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News for November 1997 - last u/date 6 Nov 97

Records

The band are set to release new single 'Masquerade' in January.

Two more Receiver releases:
Oxymoron: Oxymoron, PowderKeg, White Lines, Pearl City, Birmingham School of Business School, Hostile, Glam Racket, Italiano, He Pep, Rainmaster, Behind The Counter, Bill is Dead, ESP Disco, Interlude/Chilinism, Life Just Bounces. Release Date: 3-Nov-97. Sounds okay by all accounts

Cheetham Hill: incl. Time Enough At Last, Free Range, Chiselers, Spinetrak, Oleano. Release Date: 24-Nov-97
 
From this week's NME:
ELASTICA's new album features Justine Frischmann duetting with THE FALL's Mark E
Smith on two tracks. Smith joined the band at their West London studio and recorded the songs 'LA' and 'We Want You'. They will be included on Elastica's second album, work on which should be completed next month.
A spokesman for Elastica confirmed the collaboration had taken place, explaining that Elastica's Dave Bush once played
keyboards in Smith's band. He said all of Elastica were big Fall fans. The spokesman said the lyrics were of a typically
surreal Fall nature. He added that the as-yet untitled album was due to be released in the spring.
 
 

Tours

From this week's NME:
The Fall, meanwhile, are due to start a UK and Ireland tour
today (November 5) at Cork Sir Henry's. They also play
Dublin Mean Fiddler (6), Belfast Empire Music Hall (7),
Manchester Sankey's Soap (13), Newcastle Riverside (19),
Aberdeen Lemon Tree (20), Edinburgh Venue (21), Glasgow
Garage (23), Dundee Fat Sam's (24), Oxford Zodiac (27),
Stoke Stage (30), Leeds Irish Centre (December 1),
Liverpool Krazy House (2), Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
(4), London Kentish Town Forum (5), Cambridge Junction
(7), Norwich Waterfront (8) and Bristol Bierkeller (9).

Also possibly:
26/11  buckley

Dublin Mean Fiddler: 6705011 (0035316705011 from UK) or cheque by post (Mean Fiddler, 26 Wexford Street, Dublin 2)
Belfast gig: the phone number for credit card bookings at the Belfast Empire Music Hall is: 01232 249276
Glasgow Garage, tickets from Cathouse, Ripping Records or the QM,  phone 0870 601 0002
The Forum, Kentish Town, London: tickets 12 quid from 0171 344 0044 (credit card, probably booking fee).
Cambridge Junction 01223 511511
Bristol Bierkeller 926 8514
Stoke: The Stage, Hanley, Tickets £7.75 from Mike Lloyd Music, phone: 01782 207777
Manchester Sankeys: tickets 9.25 inc booking fee from 0161 832 1111

 

The Fall played Camden Dingwalls on Wed 24 September. Have a look at some pics on Gez' site at http://www.btinternet.com/~hmhb/dingwalls/ding1.htm.
Mark E. Smith played 333 Club, London EC1, Oct 10.
 
 

Band

MES' recent appearance in Diary of a Madman on BBC2 has been Quicktimed by Graham Wilson at: http://www.geocities.com/soho/cafe/3207/mes2.mov
 

Band at Dingwalls: Smith, Hanley, Burns, Nagle, Crooks

Line-up on Levitate:
MES:  vocals, keyboard
S. Hanley: bass
J. Nagle: keyboards, guitar, programming, arranging
S. Wolstencroft: Drums
K. Burns:  Drums
Andy Hackett: Guitar (ex-Rockingbirds?)
Tommy Crooks: Guitar

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