The Icicle Works | INFORMATION [March 1981] Home made (Private Pressing) PROMOTIONAL cassette. |
IMAGES [UK Cassette] Private Pressing (with Artificial World) [UK Cassette] Private Pressing (with Sympathy) | DETAILS [UK Cassette] Private Pressing
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CREDITS Chris Sharrock Chris Layhe Robert Ian McNabb Artwork credited to BIG NED. NOTES * Later copies have the track SYMPATHY replacing ARTIFICIAL WORLD. It was distributed by PROBE Records in Liverpool and also at local gigs by the band themselves. It is not known how many copies of each were distributed. As a guess, no more than 200 copies exist. It has also been reported that some copies of the cassette were distributed with a magazine called Merseysound (see below) which also included an interview with the band. (c) 80/81 The Icicle Works |
MP3 PLAYER All seven of the tracks from the original Ascending tape have been 'remastered'. The speed has now been corrected to align with the released versions from Lost Icicles and Peel Sessions as all tracks (except Sympathy) sounded too fast. 'Tape' noise has also been removed to further enhance your musical enjoyment. |
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MERSEYSOUND Magazine
'Merseysound' was published in 26 issues from 1979 to 1982, and provides a unique and rich account of Liverpool's post-punk music scene involving groups such as Echo and the Bunnymen, the Icicle Works, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and the Teardrop Explodes. In its final issue (number 26, October 1982), the editorial explained that, "the magazine is produced by a mix of friends - meeting, talking and writing in their own way about mainly local music". Roger Hill, who co-founded 'Merseysound' with Ronnie Flood, recalled the initial drive to create the zine:
As 'a fanzine of record', the pages of 'Merseysound' present a telling, if partial portrait of the scene through features on clubs, gigs, musicians, and opinion pieces providing discussions ranging from the lack of performance venues to pressing concerns of the time such as the Toxteth riots and rising unemployment levels. In doing so, 'Merseysound' provides a record of more than music, documenting Liverpool as a place undergoing significant musical and urban change. | Merseysound Magazine [Issue 25] |
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