CRE 007 - BIFF BANG POW! “There Must Be a Better Life” w/ Dave Evans (Biff Bang Pow!, Twelve Cubic Feet, Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes, producer, early live sound man for The Jesus & Mary Chain)

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We’re back with a bang! One of the absolute best early Creation singles gets a detailed excavation by your hosts. Matt goes to great lengths to not say “great.” Our guest guides us through the early Living Room days and tells us some recording tidbits. Don't slip up!

Links:

Songs:

BBP - “TMBABL”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IebtIg8UZ4

BBP - “TCEM”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgFtQFv_Y8I

Rain Parade “Look Around”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eMIyM6u0wA

Twelve Cubic Feet “Hello Howard”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtWih7mjLoA&t=38s

Jesse Garon “And if the Sky Should Fall”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N1jW_mqxcg

Pop Will Eat Itself “Mesmerised”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQCG8MOpO0A

Dave’s Tour Diary which links back to his Facebook page:

https://indiethroughthelookingglass.com/2020/09/26/creation-records-package-tour-europe-1984/

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Stuff that comes up:

Creation Records

Alan McGee

Jesus & Mary Chain

Joe Foster

Tony Fletcher

Jasmine Minks

Nightingales

Go-Betweens

Primal Scream

Pop Will Eat Itself

Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes

Biff Bang Pow

Twelve Cubic Feet

Pastels

My Bloody Valentine

Joe Foster

The Legend!

The Rain Parade

Paisley Underground

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Special thanks to The Reds, Pinks & Purples for our theme music.