{"title":"The Killjoys","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"starry-3","title":"Starry","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Record Record Label has teamed up with influential Canadian rock group The Killjoys for a vinyl reissue. The album will be in stores on July 26. In the words of singer and guitarist Mike Trebilcock, \"We recorded Starry over the span of a few months. The songs were written fairly quickly, drawing on influence from The Ramones, The Raspberries and Cheap Trick. Of course, that's not exactly what came out. Whenever our schedules would align we would meet at Tim Hevesi's Soho Common Recording House above Paul's Shoe Repair on John Street in Hamilton, Ontario.We recorded loud to a Tascam 38 8-track 1\/2\" tape machine, like really loud - so loud that the \"bad kind\" of guitar feedback was always threatening to intervene, often succeeding, ending an otherwise pristine take. There was no automation, so when we mixed, we gathered around the mixing board and effects rack, each having our carefully timed job: fader moves, mutes, reverb splashes and echo removals. We totally missed the vinyl era on both ends.So, The Killjoys never released anything but CDs and cassettes. We all still cherish the vinyl collections we've lugged from apartment to apartment for so many years, and it's a huge thrill to finally have something out on this format. The two new tracks, recorded just a few streets East of John Street, sound like we've improved over the years, but not much.\"The vinyl version of the album was mastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel and will be available on translucent sun drop green vinyl. It also features two brand new tracks recorded in 2023 and mixed by Siegfried Meier that were recorded just a few streets over from where the band recorded Starry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Record Label","offers":[{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50446904787275,"sku":"2211432","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_9b503ee8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727065766"},{"product_id":"naive","title":"Naive","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited repressing of a long lost Killjoys mini album which originally came out on Damaged Goods back in 1991, This time it's on red, white and blue vinyl! Before Kevin Rowland discovered the joys of making menswear and even before he launched Dexys Midnight Runners he was the lead singer in this great punk band from the Midlands. Originally called Lucy \u0026amp; The Lovers and more jazz orientated, Kevin caught the first of a series of wind of changes and hitched a ride on punk with his girlfriend Heather on backing vocals and the gorgeous Gem on bass whom he exploited to the full even encouraging her wearing of sexually alluring clothing!!!! One single Johnny Won't Get To Heaven \/ Naive Records 1977). Raw Classic amphetamine punk. Another great track 'At Night' on the Raw Deal compilation album. One other known song - Recognition - floating around on an album 'Naive' on Damaged Goods released in 1991. They were supposed to be making tapes for an album but they split before anything happened and a supposed deal with Bronze was scuppered by Mr Rowland. Around mid 77 they lost Heather and Joe 90 (on Kevin's insistence probably) and acquired a new drummer, Bob Peach, and guitarist Keith Rimell and became virtually a different band as Mr Rowland again sought to jump ship. If you get a chance check out the two John Peel radio sessions they did to hear the difference. Great footage of them performing 'Johnny' and 'At Night' on the Punk In London video. Forget Gaye Advert, Gem was a star on bass! Bless them all. Gem \/ Gil was in fact short for Ghislaine! She formed Alternating before going on to join Girlschool replacing Enid on bass after being recommended to the band by Lemmy! Sadly rumour has it that Heather died. And lastly from his majesty Mr Rowland himself these words from Mojo October 2001. \"There was no doubt in my mind that I was at least as passionate and angry and as from the street as any punk rock singer you could name. But it was wrong for me to try to be part of someone else's thing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50521185157451,"sku":"383972","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/562ae888-1356-4e62-a9d7-984454c2cd4f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727988952"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/the-killjoys.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}