Apologies for lack of updates recently, I'm building up to a solid few weeks off and need to get my house in order (literally and metaphorically).
In the meantime, let's get back on the horse with The Wendys.
As usual, pop over to the wiki page for a bit more information, but this time we're celebrating not only a great Scottish band, but a gen-u-ine, honest-to-goodness, Factory Records white label as you can see in the picture at the top.
This little rarity has an A4 insert that says:
"The Wendys are the first band to sign to Factory since northside and also share the same producer...Ian Broudie."The insert also claims, oddly, that this is the band's first release on the label, but as you'll see in the linked Wiki article it's actually their second, although this rather detailed page seems to imply that their "first" EP entitled "More Than Enough" never got a proper release; maybe my reader can help fill in the blanks?
There's some great stuff kicking about the internet about the band, all of which is worth a read; an NME clipping and of course a myspace page (I should really be collecting all these; if only I wasn't such a bloody luddite and understood myspace).
Well, enjoy this: The Wendys - The Sun's Going to Shine for Me Soon, it's a cracking bit of indie pop and far better than Northside any day.
I only discovered these guys a few years back. I was in a record shop in Hull and asked the bloke what album he was playing. He said, it's the Wendy's and it's yours for a fiver. I snapped it up and what a quality record it is too.
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