Bit of catching up to do I'm afraid, other things have called, research has been feverish, records have been bought and left in a pile. So, to start let's begin with the backlog and the Brilliant Corners.
Straight out of Bristol, the Brilliant Corners were formed in the early 80s by Davey Woodward (vocals, guitar), Chris Galvin (bass), Winston (can't get more indie than a one-named tambourine man!), Bob Morris (drums) and Dan (occasional keyboards) with the later addition of Phil Elvins on guitar. The band were incredibly active, knocking out single after single, a good half-dozen albums, touring extensively and recording three, yes three!, Peel Sessions
I shan't go on too much, there's an excellent official site and a surprisingly (though with misguided use of a The) good wikipedia page for further reading.
Unfortunately this is yet another post with a sad ending, Chris Galvin died of cancer in 1998.
So, enjoy this rather scratch and distorted offering, promise I'll be more active soon, I've got a couple of belters lined up!
Brilliant Corners - The Pope, The Monkey and The Queen (right click, 'save as...' to download
Love this band. Delilah Sands still does strange things to me even now (oo-er).
ReplyDeleteTheir 1989 mini-album Joyride was wonderful. I'd recommend picking it up if you're ever lucky enough to find a copy.
ReplyDeleteWonderful band. Love indiepop with a trumpet. But what's so misguided about "The"? I can see one right on the front of that record sleeve.
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