tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post2344049616189930200..comments2024-03-28T05:23:44.479-07:00Comments on Wilfully Obscure: Badgers - Picnic ep (1992, Wilde Club)spavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-30155051764506394282022-11-21T04:53:20.779-08:002022-11-21T04:53:20.779-08:00Can you please re-up this in HD (or mp3)? Thanks a...Can you please re-up this in HD (or mp3)? Thanks a lot :)Musicaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445705981479540451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-34402829564084708702016-04-28T22:00:45.884-07:002016-04-28T22:00:45.884-07:00can you re up this please? Thanks!can you re up this please? Thanks!Damian Stachelskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094602200213178483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-12677813857541015862015-10-11T05:57:20.050-07:002015-10-11T05:57:20.050-07:00Who are you white boots? Who are you white boots? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563413062626599649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-10936650231647950712015-08-16T16:49:11.208-07:002015-08-16T16:49:11.208-07:00Hey White Boots. Thanks for commenting. I really...Hey White Boots. Thanks for commenting. I really appreciate all the background info regarding your band. Wish I could have seen you live back in the day.spavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-10406736043596371532015-08-08T12:18:47.659-07:002015-08-08T12:18:47.659-07:00Rob's major influences - I recall - were Kitch...Rob's major influences - I recall - were Kitchens of Distinction; XTC; obviously The Smiths. <br /><br />There was another band extant at the time that were also from the local North Norfolk area. They were The Volunteers. They also had a 12" on the Wilde Club label and often played at The Norwich Arts Centre, as did The Badgers on occasion. I think this aged better. Maybe. Long lost that disc. White Boootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717612785922825505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-92015569715451600502015-08-08T12:11:11.973-07:002015-08-08T12:11:11.973-07:00Tony Aldridge!
Gotcha. Tony Aldridge! <br /><br />Gotcha. White Boootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717612785922825505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-80999668284636684662015-08-08T12:09:26.665-07:002015-08-08T12:09:26.665-07:00Wracked my brain for hours trying to remember Tony...Wracked my brain for hours trying to remember Tony's surname - but it's long gone. <br /><br />The only thing I remember about him was that once, at Tony's parents' place in Sculthorpe, North Norfolk, legend has it that Tony entered the room w/ a silver platter w/ the typical half sphere one would use to keep a turkey warm on top of the platter. He raised the top and declared something along the lines of: Tonite, it's Sculthorpe Surprise! Which was in fact a freshly curled turd garnish w/ herbs...<br /><br />Maybe it was a lie, but it's the lie that was used at the time, and was the mid 1980's here. White Boootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717612785922825505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-47370690743173252442015-08-08T09:14:15.644-07:002015-08-08T09:14:15.644-07:00There was another member - but only for the briefe...There was another member - but only for the briefest of periods - Tony was his name - and he was a Scot. I forget his surname. He had a fair amount of talent, though I recall a volatile character.... He left. I recall speaking to him a while after he parted company and friendship w/ the band. He was bitter. White Boootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717612785922825505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-13441275724713816432015-08-08T09:09:00.565-07:002015-08-08T09:09:00.565-07:00By the way, w/ reference to the OP comment regardi...By the way, w/ reference to the OP comment regarding the generic name - This band was originally a two piece called The Railway Badgers <br /><br />It was Rob Jeynes on four string guitar. He learned bass first then moved to guitar w/ the first four strings in position 2 to 5 before eventually moving to the full six; and Luke Bartlett on bass and occasionally guitar. Both Luke and Rob wrote the lyrics and music, there was no rhythm section for many a year- and these boys bashed it out bedroom style for quite a time before people came and went and the line up settled - and a 12" was made. White Boootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717612785922825505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-66061724485563607792015-08-08T08:59:14.753-07:002015-08-08T08:59:14.753-07:00I could offer full essays about the people in this...I could offer full essays about the people in this band. I was once in it. <br /><br />I last saw them over a decade ago in the flesh. Never cared for the record greatly: I found it twee at the time. Though I tell you this, the guitar work on that EP never came close to capturing the incredible talent of Robin Jeynes. Nowhere near. White Boootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717612785922825505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-84035554468691568582014-08-18T21:02:17.123-07:002014-08-18T21:02:17.123-07:00Do you know, it's funny: I had much the same e...Do you know, it's funny: I had much the same experience as David, even getting a Christmas card from the band. <br /><br />They were due to play a show in London and I went to see it but they had split, really at such short notice that the show didn't go ahead and yes, no album. It was, I believe going to be called 'Giants at Sea'.tomhalltravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352879663282927598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-57408202367234769722013-05-01T17:25:54.138-07:002013-05-01T17:25:54.138-07:00This is really good.... Thanks for the heads up as...This is really good.... Thanks for the heads up as always96ataxichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319294456068338280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-61154513159460712402013-04-26T00:09:09.177-07:002013-04-26T00:09:09.177-07:00Great to hear this again. I corresponded with the ...Great to hear this again. I corresponded with the band back in 1992. Tantalisingly, they'd recorded but imploded rather acrimoniously before it could be released. I begged them for a tape of it but sadly it never materialised. A potentially great lost album.David Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178674962718181845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-78985430327511798362013-04-26T00:07:33.293-07:002013-04-26T00:07:33.293-07:00Sorry for the deletions. What I meant to write was...Sorry for the deletions. What I meant to write was...I corresponded with this band back in 1992. They'd actually recorded an album but split before it could be released. I begged them for a tape of it but it didn't materialise. What a shame - a potentially great lost lp.David Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178674962718181845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-22633290756268531272013-04-26T00:05:26.378-07:002013-04-26T00:05:26.378-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.David Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178674962718181845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-3788338426022904852013-04-26T00:04:53.185-07:002013-04-26T00:04:53.185-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.David Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178674962718181845noreply@blogger.com