The Scooter Scene and Beyond
Celebrating 30 Years of Detour Records 1990-2020
Mon |
10:00 |
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Tue |
10:00 |
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Wed |
10:00 |
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Thu |
10:00 |
- | 17:30 |
Fri |
10:00 |
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Sat | Closed |
Sun | Closed |
"The best band I've ever seen were from Portsmouth. They had so much raw talent it hurt. When they stood together on stage, motionless in a cyclone of trebly noise, they emitted the kind of aura I imagine The Beatles had in the early 60s. They were young, handsome, aloof - the most exquisite-looking '80s garage band you could ever dream up. The girls adored them, the boys wanted to be them. The Pompey football hooligans 'adopted' them and the local authorities eventually banned them from performing (due to the fact that nearly all their gigs ended in a full-scale riot). In fact, Emptifish - as they were called - electrified Portsmouth for two years with the most thrilling racket cooked up since the Kingsmen knocked out 'Louie Louie' in some dingy 50-dollar studio. Like I said, the best band I've ever seen."
The album contains 13 songs: both 7" singles, a tune from their live at Basins film, previously unreleased recordings and something very special that we were able to track down.
1 Surfboard
2 Manta Ray
3 Ain’t Home
4 315
5 395 BBK
6 I Want That Girl
7 I'm Gonna Change The World
8 6.57 – You Know You Want it
9 Real Gone
10 Jail Babe
11 Feel Inside
12 I Feel So Good
13 The Girl With The Beautiful Hair