{"title":"Reminder Records @sw@if@label-46458@","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-comets-the-comets-lp","title":"The Comets - The Comets - LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf all the subcultural spores dispersed by the shockwave of Punk, the odds for a Brit-Pop, Jam-style Mod Revival sound germinating in a land-locked city in central Florida had to be tremendously slim. However, despite this low probability, the lack of tube stations at midnight and\/or Eton rifles, or any type of local supporting scene or infrastructure, life finds a way. It also didn’t hurt that Comets guitarist and lead vocalist and songwriter, Mich Shields, was himself actually Anglo and not just an Anglophile and thus did not have to fake his English accent. Educated in and inspired by the London Mod scene, Mich Shield began working up sets of material with drummer Brian Johnson and bassist Harry Burns in 1980. The nascent Comets were also lucky to have veteran music publisher and promoter Edward Clark Sanford catch wind and take in one of their earliest rehearsals. Impressed by what he saw and heard in person as well as by a demo recording cut by the group at the Bellamy Brothers studio, Sanford decided to manage and market The Comets; creating Orange Records and issuing the first Comets single, ‘See It In Writing’ b\/w ‘Living The Answer’ in 1981. MICH SHIELDS: ‘The Comets clearly did not fit the mainstream of the day, nor were we an obvious regional or local act by comparison to much of what was going on around us. Our fortunes, however, in terms of finding our audience changed when upon arriving to rehearse in Ed’s basement one day, we were greeted by Ed who had several radio charts from colleges located in various places around the U.S. “College radio loves The Comets,” Ed proclaimed. We were getting airplay and heavy rotation on several stations. We soon came to the realization that college radio was our thing.” Following a final single on Orange, ‘Big Business Jokes’ b\/w ‘Help Me,’ in 1983, this is how The Comets story sat for nearly 40 years. Unfinished, until now. With this compilation containing all of the group’s official releases along with many unreleased recordings collected in one place, many being heard for the first time since the invasion of Grenada, the Comets show what they themselves always knew – they were at least a half a length ahead. MICH SHIELDS: ‘Again, much like the name, The Comets would come and go quite quickly in the grander scheme of things. 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This brand-new clowder, comprised of heroes from APACHE, TOUGH SHITS, DANCER and Human Being Lawnmower artiste Avi Spivak, takes absolutely no shit, wastes zero time and flat-out rules from the jump. Recalling their dandiest Dancer moments, tuff-guy gurus Dee Dee and Omar trade vocals across four dripping tongue-in-cheek odes to fast living, each delivered with an authentic dual-guitar pump that’s expertly welded with hooks. It’s a charged-up re-channeling of so many classic greats: HEARTBREAKERS, RUBBER CITY REBELS, ZEROS, the elite league. Out The Bag has that certified scuzz, strategically sweetened for your pleasure. Get ready to punk out with the passion, in the highest fashion!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide A :\u003cbr\u003ePlay it to Win \/ Under the BQE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide B :\u003cbr\u003eNothing At All \/ Please Show Me Your Phone\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53422387495255,"sku":"P-120307-","price":8.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Tuxedo-Cats-Out-The-Bag-7-vinyl-120307-1-1647435076.jpg?v=1778143311"},{"product_id":"dogs-dogs-the-legendary-lovers-demos-lp-gatefold","title":"Dogs - Dogs - The Legendary Lovers Demos - LP Gatefold","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis album features previously unreleased recordings by the legendary French band Dogs. Known for blending their perfect 50s\/60s influences into a sound uniquely their own, Dogs enjoyed a golden period from 1977 to 1984, releasing some nearly classic albums, but sometimes the production toned down the authenticity. It is often said that demos are superior to a released product and it is certainly the case here. These demos for their Legendary Lovers album are a revelation wild, rocking and sometimes moody with an elegance and class that raised to the bar that very few other bands managed to reach. 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