Whither Joe Crow?
Nov. 18th, 2003 10:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
reddragdiva"Compulsion" by Joe Crow is a song on the Cherry Red label's 1983 compilation album Pillows And Prayers. It's a damn nice little song - available commercially on Cherry Red CDMRED169, Pillows & Prayers 2 [1] - and was covered by Martin Gore of Depeche Mode on his Counterfeit EP several years ago.
Joe Crow was apparently an original member of The Nightingales, after having been in the Prefects with Robert Lloyd. Lloyd and Crow apparently did a band called Terminal Hoedown (The New Four Seasons with Crow added) in 1992 (any recordings?).
Can I find out any other information about Joe Crow? Er, no. Any ideas, kids? Any other crusty old postpunks with clues or pointers? Did he do anything musical at all after "Compulsion"?
(I know there's an Edinburgh band called Little Joe Crow which is unrelated.)
And hey, how's this for old indiepop pr0n.
[1] though the B-side, "Absent Friends", doesn't appear to be available anywhere.
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Date: 2003-11-18 03:26 pm (UTC)Joe Crow
Date: 2003-11-26 02:10 pm (UTC)Re: Joe Crow
Date: 2003-11-26 02:26 pm (UTC)Where are the .mp3s of your no doubt excellent band hosted then?
Re: Joe Crow
Date: 2003-11-28 12:49 am (UTC)Re: Joe Crow
Date: 2003-11-26 02:52 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-11-18 03:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-11-18 04:17 pm (UTC)This one is from the late days of punk or early days of post-punk. Late '70s onward. "Compulsion" was 1983.
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Date: 2003-11-18 06:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-11-18 04:26 pm (UTC)Oh, you bastard.
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Date: 2003-11-18 04:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-11-18 04:49 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-11-19 01:22 am (UTC)That was my first thought on viewing the lists.
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Date: 2003-11-18 05:15 pm (UTC)Wow, that's some list. C Cat Trance? I've only ever heard them on an obscure semi-gothy compilation called "Doctor Death Volume 5: Hearts Lust In Limbo," which I mostly picked up because it had a Handful of Snowtrops track on it... I didn't really like C Cat Trance, but, wow. Not a name I've seen anywhere else, ever.
And Frank Sidebottom? He's had a legendary Trouser Press guide entry for as long as I've had friends to talk music with, but none of us have ever heard him. Pity they don't appear to actually be selling albums. He might be a bit, um. Narrow in focus, say?
correct pronunciation
Date: 2003-11-18 09:00 pm (UTC)ie its "Kuh-Kat Trance" not "See Cat Trance".
In case you were wondering
Re: correct pronunciation
Date: 2003-11-19 04:47 am (UTC)How clever.
No wonder they never got anywhere. People were probably too embarassed to say their name.
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Date: 2003-11-19 01:26 am (UTC)Website: http://www.paulmorris.co.uk/73/
Joe Crow
Date: 2003-12-20 05:53 am (UTC)Peter 'Tank' Byrchmore
Absent friends
Date: 2004-02-05 02:26 am (UTC)