Issue #07 (1989) (text only – audio awaiting)
BLUNT CASSETTE RELEASE ‘VOICES FROM THE CELLAR’ 1989
Remember those 60 minute or 90 minute BASF/SONY tapes? Remember when a friend or an acquaintance would hand you one at a gig, then demand that you go home and listen to their compilations. Well, this cassette was put together with love sometime in 1989. It was subsequently launched at both the Evil Star in Surry Hills on Elizabeth St and The Journalists Club on Chalmers St (again Surry Hills but where else?) We knew other fans would cherish it, and despite the smallish run, it was well received.
Of course a lot of thanks go out to the bands who agreed to be on it. Also to those who helped with all the nuts and bolts – for example, John Locke who I got to know from hanging out with Living With Robert ( the brother of Tony their bassist). John helped immeasurably with this release by committing to the painstaking process of assembling the weird and wonderful to an actual playlist. The late Ben Hession, who I knew from Radio Skid Row was also supportive. Ben was the MC at the initial launch at the Evil Star and also contributed to Blunt with his poetry.
Vicky Lobregat, who I also knew from Living With Robert, did all the artwork.
Note – fingers crossed that this will be digitalised.
SIDE ONE: )
1. Living in Luxury – The Aftertaste (unreleased other than this tape)
2. Something to Hide – Even As We Speak
3. Only Silence – Living With Robert
4. I Feel Love (live cover of Donna Summer) – Distant Locust
5. I Know I Shouldn’t (demo) – Robert Scott (The Bats (NZ) – a lovely solo pop ditty recorded at home by Rob, a member of The Bats and formerly The Clean.
6. No Visitors (live demo rehearsal) – The Cannanes
7. Murder in The Cathedral – The Waxworks – (see issue 7 – excerpt Missing Issues)
8. Bedroom Window – A Happy Family
9. Life in Thoughts – Greg McKittrick ( Greg also played in Burroughs Wife and Fie on Love)
SIDE TWO: )
10. Who’ll Point You (recorded on hand held device live at the Graphic Arts Club May 6th 1989) – The Moffs
11. D-Sentor in Doom – The Good Chamber (Hector originated out of Adelaide and played at venues like The Evil Star and The Gunnery)
12. White Rat – Ministry of Love (fronted by Andrew Parsonage and joined at times by Mark Rastrick (Bestianity) – see issue 7* MISSING ISSUE)
13. Living in Darlinghurst *recorded live – Drip Tray
14. Man I Need – BlackEyed Susan (fronted by Michael Sherman *see issue 7 from the wonderful Bughouse)
15. The WashDaddies – (courtesy of Wayne Davison from the Toytown label based in Melbourne)
16. Busy as a Brickie in Beirut – The Cryptlickers (starring John Locke see above)
