sabato 27 aprile 2013

Clive Langer - Even Though (1987)

Former Deaf School (1974-78), Big in Japan (1977), producer of Madness, Clive Langer released his first solo single seven years after the split of Clive Langer and the Boxes, a 'wonderful slowrocker with a catching melody'. On these tracks, Langer is on vocals and guitar duties, Steve Naive plays keyboards, and Tom Morley synthesizers.

Even Though (1987)
- Even Though
- Even Though (Instrumental)

even though

Clive Langer & the Boxes - I Want the Whole World (1979) [Re-Up]


Clive Langer full-member of the Deaf School since 1974, also collaborated with the early Big in Japan in 1978. In 1979, after both acts disbanded he started working with some friends as Clive Langer and the Boxes. The first-line up of the Boxes included, besides Langer himself (vocals and guitars), Deaf School friends Bette Bright and Steve Allen (backing vocals), Budgie (drums, former Spitfire Boys, Big in Japan) and Ben Barson (keyboards, brother of and main influence for Mike Barson, keyboard player with Madness). In March 1979 the group released their first 12”:


I Want the Whole World (1979)
a1. I Want the Whole World
a2. Lovely Evening
a3. I Know I
b1. Those Days
b2. Simple Life



clive langer boxes (1979)

mercoledì 27 febbraio 2013

The Balcony Dogs (The Sex Gods) - Live (1987)



On December 15th, 1987, the Sex Gods (Balcony Dogs) played at Liverpool Polytechnic Haigh Hall. The line-up consisted of Andy Eastwood (vocals, formed Crash Course), Steve Johnson (guitars, former Wah Heat, Ellery Bop), Mike Mooney (guitars), Carl Washington (bass, ex Wah!), and Gary Dwyer (drums, ex Teardrop Explodes, Black).

Liverpool Polytechnic Haigh Hall (15 December 1987)
- Shot to Earth
- Fat Pocket Justice
- Fluency
- Balcony Dogs
- Rings of Saturn
- Mc Helicopter
- Charlene’s Dream
- Drug Planet #7
- Good Little Bad Little