Friday, 14 October 2016

Another Dawn Appears


It's Friday, so as Drew puts it, let's dance! One of the fine blogs in my list to the right is Madchester Rave On, a cornucopia of 1988-1992 delights. Last week this song was posted...

Saturday's Angels

A 1990 release from If? that is a joy from start to finish, the sort of record that sent clubs into a frenzy, especially those clubs in the faraway towns- Warrington, Blackburn, Burnley- those kinds of places which had rabid club scenes with loyal punters. In fact there are many out on the net who will testify that it was Legends nightclub in Warrington that made this tune. Saturday's Angels was very nearly a proper hit too after the group appeared on The Word but they missed out. If? included Sean McClusky (ex of Subway Sect and JoBoxers) and were faces on the London club scene of the late 80s and early 90s. Here's The Word performance in shaky VHS upload format from the Youtube account of the man himself, Terry Christian...



It demands to be followed by this from Paradiso, also from 1990, released on Boys Own...

Here We Go Again (Stairway To Heaven Mix)


2 comments:

  1. two very good tunes. 1990, a while ago now!

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  2. jessus they are great sounds. very sentimental moods

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