Read more: The March Violets 'Big Soul Kiss' - the BBC Recordings 2LP However soon they found they were asked to make too many compromises and split up.Ī reformed line-up twenty years later led to new recordings on their own label and three tours of the USA in between gigging in the UK, showing the resilience of their music and strength of their fanbase. Eventually they signed to a major label and were groomed for a USA breakthrough, performing in the 1987 Some Kind of Wonderful movie. They never got around to recording an album – their only '80's long-players, Natural History in the UK and Electric Shades in the USA, were compilations. Releasing six singles, they were a constant presence at the heights of the UK indie charts, hitting the top two spots with Snakedance, Deep and Walk Into The Sun. THE MARCH VIOLETS came out of Leeds in the early 80’s, initially as label-mates of Sisters of Mercy. Limited edition in violet vinyl double-LP - twenty-three tracks recorded for John Peel and other BBC programmes over six separate sessions - including nine unreleased songs. The March Violets 'Big Soul Kiss' - the BBC Recordings 2LP
He found everything - except for the master-tape. When Track went bust the following year, manager Leee Black Childers managed to burgle the Track Records' Carnaby Street 3rd floor office and liberated the tapes that belonged to him and the band.
Upon release on Track Records in 1977, it was universally condemned in the music press for having a 'muddy mix' - later found to be a mastering fault. Forty-four years later, the master has been found in an attic - and 'L.A.M.F.' can at last be heard as the band and producers intended!įOUND IN AN ATTIC - a punk rock archaeological discovery: a copy master of the original 1977 Track Records tape, without 'mud'! This classic punk album, recorded in London by the New York band featuring two New York Dolls, was always controversial - and not just for the acronym. Track Records went bust and the master was lost - so subsequent releases were compiled from outtake or re-mixes.
On release in 1977, Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers' 'L.A.M.F.' had a mastering fault, widely condemned as a 'muddy mix'. Read more: The March Violets 'Play Loud Play Purple' ltd ed 2LP
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The band didn't get around to recording a full album – both their '80's long-players, Natural History in the UK and Electric Shades in the USA, were compilations. This is the first time Deep and the 7" version of Walk Into the Sun have been made available since then. Releasing six singles, they were a constant presence in the UK indie charts: Religious as Hell, Grooving in Green, Crow Baby and hitting the top two spots with Snakedance, Deep and #1 with Walk Into The Sun. THE MARCH VIOLETS came out of Leeds in the early 80’s, label-mates of Sisters of Mercy.
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Twenty-two tracks – all their 1980’s repertoire plus three highlights from this century Includes their indie chart-toppers Snake Dance, Deep and Walk into the Sun 7” versions.
The Complete Singles 1982 – 85 & More, on limited purple vinyl gatefold LP. Pre-order now for release date: October 21 2022 THE MARCH VIOLETS ‘Play Loud Play Purple’ 2xLP The March Violets 'Play Loud Play Purple' ltd ed 2LP
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