Someone was asking if there were more recordings by North of Cornwallis, except for "Billy Liar" and "One 2nd Class Return". This has now turned up, thanks to Ally who gave me a wee tape with this song and some interesting stuff by other bands, that might see the light of day soon. It sounds more like a demo, because it only has vocals and two guitar tracks, but I love it all the same. If you were living the UK around 1990 you might have heard Beats International (started by Norman Cook post-Housemartins) in which Lester Noel sang a bit. I haven't, but I can't imagine it being as good as this. Lester was previously in Grab Grab the Haddock, and they're REALLY good! Apparently he also did backing vocals on a song by Danish pop band Gangway... And Cornwallis is apperently a Canadian island. Named after a Lord Cornwallis from England.
Hey! Beautiful! Thanks for the track... check out "Billy Liar" in MySpace...before I take it down on Monday! I do hope all of Lester Noel's songs are released in once great compilation...he's a great storyteller and I always enjoys his songs! Ally should convince Lester to do it! Hey Sombrero can always be resurrected for this, right? :-) cheers!
This was a combined blog and radio show about POP! music. I started the blog when I moved to Glasgow and it ran during my stay there. We broadcast weekly from Glasgow University's Subcity.org. The shows are catalogued as SPLASHes, and you can still listen to all of them. There are also some rare or hard-to-find indiepop gems for download, and these are labelled DROP. Have fun while it lasts!
or any encouraging words you might have, can be sent to this address. But it'll be a whole lot easier to just leave a comment! I won't check the mail too often. If you've got more general ponderings, such as "what's all this pop stuff about anyway?", your questions might be answered by the manifesto I wrote some time ago, for better or worse.
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Hey! Beautiful! Thanks for the track...
check out "Billy Liar" in MySpace...before I take it down on Monday! I do hope all of Lester Noel's songs are released in once great compilation...he's a great storyteller and I always enjoys his songs! Ally should convince Lester to do it! Hey Sombrero can always be resurrected for this, right? :-)
cheers!
Jessel
http://www.myspace.com/jesselbaltazar
This is what 'lost treasure' means for me ...
Thanks, Chris
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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