Hollow Heads is a selection
from the archives of Good and Gone. Good And Gone took their
name from the Screaming Blue Messiahs and existed for three
years or so in late 1980's Edinburgh. Eddie Farrell's songs,
vocals, harmonica and guitar supported by Andrew "Pandy" Loughrey's
persistent bass supplemented laterly with the Wilco style cutting
guitar of John "Jinky" Johnston all ably driven along
at various stages by Alistair Sneddon, John Barratt, Roy Lawrence
and George Jeffries on drums.
In 1987 " Methil Box",
a six track 12" EP, was released on the Dog Faced Hermans "Demon
Radge" label to a fair amount of critical acclaim. Good
And Gone also appeared on two compilation albums; "Fast
And Bulbous" a tribute to Captain Beefheart saw the bands
rendition of "Harry Irene". "Blue Cotton",
appeared on "Wide Open" a compilation of Edinburgh
Bands. Woodchop Man was a contender for a lager advert until
the agency saw the lyrics, which told how the Whitehouse staff
under Ronald Reagan were treated to a wild west style holiday.
Twenty Two original songs. Most
of the tracks were recorded, as live, in various studio and
domestic locations around Edinburgh. These versions of the
songs have not been available before, with the exception of "Blue
Cotton". The last three tracks on CD One are rough mixes,
rescued from cassette, from an unfinished session at Pierhouse
Studios in Edinburgh in 1989. All the rest were recorded by
Lee McPhail who also managed the band - or at least kept them
in beer and fags. |