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Live radio broadcast recording of their 1991 concert from the legendary Quartier Latin Club during The Berlin Independence Days. This broadcast captures BOB at the peak of their powers. Includes tracks from their Indie Top 10 album Leave The Straight Life Behind, singles, and the previously unreleased "You Can Stop That For A Start". When BOB hit the stage at the legendary Quartier Latin club during the Berlin Independence Days on October 21, 1991, they were talking loud and saying something. BOB had been touring relentlessly for five years, all over the UK and Europe. Headlining their own shows and supporting some of the biggest names in indie rock, this gig was something else. It couldn't have happened in any other place, or, at any other time. In Berlin, the wall had come down two years previous. Things were changing. There was a freedom of movement, unknown for many decades. You could grasp the spirit of creativity. In London, the underground indie scene of the mid to late '80s was being replaced by the corporate music marketing machine they called Britpop. With this recording, a milestone moment of this time is captured.
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Live radio broadcast recording of their 1991 concert from the legendary Quartier Latin Club during The Berlin Independence Days. Includes tracks from their indie top 10 album Leave The Straight Life Behind, singles, and the previously unreleased "You Can Stop That For A Start". When BOB hit the stage at the legendary Quartier Latin club during the Berlin Independence Days on October 21 1991, they were talking loud and saying something. BOB had been touring relentlessly for five years. All over the UK and Europe. Headlining their own shows and supporting some of the biggest names in indie rock, but this gig was something else. It couldn't have happened in any other place, or, at any other time. In Berlin, the wall had come down two years previous. Things were changing. There was a freedom of movement, unknown for many decades. You could grasp the spirit of creativity. In London, the underground indie scene of the mid to late '80s was being replaced by the corporate music marketing machine they called Britpop. On this recording we capture a milestone moment of this time. Includes double-sided A3 poster; edition of 300.
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You Can Stop That For A Start is an exclusive album of previously unheard material written and recorded by BOB over a five-day period in 1992. The album is accompanied by a selection of some of the band's favorite demo recordings made between 1988 and 1994. All the recordings in the set have been newly mixed by songwriters Simon Armstrong and Richard Blackborow. BOB's initial line-up was Richard Blackborow (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Simon Armstrong (guitar, vocals). Jem Morris (bass guitar), joined the duo in 1986 and, augmented with a drum machine, they recorded the band's first release, a flexi-disc, released in 1986 on their own House Of Teeth label. The drum machine was replaced by drummer Gary Connors in 1987, and this line-up recorded 1987's "What A Performance" single and the first of three John Peel sessions. Early in 1988, Gary Connors was replaced by former Jamie Wednesday drummer Dean Leggett, and the band recorded their second single, "Kirsty", and their second John Peel session. The two singles were brought together with the earlier flexi disc as the compilation LP Swag Sack, which was their final release on the Sombrero label (1988). All later records were on their own House Of Teeth label. In 1989, the band released a single "Convenience" which was followed by a limited edition/fan club release. After their third and final John Peel session, Morris was replaced by ex-Caretaker Race bassist Stephen "Henry" Hersom, and this final line-up recorded the Stride Up EP in 1990, an LP Leave The Straight Life Behind, the single "Tired" in 1991, and one last 12", the Nothing For Something EP in 1992. BOB on the new album: "The tracks that make up You Can Stop That For A Start were recorded over a five-day period in our final years, as the hectic touring schedule that had kept us financially viable began to tail off. What funds the band could glean from occasional publishing deals were spent on studio time, with the hope of creating work that would eventually attract more substantial financial investment. As this never materialized, the songs have largely remained unheard since the early '90s."
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LP version. White vinyl; includes poster and download of all tracks included on double-CD version; accompanied by period images and new sleeve notes; edition of 200.You Can Stop That For A Start is an exclusive album of previously unheard material written and recorded by BOB over a five-day period in 1992. The album is accompanied by a selection of some of the band's favorite demo recordings made between 1988 and 1994. All the recordings in the set have been newly mixed by songwriters Simon Armstrong and Richard Blackborow. BOB's initial line-up was Richard Blackborow (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Simon Armstrong (guitar, vocals). Jem Morris (bass guitar), joined the duo in 1986 and, augmented with a drum machine, they recorded the band's first release, a flexi-disc, released in 1986 on their own House Of Teeth label. The drum machine was replaced by drummer Gary Connors in 1987, and this line-up recorded 1987's "What A Performance" single and the first of three John Peel sessions. Early in 1988, Gary Connors was replaced by former Jamie Wednesday drummer Dean Leggett, and the band recorded their second single, "Kirsty", and their second John Peel session. The two singles were brought together with the earlier flexi disc as the compilation LP Swag Sack, which was their final release on the Sombrero label (1988). All later records were on their own House Of Teeth label. In 1989, the band released a single "Convenience" which was followed by a limited edition/fan club release. After their third and final John Peel session, Morris was replaced by ex-Caretaker Race bassist Stephen "Henry" Hersom, and this final line-up recorded the Stride Up EP in 1990, an LP Leave The Straight Life Behind, the single "Tired" in 1991, and one last 12", the Nothing For Something EP in 1992. BOB on the new album: "The tracks that make up You Can Stop That For A Start were recorded over a five-day period in our final years, as the hectic touring schedule that had kept us financially viable began to tail off. What funds the band could glean from occasional publishing deals were spent on studio time, with the hope of creating work that would eventually attract more substantial financial investment. As this never materialized, the songs have largely remained unheard since the early '90s."
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Originally released in 1989 on The House Of Teeth label, this indie classic which made John Peel's Festive Fifty of that year, gets a 30th anniversary reissue as part of our Optic Sevens 2.0 reissue series. It is backed with the previously unreleased "Coquette" which was recorded in 1992, remixed in 2017 and only available on this release of the 7-inch. Color vinyl (randomly packed -- green, amber or red); Includes postcard, sticker, and poster; Edition of 800.
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