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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 | Fighting to the Finish | Sticky Music |
1982 | Courage (single) | Sticky Music |
1983 | Demos | Sticky Music |
1985 | Reassembly | Sticky Music |
1986 | Pretend a Stranger (single) | Sticky Music |
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
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
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
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
Pretend a Stranger
1986 London Records (GUM 012)
- Pretend a Stranger (extended mix)
- Sweet July