Great documentary about the Scottish post-punk scene up on iPlayer right now. Fire Engines, Josef K and Scars feature heavily. Contributions from, among others, Bob Last (Fast Product), Malcolm Ross (Josef K and Orange Juice), David McClymont (Orange Juice), Alan Rankine (Associates), Vic Godard (Subway Sect) and the customary assortment of baldy men.
Narrated by (one-time Postcard artiste) Robert Forster.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08n8q3f/big-gold-dream
Thanks for the heads up anything OJ and Associates must be worth some time
Cheers, that was a great watch for a certain type of music nerd (i.e. me).
Thanks for the tip, will watch.
The small but perfectly formed Josef K catalogue is excellent and the complete works are readily available from Les Disques du Crépuscule for all to enjoy, – Sorry For Laughing seems to be the tune that comes up highest in search engines but for me it’s this one:
Oddly enough, I tracked down a copy of the Fast Product compilation The First Year Plan on CD the other week. My vinyl has been well-played.
As ever with these shows, or books about music, I feel the need to go and spend a load more on CDs. I barely have anything by The Fire Engines…