The Men They Couldn't Hang "Silver Town" 1989 + "Gold Rush" 1986 - 12"/45rpm EP

Brilliant album. Saw this group in Liverpool a couple of years ago. So sad Cush passed away this year. Good car listening and to chivvy you up doing house chores! - Lucienne
Silver Town is the fourth studio album by The Men They Couldn't Hang. It was released in 1989 under the Silvertone label and recorded at Woodcray Manor Studios in Berkshire. There were three singles released from the album, "A Place in the Sun", "Rain, Steam and Speed" and "A Map of Morocco". "Rosettes" was originally earmarked as a single but was cancelled due to the Hillsborough disaster as the song's lyrical content centred on the football hooligan culture at the time. The title of the track "Rain, Steam and Speed" was taken from the painting Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway by J.M.W. Turner, which is in the National Gallery in London. It was the only single released from the album which had a promotional video. It was shot in black and white and featured the band members and some of their family members dressed in Victorian clothing. Lead singer Swill portrays engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel who is mentioned during the song's bridge. - wiki
trax:
1 Rosettes 2 A Place In The Sun 3 Home Fires 4 Diamonds, Gold and Fur 5 Company Town 6 Lobotomy, Gets 'em Home 7 Blackfriars Bridge 8 Rain, Steam and Speed 9 Down All The Days 10 Hellfire and Damnation 11 El Vaquero 12 Map Of Morocco

"Gold Rush" 1986 - 12"/45rpm EP
British roots-rockers with Celtic/folky blue-collar angst music '80s-90's. Combining folk, punk and roots music; also an essential live act.
traxfromwax:
1 Gold Rush 2 The Ghosts Of Cable Street 3 Walkin' Talkin'
Ripped from Vinyl by RYP with Audacity 3.2.3 : Thorens TD 318/Audio-Technica 95E - Yamaha A-S301 - Q Acoustics 3020i / Yamaha NS-SW050