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1.1 Get Up and Use Me1.2 Everything's Roses1.3 Plastic Gift1.4 Get Up and Use Me1.5 Sympathetic Anaesthetic1.6 Discord1.7 New Thing in Cartons1.8 Hungry Beat1.9 Lubricate Your Living Room Pt. 11.10 Lubricate Your Living Room PT 21.11 Plastic Gift (Version)1.12 Candyskin1.13 Meat Whiplash1.14 Candyskin1.15 (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang1.16 Untitled1.17 Discord1.18 Sympathetic Anaesthetic1.19 New Thing in Cartons1.20 Big Gold Dream (Unused Intro)1.21 Big Gold Dream1.22 The Big Wrong Time1.23 Qualitamatic1.24 Young Tongues Need Taste1.25 Produced to Seduce to1.26 The Untitled One1.27 Insert Yourself1.28 Discord1.29 Sympathetic Anaesthetic1.30 Get Up and Use Me1.31 Hungry Beat1.32 Everything's Roses2.1 The Untitled One2.2 Get Up and Use Me2.3 Discord2.4 Hungry Beat2.5 Everything's Roses2.6 Get Up and Use Me (Reprise)2.7 Produce to Seduce to2.8 Get Up and Use Me2.9 Hungry Beat2.10 Plastic Gift2.11 Discord2.12 New Thing in Cartons2.13 Coca Cola Cowboy2.14 Meat Whiplash2.15 Candyskin2.16 Clip (Excerpt)2.17 Jacqueline |
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| Description: | ? Featuring all Fire Engines?? Codex Communications/Pop: Aural recorded output. ? Plus the two 1981 John Peel BBC Sessions, the latter featuring tracks unavailable elsewhere, and essential live recordings including Fire Engines?? debut live performance at Leith Community Centre, the band??s memorable appearance at 1980??s ??Why Does The Pope Not Come To Glasgow??? Edinburgh Fringe and one of the band??s legendary 30-minute sets at Edinburgh Valentino??s captured during the summer of 1981. ? And a track from the 2004 ??reformed?? Fire Engines; ??influencers?? now covering the ??influenced?? with 2004 Mercury Prize Winners Franz Ferdinand??s ??Jacqueline??. ? With a 32-page illustrated booklet with extensive sleeve notes by accomplished writer Neil Cooper together with a recent interview with all four original members (Davy Henderson, Russell Burn, Murray Slade, Graham Main). Fire Engines?? life as a band might have been over before it had barely begun, but the punk sired Edinburgh band??s short life blazed with incident and colour. ??Boredom or Fire Engines ?? You Can??t Have Both?? went the legend. The small and imperfectly formed back catalogue they left in their wake sounded like they had crawled out of a cellar and come blinking into the inner-city light in a parallel universe somewhere between Leith Walk and CBGB??s. Boredom wasn??t an option. Edinburgh??s incestuous inter-band family tree also included crossovers with The Flowers and Boots for Dancing, both of whom released singles on Bob Last and Hilary Morrison??s Pop: Aural label. Following the release of their debut single ?? ??Get Up and Use Me?? / ??Everything??s Roses?? ?? on the Codex Communications imprint ?? Fire Engines too found a home with Last and Morrison??s post Fast Product label.Now remastered from Bob Last??s original master tapes together with two accompanying John Peel Sessions, ??Chrome Dawns?? is the definite Fire Engines artefact including the 7? inch ?? ??Candyskin?? / ??Meat Whiplash?? ?? now regarded as a classic; the mini album ?? Lubricate Your Living Room ?? as a wilfully perverse objet d??art; and the 12? ?? ??Big Gold Dream?? ?? best remembered by some for its sleeve. Despite such limited output, Fire Engines had a rich history the brevity of their lifespan doesn??t do justice.
- Two CD set. Featuring all Fire Engines' Codex Communications/Pop: Aural recorded output. Plus the two 1981 John Peel BBC Sessions, the latter featuring tracks unavailable elsewhere, and essential live recordings including Fire Engines' debut live performance at Leith Community Centre, the band's memorable appearance at 1980's 'Why Does The Pope Not Come To Glasgow?' Edinburgh Fringe and one of the band's legendary 30-minute sets at Edinburgh Valentino's captured during the summer of 1981. And a track from the 2004 'reformed' Fire Engines; 'influencers' now covering the 'influenced' with 2004 Mercury Prize Winners Franz Ferdinand's 'Jacqueline'. With a 32-page illustrated booklet with extensive sleeve notes by accomplished writer Neil Cooper together with a recent interview with all four original members (Davy Henderson, Russell Burn, Murray Slade, Graham Main). Fire Engines' life as a band might have been over before it had barely begun, but the punk sired Edinburgh band's short life blazed with incident and colour. 'Boredom or Fire Engines - You Can't Have Both' went the legend. The small and imperfectly formed back catalogue they left in their wake sounded like they had crawled out of a cellar and come blinking into the inner-city light in a parallel universe somewhere between Leith Walk and CBGB's. Boredom wasn't an option.Digipack with 32 page booklet with liner notes dated Edinburgh, 2024-04.
Booklet (p. 31) and discs show total durations as 79:00 + 63:50.
2024 Cherry Red Records Ltd
Manufactured in EU.
Tracks 1-1 to 1-2 Codex Communications CDX 01, December 1980
Tracks 1-3 to 1-11 Lubricate Your Living Room Pop:Aural AAC 001, January 1981
Tracks 1-12 to 1-13 Pop:Aural POP 010, May 1981
Tracks 1-14 to 1-17 John Peel session recorded February 23rd 1981 / broadcast March 9th 1981
Track 1-20 previously unreleased
Tracks 1-18,1-19 & 1-21 Pop:Aural POP 013, December 1981
Tracks 1-22 to 1-25 John Peel session recorded November 14th 1981 / broadcast November 23rd 1981
Tracks 2-1 to 2-3 Leith Community Center March 16th 1980
Tracks 2-4 to 2-8 Wilf Smarties live session August 2nd 1980
Tracks 2-9 to 2-13 Why Does The Pope Not Come To Glasgow? Edinburgh Fringe August 18th - September 6th 1980
Tracks 2-14 to 2-22 Edinburgh Valentino?s Club August 9th 1981
Track 2-23 CC Somerville Show January 12th 1981
Track 2-24 New 000 December 2004.
[Lubricate Your Living Room cat # listed as AAC 001 on release but should be ACC 001.]
All tracks licensed from Holdings Ecosse Ltd trading as Fast Product / Pop:Aural except 1-14 to 1-17 & 1-22 to 1-25 BBC Studios.
"Chrome Dawns" on CD brings together the angular energy and inventive spirit of Fire Engines, a band celebrated for their sharp, minimalist approach to post-punk. Across this collection, the group's wiry guitars, stabbing rhythms and taut song structures capture the experimental edge of the late 1970s and early 1980s underground, while still sounding remarkably fresh and immediate. The tracks balance nervy intensity with unexpected hooks, making this CD both a document of its time and a thrilling listen for contemporary fans of art-punk and alternative rock. The carefully curated sequencing invites you to experience the band's evolution, from raw, skeletal outbursts to more developed, groove-driven pieces that reveal their influence on later indie and post-punk revival acts. "Chrome Dawns" works equally well as an introduction for new listeners and a deeper dive for longtime admirers who want a focused, immersive overview of Fire Engines' body of work.
A brief band bio: Fire Engines emerged from Scotland's vibrant post-punk scene, quickly earning a reputation for their stripped-down sound, off-kilter song structures and intense live performances. Though their recorded output was relatively concise, their impact on the indie underground has been long-lasting, with later generations of bands citing their jagged rhythms and stark arrangements as a key inspiration. Their recordings have achieved cult status, making archival collections such as "Chrome Dawns" especially valuable for anyone interested in the evolution of post-punk and alternative music.
The CD is released by Cherry Red, an independent label renowned for its commitment to reissuing and curating important chapters of alternative music history. Since its early days, Cherry Red has specialized in giving enduring life to influential but often under-represented artists and scenes, assembling comprehensive compilations and carefully remastered editions that preserve the character of the originals. With "Chrome Dawns", Cherry Red continues this tradition, presenting Fire Engines' material with the care and context it deserves, and offering listeners a thoughtfully packaged insight into a pivotal band on the fringes of the mainstream. |
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| No. of tracks: |
49 |
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| Manufacturer No.: |
CD2BRED902 |
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