LOST TREASUES – The Pencils & The Uncool Dance Band
by Ray Gianchetti
THE PENCILS
Released three singles for Next Records (distributed by UK Sony).
“Watching The Tears”/”You Say You” (1982)
“If You Really Wanna Hurt Somebody”/”Till Your Luck Runs Out” (1982)
“Pictures Of Paris”/”Steal Your Love” (1983)
“Pictures Of Paris”
“If You Really Wanna Hurt Somebody”
“Watching The Tears”
THE UNCOOL DANCEBAND
Guitarist Geoff Carline explains “We were a New Wave Pop band and in a short time built up a good local following and signed a record deal with Polydor. I remember thinking at the time ’this music business is a piece of piss’. The deal was for three singles. The first two singles flopped, Polydor dropped us, and the band folded. Not so easy after all!”
The singles:
“Jacqueline”/”No. 17”
“Let Me Be Your Boyfriend”/”Heads I Win”
“My Girl, Shy Girl” (appeared on the Various Artists’ LP “Logical Steps”)
“Jacqueline”
“Let Me Be Your Boyfriend”
http://shortsharpkickintheteeth.blogspot.com/2008/06/1-uncool-dance-band-let-me-be-your.html
Ray Gianchetti is an avid collector of music since the mid-60s and owner of Kool Kat Musik, a power pop, garage, alt-country label/mailorder company based in Sewell, NJ – for more info, visit the POWER POP/ALT-COUNTRY ONLINE STORE at: www.koolkatmusik.com
Great songs.Especially the Uncool Danceband.Its shocking that those two songs flopped.The melodies are still in my head several minutes after listening,”Jacqueline”especially.Polydor should have taken more of a chance with them in my opinion.Its a shame they didn’t get to make a full length album.
The joy of hearing unearthed gems like this is offset by disappointment at the total lack of commercial success. Bad marketing, lousy public taste? It’s a shame.
Are downloads of these songs available for purchase anywhere?
Check this out. It’s an unreleased track from the Uncool Danceband
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3miE-isn8k
The Uncool Danceband had an album released in Japan this year.