Meat Whiplash Collected/Contextualized
Meat Whiplash Collected/Contextualized out December 6, 2024 on limited-edition 2xLP vinyl, 2xCD and Collected single compact disc.
Silver Girl Records announces the release of a comprehensive collection of Meat Whiplash’s recorded output alongside contemporary cover versions by independent artists from the US and UK. Two songs produced by The Jesus and Mary Chain. Cover version of "Walk Away" new music by A Place to Bury Straingers.
Listen on Bandcamp HERE.
For fans of: The Jesus and Mary Chain, early Creation Records label bands and the C86 compilation.
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Collected/Contextualized is a double-LP and 2xCD set compiling all known studio recordings and several live songs together with extensive liner notes and vintage photography detailing the Meat Whiplash story. With one LP/CD gathering Meat Whiplash’s recorded output, the second disc features contemporary artists covering the band’s songs - most notable of which is A Place to Bury Strangers’ cover of “Walk Away”.
Also from East Kilbride, Jim and William Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain) produced Meat Whiplash's only single and recruited them to open up for them as they toured the UK in 1985. Initially sharing Douglas Hart as a band member, both bands became somewhat notorious for the infamous "riot gig" at the North London Polytechnic where fights broke out and, along with the Jasmine Minks, became near household names.
Meat Whiplash were a humble quartet that released their debut single “Don’t Slip Up” (which stayed on the UK Independent Chart for 19 weeks reaching #3) in 1985 on Creation Records only months after a similar sounding “Upside Down” single was released on the same label by The Jesus and Mary Chain. John Loder, who recorded Psychocandy also recorded several songs by Meat Whiplash which are gathered on Collected/Contextualized alongside their BBC Session which debuted on John Peel’s radio program.
As the band decided to move on, Stephen McLean departed and Alex Taylor (Shop Assistants) joined Eddie Connelly, Michael Kerr and Paul McDermott to reform as Motorcycle Boy. Their debut single “Big Rock Candy Mountain” reached #2 on the UK Independent Chart.
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“beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.” - Melody Maker
“…machine gut rattle of musical anarchy…” - New Music Express (NME)
“…the most atrocious live band of the year makes the best record…” - New Music Express (NME)
“…in East Kilbride, four lads sharpened their butcher's knife guitars on old Stooges and Ronettes singles while burning Frankie records for warmth. By now their local friends, the notorious Reid brothers, were causing riots in London. Alan McGee … ensconced Meat Whiplash in a cheap studio with some of the Mary Chain. "These guys know how to produce noise," he explained to the MWs. "What's the song called?" asked one of the Jesus while driving a nail through his hand. "We thought about Love Groans Are Like Dying," the MWs retorted, "but 'Don't Slip Up' will do fine." It was all over in half an hour. Stephen, Paul, Edward and Michael surveyed the rubble with awe. The climax to their noise was perfect.” – Sounds, 1985
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A Place to Bury Strangers’ cover of “Walk Away”, is the standout track on the double-LP. Mike Knowlton (who records as a solo artist UNLETTERED) shed his connections to Poem Rocket (guitarist) and Gapeseed (bassist) to contribute two songs. Our sister-label Curious Electricity artist apolitiq tackled “Eat Me to the Core.” Fellow Scottish musicians Strawberry Whiplash produced an elegant “Don’t Slip Up” while their compatriots Bubblegum Lemonade offer up a cover of “She Comes Tomorrow”. Enigmantic indie pop veterans Honeyrider came out of hiding to record their version of “Loss”. Chicago’s Future Silence (previously known as Star) was kind enough to lend us a hand as well with their version of “She Comes Tomorrow.” Having inspired the idea of a Meat Whiplash compilation decades ago, Iron Works Inc.’s “Here It Comes” is brought back to life after being originally released in 1992 as a flexidisc.
Meat Whiplash Collected LP1/CD1
1. Don’t Slip Up
2. Here It Comes
3. Loss (BBC Session)
4. Walk Away (BBC Session)
5. Eat Me to the Core (BBC Session)
6. She Comes Tomorrow (BBC Session)
7. Losing Your Grip (version)
8. Walk Away (demo)
9. Always Sunday (demo)
10. Losing Your Grip (demo)
11. Bring Him Down (live)
12. I Wanna Be Your Dog (live)
13. Cuddle Up With Cancer (live)
Various Artists Contextualized LP2/CD2
1. A Place to Bury Strangers “Walk Away”
2. Iron Works Inc. “Here It Comes”
3. Apolitiq “Eat Me to the Core”
5. Unlettered "Always Sunday"
6. Unlettered "Eat Me To the Core"
7. Strawberry Whiplash “Don’t Slip Up”
8. Honeyrider “Loss”
9. Future Silence “She Comes Tomorrow
10. Bubblegum Lemonade “She Comes Tomorrow”
Collected/Contextualized has been several years in production with the help of the band members as well as Cherry Red, BBC, graphic artist Mark Robinson, and photographers J.C. Brouchard & Ross Mcintyre as well as mastering engineer Kris Poulin.
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BUY/LISTEN
Purchase Collected/Contextualized HERE.
Listen to Collected/Contextualized HERE.
LEARN MORE
Meat Whiplash Wiki HERE
CONTACT
Keith York
keith@silvergirl.com
@silvergirlrecords