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Sunday 13 November 2011

CHECKING OUT THE SCROTUM POLES

One of the local account holders at the bank featured in yesterdays item, was The Scrotum Poles.
They may not have had much money to burn at the time mind you, but 30 years on their music is still creating interest..!!
Just this year they have been played on Gideon Coe's show on Radio 6 and I even heard them get an airing on WFMU in New York this summer. Also had write-ups in The Word magazine and Record Collector magazine this year.
Anyway, a good time to include this rare photo of the band caught in rehearsals up at the Coffin Mill, with a couple of mysterious onlookers dressed in black.
Were The Stranglers in town?
Big thanks to Craig.
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11 comments:

  1. AstroN13 November 2011 at 03:16

    The Scrotum Poles were Boo-Hurrays' little bros' .I' d like to get a cd, any links? Maybe we could do a podcast series of any old cassettes? What happened to Grant MacInally? Stevie Reid.

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  2. Craig13 November 2011 at 08:28

    I am not sure what you are talking about, but a CD copy of Scrotum Poles Revelation can be bought from Amazon at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Revelation-Scrotum-Poles/dp/B000I6BDX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321201565&sr=8-1

    Vinyl copies of Revelation and Auchmithie Forever can be bought from http://www.yakamashirecords.net/

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  3. Anonymous14 November 2011 at 06:39

    thought that be a very young Sykes, and maybe John ???? plays with Headroom

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  4. Kev14 November 2011 at 16:31

    John still has the same hairdoo :=)

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  5. Watty14 November 2011 at 18:26

    Aye, that does look like a well young John Matman.

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  6. Anonymous15 November 2011 at 01:01

    the stranger on the left looks like a young Billy caulfield. Later of joe public and now diddums.

    lesley g.

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  7. N R cissus15 November 2011 at 12:41

    Surely Craig can enlighten us as to who the 2 guys are , he seemed to be there , but then again , why should he? its not like the post is about his band or anything, oops sorry , it is ,

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  8. Craig16 November 2011 at 00:49

    Dear Mr or Mrs Cissus,

    it was thirty years ago and I can't remember.

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  9. Anonymous16 November 2011 at 01:03

    Craig, that is the correct answer.
    It may be your rehearsal hovel at the Coffin Mill though and that might be my tripod in the background.
    It looks like my biker's jacket on that young bloke but it's definitely not me who's in it.
    But like you say, it was thirty years ago.
    It's good to indulge briefly in the past but it's not a place to take up permanent encampment.
    I offer this as advice to all.
    Take it or leave it.
    Jock F

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  10. Anonymous16 November 2011 at 10:26

    Its no you then Jock ????
    A very lot of selective memory going on. chill out - enjoy :)

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  11. Anonymous16 November 2011 at 11:57

    I'll leave it

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