paranoid android Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) Botany 5 anyone? I liked them very much - their main man, Gordon Kerr was from Stirling, but they were based in Edinburgh - I met him once, and thought he was a very nice chap. They got their deal with Virgin on the back of their popularity in clubs like Pure, playing up front dance music, but he wanted to make chill-out albums, which is pretty much what their first and only album was. When they signed to Virgin, the other half of the partnership left, and was given half their advance as a settlement - this probably didn't do them any favours. Gordon was a big fan of Talk Talk, which is no bad thing. Here's a link to some Botany 5 tracks on Myspace: https://myspace.com/botanyofficial/music/songs Top track is 'The Only One In Your Love', imo. Edited January 15, 2014 by paranoid android 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I thought Win were pretty good, got their LP on the back of this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffinmuncher Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I thought Win were pretty good, got their LP on the back of this one. Loved that one. If we're looking at lager adverts, then I think it's fair to chuck in Love Decree and Something So Real. And the advert itself to bring back memories 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I've got 'super popoid groove' by Win on a 12" single but my record player has been relegated to the garage in the short term so can't have a wee wander down memory lane unfortunately. They were a bit poppy but a good band. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgKeqxDgBM0 Fruits of Passion. ETA, can't seem to do videos or links from a tablet. Edited January 17, 2014 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Hardly forgotten, but perhaps overlooked by many. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Arab Strap are definitely one of my favourite bands of all time. Toss up between "Morning at the Hug and Pint" and "The Last Romance" as my favourite Strap album. Edited January 17, 2014 by mrcat1990 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgKeqxDgBM0 Fruits of Passion. ETA, can't seem to do videos or links from a tablet. I remember them - Glasgow band with a lassie singer - the single was called 'Everything I Ever Wanted' or something - I remember the video as well. A mate of mine had their album, and liked it a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LongTimeLurker Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) May be showing my age with this but who were the band from Stirling that had Polmaise Colliery on the cover of their single and a song that went on and on about stuff like "come home from the factory"? Edited February 5, 2014 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralTon Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 May be showing my age with this but who were the band from Stirling that had Polmaise Colliery on the cover of their single and a song that went on and on about stuff like "come home from the factory"? Could it be Those French Girls? They were definitely from Stirling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Don't think so, but could be wrong. It's a song that got some airplay on Brian Ford's Streetsounds on Radio Clyde in the late 70s or very early 80s. Almost bought a copy of the single at Bruce's on the Cow Wynd in Falkirk, but eventually decided to buy something else. This will be obscure because they never made it big and the number of people who were even aware of the single at the time would have been limited to those were into punk and new wave in and around Glasgow and Stirling. Edited February 10, 2014 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siegeface Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 m.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZWhjkifss 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) [yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd9-fR-bDfI[/yt] Edited February 18, 2014 by Florentine_Pogen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Don't think so, but could be wrong. It's a song that got some airplay on Brian Ford's Streetsounds on Radio Clyde in the late 70s or very early 80s. Almost bought a copy of the single at Bruce's on the Cow Wynd in Falkirk, but eventually decided to buy something else. This will be obscure because they never made it big and the number of people who were even aware of the single at the time would have been limited to those were into punk and new wave in and around Glasgow and Stirling.The Fakes, I had it. Flogged it along with all the rest.http://www.boredteenagers.co.uk/FAKES.htm Edited February 11, 2014 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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