Ghost of an American Airman

• Dodge McKay - vocals, guitar, percussion
• Ben Trowell - guitars, backing vocals
• Alan Galbraith - bass
• Matt - drums
  
  

Bio:

Belfast band who first came to prominence when they made the finals of 'Screen Test' in 1986. They'd also played live as a covers band named Trine to help finance the band. The Simple Minds/U2 influences were more obvious at this point and led to comparisons with Silent Running. By 1988 they'd released a well received single "I Hear Voices" and followed it up with an acclaimed debut LP "Someday" on the indie Plain paper Records. They were signed by Atlantic Records for whom they recorded their second album "Life Under Giants". A foretaste of the album was released on the "Honeychild" cassette EP but release of the album itself was cancelled or endlessly delayed for some reason. Altantic sat on the album for almost 2 years before it was finally picked up by smaller Hollywood Records label in 1992. The third album "Skin" came out the following year but Hollywood Records went bust, and the band split. Dodge McKay and Alan Galbraith then recorded as The Sunday Club for UK indie label Fire Records, who also went bust in the mid-90s. McKay later recorded as Thompson.

 

side one:
Big Lights
What I Want
Dance On Air
She's The One
Strange Times

side two:
I Hear Voices
Precious
Flesh And Bone
Saving Grace
Time Means Money

tracks:
She's The One

A1+B1 from 2nd album; A2 from Dave Fanning Show session (RTE radio); B2 from album sessions

 

tracks:
Bring on the Mystery
When the Whistle Blows
Saving Grace
Honeychild
She...
Empire Song
House on Fire
16 Tons
Whipping Boy
For Your Love
Walking Jack
Hello and Goodbye

Notes:
Originally recorded for Atlantic Records who'd already released the bands "Honeychild" 12-inch, this sat on the shelf for some almost 2 years until Hollywood Records picked it up.

tracks: Teenage Kicks (live at The Limelight, Belfast, 25/8/1992)

tracks:
Home
Honeychild
Freakshow
Country

 

tracks:
Warboys
1955'er
King of Nothing
Buried at Sea
Clown #2
Country
Late Great World Collapse
Coathanger Love
Beautiful
Fairytale World
Home
Bird
Wichita Lineman

Notes:
Guest musicians Nicholas Sansano (accordian, hammond, tambourine), Jane Scarpantoni (cello) and Julian Raymond (backing vocals).

• King of Nothing
CDS - Hollywood Records - PRCD102972 - USA - 1993 - promo only
1-track promo only CD single


• Sunday Club - Underground Cinema EP
CDS - Fire Records - FIREMCD49 - June 1995
6 tracks recorded, March 1994

tracks:
Cop
Driver
Rope
Happy Sad
The Street
Isolation Radio

tracks:
Cop
Milk
Pearl
Waltzer
Cow
Silver Madonna 49
Kingfishers
Isolation Radio
Garden
War Memorial
Sleepyhead
Mouthpiece

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