From: Dublin
Active: 1987-1991
Style: Indie / C86
Lineup:
- Eamonn Davis - guitar & vocals
- Derrick Dalton - guitar
- Colm Fitzpatrick - bass
- Darren Nolan - drums
Bio:
Indie-pop/C86 style band influenced by The Smiths & Orange Juice.
Ran the obscure Mickey Rourke's Fridge label.
Stan Erraught (ex Stars of Heaven) joined towards the end of the bands career, after
producing the final EP.
Derrick Dalton later played bass with The Mexican Pets and Crumb.
Eamonn Davis and Colm Fitzpatrick both joind Stan Erraught in The Sewing Room.
A good history of the band can be found on their website (see links below).
See also the Videos page.
Discography
• Commonplace / I Don't Want To be A Male Bardot
7" - Mickey Rourke's Fridge - MRF 1 - 1988 - PS
• various artists - Mickey Rourke's Fridge Presents EP
7" - Mickey Rourke's Fridge - MRF 2 - 1989 - PS
See Compilations section for full track listing.
The Twigs was Hey Paulette with Derek on vocals.
tracks:
Hey Paulette - My Half of the Pillow
as The Twigs - Happy To Be Here
• various artists - Dostoevesky Lose Its Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight?
K7 - Mickey Rourke's Fridge - MRF4 - 1989
See Compilations section for full track listing.
track: Pebbledash (previously unreleased)
• I Really Do Love Penelope EP
12" - Mickey Rourke's Fridge - MRF5 - 1989 - PS
Produced by Stan Erraught. Release date may be July 1990.
side one:
I Really Do Love Peneleope
I Must Be In Love
side two:
Our Immeasurable Differences
Commonplace
• Peel Session
Recorded 25 June 1989, broadcast August 1st
tracks:
I Really Do Love Penelope
Our Immeasurable Differences
Erstwhile Wetblanket
A Pet Day
• Dave Fanning Session
Recorded 1989
tracks:
Mad Into The Rollers
Another Poet
Give Up
I Will Line the Streets
• various artists - Seven Summers. International Pop Vol.2
CD - Kindercore/Tweenet Records - KC 24/TWEE 2 - US/Germany - November 1998
track: Inconsequential (previously unreleased)
• Long Ball Into Nowhere
CD - Firestation/Clarendon Records - FST 067/ W6 3CD - 2006
I Really Do Love Penelope
Our Immeasurable Differences
Erstwhile Wet Blanket
A Pet Day
Mad Into The Rollers
Another Poet
Give Up
I Will Line The Streets
Inconsequential
Pebbledash
Commonplace
I Don't Want To Be A Male Bardot
My Half Of The Pillow
Happy To Be Here
Smalltown Reel (Stars of Heaven)
I Must Be in Love
My Half Of The Pillow (recorded live at The Underground)
Notes: Compiles the first two singles (4 tracks), the two radio sessions (8 tracks),
two compilation appearanes (2 tracks), a Stars of Heaven cover ("Smalltown Reel", recorded
for a forthcoming tribute CD), plus two
previously unreleased tracks.
Help!
We need your help to correct and/or complete this entry. If you can provide more
information about this band, have scans, photos or any other memorabilia we can
use, or spare copies of any releases,
then please get in touch.
See Also:
The Sewing Room
External Links:
Hey Paulette History