Carousel

the very first cd by the delmontes, the cult garage pop band from scotland. formed in edinburgh in 1979, the delmontes released just two singles on josef k-affiliated indie label rational records: 'tous les soirs' (1980) and 'don't cry your tears' (1981). boasting a poised avant-retro sound and vision (three of the five band members were female), the band prefigured a raft of subsequent indie trends (c86, creation, sarah, tweenet). both dindisc and zoo records offered to sign the group, who completed a full uk tour with the teardrop explodes, but sadly this potential was not fulfilled and the band split at the end of 1982. digitally remastered, 'carousel' features 24 tracks (74 minutes of music), including all five songs from the splendid rational singles, as well as a rich harvest of previously unreleased demo tracks recorded between 1980 and 1982. the booklet includes a detailed band history as well as archive delmontes photos and ephemera. on ltm.