Scotland's Postcard Records (indie, pop, punk, album, tracks)

Molecules · 02-05-2008, 11:04 AM

As far as I can tell this documentary never got released, it's been on the Tube from time ago...
anybody into the old Postcard label stuff? Orange Juice, Josef K, Fire Engines...?
Apart from Franz Ferdinand ripping off Edwyn Collins' act it seems to have been a pretty influential label, like Rough Trade in the UK, but a bit less bogged down in the aesthetics of punk .
Somebody should do a compilation...

**Urban Hatemonger** · 02-05-2008, 01:38 PM

That was pretty interesting shame it wasn't longer.

I don't mind the stuff that came on Postcard , I find the main problem with it was there wasn't much in the way of diversity and the bands all sound typical of the early 80s.

Basically you pick up a Postcard album & you know what you're going to get.

Molecules · 02-05-2008, 02:37 PM

i see what you mean but everybody should at least own the Glasgow School, which compiles Orange Juice's early stuff...they were just compositional geniuses. It was before they went in for the generic 80's pop production...and it sounds so impromptu and emotionally heartfelt...you can hear it in modern bands

There was so much diversity (in the UK alone) back then, so much ambition in the wake of punk's deconstruction of music...what have we got now? *grumble grumble*

GravitySlips · 02-06-2008, 03:19 AM

The Glasgow School is really good. I only know the three bands you mentioned, Orange Juice, Josef K and the Fire Engines, but they're all great.

Mr Nic · 02-06-2008, 08:49 AM

I picked up a decent Scottish music compilation last year - 'Thank You For Being You' (Electric Honey Records) - it's mainly Scottish indie stuff from various local labels (Postcard, Pema, Chemikal Underground etc.) and has some great tracks by bands such as The Pastels, Belle And Sebastian, The Delgados, Teenage Fanclub and Josef K. It's worth checking out (if you haven't already...).

Molecules · 02-06-2008, 02:58 PM

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02-05-2008, 11:04 AM
Molecules bubblegum splash Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 872	Scotland's Postcard Records As far as I can tell this documentary never got released, it's been on the Tube from time ago... anybody into the old Postcard label stuff? Orange Juice, Josef K, Fire Engines...? Apart from Franz Ferdinand ripping off Edwyn Collins' act it seems to have been a pretty influential label, like Rough Trade in the UK, but a bit less bogged down in the aesthetics of punk . Somebody should do a compilation... __________________ GRIME KID lazy,crazy,hazy ''Rumour has it that the remix of "Sing For Me" is on the verge of being signed and if that turns out to be true, it'll be a well-deserved milestone in Ghetto's career. He's apparently now officially known as "Ghetts" - I guess the major labels really ain't feeling the ghetto - it seems that "Ghetto" ain't cool but large up "The Killers" right? Major label racism and the ****eries of modern day "liberal" society are doing alot.''

02-05-2008, 02:37 PM
Molecules bubblegum splash Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 872	i see what you mean but everybody should at least own the Glasgow School, which compiles Orange Juice's early stuff...they were just compositional geniuses. It was before they went in for the generic 80's pop production...and it sounds so impromptu and emotionally heartfelt...you can hear it in modern bands There was so much diversity (in the UK alone) back then, so much ambition in the wake of punk's deconstruction of music...what have we got now? grumble grumble __________________ GRIME KID lazy,crazy,hazy ''Rumour has it that the remix of "Sing For Me" is on the verge of being signed and if that turns out to be true, it'll be a well-deserved milestone in Ghetto's career. He's apparently now officially known as "Ghetts" - I guess the major labels really ain't feeling the ghetto - it seems that "Ghetto" ain't cool but large up "The Killers" right? Major label racism and the ****eries of modern day "liberal" society are doing alot.''

02-06-2008, 03:19 AM
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 777	The Glasgow School is really good. I only know the three bands you mentioned, Orange Juice, Josef K and the Fire Engines, but they're all great.

02-06-2008, 08:49 AM
Mr Nic Occasionally Curmudgeonly Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 84	I picked up a decent Scottish music compilation last year - 'Thank You For Being You' (Electric Honey Records) - it's mainly Scottish indie stuff from various local labels (Postcard, Pema, Chemikal Underground etc.) and has some great tracks by bands such as The Pastels, Belle And Sebastian, The Delgados, Teenage Fanclub and Josef K. It's worth checking out (if you haven't already...).

02-06-2008, 02:58 PM
Molecules bubblegum splash Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 872	__________________ GRIME KID lazy,crazy,hazy ''Rumour has it that the remix of "Sing For Me" is on the verge of being signed and if that turns out to be true, it'll be a well-deserved milestone in Ghetto's career. He's apparently now officially known as "Ghetts" - I guess the major labels really ain't feeling the ghetto - it seems that "Ghetto" ain't cool but large up "The Killers" right? Major label racism and the ****eries of modern day "liberal" society are doing alot.''