music...isms: The Balcony Dogs - The Balcony Dogs (1988)

domenica 26 giugno 2011

The Balcony Dogs - The Balcony Dogs (1988)

The Sex Gods Andy Eastwood (on vocals) and Steve Johnson (on guitar) were joined by Mooney, first on bass, than on guitar, by Gary Dwyer (ex Teardrop Explodes, at the time occasionally playing with Black)

on drums, and by Carl Washington (ex Wah!) on bass. Because of all these names and connections the band gained a cult status even before having released anything. The record company refused to release an album under the name of Sex Gods and the band opted for Balcony Dogs (taken from one of their songs). The first vinyl release was the self-title 12”:

The Balcony Dogs (1988):

- Balcony Dogs

- Rings Of Saturn

- Fat Pocket Justice

- McHelicopter

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Most of the information that you can find in these pages is taken from:

- Klaus Schwartze (1987). The Scouse Penomenon (Part 1).
- Klaus Schwartze (1988). The Scouse Penomenon (Part 2).
- Paul Du Noyer (2000). Liverpool. Wondrous Place.
- Link2wales

and also:
- Chris Adams (2002). Turquoise Days. The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen.
- Kathy Barham (2006). 194 Radio City. The Heart of Liverpool.
- Pete Burns (2007). Freak Unique. My Autobiography.
- Sara Cohen (1991). Rock Culture in Liverpool.
- Sara Cohen (2007). Decline, Renewal and the City in Popular Music Culture: Beyon the Beatles.
- Mark Cooper (1982). Liverpool Explodes!
- Julian Cope (1994/1999). Head-On/Repossessed.
- Bill Drummond (2000). 45.
- Bill Drummond (2008). 17.
- Jaki Florek, Paul Whelan (2009). Liverpool Eric's.
- Bill Harry (2009). Bigger than the Beatles.
- Holly Johnson (1994). A Bone in My Flute.
- Graham Jones (2009). Last Shop Standing. Whatever Happened to Record Shops?
- Marion Leonard, Robert Strachan (2010). The Beat Goes On. Liverpool, Popular Music and the Changing City. [Thanks for mentioning the blog in the Acknowledgements!]
- MW Macfield (2003). In Search of the La's. A Secret Liverpool.
- Ian McNabb (2008). Mersey Beast. A Musical Memoir.
- Brian Nash. (2012). Nasher Says Relax. Inside the Band and beyond the Pleasuredome.
- Simon Reynolds (2005). Rip it up and Start again. Post-punk 1978-1984.
- Simon Reynolds (2009). Totally Wired. Post-punk Inteviews - Overviews.
- Bill Skyes (2012). Sit Down! Listen to This! The Roger Eagle Story

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The Balcony Dogs - The Balcony Dogs (1988)

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