GAVIN FRIDAY Shag Tobacco'96 Promo POSTER Virgin Prunes

GAVIN FRIDAY SHAG TOBACCO Promo PosterCategory / Style / Moods: Rock GLAM * Club/Dance * Experimental Moods Instruments * Brooding * Wry * Melancholy * Sophisticated * Stylish * Detached * Theatrical * Sentimental * Passionate * Vocals/ 1177 S RN: 2975GAVIN FRIDAYSHAG TOBACCO1996 18" X 22" ISLAND PROMO POSTERCONDITION: EXCELLENT 8 OF 10 OR BETTER(MINOR HANDLING AND EDGE DINGS IF ANY)TOUGH TO FIND PROMOTIONAL ONLYClick the pix to get a better lookTRACKS:1.Shag TobaccoFriday, Seezer 4:502.CarusoFriday, Seezer 5:403.AngelFriday, Seezer 6:044.Little Black DressFriday, Seezer 4:055.The SliderBolan 3:166.DollsFriday, Seezer 4:107.Mr. PussyFriday, Seezer 3:408.You, Me and World War IIIFriday, Seezer 4:399.Kitchen Sink DramaFriday, Seezer 5:5710.My Twentieth CenturyFriday, Seezer 5:0811.The Last Song I'll Ever SingFriday, Seezer 3:4812.Le Roi d'AmourFriday, Seezer 3:53Biography by Richie Unterberger Gavin Friday was the lead singer and principal visionary of one of Ireland's most ambitious, challenging, and (often) difficult post-punk groups, the Virgin Prunes. After leaving the Prunes in 1986, he abandoned the music business to paint for a year and a half, returning to the fray after teaming up with pianist Maurice Roycroft (whom Friday renamed the Man Seezer). The duo's 1989 debut, Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves, found him making unexpected moves into a sort of modern-day cabaret style, albeit with all the Bowie-isms of his vocal delivery intact. 1992's Adam 'N' Eve was a much less interesting follow-up which found him addressing his dark visions with a far more standard-issue modern rock sound. Friday collaborated with Bono to write three tracks (two of which were Bono-Friday vocal duets) for the popular 1993 film In the Name of the Father, and returned to a more cabaret-ish mode on 1995's Shag Tobacco. In 1996, Friday and Seezer contributed the song "Angel" to the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack, among other film work; this direction culminated in 1997 with a full score for the film The Boxer, which was released early in 1998. Review by Ned Raggett Friday's third solo effort, as always with Seezer as his main collaborator, provided another development in his musical approach with the choice of Bomb the Bass mainman Tim Simenon as producer. Further continuing the initial experiments the two did on Adam 'n' Eve, Simenon helped create a dance-influenced album that ranges from industrial slams to clean, elegant breaks, in many ways serving as the model for his following work with Depeche Mode on Ultra. There's more than a few hints of where Massive Attack would end up on Mezzanine as well, as the low pulses and sudden guitar/drum hits on the title track show -- and the fact that the lead single from Shag Tobacco was named "Angel." Friday himself is still the sharp-tongued ruined romantic of the previous albums, as apt to swoon as wittily shred and breathlessly gasp, while Seezer again provides the music and core work on keyboards and accordion (check out "Dolls") to back him perfectly. The obvious glam inspirations the two have always had get full confirmation via a great cover of T. Rex's "The Slider," but rather than trying to recreate that song's exact atmosphere, Simenon helps whip up a clattering, stop-start performance that still keeps all the sex. As for the rest of Shag Tobacco, it's one lush, playful plunge after another into just enough decadence. "Angel" sounds rather like an extension of the striking Adam 'n' Eve closer "Eden," similarly mixing wonderful falsetto from Friday with steady yet soaring music, including great fuzz bass from Erik Sanko. With its outrageous title, "Mr. Pussy" gets credit for being named after a legendary transvestite from Dublin, who provides the brief spoken word conclusion and shows he has as much style as Friday himself. Best song title of the bunch: "You, Me and World War Three."This exquisite slice of retro Rock'n'Roll Americana history is an original first and only print single sheet paper promotional advertisement (A.K.A. handbill or flyer) for a music recording as released on CD, LP and/or cassette. A Sound Deal does not sell poster re-prints, scans or duplications of any kind, so please don't ask. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$!!! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal