Comet Gain – Casino Classics (CD, US)

The Comet Gain version was first released on The “Getting Ready” E.P..

09. Stay With Me Til Morning
Drums: John Wills

15. Aliens At War
From the ‘Some Hearts Paid To Lie’ compilation single
Recording by Ian Shaw at Granny’s

16. A Kind Of Loving
From the ‘Some Hearts Paid To Lie’ compilation single
Recording by Ian Shaw at Granny’s

17. White Noise
Writer: Jon Spencer
© 1987 by Jon Spencer, BMI
Recorded: Ian Shaw at Granny’s

So anyway, there’s me and me new flatmates Roger Daltry and Rick Buckler, and we’re down the Arndale Centre, getting a few bibs and bobs together for the new pad, when Roger’s eyes lit up. “Strewth! Look at the lovely varied display of gloss and emulsion paints!” exclaimed Roger.
“That’s right Roger mate!” said Rick, the modestly unassuming ex-Jam drummer excitedly. “There really is quite a choice!”
“It beats me,” said Dan in some awe. “How on earth do DO IT ALL do it for what they do it for? Cos I’ve no idea!”
“That’s right,” agreed Rick. “That’s exactly what the bloke at Texas Homecare said, ‘if only we knew it, how DO IT ALL do it, don’t you think we’d be doing it as well?'”
“Bloody Nora!” gasped Rick suddenly. “We ain’t gonna get to Safeways at this rate!”
“Hmm,” said Roger, the veteran rock frontman. “Well I’ve got a nice piece of trout for my nosh bag… ‘andsome mate!”

So then, the very next day in the Rough Trade Shop…

“Daniel!” beamed Delia. “Hello lovely!”
“Hello sweetheart!” said the ageing indie pop icon. “I didn’t think you were working today, what a lovely surprise!”
“Hiya doll!” said Roger the bronzed rock legend, charisma working overtime. “How’s about a little kiss for your Uncle Roger?… ‘andsome!”

Poor Delia squirmed with embarrassment but quickly regained her womanly composure. “Daniel,” she started, “Have you heard the new Comet Gain l.p.?”
“You mean the debut long player by those up and coming young soul rebels?” said Daniel excitedly. “Crikey Delia, you must be psychic! I was just going to ask you the same question!”
“Isn’t it great?” chirruped Delia.
“Yes,” said the influential singer/songwriter. “It really is an exciting new sound that I’m sure the kids at the club will dig!”
“It just goes to show,” chipped in the agreeable Rick. “Low budget doesn’t have to mean low quality.”
“It only we knew it, how Comet Gain do it!” guffawed Roger, ever the joker.
“Mark my words,” said Daniel in all seriousness. “Top 40, straight in!”
“With a bullet,” laughed Roger. “…Bleeding ‘andsome mate!”

The End

P.S. Dear David,
I hope these sleeve notes will be alright for your l.p. In all seriousness though mate, if you keep practising regularly, and, this is just a little tip between ourselves, give a little more thought to your stagewear, you could go gar in the business …and it won’t be undeserved either old son, just don’t make the same mistakes I did!

Wishing you every success.

Dan Treacy, January 1995

Name: Sarah Bleach
Age: 23
Born: Kingston
Lives: Oxford
Likes: sleeping, eating, drinking, listening to music & reading books
Dislikes: feeling bored
Favourite songs of all time: The Bodines “Heard It All”, Stockholm Monsters “Fairy Tales”, Go Betweens “Quiet Heart”
Favourite songs of the moment: Human League “Tell Me When”, Oasis “Cigarettes and Alcohol”, Edwyn Collins “Girl Like You”, Pulp “Babies”, My Life Story “Girl A, Girl B, Boy C”
Favourite bands ever: Go Betweens, Biff Bang Pow, TVPs, Neil Young, The Zombies
Favourite bands today: Blur, Prolapse, Gene, My Life Story
Favourite books: Jane Eyre, Withering Heights, The Bell Jar, The Pumpkin Eater, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
Favourite authors: Brontes, Jeanette Winterson, Edna O’Brien, John Braine, Kafka
Favourite Poets: Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Richard Brautigan
Favourite films: Life is Sweet, Gregory’s Girl, Billy Liar, Taste of Honey, The Piano, Heathers, Pulp Fiction
Favourite famous people: Damon & Alex, Blur, Rodney Bewes, Zig & Zag, Basil Brush and Pootle Flump!

Thanks to: Mathew and Amelia, Gregory & the slugs, Ben, my family, Jenny, Toni, Debs, Nat & Aileen

Who: Sam
Plays: electric guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar, slide guitar, bass, handclaps
Date of Birth: 10/6/1978
Place: St. Barts, London
Eyes: dreamy
Lives: Holloway, North London
Clothes: racing jackets, Andy Williams meets the Beastie Boys
Favourite things: Stone Roses, Petula Clark, The Monkees, Saint Etienne, East Village, Michael Nesmith, The Pastels, Kenroy’s Ice Bergers, “Billy Liar”, Lindsay Anderson films, Vic Godard, Northern Soul, Motown, Sunday mornings, Channel 4 racing, Sea Urchins, Delta, Gene, “Poor Cow”, London, The Beastie Boys, Portishead, “Love is Contagious” by Taja Sevelle, The Love Affair, Glasgow, Oasis, Brighton, Ian McShane, Juliette Lewis, “Jesamine” by The Casuals, “Stop” by Sandie Shaw, Paris, Solange La Rose, Stereolab, McCarthy, my cats, “Do It Again” by Judy Garland, Blur, Take That, Adidas Gazelles, Virginia Astley, The Walker Brothers and Golden.

Thanks to Sunny Superstar for making me very happy.

Name: Jax
Plays: bass, hammond, piano, organ, moog
Lives: South London
Records: Valentines “We Have All The Time”, Felt “Cartoon Sky”, Portishead “Roads”, Yo La Tengo “Detouring America”, Stereolab “Ronco Symphony”, Sly Stone “Running Away”, Moose “This River”, Green on Red “Little Things in Life”, Astrid Gilberto “Windy”, Mazzy Star “Halah|, Stevie Wonder “As”, Sonic Youth “Kool Thing”
Films: Paris Texas, Taste of Honey, Naked
Books: Even Cowgirls Get The Blues, Unbearable Lightness of Being, L-Shaped Room
Clothes: denim, cords

Thank you: Becki, Catherine, Chris, Dave, Emma, Jason, Laura, Matthew, Michelle, Nina, Phil, Roz, Sam, Sian and Felix, Steve, my family and Lucie

Name: Hoffen Burns
Plays: Percussion
Age: 32
From: Buenos Aires
Musicians: Bassey, Collins, Lennon, Lawrence, Sinatra N & F, Parsons, Godard, Foster & McClennan, Stone, Bid
My Fave Song: “Grey Streets” by Felt
Drinks: Brandy, Alexander, Gin and Tonic
Writers: Welsh, Salinger, Sillitoe, Thompson
Girls: Raquel Wolstenholme, Nancy Sinatra, Catherine Deneuve, the Girls of Glasgow and Edinburgh, Claire Grogan, the one I love
Boys: Vidal, Caine, the man from Bristol who plays ska in pubs, Edwyn, Red Ken, Mr Wall.
Clothes: tops with stripes, slingbacks, cool shades that cool boys can’t afford, lame open neck, tucked in, loafers, Anfield Red

Thank you: Lins, Shelley, Rachel, Sarah, Stef, Dacre, Blair, my man at the Embassy – Mr Curran, Ben, Steve Strings, Mr Way, Dave Pow, Steve Rustler, Dimmack (hello), my folks, Steve Geordie.

DAVID CHRISTIAN

ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BASS, VOCALS, BLUE, PALE, 6 FOOT, NORTH LONDON, TAURUS, GENEROUS, DIPLOMATIC, EASY GOING, HUMOUR, TRUE FRIENDS, CHILLI, H.P. SAUCE, ANDY WARHOL, LIECHTENSTEIN, POP ART, POETS, BRAUTIGAN, N. DUNN, S. MCKAY, MCVICAR BY MCVICAR, JOE ORTON, CEREBUS, SKINHEAD, “STANLEY SWEET HEART”, “HERE IS THE HAPPY LAND”, “EDIE”, ORWELL, 6TS COMICS, IF, COMMUNION, MARX BROS, TRASH HEAT FLESH, HEAD, CAINE & CHRISTIE, “THE PARTY”, STOLEN KISSES, DE ANTONIO, CAROL WHITE, MURRAY MELVIN, “BEDAZZLED”,
“VILLAGE GREEN PICS”, “UP ALL NITE”, NORTHERN SOUL SOUNDS, LAURA NYRO, BEACH BOYS, SAD COUNTRY ROCK, STYLE COUNCIL, DEXYS, FIRE ENGINES, S. DUFFY, BYRDS, T.V. PERSONALITIES,, “VERTICAL SLUM”, “BACHELOR KISSES”, “GUESS I’M DUMB”, SUBWAY SECT, FABS, GENO, “WHO SELL OUT”, ACTION, O.J., GENE CLARK, NEW ORDER, PASTELS, “DAZZLE SHIPS”, EASY VILLAGE, LUNGLEG.
PSYCHEDELIA, TRACIE!, GIRL GROUPS, JASMINE MINKS, MANFREDS,
SPECIALS, JOHN CALE, TAMILA, MCCARTHY, MODERN LOVERS, PUNK ROCK, FRUMPIES, MELODY DOG, BACHARACH, GOFFIN KING, JOSEF K, TOWNES VAN ZANDT, IRMA THOMAS, HEATH LOVE, WINTER LONDON WALKS, NO COMPROMISE.

TRULY THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS WORLD WITHOUT YOUR LOVE!!
BLESS YA CLAIR, LUCY, JON SLADE, GEORGE, JO, NICKI, DANCING FRIENDS, PARENTS AND THE LADY RACHEL E

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