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In the ‘80’s, the two brothers from the Kensington area in Liverpool were singer and guitarist with The Pale Fountains, an effervescent pop group who were signed to Virgin for the ridiculous (in those days) sum of £150,000 and commercially imploded under the weight of two albums in 1986. The adventure cost much more than money though, when bassist and Mick’s best friend Chris McCaffrey died of a brain tumour.
The Heads returned in ‘88 as Shack and a debut album ‘Zilch’, an album artistically murdered by the production techniques of the times. Three years passed. In 1991, Shack made ‘Waterpistol’, an inspirational guitar jewel filtered through a haze of E and cocaine, an album that would’ve proved just as influential as any British album made in that era had the studio not burned down, taking the master tapes with it. One tape remained, but it vanished in the producer’s car on a trek across the States for two months and when it turned up the label had folded. Four more years passed, but by the time it was finally released on Marina - to universal critical hosannas - it had developed “lost classic” status only.
The Heads battled on. They toured as their hero Arthur Lee of Love’s backing band.
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NihilistSpasm
Why not start for the first album? Teenage Fanclub? Wash your ears…
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BearPolar
Meh.
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JonnyAG
Wow I listened to 24 Hours, sounds like good
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CCSandman
Similar to Teenage Fanclub
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tondeman
aye, theyre all amazing
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Elgaed7
"The Corner Of Miles And Gil" is their best album. It's brilliant and unique all the way through.
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rirriri
start with Waterpistol or HMS Fable.
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Kingpot
any album is a good starting point! every single album is amazing!
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DavyTricks
Just got into this band, anyone recommend a good starting point album wise?
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kopite1892
Best band ever.
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rirriri
"Waterpistol" is just superb. never get tired of it.
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tondeman
need new album..
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aripapadopoulos
Band from Liverpool influenced by Shack... http://www.last.fm/music/The+Latex+Lenin+Band
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kopite1892
Time Machine (not really their greatest hits, but only a compilation) is the last Shack album to date. Try Magical World of the Strands (Strands) and Waterpistol (Shack), definitely two of my best albums ever.
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captainraymond
got Emergency/Liberation/Faith twelve inch if anyone's interested? Moving into a small flat and need to lose my much loved records
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kopite1892
My greatest band ever. Addicted to them lads.
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pouncing_panda
I love Shack but the artist description here is very fatuous.
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scouseshamrock
Liam is right about Magical World of...well worth checking out..beautiful acoustic version of Undecided left a huge lump in my throat for sadly departed mate...
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BlakBruker
Used to love watching these play the Citadel in St helens. She's Home Saturday, that song stays with me forever and I've never heard a recorded version!
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VerveAreRising
@Avalorn: H.M.S. Fable
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