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REMEMBER FUN

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In the late eighties Remember Fun where very well known the length and breadth of the UK via various compilation records and tapes and the 1987 flexi disc release of "Hey Hey Hate" via "Are You Scared to Get Happy" fanzine.

Remember Fun where formed in 1986 when a group of friends came togther to make music. The original line up was a 5 piece with Andrew Smith (vocals), John Eslick (guitars), Steven Dunbar (bass), Raymond McDonald (guitars) and Mark Kane (drums). A few members came and went from then on, around the nucleus of Andrew, Raymond and John. The Remember Fun debut single looked set at various times, at one point a Australian single was on the cards. It is remarkable that this took until the Spring of 2001 to see the light of day with the post-humus CD EP on Matinee Records !

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Remember Fun were a fine gang of Glasgow lads made most infamous perhaps for their 'Hey Hey Hate' which graced one of the semi-mythic Sha-La-La label flexi discs. Remember Fun had a fine line in scathing social and political lyrics wrapped in deceptively sweet tunes, and they were one of many groups who drew inspiration from the Postcard scene of the early '80s. Like seeing their peers The Visitors at last gain recognition (through their Miss collection also released by Matinée), it's rewarding, if somewhat odd, to have a 'new' CD with the name Remember Fun on the sleeve, and if I have to say that I still prefer the older demo version of 'Train Song' to the released one, well that's perhaps just me being elitist. Or perhaps isn't... Now all we need is for someone to release those Church Grims demos on CD. --Tangents

I don't Remember Fun. But thanks to Jimmy at Matinée we all get our chance to. Supposedly this band had a lot of "lost" material out, so why they opted for a 4 song re-release I don't know. I read them getting compared to the rest of the Scotland scene, comparisons to the Close Lobsters especially, but only on the edges I think. On Doze Off Them I think I'm hearing more of the Trash Can Sinatras actually (ALOT actually, and I love the song), and I think their lead singer sounds indeed a bit like Frank Reader from TCS. (at least in his drawl, brogue or whatever it's called. Lets say accent) The first cut Train journeys is supposed to be THE song on this release, but actually I like the other stuff as much if not more actually. I loved the Lobsters, and TCS so it isn't too surprising I like this release an awful lot, only I can't help having some remorse as to why only 4 songs were put on it. Anybody got more, wanna trade??? --Indiepop Spinzone

The first two tracks (including the title track, recorded in '89) recall the more shimmering elements of The Smiths circa "Cemetry Gates" or "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" (as opposed to "How Soon Is Now?") with a vocalist that reminds me of Billy Bragg somewhat. The third song moves closer to that swirling pop of the early 90s (which is probably when it was recorded), while the last track is more shimmering than swirly but still seems to date from the 90s. --Shredding Paper

"Remember Fun are one of those warm-hearted bands that sucessfully distill the yearnings and disappointments, the sight of a sleepy sun waking up from its winter sojourn, stir in a young man's heart as some unobtainable beauty saunters by, her cold eye dismissing a fretful glance from an inept music geek. Back home then, to spin and whirl in unloved abandon to these trammelled souls, in solicitous concord with that unsatisfied ache that wrinkles the ventricles of the heart. Pasty-faced and pigtailed indie girls come out to play and ease the torment and lacerations of these gentle songs" - how does it feel - Lost classic

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