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Dotclub: /* Rough Trade press release */

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Rough Trade press release

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	=== Rough Trade press release ===		=== Rough Trade press release ===
	<blockquote>Did you hear the one about [[The Red Crayola]], [[Radar Records]], WEA [Warner Arista ~~Electra~~], Red Records and [[Rough Trade]]? It seems that the band's latest single, 'Micro Chips And Fish' c/w 'The Story So Far', was recorded a full three months back. It was a test. WEA money went into it via [[Radar]] but WEA didn't want to know so Radar was going to let the Crayola put it out on their own label, Red. But, 'Red' was already a record company and Radar weren't 'in a position to manufacture', i.e. no money was available for such projects. (Enter Rough Trade) The record had been produced by [[Geoff Travis]] and [[Mayo Thompson]] and Rough Trade offered to put it out. After much ado over the details of the release of the single and the band from Radar, Rough Trade announces the release of this dogged record. Therefore, the press release which previously announced this release has been rescinded and is replaced by this one. In conclusion: 'Micro Chips & Fish'/'The Story So Far' is released this week on Rough Trade Records, a happy ending to a pathetic shuffle.</blockquote>		<blockquote>Did you hear the one about [[The Red Crayola]], [[Radar Records]], WEA [Warner Arista Elektra], Red Records and [[Rough Trade]]? It seems that the band's latest single, 'Micro Chips And Fish' c/w 'The Story So Far', was recorded a full three months back. It was a test. WEA money went into it via [[Radar]] but WEA didn't want to know so Radar was going to let the Crayola put it out on their own label, Red. But, 'Red' was already a record company and Radar weren't 'in a position to manufacture', i.e. no money was available for such projects. (Enter Rough Trade) The record had been produced by [[Geoff Travis]] and [[Mayo Thompson]] and Rough Trade offered to put it out. After much ado over the details of the release of the single and the band from Radar, Rough Trade announces the release of this dogged record. Therefore, the press release which previously announced this release has been rescinded and is replaced by this one. In conclusion: 'Micro Chips & Fish'/'The Story So Far' is released this week on Rough Trade Records, a happy ending to a pathetic shuffle.</blockquote>

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Dotclub: /* Rough Trade press release */

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Rough Trade press release

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	<blockquote>Did you hear the one about [[The Red Crayola]], [[Radar Records]], WEA, Red Records and [[Rough Trade]]? It seems that the band's latest single, 'Micro Chips And Fish' c/w 'The Story So Far', was recorded a full three months back. It was a test. WEA money went into it via [[Radar]] but WEA didn't want to know so Radar was going to let the Crayola put it out on their own label, Red. But, 'Red' was already a record company and Radar weren't 'in a position to manufacture', i.e. no money was available for such projects. (Enter Rough Trade) The record had been produced by [[Geoff Travis]] and [[Mayo Thompson]] and Rough Trade offered to put it out. After much ado over the details of the release of the single and the band from Radar, Rough Trade announces the release of this dogged record. Therefore, the press release which previously announced this release has been rescinded and is replaced by this one. In conclusion: 'Micro Chips & Fish'/'The Story So Far' is released this week on Rough Trade Records, a happy ending to a pathetic shuffle.</blockquote>		<blockquote>Did you hear the one about [[The Red Crayola]], [[Radar Records]], WEA [Warner Arista Electra], Red Records and [[Rough Trade]]? It seems that the band's latest single, 'Micro Chips And Fish' c/w 'The Story So Far', was recorded a full three months back. It was a test. WEA money went into it via [[Radar]] but WEA didn't want to know so Radar was going to let the Crayola put it out on their own label, Red. But, 'Red' was already a record company and Radar weren't 'in a position to manufacture', i.e. no money was available for such projects. (Enter Rough Trade) The record had been produced by [[Geoff Travis]] and [[Mayo Thompson]] and Rough Trade offered to put it out. After much ado over the details of the release of the single and the band from Radar, Rough Trade announces the release of this dogged record. Therefore, the press release which previously announced this release has been rescinded and is replaced by this one. In conclusion: 'Micro Chips & Fish'/'The Story So Far' is released this week on Rough Trade Records, a happy ending to a pathetic shuffle.</blockquote>

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Cover art

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	The back cover photo was taken at the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, Greece. Mayo Thompson visited Greece in the summer of 1973. See: [[Manos Hadjidakis]]		The back cover photo was taken at the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, Greece. [[Mayo Thompson]] visited Greece in the summer of 1973. See: [[Manos Hadjidakis]]

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Background

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	The back cover photo was taken at the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, Greece. Mayo Thompson visited Greece in the summer of 1973. See: [[Manos Hadjidakis]]		The back cover photo was taken at the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, Greece. Mayo Thompson visited Greece in the summer of 1973. See: [[Manos Hadjidakis]]

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Cover art

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	The back cover ~~appears to depict~~ the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, Greece. Mayo Thompson visited Greece in the summer of 1973. See: [[Manos Hadjidakis]]		The back cover photo was taken at the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, Greece. Mayo Thompson visited Greece in the summer of 1973. See: [[Manos Hadjidakis]]

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Personnel

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			The back cover appears to depict the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, Greece. Mayo Thompson visited Greece in the summer of 1973. See: [[Manos Hadjidakis]]

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Dotclub: /* Vague */

2023-12-11T01:35:24Z

Vague

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	December 1979<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220812203820/http://www.vaguerants.org.uk/vague-2/</ref><blockquote>We found Red Crayola nice enough but rather arty. [[Mayo Thompson]] is from Texas and is 35, he looks like the manager but does in fact sing and play guitar. His musical influences are Pere Ubu, Can and James Blood Ulmer. [[Lora Logic]] is 19 and plays sax and sings, as she does with her own band Essential Logic. She told us she had no regrets about her X-Ray-Spex days and really enjoyed that scene. Lora and [[Gina Birch]] from the Raincoats reminisce about the Roxy but that’s as far as it goes, Red Crayola are essentially progressive. Lora’s influences are T Rex and Split Enz. Next came [[Epic Soundtracks]], the drummer from Swell Maps (later of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds). He told us he likes Can, TV Personalities, PIL, Robert Wyatt and Subway Sect. His ambition is to go on Multi-coloured Swap Shop and be a walking dictionary. I think Mayo said he is very morose. At this point Gina went off playing with some roadies who pushed her around the hall on a speaker. We continued talking to Mayo, who said [[Rough Trade]] were proving a good outlet for the different musical directions he was taking.		December 1979<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220812203820/http://www.vaguerants.org.uk/vague-2/</ref>

	Red Crayola have in fact been going for 23 years, I think. None of the original line-up are there anymore but Mayo has been with them since the 60s. Red Crayola signed with [[Radar Records\|Radar]] in 1978 and did their first gig since 1967 at the Hope and Anchor. Their 1967 album ‘[[The Parable of Arable Land\|The Parable of the Arable Land]]’ was re-released, and also a new single ‘[[Wives in Orbit (single)\|Wives in Orbit]]’. Then they played support to Pere Ubu on their European tour and their album ‘[[Soldier-Talk\|Soldier Talk]]’ was recorded with help from Pere Ubu. After the album was released Red Crayola embarked on their own tour supported by Scritti Politti. Their new single ‘Micro-chips and Fish’ also features George Oban and Angus Gaye from Aswad. The second album from 1968 ‘[[God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It\|God Bless the Red Crayola and All Who Sails With It]]’ has also been reissued. Red Crayola is a weird set up and what they are about still isn’t clear to me. They told us about another incarnation as a heavy rock band called Womaniser which I think we believed.</blockquote>		<blockquote>
			We found Red Crayola nice enough but rather arty. [[Mayo Thompson]] is from Texas and is 35, he looks like the manager but does in fact sing and play guitar. His musical influences are Pere Ubu, Can and James Blood Ulmer. [[Lora Logic]] is 19 and plays sax and sings, as she does with her own band Essential Logic. She told us she had no regrets about her X-Ray-Spex days and really enjoyed that scene. Lora and [[Gina Birch]] from the Raincoats reminisce about the Roxy but that’s as far as it goes, Red Crayola are essentially progressive. Lora’s influences are T Rex and Split Enz. Next came [[Epic Soundtracks]], the drummer from Swell Maps (later of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds). He told us he likes Can, TV Personalities, PIL, Robert Wyatt and Subway Sect. His ambition is to go on Multi-coloured Swap Shop and be a walking dictionary. I think Mayo said he is very morose. At this point Gina went off playing with some roadies who pushed her around the hall on a speaker. We continued talking to Mayo, who said [[Rough Trade]] were proving a good outlet for the different musical directions he was taking.

			Red Crayola have in fact been going for 23 years, I think. None of the original line-up are there anymore but Mayo has been with them since the 60s. Red Crayola signed with [[Radar Records\|Radar]] in 1978 and did their first gig since 1967 at the Hope and Anchor. Their 1967 album ‘[[The Parable of Arable Land\|The Parable of the Arable Land]]’ was re-released, and also a new single ‘[[Wives in Orbit (single)\|Wives in Orbit]]’. Then they played support to Pere Ubu on their European tour and their album ‘[[Soldier-Talk\|Soldier Talk]]’ was recorded with help from Pere Ubu. After the album was released Red Crayola embarked on their own tour supported by Scritti Politti. Their new single ‘Micro-chips and Fish’ also features George Oban and Angus Gaye from Aswad. The second album from 1968 ‘[[God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It\|God Bless the Red Crayola and All Who Sails With It]]’ has also been reissued. Red Crayola is a weird set up and what they are about still isn’t clear to me. They told us about another incarnation as a heavy rock band called Womaniser which I think we believed.
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Dotclub: /* Smash Hits */

2023-12-11T01:34:57Z

Smash Hits

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	November 10, 1979<ref>https://archive.org/details/smash-hits-1979-11-01/page/n10/mode/1up?q=%22Red+crayola%22</ref><blockquote>Better things from the special one-off line up of Red Crayola and their intense experimental 12 incher "Micro Chips and Fish"/"The Story So Far"--well worth checking out.</blockquote>		November 10, 1979<ref>https://archive.org/details/smash-hits-1979-11-01/page/n10/mode/1up?q=%22Red+crayola%22</ref><blockquote>Better things from the special one-off line up of Red Crayola and their intense experimental 12 incher "Micro Chips and Fish"/"The Story So Far"--well worth checking out.</blockquote>

			=== Vague ===
			December 1979<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220812203820/http://www.vaguerants.org.uk/vague-2/</ref><blockquote>We found Red Crayola nice enough but rather arty. [[Mayo Thompson]] is from Texas and is 35, he looks like the manager but does in fact sing and play guitar. His musical influences are Pere Ubu, Can and James Blood Ulmer. [[Lora Logic]] is 19 and plays sax and sings, as she does with her own band Essential Logic. She told us she had no regrets about her X-Ray-Spex days and really enjoyed that scene. Lora and [[Gina Birch]] from the Raincoats reminisce about the Roxy but that’s as far as it goes, Red Crayola are essentially progressive. Lora’s influences are T Rex and Split Enz. Next came [[Epic Soundtracks]], the drummer from Swell Maps (later of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds). He told us he likes Can, TV Personalities, PIL, Robert Wyatt and Subway Sect. His ambition is to go on Multi-coloured Swap Shop and be a walking dictionary. I think Mayo said he is very morose. At this point Gina went off playing with some roadies who pushed her around the hall on a speaker. We continued talking to Mayo, who said [[Rough Trade]] were proving a good outlet for the different musical directions he was taking.

			Red Crayola have in fact been going for 23 years, I think. None of the original line-up are there anymore but Mayo has been with them since the 60s. Red Crayola signed with [[Radar Records\|Radar]] in 1978 and did their first gig since 1967 at the Hope and Anchor. Their 1967 album ‘[[The Parable of Arable Land\|The Parable of the Arable Land]]’ was re-released, and also a new single ‘[[Wives in Orbit (single)\|Wives in Orbit]]’. Then they played support to Pere Ubu on their European tour and their album ‘[[Soldier-Talk\|Soldier Talk]]’ was recorded with help from Pere Ubu. After the album was released Red Crayola embarked on their own tour supported by Scritti Politti. Their new single ‘Micro-chips and Fish’ also features George Oban and Angus Gaye from Aswad. The second album from 1968 ‘[[God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It\|God Bless the Red Crayola and All Who Sails With It]]’ has also been reissued. Red Crayola is a weird set up and what they are about still isn’t clear to me. They told us about another incarnation as a heavy rock band called Womaniser which I think we believed.</blockquote>

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Dotclub at 04:25, 1 September 2023

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imported>Dotclub at 16:47, 8 May 2023

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			{{Singles}}

	[[Category:Singles]]		[[Category:Singles]]
	[[Category:Rough Trade]]		[[Category:Rough Trade]]