JIH - INTERVIEW - 1988

Here's a compact little interview with Grant McNally, who tells how Jih first began way back in 1983 in London, with a little assistance from Billy Mackenzie.
Pete Hood was the chap who cornered him for the quick chinwag on behalf of Street Life mag - 1988.
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JIH - FAT SAMS - 1988

Here's a couple of tasty items from a Jih gig that took place at Fat Sams in June 1988.

The 2 top-notch photos show Grant McNally at the mic, with a band mostly made up from members of Better Backwards.

Underneath is a wee review of this very gig which appeared in local magazine, Street Life.

Big thanks to The Bear.
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So after a bit of deliberation in the comments as to who the backing musicians are in the photos, we seem to have settled for this line-up...

Neil Forbes, sax - Anth Brown, guitar - Barry Gibson, drums - Jimmy MacKenzie, bass and Jill & Jen McGrath, backing vocals.

JIH - THE SHADOW TO FALL LP - 1986

Jih, is local singer, Grant McNally, plus a team of musicians who varied & changed, most of which having a strong Dundee connection.
This album "The Shadow To Fall" is also closely linked to The Associates, with band members, Howard Hughes and Steve Reid playing on this recording.
In fact, Billy MacKenzie has shared material with Grant (and vice versa), both having sung each others songs. Billy also sang backing vocals on Jih's singles, as well as doing some production work. Billy's brothers, John & Jimmy, have also been involved with the band.
Grant did seem to favour local talent too when it came to performing live.
Regarding the album, it received a favourable review in Cut magazine back in Feb 1987, which is what's on display above.
Although there are quite a lot of melodic songs on the album, I've opted for a track (below) called "This Is My House", which is just a little bit edgier!