Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh | |
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53rd & 3rd | |
Past members | Amelia Fletcher Mathew Fletcher Peter Momtchiloff Rob Pursey Elizabeth Price Chris Scott Eithne Farry |
Talulah Gosh were an English
History
The group made their live debut on 7 March 1986, and later the same year released a flexidisc on Sha La La flexilabel and two singles simultaneously on the
For their third single, the group returned to a song they had first recorded in session for Janice Long's show on Radio 1 in August 1986, "Talulah Gosh". Elizabeth Price left toward the end of the year to form The Carousel with Razorcuts frontman Gregory Webster, and so the single, released on 30 May 1987, was the first to feature replacement Eithne Farry (vocals, tambourine).[1] The single was less shambolic than their earlier offerings, and a video[2] was made for it which was played on The Chart Show (then shown on Channel 4), giving the band some mainstream exposure. The single was produced (some critics suggested it was over-produced) by John Rivers, as was the follow-up "Bringing Up Baby",[1] a sophisticated pop song that reduced the band's "shambling" element to the point where mainstream success seemed a possibility. Indeed, The Primitives would later take precisely this route to success – but Talulah Gosh never made the national chart. The ironically-titled debut (compilation) album Rock Legends: Volume 69 was released in October 1987, collecting tracks from the earlier singles and radio sessions.[1]
January 1988 saw not only the release of "Bringing Up Baby" but also the broadcast of a second
After the split, Peter joined Razorcuts, while Amelia issued a one-off solo single, "Can You Keep a Secret?". Amelia and Mathew Fletcher and Peter Momtchiloff regrouped as Heavenly in late 1989,[1] with Talulah Gosh co-founder Rob Pursey also returning to the fold. Following the break-up of Razorcuts, Scott formed Saturn V with Gregory Webster and Razorcuts drummer Struan Robertson.
Discography
Singles
- "I Told You So" (flexi disc, 1986) (given away with fanzines Are You Scared To Get Happy?No. 3 and Trout Fishing in Leytonstone No. 3)
- "Beatnik Boy" (single, 1986)
- "Steaming Train" (single, 1986)
- "Talulah Gosh" (single, 1987)
- "Bringing Up Baby" (single, 1987)
- "Testcard Girl" (single, 1988)
- "Demos EP" (single, 2011 – recorded 1986)
Compilations
- Talulah Mania)
- They've Scoffed the Lot (radio sessions, 1991)
- Backwash (complete recordings plus live tracks, 1996)
- Was It Just a Dream? (expanded version of Backwash adding demo tracks, 2013)
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
- ^ "02 – Talulah Gosh – Talulah Gosh". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ "Scared to Dance » Talulah Gosh & Pat Nevin DJ on Saturday". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.