BEATFOR93 - July Singles Weekender III

James King (Jim McColl), the Glasgow’s Jhonny Thunders, recorded two singles appeared on Fast Product in the early 80s, fierce rock with attitude and guitars at full blast, but were not successful.
King’s moment though seemed to have arrived when he released the ‘Texas Lullaby’ five track EP in 1983, as James King and The Lonewolves. With an increased focus in the press on new American bands such as REM, Dream Syndicate and Husker Du, his timing seemed impeccable. Reviewing the EP for Melody Maker, recall Billy Bragg saying that if the record had been issued by a band from the Southern States of America it would have been hailed as the future of rock’n'roll.
The Lone Wolves then signed to Allan Horne’s Swamplands label as their profile continued to increase and a single, ‘The Angels Know’, appeared on that label. All the signs seemed to be encouraging that, at long last, there would be album that never arrived.

James King - Back From The Dead [7" Cuba Libre Records 1981]


Montreal native Stanley Frank began writing songs soon after joining his first band at the age of fourteen. In 1977 his pop-rock flavored classic S'cool Days earned him success in England and Europe. Recorded in 1975 and released in England to rave reviews, ‘S’cool Days’ still sounds vital to this day. A tribute to such 60s bands as the Who, Easybeats, and Kinks, the song is a teen anthem, a testimonial to unbridled youth. This B side is poppier than S’cool Days but you will be captivated with the acoustic guitar intro and the irresistible chorus.



Stanley Frank - S'cool Days / On A Line [7" Attic Records 1976]






After left Television, Richard Lloyd recorded for Elektra his first album called Alchemy, a record of very melodic pop, retrospective, sentimental and verging on pretty. One of ten desert island discs.

“...But I really liked the Rolling Stones. So there were two camps: The Beatles camp and The Rolling Stones camp. So I was definitely in the Stones camp. Much darker…” Richard Lloyd

So , a little bit disappointed with the Alchemy record production, recorded two Jagger-Richards tunes to comeback to his rock basis.

Richard Lloyd - Get Out Of My Cloud [7" Ice Water Music 1981]