Comments on: From The Archives

By: kingflare

kingflare — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:26:14 +0000

I had ‘Fast and bulbous’ – i think it was on Imaginary (great label) and they did a whole host of these tribute albums… The Kinks, Hendrix, Syd Barrett… had em all

We need more labels like Imaginary – I remember reading an interview with the guy who ran it. He said he named it thus so he could chuckle at kids going to their parents to say ‘I’m going to buy an imaginary album’ ! LOL!

By: esmark

esmark — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:47:36 +0000

And also traded out a compilation with all the b-sides compiled, with some extra stuff on… info on my petrols bootleg page…

By: esmark

esmark — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:46:25 +0000

I’ve posted all of those mentione on my Petrols page during the last two years… but hopefully Steve and the lads got some better sounding version than the cassette/vinyl rips I’ve posted…

By: Steve P

Steve P — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:13:19 +0000

Agree about the PETROLS b sIDES NOT JUST BEING THROWAWAY SONGS LIKE SOME BANDS. “Everybodys gone…” helped Raymond finish off “Last of the true believers” as they virtually had to write “Everybody” because the Membranes version is a bit chaotic and in doing so inspired him on to finnish off “believers”. I think the Membranes “Big Decision ” is awful, but what would I know! I love “Deadbeat” and “Mine” and “Jesus Says” oh the list goes on……

By: diooner

diooner — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:09:17 +0000

Yeah Jason’s right. And speaking of B-sides, the original version of “Chemicrazy” on the flip of the “Groove Check” 10″ was a scorcher, as is “Fat Mouth Creed” (w/ “Abandon”). Also of good shape are “Little Big Man” (“Catch A Fire” EP), “Party Games” (“Genius Move” 12″) and… well, too many to mention. A comp anytime ?

Greets,
Francois.

By: Jason N

Jason N — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:49:14 +0000

Thanks for sharing that – I hadn’t heard it before. Back in ’88 I was a student on limited means, so tended to just buy albums rather than singles. Unfortunate really, as unlike a lot of bands you guys put out some cracking B-sides.

By: diooner

diooner — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:03:55 +0000

Yeah ! I’m with Gareth on this one ! May I suggest that you put “Keen” and your version of Can’s “Mother Sky”, which i have on vinyl but you have perhaps a better one than I have ?

Greets,
Francois.

By: Gareth

Gareth — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:16:39 +0000

Excellent, always loved that one, remember taping it off John Peel when the album came out and being chuffed when it turned up on the Cellophane 12″.

If this is going to become a regular feature of the site Steve, can I suggest Everybody’s Goin’ Triple Bad Acid Yeah next? The only proper version I’ve got is on vinyl.