The first of three fantastic Pastels singles for Creation brings us in contact with a true pillar of pop music, Stephen Pastel. Not only do we get into the details of the release of this single and the band’s history prior to Creation, we dip into the full span of the still-active band’s career. Listen for Stephen’s Alan McGee impersonation; we’re gathering a compilation of those for future release.
The band’s early works are only spottily available on streaming services, but the band is currently in the process of reissuing various albums. Most of the band’s post-1990 catalog is available on streaming services through Domino Records.
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Links:
Songs:
“Something Going On”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FWayIxCGcY
“Stay With Me”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r63N1phPO5E
“Truck Train Tractor”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8AtJnYwEuI
Pastels’ Links:
Band page: thepastels.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pastels_the
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Stuff that comes up:
Creation Records
The Pastels
Television Personalities
Buba & The Shop Assistants
The Paintings
Orange Juice
Fire Engines
Teenage Fanclub
My Bloody Valentine
Alan McGee
Bobby Gillespie
Primal Scream
Andrew Innes
Loop
Glass Records
Joe Foster
John Rivers
The Loft
Jesus & Mary Chain
The Legend!
Jerry Thackray
Everett True
Rough Trade
Geoff Travis
Richard Boone
New Hormones
Buzzcocks
QQQ Magazine
Strawberry Switchblade
Rose McDowall
The Roches
Formica Tops
This is Memorial Device (Book by David Keenan)
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