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+ | The Electrics was started by former members of [[Infra Penny]] and [[The Victors]]. Sammy Horner was the bassist and vocalist for Infra Penny, and Paul Baird was the guitarist. Infra Penny started around 1980 and lasted until about 1985; when that band was about to end Horner started writing his own songs. Horner teamed up with Baird and they decided to record some songs together. | ||
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+ | The Salvation Army in High Blantyre, Scotland, had an eight track studio that let them record when they weren' | ||
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+ | That EP opened doors for several live appearances, | ||
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+ | In 1989, they recorded another demo called // | ||
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+ | In 1990 at Scotland' | ||
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+ | The recording of //Visions and Dreams// ran into financial trouble, and the band had to go on a greuling tour schedule to pay back the money that MacArthur' | ||
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+ | In 1992, Horner began to establish a solo career by releasing two pivotal albums. One was a Celtic Praise album called //With Every Blessing// through Kingsway Music and other was the first of three children' | ||
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+ | The Electrics went into Ca Va studio (where [[Runrig]] and [[Deacon Blue]] had recorded). They recorded four tracks with Kevin Key (producer for [[Deacon Blue]] at the time). But the studio was expensive, so they had to limit their time. These sessions were released in 1993 as the cassette-only //Unplug// EP. But some of those songs we re-recorded for the next album. | ||
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+ | Because of their appearances at German music festivals, [[Pila Music]] took notice of the bands. The company had been at their first festival appearance. Pila had also just signed [[Split Level]], a band that was good friends with The Electrics. Sensing the opportunity to do a double bill tour, Pila offered the band a recording contract. The Electrics tool a while to decide, but eventually signed. They then recorded 1993's //Big Silent World//. | ||
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+ | At some point after //Big Silent World//, Allan Hewitt left the band and was replaced by Heather Negus on accordion and keyboards. Kris McEwan also joined the band on fiddle and mandolin, turning the band into a five-piece. In 1994, the band played Greenbelt Festival, where the band also let [[Buddy Miller]] borrow one of their guitars to back-up [[Julie Miller]] (the airline had lost his guitar). They didn't know who Buddy or Julie Miller were, but Buddy did stay to watch their set. | ||
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+ | The next year, Buddy and Julie Miller were going to do a big tour of Holland and headline Greenbelt. They felt they couldn' | ||
===== Discography ===== | ===== Discography ===== | ||
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| 1989 | Views 'n Blues | | | 1989 | Views 'n Blues | | ||
| 1989 | Belfast Town / Hope and the Pain | | | 1989 | Belfast Town / Hope and the Pain | | ||
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- | ==== First Demo ==== | + | ==== The Electrics |
198? Independent | 198? Independent | ||
- | Reportedly had 6 songs. | + | Six songs EP, including: |
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+ | * 2000 Years | ||
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+ | ===== Links ===== | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
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