I wanted to go on the Sarah Records tour of Bristol, which will be serialised in the next few posts.Įventhough the Sarah Records exhibition at the Arnolfini Gallery had finished. I quickly put a stop to this nonsense and said I knew exactly what I wanted to do. People who knew me better said that maybe I should go to a festival. There was talk of holidays, skydiving and other activities. I was expected to do something ‘special’ for surviving into my fourth decade. I was a Teenage Shoegazer, but this year I had the misfortune to hit 40. The Sweetest Ache – If I Could Shine Tagged The Field Mice | Leave a comment | There and Back Again Lane It was the third compilation and the music press scathingly called it a change to a more mature label. Glass Arcade is a 16 song compilation featuring 10 bands (yes, The Field Mice have three songs on this record). Unfortunately the market sellers were so pushy I left before I could get a picture of the glass roof. and when I got there I set about getting a picture. This location was immortalised in the compilation Glass Arcade. Next on the Sarah Records Tour of Bristol, we went in search of the St Nicholas Arcade. The Golden Dawn – My Secret World Tagged The Field Mice | 1 Comment | Glass Arcade The Springfields – Are We Gonna Be Allright? The Orchids – Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom The Orchids – Underneath The Window, Underneath The Sink But it created a mystique that enjoys a frantic cult following.Īnother Sunny Day – I’m In Love With A Girl Who Doesn’t Know I Exist These sleeve notes and hardline indie ethos did not shift large numbers of records. This is the first Sarah Records’ singles compilation and it encapsulate everything that is great about the label, “no unreleased out-takes or bonus mix cons, just an honest old-fashioned something we’re proud of, a statement of faith in all sorts of futures tomorrow.” The text above was created by hand with Letraset and is so enduringly shambolic and beautiful. The front cover shows the view down Welsh Back from Bristol Bridge and I don’t think there was a Shadow Factory there. The Sugargliders – Theme From Boxville Tagged The Field Mice | 2 Comments | Grabbel and the Final Cut – ElectricĮventhough there is a compilation called Shadow Factory on Sarah Records, I couldn’t find the location of any of these wartime industrial sites in Bristol. I am planning a trip to Salford Lads Club as my next great indie pilgrimage.īoyracer – I’ve Got It And It’s Not Worth Having Below right is what Temple Meads looks like now. It has been converted to a venue and is where Sarah Records threw a massive party when the label folded.īelow left is a jigsaw of Bristol Temple Meads Station and each piece was given away with a single. I did visit the Thekla, which is a former cargo ship moored in Bristol. There were other potential areas we could of visited Battery Point which was miles away in Portishead and Air Balloon Road, which once again was away from the city centre. Just a short walk from the centre of the city in an area that was having plenty of rejuvenation. The last stop on the Sarah tour of Bristol was Gaol Ferry Bridge.
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