The Telescopes: Classic or Dud?

oh wow

[w]More classic than dude as I loved their debut on Creation Records along with those singles. I bought Taste around the same time but never got into like the debut on Creation. Years later I bought Unisex but never got into like Bravecaptain (because of Boo Radleys), or Mojave 3( because of Slowdive). Was really excited when I heard Third Wave was going to come out in 2002. I bought it, played a few times and have never revisited.
I was on Bravecaptain web site and came across this by Joe Foster via www.poptones.co.uk:

What is the next reissue of Creation for Revola?

The next reissue is up for it are The Telescopes. They have one album that they said was never released. I don't know how a released album can never be released but it is a very long and complicated story with a lot of facts and I had to take a nap afterwards. The facts are that it is an excellent album, and should be out there....

FIRST POST EVER!

― Boo Radleys (BeeOK), Saturday, November 20, 2004 8:37 AM (twelve years ago)[/q]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGWPpoIf4A

the anomaly that is Bee OK

listening to taste tonight. it would be such a classic if it wasn't produced so horribly. still love it though.

Quoting AKM two years back:

caught stephen last night in SF; when he plays the US he mostly tours with lsd and the search of god backing him up. I'm impressed that they spend one day practicing and have the set down although to be fair a lot of it is feedback at maximum volume and stephen lays on the floor screaming into a mic. still worth checking out though.

Had never seen them or LSD before and...that's pretty much what happened last night! In a good way but it was almost an endurance test. Lineup this time around was most of LSD, Stephen and two other veteran guitarist looking types, hell of a racket on stage, and yes some screaming. Didn't immediately recognize any songs in the murk but it was all about the experience.

Documentary about the making of Taste on the way this June for the 30th anniversary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJTR5rM3am0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqvG99sfDZg

Oh nice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSMD2ynHjfM