dunno why! Maybe it's because it was an internet only release (unusual for 2000) at the end of their career, and they knew their time was up.

Most of the album was written by Stanley/Wiggs of St Etienne too.

 

[SubZeroCat]

Me and Pikachu were singing Shampoo's song the other week