The brilliant squad at Slumberland Records have been known to unearth gems from the age of C86. Chin Chin, 14 Iced Bears and St. Christopher are a few to come to mind. The label is about to up the ante, this time with a literal alum of NME's famous cassette.
'Hands in the Till: The Complete Peel Sessions' from Wolfhounds hits the shelves in July and, as the title implies, all three of the band's four-song appearances on the legendary BBC program, recorded between March 1986 and January 1988, are included. Several of their best known songs from debut album 'Unseen Ripples From a Pebble' through 'Bright and Guilty' are here, such as "Me", "Sandy" and "The Anti-Midas Touch". Here's a quick breakdown of the tracklisting. All songs are mastered from the BBC original tapes. If the following Soundcloud clip is any indication, we are in for quite a treat.
March 1986
1. The Anti-Midas Touch
(listen below)
2. Hand in the Till
3. Me
4. Whale on the Beach
May 1987
5. Boy Racers, RM1
6. Disgusted E7
7. Rule of Thumb
8. Sandy
January 1988
9. Happy Shopper
10. Non-Specific Song
11. The William Randolph Hearse
12. Son of Nothing
Note: I don't see a link up quite yet, but for buyers outside of America, order from the equally fabulous
A Turntable Friend Records. Also, I have read Rough Trade Records will have 100 copies of an exclusive and strictly limited yellow vinyl version with an additional art print. So very tempting, even to this Yank.
3 comments:
I've met Dave at gigs a few times in the last couple of years and seen him play solo to; he has some great new songs but seems to be slow on releasing them. The new solo stuff is really quite sophisticated acoustic guitar with very thoughtful lyrics. Hope he gets round to relaxing before too long.
Hi, JP. As usual, you have left me green with envy. Obviously, I have never had the opportunity to hear Dave Callahan's solo work, but I can certainly vouch for the two Wolfhounds albums that have come out this decade. Right up there with the band's best work. Wonderful to have them back after all these years. Hmm, I wonder if there are any other bands that would do well to have an album of Peel Sessions. That's a hint like a hit over the head with a frying pan.
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