Saigon is another mid-80's goth band. They were from Leamington Spa. Couldn't find more info on this threesome. So any info more than welcome.
Had a hard time ripping the LP as it's a very cheap pressing. The 12" has 2 tracks from the album but I include it here for 'City Rises'.
I found out about a band from the UK with the same name that released two 7"s in 1981 on Ryme Time. Don't know if it's the same band or not. These singles are 'Where Are The Roses' and 'Green Carnation'.
Reunion LP (First Floor Records-FF 4-1983)
1. Gothic Bop
2. Newsong
3. Reunion
4. Idyllis Of A Live
5. Smilebreaker
6. 5 A.M.
7. The Case
8. Music For Pleasure
9. Ascension
10. Pipeline
Gothic Bop 12" (First Floor Records-FF 5-1984)
1. Gothic Bop
2. Smilebreaker
3. City Rises
Saigon
I have never even heard of them curious guy so can't supply more info. some of the stuff you haul out of the closet is amazing....saigon (ruefully shaking head)...well i never. keep 'em coming.
ReplyDeleteHope you like it Highlander.
ReplyDeletehi curious guy!
ReplyDeletejust want to say big THANK YOU for everything you do!
cheers from bulgaria!
I came across two or three references to the band when I was trying to find info on the Fall of Saigon track I posted a couple days ago, but nothing that you haven't already unearthed.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting stuff, curious guy, as always.
Unbelievable. I was thinking of maybe posting a request for this but i thought nobody ever heard of these records anyways. And now they are here ... Again, you made my day. Thank you so much for all your efforts.
ReplyDeletefuckin' classic! thanks for this.
ReplyDeletewow really this music is awesome, totally unknow to me, sorry for my bad english, i am from Perú
ReplyDeletethanks for the music
cheers!!
do you now post punk from southamerica??
contact to me.
PD: marko gelido
Shared with pleasure all of you!
ReplyDeleteMarko, I practically know nothing of Southamerican postpunk. But I'm very interested.
Jackyls Shackles, about The Fifteenth: the 12" was their only release. They appear on the 'Just Say Yeah' comp.LP with a slighly remixed version of 'She Isis'.
Thanks for your elink. Great blog!
ReplyDeletePLEASE RE-UPLOAD
ReplyDeleteTHE BAND IS GOOD!!!
THANKS..
REGARDS FROM PERU
JOSE
New link up now José. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHello interested people, Saigon was my music project - I developed the sound and feel for our music. I played guitar, keyboard and sang on one of the album tracks.
ReplyDeleteWe recorded the album at Woodbine Studios in Leamington Spa one hot and sweaty week in August 1982 - our claim to fame being that the studio is also where the Specials recorded Ghosttown - also produced by Johnny Rivers.
I have a re-mastered digital recording of the album if anyone wants to hear a better quality version (it wasn't a bad effort for one week's recording). Let me know if you want to know anything more.
Hello Guitarro, you must be Simon Thomas then? Yes I think more people would like to have more info on Saigon. Feel free to share :)
ReplyDeleteHope you don't mind me posting the records. They are hard to find these days.
The Saigon who recorded Where are the Roses, Green Carnation and Diving through Sand, were based in Glasgow 1980-1982. We played extensively throughout Scotland and performed 2 concerts in Fresnes Prison, Paris, in honour of writer Jean Genet.
ReplyDeleteYes, City Rises and Smilebreaker are classic. Taped the EP from a friend in college back in the day. Never heard from this band again, but never forgot them either. Thanks. -PH
ReplyDeleteCount me in as [apparently] the only other person who bought this...AND when it came out back then, no less. Saw it, liked the cover, maybe remembered a mention in NME [or something] as name recognition, and ordered it. My reaction upon seeing this post was similor to Curious Guy's. Just chuckled and shook my head and thought "Wow...deep!". Anyway, a solid 8-out-of-10 trax are outstanding. I *have* this, as stated, but just wanted to show my apprecation about what you THREE [Phoenix Hairpins, Cactus Mouth Informer, Commercial Zone] are doing in these blogs, month after month. Don't EVER think no one cares [comments or NO comments]. we're readin', watchin' & diggin', tho i'm usually focused on what i DON'T have or know about...
ReplyDeleteNew HQ rips for Saigon.
ReplyDeleteHi Guys
ReplyDeleteIf you're interested, we've been busy making new music - check it out on ReverbNation at http://www.reverbnation.com/#!/saigon
We recently sold one of our old tunes (City Rises) to DJ Shadow who will be sampling my excellent guitar riff as a part of one of his own compositions.
Let me know what you think of the new stuff when you listen to it - we'll be putting an album out soon on iTunes, so you can get it to keep forever.
Thanks for the update. You can always let me know when the new album is finished. I'm not on I-Tunes but I hope you make the album available on Emusic as well.
ReplyDeleteCurious about the DJ Shadow thing.
New link. Enjoy!
ReplyDeletePlease reupload it once again, and huge thanks for what you do!!
ReplyDeleteNew link once again. Enjoy!
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ReplyDeleteHey guys, although I publish all comments here, I ask you both to 'discuss' your internal problems somewhere else. Thank you and all the best.
ReplyDeleteHi, any chance of a re-upload please? I used to own the Gothic Bop 12" so would love to hear that again and the album I never knew about
ReplyDeleteNew link. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteawesome thank you for reposting the link. its much appreciated
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