Recorded in July of 1988 during the sessions that produced Sun City Girl's most popular recording, these nine tracks represent the other half of songs which were originally prepared as a 2-LP demo version of 'Torch of the Mystics' for Placebo Records in 1989. The sequencing of all 20 tracks at the time was entirely different with the predominately instrumental tracks in this collection mixed in and around the mostly vocal tracks of what became 'Torch'. Placebo went out of business shortly after this proposed 2-LP idea was presented to them but Majora Records quickly stepped-in to begin releasing most of the material. Included here are 5 tracks from early Majora singles: '100 Pounds of Black Olives' and 'The Fine-Tuned Machines of Lemuria' (the complete unreleased 12 minute version) from the single 'You're Never Alone with a Cigarette' and all three tracks from Record #1 of the double seven-inch 'Three Fake Female Orgasms' --'Plaster Cupids Falling from the Ceiling', 'The Beauty of Benghazi', and 'Souvenirs from Jangare'. The short piece 'Harmful Little Armful' is from the triple seven-inch box set 'Bruce Lee, Heroin, and the Punk Scene' (from a Bay Area label-'Massacre at Central High') and rounding out the set are 3 unreleased studio tracks recorded the same day as much of the 'Torch' LP: never before heard versions of 'Amazon One', 'Sev Acher', and 'Wild World of Animals'. This is the first of a multi-volume set of reissued singles, compilation, and unreleased tracks to be assembled and sequenced to play as full-length records. Vinyl editions may also appear in time. Tracks:
1. 100 Pounds of Black Olives 2. Sev Acher 3. Souvenirs from Jangare 4. Plaster Cupids Falling from the Ceiling 5. Amazon One 6. The Beauty of Benghazi 7. Wild World of Animals 8. Harmful Little Armful (For Will Shatter) 9. The Fine-Tuned Machines of Lemuria
So there you go. I am excited!
― sleeve, Thursday, 14 February 2008 08:58 (sixteen years ago) link
I got mine in the mail a few weeks ago, along with the two latest SF DVDs -- it's definitely really, really good.
As I no longer have those 7"s and can't afford to get them at this point, it makes me very happy to know they're starting on this reissue trip (and vinyl versions? -- yes, please!)
― Mike McGooney-gal, Thursday, 14 February 2008 09:17 (sixteen years ago) link
so it appears that after all these years it turns out that the sides were labeled backwards on the "You're Never Alone With A Cigarette" single. hmm. those three outtakes are quit nice also.
anybody going to The Brothers Unconnected tour?
Alan Bishop & Richard Bishop Present: THE BROTHERS UNCONNECTED A Tribute to Charles Gocher & Sun City Girls
Most dates will feature an opening 40 minute film of Charles Gocher's video experiments followed by two sets of music. AB and RB will be performing Sun City Girls songs as an acoustic guitar duet. This tour will most likely be the only time this show will be presented as such and is a tribute both to Charles Gocher and selected music from the 27 year legacy of Sun City Girls.
5.18.08 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door 5.19.08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir 5.21.08 - San Francsico, CA - Slim's 5.23.08 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified 5.25.08 - Los Angeles , CA - Echoplex 5.27.08 - Sacramento, CA - Horse Cow Art Gallery 6.08.08 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive 6.10.08 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar 6.11.08 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room 6.12.08 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 6.13.08 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador 6.14.08 - Chicago, IL - Lakeshore Theater 6.15.08 - Louisville, KY - Pour Haus 6.17.08 - Toronto, ON - St. Vladimir's Institute Theater 6.18.08 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa 6.19.08 - Cambridge, MA - The Brattle Theater 6.20.08 - Portland, ME - SPACE 6.21.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's 6.22.08 - New York , NY - Knitting Factory 6.24.08 - Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Gallery 6.25.08 - Washington, D.C. - Black Cat 6.26.08 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle 6.27.08 - Atlanta, GA - The E.A.R.L. 6.28.08 - Chattanooga, TN - Barking Legs Theater 6.29.08 - Memphis, TN - Odessa 6.30.08 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's 7.02.08 - Austin, TX - Emo's 7.05.08 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress 7.06.08 - San Diego, CA - Bar Pink Elephant 7.09.08 - Santa Cruz, CA - TBA 7.10.08 - TBA 7.11.08 - TBA 7.12.08 - TBA
― sleeve, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:39 (sixteen years ago) link
quit = quite
I'll be at that Iowa City show. I'm so pumped!
― Kath, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Likely be at the NYC gig.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:48 (sixteen years ago) link
I'll try and see 'em in Minneapolis.
― RabiesAngentleman, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Austin, perhaps.
― stephen, Monday, 12 May 2008 02:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Just got tickets for NY.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 03:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Portland for me!
― sleeve, Monday, 12 May 2008 15:54 (sixteen years ago) link
I should be able to make it to Emo's.
― Oilyrags, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:01 (sixteen years ago) link
got my ticket to the triple door show.
― Mackro Mackro, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:42 (sixteen years ago) link
330,003 crossdressers is far better although much harder to locate. it turns up on ebay now and then and usually brings $30. its worth it.
Oh, the good ol' days.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:49 (sixteen years ago) link
there's a torch of the mystics CD(!) up to $50 and ending in 6 hours.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Good grief. (I found my CD of that about ten years back or so for pretty cheap.)
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:54 (sixteen years ago) link
well, ten years is a long time. and 330,003 on LP routinely sells for $75-100
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:56 (sixteen years ago) link
What are SCG's "poppiest" songs? They definitely have some hooks in them. "The Shining Path" is very catchy. What would fans recommend as good "gateway" tracks for them?
― Savannah Smiles, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Their double time cover of "journey to the center of the mind."
― Trip Maker, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:20 (sixteen years ago) link
and "different kind of whore"
― Trip Maker, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:21 (sixteen years ago) link
i like their "waiting for my man" too. their covers tend to be pretty fun. something like "space prophet dogon" or "blue mamba" shouldn't sound too far out. if you like the fugs you might like their horse cock phepner record. "i wanna go to the moon" from Severed Finger... is pretty awesome and easy to digest, but it's still weird.
― ian, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:24 (sixteen years ago) link
arguably "Nancy Reagan", if vulgarity is considered poppy.
Otherwise, as noted several times, much of Torch is good gateway...
― Mackro Mackro, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:29 (sixteen years ago) link
"Esoterica of Abyssinia" is probably their "hit".. It's been covered by a few bands. I know Trumans Water did a cover of this on their Peel Sessions disc.
― Mackro Mackro, Monday, 12 May 2008 17:31 (sixteen years ago) link
got my DC tickets last week ^_^
― 69, Monday, 12 May 2008 18:26 (sixteen years ago) link
(same night at times new viking - bummer, but duh clear choice here)
― 69, Monday, 12 May 2008 18:27 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, so my head exploded when I heard a couple SCG tracks on a recent episode of Top Gear (in the American muscle car challenge from SF->Bonneville)
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
wonder who was responsible for that, pretty cool.
about a year ago Sc0tt C0lburn told me that Eclipse was still planning on releasing the rest of the ten-double-LP tape archive series, but that it was going really slow.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 21:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Haha, weird. Here is the full soundtrack list here (which is also weird in itself - who the hell keeps tabs on this stuff?).
― NickB, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 22:05 (fifteen years ago) link
fuckin a maaaaannnfuckin aaaaaa it's the CIAAAAA
― retrovaporized nebulizer (╓abies), Sunday, 8 November 2009 11:59 (fourteen years ago) link
'I barely recall the band that played after us, but they had unusual facial hair and did things like breathe fire to electric tribal beats.'
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
By Krist Novoselic
O_O
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:37 (thirteen years ago) link
I barely recall the band that played after us, but they had unusual facial hair and did things like breathe fire to electric tribal beats. I know this is pretty standard fare today, but back then it was way off the map. Then the Sun City Girls came on.
Looks like he's referring to two different bands here?
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
For those interested, Abraxas Records is reissuing Dante's Disneyland Inferno - 3LP boxset next month. http://www.abraxasrecords.com/showPage.php?template=album&id=2677
― van smack, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:43 (thirteen years ago) link
The electric tribal beats band is Crash Worship.
― Neggin' you crapative (NickB), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:44 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq5RamhrN2s
― Neggin' you crapative (NickB), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:45 (thirteen years ago) link
He is, I just liked the line.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Well then Mr. Raggett.
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
figured the "electric tribal" outfit had to be crash worship
KN does not have the most exciting prose style
― a dystopian society awaits if we continue on this path. (contenderizer), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 23:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Takes after Cobain, doesn't he?
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 00:27 (thirteen years ago) link
What are SCG's "poppiest" songs? They definitely have some hooks in them. "The Shining Path" is very catchy.
aka the "Lambada Song"!!!
― She Got the Shakes, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 00:30 (thirteen years ago) link
final album coming out this month, Funeral Mariachifrom Colburn's website: Just finished mastering the final Sun City Girls studio album. I do believe this to be my best work to date. That’s right! I think this might be better than “Feel’s” .
― mizzell, Wednesday, 22 September 2010 19:36 (thirteen years ago) link
LOL Scott
I have this on preorder, really excited about it based on the promo blather.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 22 September 2010 20:12 (thirteen years ago) link
can't wait to check this one out. sounds like a winner.
― not everything is a campfire (ian), Wednesday, 22 September 2010 20:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Just the finest thing ever. One of the most beautiful records I've ever heard.
― myopic_void, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 18:43 (thirteen years ago) link
haven't heard; will buy
― she's one intense bitch, she rides a unicycle (arby's), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 22:46 (thirteen years ago) link
certainly. this>>rent>>food
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 23:46 (thirteen years ago) link
WANT
― Faerie Liquide (admrl), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 23:47 (thirteen years ago) link
as expected, this is completely top notch greatness from the cover artwork on down. one of their best.
― sleeve, Thursday, 30 September 2010 02:37 (thirteen years ago) link
really great. really expensive too.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 30 September 2010 13:25 (thirteen years ago) link
actually, after 3 listens today already, i'd say it was worth twice the price. astonishingly beautiful.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 30 September 2010 14:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Just ordered one.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 30 September 2010 14:43 (thirteen years ago) link