So what did happen to Whipping Boy?

Whipping Boy issued two singles on Cheree, the first being great, the second being iffy. This was 1990. Then signed to - oh God - some label or other to issue their debut "Submarine", I think, which was iffy in places, and by 1992 nobody cared about sub-shoegazing anyway, and they rerecorded "Valentine 69" and it was shite.

Then Sony took interest around 1995, issued a bundle of singles like "Twinkle" (issued at least twice) and the album "Heartworm" which is indeedy a wonderful breakup record, then Sony realised that nobody was buying them unless the singles were sold for 10p in bargain bins (it happened in South Wales too, Ian), so dropped them.

They picked themselves up, issued a third self-titled album in 1999/2000, then promptly split up when nobody cared. But some of us did care, honestly.

Check out this link for the whole, sorry tale:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/7690/whipping_boy/discograp hy.html

Third album's not bad, but Heartworm is all you really need.

Sorry about that!

Anyone seen them play this Summer? (they're back together!)

http://www.whippingboy.net/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_Boy_(band)

They're not very actively back together, though.

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:07 am

No more shows for the forseeable future.
We are trying to write another album, but it is going to be a slow process -we all have individual commitments, so we don't get to play together as much as we would like.

paul (= guitarist on their forum in August of this year)

I saw them later 'backstage', they were friendly (I held one of theirs' cinecamera while one of them went to the bog. And then we all went for a chat with Moe and Sterling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HEVYU46giQ

hadn't heard this in a LONG time

I think the live stuff on the Twinkle single b-sides were overdubs on a tape I recorded from their soundboard.
I lost the mastertape moving out of a house 11 years ago. Thought I made a back up copy but never found it.

There was a US hardcore band called Whipping Boy in the early '80s, fronted by Oxbow's Eugene Robinson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK_KEH1Etx0

i don't recommend following the links above to their old website unless you want to see some ass eating

heartworm has great production. didn't know until now it was produced by the same guy (wayne livesy) who did the resplendent babe rainbow by house of love.

I love all these old thread's of Ian's when he was a rock fan.

Not as awesome as his terrorvision one though

2CD/LP remaster (second pressing already)

https://needlemythology.com/releases/whipping-boy-heartworm/

So wish Miles had found the copy of the live Pod set that he dubbed from my original. I know he made a copy. MIne fell out of my pocket on moving out of a place I had to leave in a bit of a hurry. So I couldn't go back and retrieve it. One of my biggest musical related regrets. I think there may have been one other copy made so have hoped taht one might appear. Cassette stuck in mixing desk tape unit of quite a decent gig. Bah humbug on losing the master.

haven't played Heartworm in way too long. funny, I was just remembering the other day how good that new single in 2012 was, sad there wasn't more to follow.

I think the line up changed heavily from what started as a full reunion including the guitarist they played with live.members started dropping out and being replaced. Haven't seen them since then but I'm on wrong side of country.

https://www.facebook.com/WHIPPINGB0Y/

mostly about the reissue, don't think they're reuniting

I think Fearghal djed in a pub opposite Whelans for a while. certainly hung out there.

Yeah, seems like a reunion isn't on the cards. Have been really enjoying the 'Heartworm' reissue and the general fact that the band have been getting to have a bit of a moment.

THere was a reunion about 10 years ago. I saw the band at the Roisin Dubh here in galway. Tried to get them interested in playing the party For The Pipe Festival in Mayo.
THat was what I was referring to. Not sure exactly who left and joined but I think they only wound up with a couple of the original memebers before they quit.

I wonder why this isn't on the expanded reissue, always thought it would have fit on the album too (Twinkle B Side)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEr4IxV3oxE

Really should get this, and I will.

Warne Livesey! I thought I recognised that name (from several albums apparently, even) - http://www.warnelivesey.com/

Should start a thread about incomplete deluxe reissues.

Nah...

THere was a reunion about 10 years ago. I saw the band at the Roisin Dubh here in galway. Tried to get them interested in playing the party For The Pipe Festival in Mayo.
THat was what I was referring to. Not sure exactly who left and joined but I think they only wound up with a couple of the original memebers before they quit.

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