John Peel Session 14.09.87
From the ashes of the Shop Assistants and Meat Whiplash came the Motorcycle Boy, one of the great lost Scottish pop groups of the late 1980s. Featuring the unmistakable voice of the late Alex Taylor, the band traded under an enigmatic name inspired by Mickey Rourkeâs character in Francis Ford Coppolaâs avant-garde film noir Rumble Fish.
The Edinburgh-based five-piece were feted as the ânext big thingâ and went on to release a string of classy singles â but it was the old, old story. Dropped by a major label, the Motorcycle Boyâs debut LP was recorded and never came out â well, not until a few years ago, about 30 years after it should have done â and the band split up, their chance at world domination gone.
Fans, though, remember their bittersweet pop gems â and now their only BBC session for the legendary John Peel is released on Precious Recordings of London. This four-song outing at Maida Vale features the LP title track âScarletâ and much loved âUnder The Bridgeâ, plus the previously unreleased âI Could Make You Happyâ, perhaps as close to indiepop as they ever got.
With sleeve notes by Michael Kerr and a plethora of unseen images, this release is limited to 500 copies worldwide.
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$8.40John Peel Session 14.09.87
From the ashes of the Shop Assistants and Meat Whiplash came the Motorcycle Boy, one of the great lost Scottish pop groups of the late 1980s. Featuring the unmistakable voice of the late Alex Taylor, the band traded under an enigmatic name inspired by Mickey Rourkeâs character in Francis Ford Coppolaâs avant-garde film noir Rumble Fish.
The Edinburgh-based five-piece were feted as the ânext big thingâ and went on to release a string of classy singles â but it was the old, old story. Dropped by a major label, the Motorcycle Boyâs debut LP was recorded and never came out â well, not until a few years ago, about 30 years after it should have done â and the band split up, their chance at world domination gone.
Fans, though, remember their bittersweet pop gems â and now their only BBC session for the legendary John Peel is released on Precious Recordings of London. This four-song outing at Maida Vale features the LP title track âScarletâ and much loved âUnder The Bridgeâ, plus the previously unreleased âI Could Make You Happyâ, perhaps as close to indiepop as they ever got.
With sleeve notes by Michael Kerr and a plethora of unseen images, this release is limited to 500 copies worldwide.
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From the ashes of the Shop Assistants and Meat Whiplash came the Motorcycle Boy, one of the great lost Scottish pop groups of the late 1980s. Featuring the unmistakable voice of the late Alex Taylor, the band traded under an enigmatic name inspired by Mickey Rourkeâs character in Francis Ford Coppolaâs avant-garde film noir Rumble Fish.
The Edinburgh-based five-piece were feted as the ânext big thingâ and went on to release a string of classy singles â but it was the old, old story. Dropped by a major label, the Motorcycle Boyâs debut LP was recorded and never came out â well, not until a few years ago, about 30 years after it should have done â and the band split up, their chance at world domination gone.
Fans, though, remember their bittersweet pop gems â and now their only BBC session for the legendary John Peel is released on Precious Recordings of London. This four-song outing at Maida Vale features the LP title track âScarletâ and much loved âUnder The Bridgeâ, plus the previously unreleased âI Could Make You Happyâ, perhaps as close to indiepop as they ever got.
With sleeve notes by Michael Kerr and a plethora of unseen images, this release is limited to 500 copies worldwide.
