CRE005 - THE PASTELS “Something Going On” w/ Stephen McRobbie (The Pastels, Buba & The Shop Assistants, The Paintings, Geographic record label)
The first of three fantastic Pastels singles for Creation brings us in contact with a true pillar of pop music, Stephen Pastel. Not only do we get into the details of the release of this single and the band’s history prior to Creation, we dip into the full span of the still-active band’s career. Listen for Stephen’s Alan McGee impersonation; we’re gathering a compilation of those for future release. The band’s early works are only spottily available on streaming services, but the band is currently in the process of reissuing various albums. Most of the band’s post-1990 catalog is available on streaming services through Domino Records. ———————— Links: Songs: “Something Going On”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FWayIxCGcY “Stay With Me”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r63N1phPO5E “Truck Train Tractor”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8AtJnYwEuI Pastels’ Links: Band page: thepastels.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/pastels_the ——————————— Stuff that comes up: Creation Records The Pastels Television Personalities Buba & The Shop Assistants The Paintings Orange Juice Fire Engines Teenage Fanclub My Bloody Valentine Alan McGee Bobby Gillespie Primal Scream Andrew Innes Loop Glass Records Joe Foster John Rivers The Loft Jesus & Mary Chain The Legend! Jerry Thackray Everett True Rough Trade Geoff Travis Richard Boone New Hormones Buzzcocks QQQ Magazine Strawberry Switchblade Rose McDowall The Roches Formica Tops This is Memorial Device (Book by David Keenan) ————————— ** Fifty Years of Fun’s Patreon page: patreon.com/fiftyyearsoffun ** Special thanks to The Reds, Pinks & Purples for our theme music.