Simon's plaintive cry for a denim jacket. An unpretentious song, it was always one of my favourites. Simon on guitar and vocals, me on backing vocals and psuedo-percussion (I hit a few of my mother's ornaments with knitting needles - I'm sure I broke one - shh).

I Want A Denim Jacket, Baby

Our biker song. I added the bike samples when I digitally 'mastered' these songs. Me on guitar, Simon on vocals. Rock on!

Bike, Bikin', Biker Frenzy

A cover of the Billie Holiday clasic, given a punk twist and some unusual vocalisations. On this version, I play guitar and we both sing (sort of).

Strange Fruit

Started off in 1990, but has had many (often very minor) revisions over the years. Two acoustic guitars, two vocal tracks; I think everything's double-tracked. The track should really be called 'More', but you know what they say...

...right?

Less

Beatles cover, from the Help! album. One acoustic guitar, one 12-string acoustic, lead and backing vocals. I think everything was double-tracked. Oh, there are also some maracas on it, but you can't hear 'em.

I've Just Seen A Face

A simple song, one acoustic guitar and one vocal, again from 30 years ago. Very apposite for the current climate, I think. (Coronavirus pandemic at time of writing, planet in lockdown.)

We Never Go Out Like We Used To Do

The ubiquitous Big Star cover; I mean, who doesn't, right? Two acoustic guitars and two vocal tracks, all double-tracked.

Thirteen

Ha! This was written and recorded 30 years ago (early 1990)! Where does the time go? Recorded on me ol' Tascam 4-track (analogue tape), it's one electic guitar, one cheap, tatty Yamaha keyboard, and some vocals.

This Is Nothing, This Is All

A cover of the Kinks number, with three acoustic guitars (all double-tracked) and a wad of lead 'n' backing vocals. There're some surprising chords in there - 'You Really Got Me' it is NOT.

Dead End Street

This song's already up on Soundcloud - see @Scott Robson. Although I like Scott's mix, I think I prefer mine. There's not a huge difference (it is the same recording, after all): On my version, the lead guitar's a bit more prominent, and a bit more fuzzy. I actually recorded the lead track four times, two clean, two overdriven. Also, on the second verse, there's a wee lead guitar bit in the background. Scott's version has it going all the way through, but I'd wanted it removed during the vocal, so that's how it is in my mix. As for the song, I wrote it about a girl I'd seen while I was on the bus, at Galashiels bus station. She was gorgeous, of course, and wearing a pair of bright blue tights; cyan ones, which seemed to glow. Recording-wise, Scott did the drums on his drum machine, and provided bass, rhythm guitar and lead vocals. I did lead guitar and backing vocals.

I'm afraid this is an upload of an mp3 file, as I can't find the WAV original.

If anyone can be bothered, I'd be curious to hear whose mix they prefer?

Fast Ian

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