{"title":"The Scientists","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"not-for-sale-live-1979","title":"Not For Sale - Live 1979","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Scientists’ pre-\u003ci\u003eSwampland\u003c\/i\u003e days in Perth are brilliantly encapsulated on this collection of mostly unreleased live material from ’78 and ‘79. These were the days when former Victims and future Hoodoo Gurus drummer James Baker led the band alongside guitarist \/ singer Kim Salmon, and when their poster read \"Rock’n’Roll in the tradition of The Groovies and The Heartbreakers\". \u003cbr\u003e The Perth-based line-ups of The Scientists recorded the brilliant \u003ci\u003eFrantic Romantic\u003c\/i\u003e single and self-titled EP highlighted by \u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e. They also recorded a posthumously released LP - the 'pink album' - which came as a massive disappointment due to bad production and a reduced line-up. \u003ci\u003eNot For Sale: Live’ 78\/79\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of live and rehearsal tracks that captures the band making the same noises as on those 45's, and presents live versions of the fan faves and vastly superior versions of most of the LP tracks as well as coughing up a bunch of hitherto unreleased originals and covers to boot. This is \"The Legendary Scientists\" - as they were dubbing themselves within months of forming - as they should be heard.\u003cbr\u003e The main set comes from late 1979; a live-to-air broadcast from Melbourne’s 3RRR. \u003ci\u003eFrantic Romantic\u003c\/i\u003e was in the shops and the EP was in the can. If you only know tracks like \u003ci\u003eIt’ll Never Happen Again, That Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMaking a Scene\u003c\/i\u003e and, \u003ci\u003eShe Said She Loves Me\u003c\/i\u003e from the limp pink album versions you’ll be knocked sideways by the raucous and rocking versions here. Covers of The New York Dolls, the Groovies (\u003ci\u003eSlow Death\u003c\/i\u003e and their version of \u003ci\u003eHave You Seen My Baby\u003c\/i\u003e) and The Undertones' \u003ci\u003eTeenage Kicks\u003c\/i\u003e are a bit throwaway but show where their heads were at. And yes, a couple of these appeared back on the 'fan club' cassette \u003ci\u003eRubber Never Sleeps\u003c\/i\u003e back in '82 and have since appeared on other collections, but those were third or fourth generation cassette dupes. What we have here is the whole set, taken directly from 3RRR's master reels.\u003cbr\u003e The same line-up is also present on a handful of primitive live recordings, made by a friend at one of the group's regular haunts, the Governor Broome Hotel in ‘79. What they lack in clarity they make up by letting us hear some otherwise lost original tunes. Play this really loud and it sounds like you're right there in the pub - shitty PA and all. The original \u003ci\u003eKinda Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is maybe the pick here; it's James and Kim channelling their beloved Troggs. Also included, for the first time anywhere, is a Scientists’ version of \u003ci\u003eDrop Out\u003c\/i\u003e, a Baker \/ Salmon song that its writers later made famous with The Beasts of Bourbon. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The 2LP edition also includes some covers from this show: The Velvet Underground’s \u003ci\u003eThere She Goes Again,\u003c\/i\u003e The Searchers’ \u003ci\u003eWhen You Walk In the Room\u003c\/i\u003e, and the early '70s Masters Apprentices rocker \u003ci\u003eTurn Up Your Radio\u003c\/i\u003e. First 1000 copies pressed on Pink Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band's short-lived original line-up, featuring Roddy Radalj on rhythm guitar and Boris Sujdovic on bass, also finally gets proper representation here in the last bracket of songs, which presents, for the first time (minus a couple of tracks on the CD), the complete 'Loft Sessions.' This was the name informally given later to a 1978 tape recorded live - in a loft. The undoubted jewel here is the lengthy \u003ci\u003eBaby You’re Not For Sale\u003c\/i\u003e, an ambitious Velvet Underground-inspired piece that namechecks the Groovies and gathers momentum to end more than 10 minutes after it starts, in a beautiful racket. Again, a couple of these recordings have appeared on other Scientists collections, but not\u003ci\u003e Baby You’re Not for Sale\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Packaged with rare and unseen images, an original 1979 Roadrunner magazine feature by Kim Williams (of the Summer Suns, and co-writer of “Swampland”) and additional notes by Grown Up Wrong!’s Dave Laing. \u003ci\u003eNot For Sale: Live ‘78\/’79 \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a thrilling glimpse into what an album by the \"Legendary\" Scientists might've sounded like if it had been recorded in 1979. With the current incarnation of the band touring the US again and performing the likes of \u003ci\u003eLast Night \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFrantic Romantic\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection is an essential listen for all Scientists fans, no matter which line-up they prefer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grown Up Wrong!","offers":[{"title":"Pink | LP | x2","offer_id":50457002279243,"sku":"1064649","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0ab5d314-69c4-426a-a9dd-3401afcd6996_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727202359"},{"product_id":"negativity","title":"Negativity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Scientists’ powerful brand of deranged swamp-rock returns with a vengeance as In the Red Records unleashes\u003ci\u003e Negativity\u003c\/i\u003e, an all-new magnum opus featuring the first new full length album by the Australian band’s penultimate line-up in thirty-five years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bruising eleven-track collection features a Scientists configuration much beloved by connoisseurs of the band’s work: singer-guitarist Kim Salmon, lead guitarist Tony Thewlis, and bassist Boris Sujdovic, all veterans of the group’s defining 1981-85 outfit, and drummer Leanne Cowie, who replaced drummer Brett Rixon on the storming 1986 release \u003ci\u003eWeird Love\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA solid crop of fresh originals is highlighted by the opening statement of purpose “Outside”; the offbeat, yowling waltz “Naysayer”; the hilarious, self-mocking “Suave,” which Salmon says was inspired by the work of his countrymen the Moodists; and the utterly surprising “Moth-Eaten Velvet,” a Velvet Underground homage in ballad form that features a three-piece string section. Instrumental guests on the album include producer Mumford, who contributes trombone on “Make It Go Away,” and Salmon’s daughter Emma, who essays piano and background vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaw, freewheeling, and spattered with the high-voltage sound, the Scientists have drawn from such influences as the Stooges, Suicide, the Gun Club, and the Cramps, \u003ci\u003eNegativity\u003c\/i\u003e is jubilant, unpredictable listening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"In The Red","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50458170917195,"sku":"1121238","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/577a10e0-cefd-457b-a2c1-e270b9fbe986_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727210224"},{"product_id":"sedition-1","title":"Sedition","description":"\u003cp\u003e'sedition' is an ultra-high quality live recording from the legendary scientists presented in souvenir packaging (like a moleskin book) with liner notes by thurston moore, jon spencer, warren ellis and henry rollins. recorded on may 11th 2006 at shepherds bush empire, london, the superior sound quality and amazing setlist make this album more of a best of than simply a live record - not to mention the packaging. cd only on atp recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471040287051,"sku":"281461","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/675bd1f3-5751-4dd5-a399-431dd62d7a88_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727389039"},{"product_id":"the-scientists-1","title":"The Scientists","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecord Store Day 2013 Release. 500 copies on Pink vinyl for RSD 2013. 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