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Post by Craig Herbertson on Feb 25, 2008 12:28:49 GMT
Words fail me. It is fairly noticeable though that you have been utterly deserted by the pubs clientèle. The reason escapes me, unless its something to with that breakfast sign next to the propitious subdued lighting.
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Post by franklinmarsh on Feb 25, 2008 12:52:46 GMT
I was wondering where the photograph had got to as well -I want to see how much it resembles an unimaginative 70s album cover. Let's hope something similar can happen in the not-too-distant future. (Meeting up again rather than making an album, although doing some piss-poor cover versions and then getting a scantily clad lady to pose for the sleeve photo wouldn't be so bad. In fact we could skip the covers.) having seen the above photo, i can only nod in enthusiastic agreement to your sage-like 'scantily clad lady' suggestion, john! And end up like one of your beloved Top Of The Pops albums, Dem? Rereleased on the original (scratched) vinyl - The Vault Gang's seminal debut - 'From the Depths of Harlequin Records to the Charity Shop Bargain Bins' (Decca Dent Records 1976) Side 1 Jack The Ripper Witch Queen Of Bethnal Green (surely New Orleans?) Monster Mash Louie Louie (impressive keyboard solo on this one) Wild Thing Paperback Writer Side 2 Mack The Knife Lil Ol' Guinness Drinker Me I Put A Spell On You Jean Genie There's A Ghost In My House Search & Destroy.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Feb 25, 2008 13:17:39 GMT
All you need now to get the album off the ground is a talentless musical producer from the 1970's whose career has petered out and who''ll latch on to the most hopeless cause for the sake of another beer and some cheap publicity...
Save me a place at the bar folks.
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Post by carolinec on Feb 25, 2008 13:27:00 GMT
I make no comment - I'm utterly speechless ...
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Post by Dr Terror on Feb 25, 2008 13:27:35 GMT
Sounds like a top night! I knew I should have made the trip down. the fiercely contested 'who can look most like they crawled out of a skip?' contest I would have won that, and all.
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Post by dem bones on Feb 25, 2008 13:28:15 GMT
And end up like one of your beloved Top Of The Pops albums, Dem? naturally, or maybe a 2008 re-imagining of the classic sinful rugby songs action-photo strip. i think i may muscle in on john's vocal responsibilities for search and destroy unless coral fancies a turn on the mic, her delightful singing voice being something of a legend after those rousing, monroe-esque happy birthday's. the cover of there's a ghost in my house would have to be the fall's version - any other is too listenable - and i bet we could put together a mean promo-video for jack the ripper. best drag in muso's craig, sean and steve - and everybody else - to boost the orchestra/ choir. mrs samuels can take the publicity shots if she feels so inclined. where do we sign and when do we get our huge advance (i'd best look after that side of things)?
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Post by Steve on Feb 25, 2008 15:20:57 GMT
it was remarked by all how Steve's perked up no end since coral, caroline and troo showed up and the incorrigible rascal will no doubt be delighted to learn that he's been unanimously appointed vault's biggest flirt for those constant reminders of his illlegible bachelorhood. Just want to say how grateful I am to have been unanimously voted 'Official Vault Sex-pest' of 2008. I'm deeply touched (in fact I'm touching myself deeply as I write this). I'd like to thank everyone who voted... Caroline, Coral and Troo for agreeing not to press charges... and of course, my ex-wife, without whom none of this would have been possible... (bursts into tears and has to be helped back to his seat - via the toilets...) Obviously I'm gutted to have been overlooked for the prestigious 'who can look most like they crawled out of a skip?' award yet again, but there's always next year... best drag in muso's craig, sean and steve - and everybody else - to boost the orchestra/ choir. I'll augment the live line-up by adding tape loops and electronics to the more experimental pieces and providing freaky dancing on the funkier numbers - although I'd probably have to be helped off the stage again after a couple of verses... Like Caroline, I'm struggling to find words to adequately describe the souvenir photo of the proceedings. All I can say is that I'm now more sure than ever that I've come to the right place... 'The Vault Gang' is right - on this showing we're truly the outlaws of the British horror community (you'll notice I avoided the phrase 'unacceptable face'), sort of a cross between The Wild Bunch and The Bash Street Kids... you did us all proud, lads!
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Post by pulphack on Feb 25, 2008 15:34:29 GMT
i have nothing to say about that photo... except this. yesterday i met up with a mate of mine who gave me a cd by a pub folk band called the prince of wales rattlers (very nice madrigals and old english stuff, as it happens). the sleeve photo on that, and the one in this thread, are all too sadly similar.
anyway, it was a very nice evening indeed. i was chuffed to meet michel parry, who contrasted his crooked broken finger with dem's arm. he wins hands down on story value - arab boys in brussels trying to steal a camera as opposed to black ice - but couldn't top iceland and mouldy spuds. also to meet mr probert, and the great franklin marsh (a man unashamed to be seen reading a nick carter with a gorgeous semi-nude afro-american bird with a dodgy blonde wig as its cover). seeing dem and mark a pleasure as always.
the basil copper book is a model in bibliography, and the articles are a fascinating read. my only minor quibble is that the proofing suddenly goes to pot on the short stories, which i found most bizarre. but it only stood out as the rest of the text was immaculate, i guess. mr c's screenplay is a cracker, btw, and really should have been made. i'd recommend anyone who, like me, has only ever read his macbre stuff to look out for the hardboiled novels; on the strength of the short story included in this volume, i certainly intend to!
if we do the covers album (good choices there, franklin - but can we do 'death walks behind you' and 'devils answer' by atomic rooster, too? now there's doomy for you...) can i swap from bass to keyboards, please? anyone unfortunate enough to have heard the ohr musik albums will attest to my ability to squeeze out one hammond solo for more mileage than that bloke from the seeds who used the one riff for every song they did. and if you ever dug up the spiral sky album you'd never let me near anything with strings ever again...
and rog - what photo with paperback fanatic? i have no idea what you mean?
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Post by franklinmarsh on Feb 25, 2008 15:35:58 GMT
[/quote]I'll augment the live line-up by adding tape loops and electronics to the more experimental pieces and providing freaky dancing on the funkier numbers - although I'd probably have to be helped off the stage again after a couple of verses...
Like Caroline, I'm struggling to find words to adequately describe the souvenir photo of the proceedings. All I can say is that I'm now more sure than ever that I've come to the right place... 'The Vault Gang' is right - on this showing we're truly the outlaws of the British horror community (you'll notice I avoided the phrase 'unacceptable face'), sort of a cross between The Wild Bunch and The Bash Street Kids... you did us all proud, lads!
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Just what we needed - Bez!
I'll put my hand up (oo-er) and go for the Old Man Sykes/Plug crossover
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Post by marksamuels on Feb 25, 2008 15:47:07 GMT
Glad to have torn away the flimsy mask of respectibility and revealed the grinning horror of the Vault Gang in all their charnel glory ;D You know it makes sense. There are some more photos from the Basil Copper bash over on my website, btw. And a horrible Highgate video. marksamuels.netMark S.
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Post by Calenture on Feb 25, 2008 15:53:17 GMT
and rog - what photo with paperback fanatic? i have no idea what you mean? The plot thickens. When Justin sent the proof through, he added a note below a home-printed photo, which wasn't actually shown as part of the magazine. He had added that the photo was "PH, not me". Now whether it's actually going to be in the 'zine, I don't know, as there were a lot of blank pages which Justin said would be used for photos.
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Post by Steve on Feb 25, 2008 15:56:03 GMT
Rereleased on the original (scratched) vinyl - The Vault Gang's seminal debut - 'From the Depths of Harlequin Records to the Charity Shop Bargain Bins' (Decca Dent Records 1976) Side 1 Jack The Ripper Witch Queen Of Bethnal Green (surely New Orleans?) Monster Mash Louie Louie (impressive keyboard solo on this one) Wild Thing Paperback Writer Side 2 Mack The Knife Lil Ol' Guinness Drinker Me I Put A Spell On You Jean Genie There's A Ghost In My House Search & Destroy. In the light of the unfortunate incident involving the hole in my jeans and my "newly acquired pumpkin-sized bollocks", can I request that if we're doing a Stooges cover we consider either Tight Pants or C*ck In My Pocket?
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Post by pulphack on Feb 25, 2008 16:00:57 GMT
ah, that'll be PH as in peter haining not pulphack, then.
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Post by Calenture on Feb 25, 2008 16:06:26 GMT
ah, that'll be PH as in peter haining not pulphack, then. Whoops! I would have the grace to put a blushing smiley, except Paperback Fanatic communications tend to be erratic at the best of times.
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Post by franklinmarsh on Feb 25, 2008 16:20:35 GMT
Rereleased on the original (scratched) vinyl - The Vault Gang's seminal debut - 'From the Depths of Harlequin Records to the Charity Shop Bargain Bins' (Decca Dent Records 1976) Side 1 Jack The Ripper Witch Queen Of Bethnal Green (surely New Orleans?) Monster Mash Louie Louie (impressive keyboard solo on this one) Wild Thing Paperback Writer Side 2 Mack The Knife Lil Ol' Guinness Drinker Me I Put A Spell On You Jean Genie There's A Ghost In My House Search & Destroy. In the light of the unfortunate incident involving the hole in my jeans and my "newly acquired pumpkin-sized bollocks", can I request that if we're doing a Stooges cover we consider either Tight Pants or C*ck In My Pocket? Looks like the encore's will be an altered lyric Hole In My Shoe (or Jehosophat and Jones It Blows My Mind) followed by AC/DCs Big Balls.
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