They've Scoffed the Lot
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They've Scoffed the Lot is a compilation
of radio session recordings by the indie pop
band Talulah Gosh
.
, which at the time had recently signed Heavenly
, a band formed from four of the five members of Talulah Gosh. The catalogue number was SARAH 604.
Each side featured a whole Radio 1
session. The first was recorded for the Janice Long
show and broadcast on 7 August 1986, and the second was done for John Peel
's show and transmitted on 11 January 1988.
Apart from the brief period when future Heavenly member Rob Pursey was in the group, They've Scoffed the Lot represented the different line-ups of Talulah Gosh; Elizabeth Price appears on the first session and Eithne Farry on the second.
The entirety of this compilation was included on the 1996 anthology Backwash
.
Side one produced by Barry Andrews and engineered by Martyn Parker
Originally broadcast on the Janice Long show, 7.8.86
Side two produced by Dale Griffin and engineered by Mike Engles and Paul Long
Originally broadcast on the John Peel show, 11.1.88
Thanks to Mike Hawkes and John Walters
Thank you to Gregory
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of radio session recordings by the indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh were a guitar-pop group from Oxford, England and one of the leading bands of the twee pop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan. They supposedly formed when Amelia Fletcher and Elizabeth Price, both wearing Pastels badges, met at a club in...
.
Release
Scoffed was issued in 1991 by the independent label Sarah RecordsSarah Records
Sarah Records was a UK independent record label active between 1987 and 1995, best known for its recordings of indie pop.The label was formed in Bristol in 1987 by Clare Wadd and Matt Haynes, and grew out of the fanzine scene at the time, Haynes having previously edited Are You Scared To Get...
, which at the time had recently signed Heavenly
Heavenly (British band)
Heavenly were a 1990s twee pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989. Amelia Fletcher , Mathew Fletcher , Peter Momtchiloff and Robert Pursey had all been members of Talulah Gosh, a key member of the C86 scene.-History:Heavenly debuted with the 7" single "I Fell in Love Last...
, a band formed from four of the five members of Talulah Gosh. The catalogue number was SARAH 604.
Each side featured a whole Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
session. The first was recorded for the Janice Long
Janice Long
Janice Long is an English radio broadcaster currently working on BBC Radio 2. Her show is on Sunday to Thursday nights from midnight to 02:00. She is the older sister of TV and radio personality Keith Chegwin.-Early career:...
show and broadcast on 7 August 1986, and the second was done for John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
's show and transmitted on 11 January 1988.
Apart from the brief period when future Heavenly member Rob Pursey was in the group, They've Scoffed the Lot represented the different line-ups of Talulah Gosh; Elizabeth Price appears on the first session and Eithne Farry on the second.
The entirety of this compilation was included on the 1996 anthology Backwash
Backwash (album)
Backwash is a retrospective compilation of music by the group Talulah Gosh.-The album:Released on LP and CD by K Records in 1996 , it contains all of their single and radio session tracks, plus live versions of two songs of which no studio recordings exist and a flexi-disc track...
.
Side one
- "Talulah Gosh" Mathew
- "Do You Remember" Amelia
- "Looking for a Rainbow" Elizabeth
- "Sunny Inside" Amelia
Side two
- "My World's Ending" Peter
- "Be Your Baby" Amelia
- "Break Your Face" Mathew
- "In Love for the Very First Time" Gregory
- "Spearmint Head" Mathew
Credits
Talulah Gosh was- Chris Scott - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Peter MomtchiloffPeter MomtchiloffPeter Momtchiloff is a British guitarist and bassist. He was educated at Winchester College and Worcester College, Oxford....
- guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Amelia FletcherAmelia FletcherAmelia Fletcher is a British singer, songwriter, guitarist, and economist. She has been the frontwoman of an evolving series of pop groups from the 1980s to the present...
- vocals and guitar - Mathew Fletcher - drums
- Elizabeth Price - vocals and guitar (side one)
- Eithne Farry - vocals (side two)
Side one produced by Barry Andrews and engineered by Martyn Parker
Originally broadcast on the Janice Long show, 7.8.86
Side two produced by Dale Griffin and engineered by Mike Engles and Paul Long
Originally broadcast on the John Peel show, 11.1.88
Thanks to Mike Hawkes and John Walters
Thank you to Gregory