Mouldy old dough by Earl Brutus.

Seems it was slated to be out on "Deceptive" well, you know what happened to them...

That's pretty much what the original sounded like

i suspect that this is the white label that was listed on the mojo listening panel a couple of years ago.

i have a FOF of someone in the band and pushed and pushed to get him to give me the lowdown .. as well as hassling loads of other folks to get acess to the fellas.

all of which - came to nothing.

there was also a small NME advert for t-shirts .. which had a typically Earl Brutus slogan on it ..

superb band. off to dig out the albums and revel in their majestic noise.

tell'em they bloody well should be.

i'd set up a crappy lo-tech cd-r internet label and release it to mass apathy - and, how on earth could they resist such an offer

...

shrunken head is now totally pissing off my neighbours and making my blood rush.

.. because I'm not reviving that one.

too fucking right. they soundtracked my life for about eight months in the mid-to-late nineties, and i love them for it. i saw them live at least three times ... first time was at the venue in edinburgh, which they completely emptied. there were two of us left standing (admittedly, my mate was so drunk he didn't know where he was), and even i slunk off before they'd finished, so absolutely headfucked was i by how gloriously different they were.

last time was at the cathouse in glasgow. they rocked so hard i thought the world had fallen off its axis.

(and "gypsy camp battle" is still one of the most chillingly brilliant songs i've ever heard.)

this was one of the first pages i sorted out when i setup ireallylovemusic all those years ago, in fact the day i saw them was probably the day i decided that music was once again relevant in my life :

http://www.ireallylovemusic.co.uk/rock/earlbrutus.html

i have no idea where my albums have gone. i know i MP3d "tonight you are ..." a couple of years back, but i need to go in search of "your majesty" again. this week. yes.

sort'em out. i'll pay the beer money.

then again .. maybe not.

m.e

http://pho-ku.com/exhibit/index.html

Earl Brutus and AOC on same bill .. (sort of)

the brutus meets the St E !

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1502649,00.html

or rediscover of Toys !

(wait till his kid starts getting into Bionicles .. whoa ..)

i finally got "your majesty ..." and it might just be one of the greatest albums ever made.

the more i listen to/think about/marvel at earl brutus, the more i think they might, all things considered, be my favourite band ever.

yeah these guys are pretty bloody brilliant

"are" ... YES, LET'S KEEP THE FLAME BURNING and hope for that unlikely reformation.

quite rightly, they got placed into the Guardian 1000 Albums list didn't they ..

flame on.

which album? having heard both i'm veering slightly towards "Tonight..." but it's close. i think "your majesty..." the TRACK is possibly their best song.

"Earl Brutus
Your Majesty We Are Here (1996)
Though it was released at the height of Britpop, this debut from Earl Brutus had more in common with conceptual Britart. The music provided glam-rock thunder, the personnel provided glamour - two guys at the front, just drinking - and the lyrics gave the enterprise a surprising lightness of touch.
"

"second class war" is the one track i'd use to convince any unbeliever. which reminds me ... need to do a CD of "that stuff you listen to" for mrs F's 70-something aunt. SCW will categorically be on there.

didn't see the guardian list and don't want to bring myself to care about it :)

xpost: okay, nice try, but ... y'know, facts?

the personnel provided glamour

this is irony, right?

two guys at the front, just drinking

one guy -- and not until later, either. shin-yu wasn't in the band (IIRC) at that time.

actually, 'navyhead' and 'black speedway' take some beating. as do 'edelweiss' and '99p'. and 'male wife'. hmm.

New recruits to the Earl Brutus cause, hooray!

favourite memory involved them playing the new bands stage at glastonbury in 98/99 (a muddy year) or so in a slot before julian lennon. times overrun, and yoko ono turns up in the photographers pit early, just in time for earl brutus to be finishing up their set. to this day i'll never forget the sight of her in her white designer mac outfit and wellies gamely yet confusedly jiggling about as the singer of earl brutus is unwittingly wobbling everywhere and showering her in lager.

yoko went to see julian lennon?!

yoko WENT TO GLASTONBURY to see julian lennon?!?!

earl brutus drinking lager !?!?!?

http://www.plantingseedsrecords.com/news.html

i don't know what to say

Fuck.

Here was me thinking it was a re union post.

Fuck/Shit
Piss/Off

That is brutal news

god!

damn.
like louis, i'm speechless

OK, right, I wasn't going to talk about this until it was officially announced but it seems to have leaked out. Nick died on Sunday night. He was drummer with Clock DVA, Gun Club, World of Twist, Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat (not a bad CV) and, of course, singer and frontman with Earl Brutus. More importantly, he was a wonderful man, a total one-off and a real mensch. So long Nick, hope to see you next time around.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3001/2572785667_30ffd59be8.jpg?v=0

I'll tell Jim he knows me and demand two drinks.

http://ireallylovemusic.co.uk/blog/wp-content/prenew_the-joint-8.jpg

too right tom d !

(reviews for the album so far have been really good - hence i am seriously keen to hear it !)

MRI scanners and estate agents with shit aftershave

Blue shirt guy looks like a cross between Steve Pemberton and Matthew Kelly.

Funny thing, my ebay notification showed up Iljan Darc, couldn't recall why.

So, I looked into it and found he did a German cover version of MOD.

its on its way to me now.

That is Jim Fry btw (xp)

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/07/the-pre-new-the-male-eunuch-review

now that's a fucking review.

cannot wait to hear this album.

'janet vs john: the outcome' is amaaaazing

Tonight You Are The Special One: Expanded Edition

brilliant news !
will be nice to have clean versions of the b-sides.
larky for example is bloody fantastic.

ahh .. I see the debut is getting the deluxe 2cd treatment as well !

I was hoping they'd bring these out on vinyl too. I don't think Tonight You Are The Special One ever got a vinyl release and I'd love to get it.

Check the Cherry Red site, I think it is coming out on vinyl... or has already.

YES! It's coming out on November 13th. I am absolutely chuffed. I managed to pick up the Your Majesty vinyl cheap a few years ago. This has made my day.

What a band!

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlp1/v/t1.0-9/3012_847984681966691_3975136086965269780_n.jpg?oh=44357f36834e857027f74edf3a5d030f&oe=57203BCC

Just listening to these albums as I'm reviewing them this week. Trying to get my head around what I can say about this perfect band.

as soon as these were announced i ordered both expanded editions, and the special ltd edition box, i.e. CLOSED, to put them in.

according to a FB post, the first 47 orders of said package gets an extra treat.

given that i ordered the whole lot within minutes of the announcement i am hoping to be part of the 47.

I'm going with the vinyl. I couldn't justify getting the CDs as well right now. I'm sure I will regret that when I see what the extra treat is.

i know what the treat is .. well kind of : an extra 7"
don't know whats on it though.

Where are you ordering these?

Haven't ordered my vinyl yet. Will probably order from here. Seems to be the only place you can get the Closed box set.

http://3loopmusic.tmstor.es/index.php?page=products§ion=Earl+Brutus

yup .. thats where i got it from ..

fuck.

not a member of the 47.

time to listen to LODGER loud.

a good write up re the boxset :

https://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2016/january/earl-brutus-a-new-box-set-designed-by-scott-king/

My reviews finally went up today. You can definitely tell they written by an Earl Brutus fanboy but I just couldn't hold back.

http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2016/01/22/earl-brutus-your-majesty-we-are-heretonight-you-are-the-special-one-deluxe-editions-cherry-red/

someone shat in the promoter’s pocket

bravo to all re the excellent articles.

spent all saturday reading the sleevenotes and listening to the extra songs.

the david arnold remix is just glorious.

time to reprint some of the t-shirts ?

http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2016/02/earl-brutus-greatest-british-band-1990s

despite the fact it was written by someone who has history with the band, i loved reading that article.

i realise i am biased, but, the tracks on the extra cds are absolutely fantastic.

Are you biased?

yes.

look at the studio pic earlier in this thread (unless i have missed some subtle point !)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-s3o-sbxYs

Anybody else having issues playing the first CD of the Your Majesty reissue? Wondering if it's down to that faux spray-paint finish. I feel like I should complain, but then again, seems to be in the spirit of Earl Brutus (i.e. a prank, like the Durutti Column sandpaper sleeve.) Caveat emptor!

sorry henry, but mine played ok.
i'd contact 3loop directly http://www.3loopmusic.com/contact-us/
would like to think they will help you out.

playing the extra discs now as the digital lookup process worked for each extra disc.

bloody hell, this was a band for which even the throwaway b-sides were worthy.

I was just playing my vinyl of Tonight You Are The Special One earlier today. Pretty good band aren't they? It comes with a download code that I'm yet to use, wonder if it has all the bonus material as well?

i hope so, as the extra stuff is fantastic.
get it fixed up KP !

the 1998 hagiographies are pukescent but even worse is the absence of Tonight You Are The Special One from literally all of them

Mouldy old radio play from Jim Fry and Luke Haines.

https://soundcloud.com/user-988845513/test-driving-the-new-prius-full-radio-play

Collection of covers inc Saint Etienne:

https://industrialcoast.bigcartel.com/product/v-a-traindriver-in-eyeliner

I think this is one of the best one of these I've ever read. I'd expect nothing less from Jim though.

https://thequietus.com/articles/32053-james-fry-earl-brutus-bakers-dozen

‘Put Your Love In Me’, which is one of their best songs, is more like an album track than something you’d expect to hear on a greatest hits. You don’t hear that one on the radio but it’s one of their best singles.

It's one of the best singles by anyone ever, glad to see it mentioned. Great list throughout.

yeah, this was a cracking read.
as tom says, to be expected from jim.