Posted: 21 January 2006 at 3:18pm | IP Logged

PG "Amazin"

Side1

Tracks 1-3 ok

Tracks 4-7 too far gone quality wise

Side2

All Tracks Ok

Posted: 24 May 2006 at 4:52pm | IP Logged

Amazin is actually not so bad a tape as made out. The moog is right up there, and even Andy's vocals heard. But the lads were in pursuit of a major deal, so the tape was quietly withdrawn. The un-named producer was John Pantry, who had to deal with his first Christian production. The lads, taking advantage of a local pub - infact taking considerable advantage of a local pub, and all the beverages it had to offer, came into the rural setting studio slightly less serious-minded than John was hoping. Ish had lost his voice, and the discipline was at a much reduced level. but I quite like it. I do. I recorded the GB77 set that Ish did - his Praise Party set, which covered the same material, and it comes across quite well too. It's quite sweet. Stereo too.

Light Brigade is curuious. It was recorded in 1975, but some re-recording took place later - backing track-wise. The cover was changed too (detrimentally).

Same happened to Adrian Snail. He took two of his older albums and re-recorded the percussion and bass I think. So older editions of these albums are rare.

Unanimity: There is a reel of The Suite - a three movement prog rock thing. Really interesting, from which the "OK ... I ... I Live my life" section was lifted and transplanted into Now That I've Found. A couple of single were released too, one of which I have heard. They sound like the Beatles earliest stuff, low dynamic range, high noise. Quite bluesy, and pop-y. Juvenalia really.

The version of Benedictus on Ish's double album set is only half the original song, faded out. Song No 2 is the other side.

One of the Buzz freeby albums they gave away with subscription has a completely unique verion of Bartimeus. Better than on Penalty. Song Of The Last Generation was released as a single believe it or not.

I am just a Charismatic is surely the best Ish/ATF combo.

etc

jules

Posted: 24 May 2006 at 4:59pm | IP Logged

Zip Codes: PB has as many reels of their material as all the ATF material put together. The cassestte issues posthumously features a compilation of tracks from about 84-87. They give you a teaser of what melodies might have emerged if ATF had carried on. BUt it's actually nice stuff, and much under-heard.

jules

Posted: 24 May 2006 at 5:03pm | IP Logged

Something else for Roughmix to release then! 

And don't give me any of that "Mick has a copy on CD" guff - that's no guarantee that the rest of us will ever get to hear it!

Posted: 24 May 2006 at 5:42pm | IP Logged

There was a box of these tapes available at the first re-union, what happened to the rest that were not "sold sight unseen" 

Posted: 25 May 2006 at 1:12pm | IP Logged

Am I right in thinking that the guitar solos are by Pete rather than Andy? (Or is that just a hazed memory of a GB set)

Paul.