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THE BACHELOR PAD

  
 

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The Bachelor Pad (1986 - 1991) left a legacy on their wake. The vinyl output started with the famous Sha La La flexi via "Simply Thrilled" and "Are You Scared to Get Happy" fanzines, before 2 singles with Leeds based Warhola Sound records, a LP with Imaginary Records and 3 releases with Egg Records. The Egg releases included a LIVE EP distributed with several fanzines in the UK, US, Japan, Germany and France. The second Egg release was a 7" single "Smoothie" before the 5 track "Jenny Brown" EP single.

The Bachelor Pad started life as Vocals/Guitars - Tommy Cherry, Vocals/Guitars - Martin Cotter, Keyboards - David Harris, Bass - Willie Bain, Drums - Graham Adam. Christine Gibson replaced Willie at some point around 1989. Tom Donnelly (ex The Close Lobsters) replaced Martin around 1990

The Bachelor Pad gigs where plentiful and memorable. Highlights for me where supporting The Wedding Present at the Barrowlands, Glasgow (with the go go dancer), the debut gig in Edinburgh (with Baby Lemonade and Jesse Garon) and the first show without Martin at King Tuts.
 

 
Discography

Label/Cat

Tracks

Released

Shalala002

"Girl Of Your Dreams" Flexi 7"

Dec 1986

WarholaSound

"Albums of Jack"/"Jack And Julian" 7"
12" "Jack And Julian (demo), 

June 1987

WarholaSound

"Do It For Fun"/"Jack And Julian" 7"
12" "Jack And Julian (demo), 

Feb 1988

EGG002

"Silly Girl" on "A Lighthouse in the Desert" 12"

Nov 1989

unknown

"You'll be mine" on Shelter Compilation Lp

Aug 1988ug

EGG003

Frying Tonight LIVE EP
"Mirror Boy, Mirror Girl"/"Eeek"/"Country Pancake"/"Stop me Buy another one"

Dec 1989

EGG006

"Smoothie"/"Do You Wanna Dance"

Apr 1991

EGG007

"Meet the Lovely Jenny Brown" 12"
"Meet the Lovely Jenny Brown"/"Last Summers Dirt"/"No 1 Astronaut"/"Reach Out I'll be there"/"Piggy Magilion"

Dec 1990

Imaginary Records

Tales of Hoffman LP/CD

Mar 1990

4 letter word

"Sunshine Shower" Flexi

1991

 

"The Lovely Jenny Brown is a classic .. " Simon Williams, NME.

"I'm a bit of a fan to be honest. The lead track is more obviously psychedelic and Beatles influenced than usual, while "last summers dirt" returns to the Ramones fixation, with a bit of cheesey organ thrown in. The other songs typify the crazy rumbling madness which has made the bands name. Another cracker" - Spiral Scratch

"like a Peel session from hell" - The Catalogue

More to follow once I learn Greek, Italian, Swedish, French, Spanish ...
   

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