Sometimes a new release will allude me. I mostly rely on NWO for new releases or reissue announcements but this one was never announced here or I missed it. The seminal unreleased recording by The Motorcycle Boy - Scarlet was released in CD/LP on October 2019 by Forgotten Astronaut Records. Usually, I would post a link were to buy it but being late to the party, it's almost sold out/back ordered everywhere I looked. Some of most sought after releases have had little to no fanfare after being released. i.e. Fiat Lux and now this one. How many "wish lists" have these recordings been on or talked about over the years? Oh well, water under the bridge. I thought I would post this announcement here, late, in case anyone like myself didn't know.
The Motorcycle Boy were an indie pop band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1987 by former members of Meat Whiplash and The Shop Assistants.
The band consisted of Alex Taylor (vocals, formerly of The Shop Assistants), with Paul McDermott (drums), Michael Kerr (guitar), and Eddy Connelly (bass) (all formerly of Meat Whiplash), and David "Scottie" Scott (guitar). They were signed by Rough Trade Records, who issued their debut single, "Big Rock Candy Mountain", which reached number 2 in the UK Independent Chart. The band were then signed up by Chrysalis Records, with two singles and debut album Scarlet that was never released, but failed to achieve great success despite considerable press attention. The band then split with Chrysalis, with one further single released on the Nymphaea Pink label in 1990, before the band themselves split up.
Forgotten Astronaut Records have procured the license for the unreleased album “Scarlet” and will release the album in the fall of 2019. It will be released on both CD and vinyl with the CD containing two bonus tracks, Flood produced Sweet Dreams Pretty Baby, and the Pat Collier produced Days Like These.
Discography
Singles
"Big Rock Candy Mountain" (7") (1987) Rough Trade RT 210 (UK #85)
A. Big Rock Candy Mountain - 3:13
B. Room At The Top - 3:55
"Big Rock Candy Mountain" (12") (1987) Rough Trade RTT 210
A. Big Rock Candy Mountain (Velocity Dance Mix) - 4:40
B1. Room At The Top - 3:55
B2. His Latest Flame - 2:18
B3. Big Rock Candy Mountain (7" Mix) - 3:13
"Hey Mama" (12" white label promo copy) (1988) Blue Guitar / Chrysalis AZURX 10
A. Hey Mama (Born Bad Mix)
B1. Days Like These
B2. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
B3. Hey Mama (7" Version)
"Trying To Be Kind" (7") (26 June 1989) Chrysalis CHS 3310
A. Trying To Be Kind
B. world Falls Into Place
"Trying To Be Kind" (12") (26 June 1989) Chrysalis CHS 12 3310
A. Trying To Be Kind (Extended Mix)
B1. World Falls Into Place
B2. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
B3. Trying To Be Kind (1,000cc Version)
"You And Me Against The World" (7") (1989) Chrysalis CHS 3398
A. You And Me Against The World
B. Under The Bridge
"You And Me Against The World" (12″) (1989) Chrysalis CHS 12 3398
A. You And Me Against The World
B1. Under The Bridge
B2. Some Girls
B3. You And Me Against The World (Extended Mix)
"The Road Goes On Forever" (12") (1990) Nymphaea Pink Sensation NPS T001
A1. Starlight - 3:20
A2. Starlight (Paradise A Go-Go Mix) - 5:05
B1. The Road Goes On Forever (Overdrive Karma Mix) - 5:16
B2. Salvation - 3:13
B3. The Road Goes On Forever- 3:26
"Here She Comes" (12") (1990) Nymphaea Pink Sensation NPS T002
A. Here She Comes
B1. Everything I See
B3. The Road Goes On Forever (Live)
CD/LP
Scarlet (2019) Forgotten Astronaut Records
1. Hey Mama
2. Baby Let Go Of My Heart
3. The World Falls Into Place
4. Valentine
5. No Pain
6. Take Me For A Walk
7. Some Girls
8. Under The Bridge
9. Trying To Be Kind
10. Scarlet
11. Big Rock Candy Mountain
12. Up Here
13. Sweet Dreams Pretty Baby (Bonus track)
14. Days Like These (Bonus track)