Camberwell Now was basically the line
up of This Heat's 1982 European Tour,minus Charles Bullen. A sort of
This Heat-lite,much missing Bullens guitar, and sounding more like a
Robert Wyatt tribute band rather than the vicious angular unit of
1977-81. Also missed are Gareth Williams' non-musicianly
contributions.He left This Heat in 81,and that was effectively the
end.
Basically Charles Hayward and backing
band, Camberwell released their debut recording quickly after the 'split',
the maritime themed “Meridian”. A fairly staid affair, with only
'Daddy Needs a Throne' touching on the intensity of Hayward's
previous groups work; but interesting nonetheless, especially if you
like Robert Wyatt's solo work.
Tracklist :
| A1 | Cutty Sark | |
| A2 | Trade Winds | |
| A3 | Pearl Divers | |
| B1 | Spirit Of Dunkirk | |
| B2 | Splash |
2 comments:
Thanks for all the great This Heat/Camberwell Now material! I think your copy of "Meridian" is the cd version? The vinyl ep had the great instrumental "Splash" on it, instead of the slightly less interesting "Resplash". I don't think the original "Splash" has ever been re-released.
Yup, well spotted.Its easier to rip cd's than vinyl. I'll have a go at the original splash as a bonus track.
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