ANDY PAWLAK Shoebox Full Of Secrets (1989)

My gift for you on Christmas Eve...
The most moving and beautiful pop album ever recorded.
Music for lovers, music for christmas, music from and for the heart.

ANDY PAWLAK once supported THE POGUES on a tour and the audience started throwing bottles at him while he stood on the stage solitarily.
He started playing his songs on his acoustic guitar and soon the audience stopped throwing and simply listened to his music, wouldn't even let him leave the stage.

This record is unique, special, a milestone!

ANDY PAWLAK - Shoebox Full Of Secrets (1989)
01 Secrets
02 You And Me
03 Mermaids
04 Best Regards
05 Forever
06 Mother’s Day
07 All That’s Left Of Me
08 Eskimo Kissing
09 Love Letters
10 For Better Or Worse
11 White Eagles
12 No Compromise
13 Wintertime

"In a field of frozen tears he lay!"

ANDY PAWLAK She Kept A Hold Of Love (Mother's Day) (1989)

Godlike ANDY PAWLAK again with very rare stuff unavailble elsewhere than on this very single. Different versions than on the longplayer (to be posted in a few days).

ANDY PAWLAK - She Kept A Hold Of Love (Mother's Day) (1989)
01 She Kept A Hold Of Love (Mother's Day) - Craig Leon
02 Turn Again
03 Eskimo Kissing
04 She Kept A Hold Of Love (Mother's Day)

"A baby's gift of love on mother's day..."

ANDY PAWLAK Secrets (1988) plus Extras

The first 2 songs of this post belong on the single cd "Secrets".
Where and when the other live recordings where made I have no idea.
I think I found them on a long deleted website.

But anyway - enjoy

ANDY PAWLAK - Secrets (1989) plus
01 Bulldogs
02 Lullaby
03 Mother Waved Her Flag Again (live)
04 White Eagles (live)

ANDY PAWLAK Mermaids (1988)

Another single by the fantastic ANDY PAWLAK from Scotland.

I really don't know what to say so I will just entrust this to you...

Enjoy crying!

ANDY PAWLAK - Mermaids (1988)

01 Mermaids

02 No Compromise

03 Squeeky Clean

04 Wintertime

"Do you love me as much as ice cream by the sea?"

ANDY PAWLAK An Introduction (1988) A Scottish Genius

The next posts will contain material of a completely underrated and underestimated Scottish pop genius.

ANDY PAWLAK is one of my all time favourites for 22 years now.

He released a few singles and one album on the legendary label "Fontana" like his contemporaries LOVE AND MONEY or HOUSE OF LOVE.

ANDY PAWLAK - An Introduction (1988)

01 Secrets

02 Best Regards

03 Eskimo Kissing

04 Love Letters

"So naive imagining I could survive a day without you..."

THE PAINTED WORD Lovelife (1989)

Once more Alan McCusker-Thompson with support by Anne Dudley (string arrangements).
Fantastic perfect Scot pop brilliantly produced.
A milestone!

Lay back, relax and enjoy

THE PAINTED WORD - Lovelife (1989)
01 That's The Reason I'm Alive
02 Lovelife
03 Wilderness
04 Frances
05 Joie De Vivre
06 24 Hours
07 Worldwide
08 I Want It Here And I Want It Now
09 '77
10 The Pleasure Inside

Check NOISEBOX for more PAINTED WORD.
I will post some PAINTED WORD live stuff plus demos in january.

THE PAINTED WORD That's The Reason I'm Alive (1989)

Brilliant Scottish songwriter Alan McCusker-Thompson with his 1989 single release "That's The Reason I'm Alive" from his album "Lovelife" of the same year.

Very important piece of music history!

THE PAINTED WORD - That's The Reason I'm Alive (1989)
01 That's The Reason I'm Alive
02 This Is Going To Be My World
03 Perfect Timing

Enjoy!!!

EAST VILLAGE Drop Out (1993)

I bought this album because of the artwork.
Beautiful!!!
And I was quite surprised when I actually listened to the music.
Very melodic britpop.
I found other EAST VILLAGE stuff on NOISEBOX.

EAST VILLAGE - Drop Out (1993)
01 Silver Train
02 Shipwrecked
03 Here It Comes
04 Freeze Out
05 Circles
06 When I Wake Tomorrow
07 Way Back Home
08 What Kind Of Friend Is This
09 Black Autumn
10 Everybody Knows