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====== Talking Drums ======

Alternative Rock\\
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

From Dark Entries Records: "Dark Entries is honored to reissue the debut 12” single ‘Courage’ from Scottish band Talking Drums. Formed in Glasgow in 1981 when Charlie and Dot lived above a pub and discovered their downstairs neighbor, Carol, was a sensational singer. They quickly recruited Stewart on bass and Derek on drums and started gigging. Scotland in the early 80s had a live music scene where unsigned bands could gather a serious following and the band played every major city, helped by catchy, indie-pop tunes and Carol's explosive performances. The recorded their debut album 'Fighting To The Finish' all in a week in March 1982 and released it on cassette. 'Courage' was their first vinyl outing in the independent, cottage-industry spirit of the times, originally released on Sticky Music in late 1982. The group added a horn section and congas extending the song to 8 sprawling minutes of dubby disco funk in the vein of ESG and William Onyeabor. The studio owner, Ian, had just bought a new piece of equipment called an Aphex Aural Exciter and put the whole mix through it - maybe one reason why “Courage” sounds strangely ahead of its time." (from [[https://talking-drums.bandcamp.com/]])

===== Discography =====

| 1982 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2022/11/15/talking-drums-fighting-to-the-finish/|Fighting to the Finish]] | [[Sticky Music]] |
| 1982 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/10/05/talking-drums-courage-ep/|Courage]] (single) | [[Sticky Music]] |
| 1983 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/talking-drums-demos/|Demos]] | [[Sticky Music]] |
| 1985 | Reassembly | [[Sticky Music]] |
| 1986 | Pretend a Stranger (single) | [[Sticky Music]] |

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==== Fighting to the Finish ====

1982 [[Sticky Music]] (GUM 003)

Carol Moore – Lead vocals\\
Charlie Irvine – Guitar, backing vocals\\
Dot Irvine – Keyboards, backing vocals\\
Stewart McEwan – Bass guitar\\
Derek Clark – Drums\\
Malcolm Duffin – Drums

Produced [[Steve Butler]]

  - Lost in the 20th Century
  - Fighting to the Finish
  - Product of History
  - Feel Like Dancing
  - The Lie
  - The End is Nigh
  - Young Boys
  - What's on My Mind
  - We Believe
  - Nightmare
  - Freedom to Choose

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==== Courage EP ====

1982 [[Sticky Music]] (GUM 005)\\
2018 Dark Entries Records

Carol Moore – Lead vocals, percussion\\
Charlie Irvine – Lead guitar, backing vocals\\
Dot Irvine – Keyboards, backing vocals, maracas\\
Stewart McEwan – Bass\\
Derek Clark – Drums\\
Malcolm 'Hyper' Duffin – Congas

Produced [[Steve Butler]]

  - Courage
  - Parasuicide
  - Descartes Lives

== 2018 Reissue Bonus Track==

  - Lost in the 20th Century

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==== Demos ====

1983 [[Sticky Music]] (GUMM 009)

Carol E. Moore – Lead vocals\\
Charlie Irvine – Guitar, vocals\\
Dot Irvine – Keyboards, vocals\\
Stewart McEwin – Bass\\
Derek Clark – Drums

  - Warring Couple
  - Compromise
  - No Surprise
  - Reassembly of the Heart
  - In Two Minds
  - What Do You Want?
  - Why Won’t You Stay?
  - Missing
  - Slipping

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==== Reassembly ====

1985 [[Sticky Music]] (GUM 011)

  - Pretend a Stranger
  - I Do Not Fret
  - You Do Cry a Lot
  - Reassembly of the Heart
  - What Do You Want?
  - Tell Me
  - Much Too Much
  - Sweet July
  - Grown-Up Children

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==== Pretend a Stranger ====

1986 London Records (GUM 012)

  - Pretend a Stranger (extended mix)	
  - Sweet July

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