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ARTIST
EVEN AS WE SPEAK
TITLE
Blue Suburban Skies
FORMAT
7"
LABEL
OPTIC NERVE
CATALOG #
ON 205EP
ON 205EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/13/2020
Originally released in 1987 on Australian label Big Home Productions both tracks were later re-released in 1990 on Sarah Records together with the "Goes So Slow" single as a five-track, 7" EP titled
Nothing Ever Happens
. This is the first time that the single has been released in the UK in its original format.
Even As We Speak
is an indie band from Sydney, Australia. Formed in the mid-1980s, founding members
Matthew Love
(guitar, banjo, vocals) and
Mary Wyer
(vocals, guitar) were later joined by
Rob Irwin
(bass),
Anita Rayner
(drums, banjo, mandolin),
Julian Knowles
(guitar, keyboards, production), and
Paul Clarke
(guitar, vocals). After a series of vinyl releases on Australian independent labels including Phantom Records, and success on the Australian indie scene, they came to the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ
John Peel
who started to play the band's
Goes So Slow
Phantom Records release on his show. This brought them to the attention of UK audiences and began a relationship with UK indie label Sarah Records. The band released several singles and an album on Sarah Records, three of which reached the Top 5 of the Melody Maker and New Musical Express UK independent music charts in 1992 and 1993. Color vinyl; includes postcard and poster; Edition of 800.
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