Not many news, not much happening in indiepopworld this week aside that the superb documentary Teenage Superstars is now available on DVD. If you haven’t seen it or got a copy, do that now. It is available through different sellers on the web. I got it from Wall of Noise.
Finds? Yes there are more than a few:
The Reds, Pinks & Purples: have been following and enjoying every new song Glenn Donaldson has been uploading to his Bandcamp. And no, I’m not friends with him, never met him, never talked to him. I just like these simple jangly songs. His latest is called “Monday is Fine (demo)” and it really is pretty. I also enjoy these photos he uses to illustrate his songs. Where are tehse houses from? This last one looks like a Latin American house.
Foliage / Sound and Fury: it is really cool what the Mexican netlabel Stupid Decisions is putting together in their Bandcamp, most of the stuff is top notch in it. The latest from this label are two songs each by Foliage from the USA (“Don’t Come Back Anymore” and “Dare”) and Sound and Fury from China (“Innocent” and “It’s All Ok”). Two bands I have raved on the blog in the past!
VA – Goodbye Idiots II: the same label, Stupid Decisions, is putting together yet another online compilation. I was recommending a few days ago their “Para Siempre” comp and now there’s this one that includes bands like Andrew Younker, Marble Gods, Perrogato and more. Some of these songs are available to stream, some aren’t. I urge you to have a listen, it’s good!
Unicorns at Heart: the great tape label Hidden Bay Records from Toulouse have a new release coming out on October 29th. It is an album by Unicorn Heart. Only one of the songs is available to stream and it is called “No One Nothing Pt. 1”. Nice lo-fi jangle here. The band hails from Monrovia, California.
The Model School: this Sydney, Australia, band is actually just Brendan Wixted. He has just released an album called “Suburban Cinema” which has 10 poppy guitar pop songs. You can stream the whole album on Bandcamp and no, doesn’t look that there is a physical release for it. Lovely.
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Here’s a band whose record I’ve been tracking down for a long time. Maybe there will be some luck in the future though I don’t hold my hope up.
The double A sided 7″ single released in 1983 by Victorian Picture Show is a mystery to me. I know little about it though I’ve seen it mentioned on some blogs in the past. There were two songs on the record, “Travels of One” and “Love With No Words”, and so far I’ve only have listened the first song.
It was released by No Choice Records. On Discogs only another single is listed under this label, The One Takes’ “Extended Play” 7″ released in 1980. That was the first one in the label’s catalog. Victorian Picture Show’s 7″ was the fourth one (NC 004).
Happily someone has scanned the sleeve of the record so I can find more information about them. We know then that the band was formed by:
Brian Gibson (guitar)
Donna McDougall (vocals)
Geordie Taylor (lead guitar)
Billy Wilson (drums)
For this record they also had the help of Arnie Burgoyne who played keyboards. George Cowan produced and arranged the songs. I believe in the inner side of the sleeve the lyrics for both songs were printed and also a photo of the band is included. Everything on the sleeve was printed in red ink. A duotone. Just like I do in the blog with blue, they did it with red.
Something interesting is that the first song, “Travels of One”, is credited to Brian Gibson and someone with the last name White. Who was this White? “Love With No Words” on the other hand is credited to all band members.
No compilation appearances are listed.
I keep digging on the web. Trying to find any information about the band. I don’t know whereabouts in the UK they came from. That makes it harder to pinpoint their names to a location. I think I’m stumbling upon a wall so fast.
I look for them as if they continued making music, on the regular channels, like Soundcloud or older ones like ReverbNation, but can’t find them anywhere. It is strange. They must have continued making songs under another name.
I can’t figure out much about them. Just this superb single. And then they disappeared? They must have played gigs. Someone must remember them!
I wonder, if anyone has any details about the Victorian Picture Show that can be shared with me!
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2 Responses to “:: Victorian Picture Show”
Thank you for the mention of my album ! Just to clarify – there will be a limited CD and Cassette release in the coming weeks. Will be up for sale on bandcamp soon.
Cheers!
The singer, Donna. did backing vocals for a band called “All the Rage”, they had a single called “Concrete City” (fairly unremarkable mod pop) and were from Ayr in Scotland – perhaps VPS were from the same neck of the woods? I like the track you’ve posted, it sounds a bit like the Delmontes.