Identifier5622707
Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Media Typeflac
Media Count1
Note"Themes For The Well Dressed Man"
The Housemartins first demo tape.
Traded FromAndy (Hull born and bred)
Trades Allowed
Taper NameAndy (Hull born and bred)
Performance
The Housemartins 1984-??-?? Hull Adelphi Theatre, Hull, UK
Set 1"Themes For The Well Dressed Man"

This is the Housemartins first demo tape.
This was sold at the very first Housemartins gigs when they were a duo. I cannot remember when from but probably the Hull Adelphi or Spring street Theatre, Hull, when they supported Billy Bragg which I think was 84.(I have a very poor recording of Billy Bragg where he mentions the support act, something about cardigans, I'll have to dig it out)

Anyway this is before Norman Cook joined, before Hugh Whitiker and even Ted Key They were still in the Gargoyles, who were better than the Housemartins!

The sound is not great but very listenable. (I would rate it a B) This is from a twenty two year old tape that is nearly worn out, If anyone has a better copy please post it.

Some of the tracks were used later with different lyrics/(Skatsburg became Johannesburg) turned into different songs/ Time Spent Thinking has a little of I smell winter in it (I think so anyway) And Taxi to singapore is Coal train to Hatfield main.

Tracks
01 All men are the same
02 When will I be released
03 Skatsburg
04 Swansea
05 Singapore
06 It's history
07 Time spent thinking
08 The day I called it a day
09 Taxi to Singapore

If you do get a copy of this, be prepared to be humming "Swansea with me" for weeks.
Set 2
Set 3
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