Stitched-Back Foot Airman

Posted in Fanning, Music with tags , , on November 11, 2009 by Fanning Sessions

So far on this blog I’ve stuck to Irish acts but I came across this on my trawls through my Fanning cassettes and figured it was sufficiently good and suitably obscure that it warranted inclusion. It’s a track that was Dave’s favourite single of 1988 (along with U2’s ‘Desire’) and to my ears is a slice of pop brilliance which still sounds perfectly fresh. I have to wager that their unusual name (inspired by a newspaper headline relating to a small plane pilot who’d crashed and had to have is his foot re-attached) didnt help their career trajectory but thanks to the wonders of the internet I’ve been able to dig out a few details.

Stitched-Back Foot Airman started life in Southampton in the early eighties as a side project of Simon Vincent with his younger brother Robin Vincent, Mike Farmer and film maker/visual artist Crimp Beringer. Around 1984 the band decamped to London releasing several records on their own ‘Very Mouth’ label including a single ‘Wouldn’t You Like to Know’, a 12” single ‘Costa Del Sol’ and a mini album ‘Seven Egg Timing Greats’. I suspect Simon has uploaded some early videos here.

Costa Del Sol (1988)

Under Review

Posted in Music, demo with tags on November 5, 2009 by Fanning Sessions

Yup a band name that definitely predates Google. I have no further details on ‘Under Review’ but I suspect that they hailed from Limerick. This track is from an 8 track demo recorded in Dublin.

Just A Boy (Demo)

Something Happens! (Part 2)

Posted in Music on November 2, 2009 by Fanning Sessions

Comprising Tom Dunne (vocals), Ray Harman (guitar), Alan Byrne (bass) and Eamonn Ryan (drums) this Dublin act have just announced a gig in Whelan’s on Dec 30th. Something Happens! have already featured once but this track was my first introduction to the band and to this day remains my favourite track by them. It’s one they recorded and released a number of times but I’ll always prefer this particular version. Originally released on their debut ‘Two Chances’ EP in 1986..

Burn Clear (1986)