Full name of the band is 'Fire Hydrant Men featuring the Fabulous Fezettes'.
Not alot of info to be found on them. This is their sole release. Issued on Norwich label Backs.
Member Brick later joined Gee Mr Tracy. Other band members later in The Pitkins.
Great song titles by the way.
One song of them can also be found on the 'Good Morning Mr. Presley' comp. LP (see archive).
Missed It By That Much! MLP (Backs-NCH MLP3-1985)
1. I Met My Baby At The Party Conference
2. 99 Years In Sing-Sing
3. I'm In The Pits Since My Racing-Driver Baby Left Me
4. My Little Sailor Boy
5. Five Hours To Mr Right
6. Honey-Bee Sting
7. Mayday In Moscow
Fire Hydrant Men
thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteI love fire hydrant men
Many thanks for this
ReplyDeleteTop drawer lp from a great time to live in the great city of Norwich.
Some magic blurry memories
Joolz
Great stuff, thanks. I don't suppose anyone out there can help me track down their classic "Baby I'm A U-Boat" - I've been searching for that for years
ReplyDeleteHi Chris, do you know where that song appears or did they never recorded it in the studio?
ReplyDeleteHere's a view of them:
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It is on V.A.-Music From The East Zone 12inch. Don't have or I would upload it but here is the link to pictures of the cover. http://www.mediafire.com/?0k4eqgzy323
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link and sleeve pix. So it's on this one that "Baby, I'm A U-Boat" is on. Will have to look for it now.
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ReplyDeleteThis is Fez ex of the Fire Hydrant Men.Can't believe it's over 20 years ago that we did these recordings.
Glad you like them.
Thanks
Fez
Hello Fez,
ReplyDeletethanks for leaving a comment here. Well it seems some people still appreciate the things you did so many years ago.
All the best with what you're doing these days.
I remember seeing them play in Chaplefield Gardens band stand one Saturday lunchtime in 1983/84 A Fine City all round, except for the football, Norwich lost to Leicester that afternoon.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear this stuff again!
ReplyDeleteHas anyone out there got a copy of the lyric sheet to 'Missed It By That Much'? I'm sure they were issued with the album, but mine didn't have one. I also think there's a Fire Hydrant Men track called 'Oh No, Not Another Night In NATO' on a VA compilation called Obscure Independent Classics (I forget which volume).
The link is dead, alas... I had this LP many years ago, bought it in used-LP store in Moscow - there was no info on this group, I just heard it in the store and bought immediately.
ReplyDeleteThen it was lost when I moved to another country, I miss it so much...
New link anon. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWow! thank you so much. I do enjoy
ReplyDeleteI found some bootleg! with 'Oh No, Not Another Night In NATO' and many more (total time: 22.37)
ReplyDeletedirect link:
http://www.nr23.net/alternative/bands_mp3/1983/peaceful_green_fair_1st-3rd_july/fire_hydrant_men_and_fabulous_fezettes.mp3
on site:
http://www.nr23.net/alternative/free_festy/pgf.htm
New link for Fire Hydrant Men.
ReplyDeletenew link:
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check also this bootleg from
The Norwich Peaceful Green Fair (23.07.1983)
http://www.nr23.net/alternative/bands_mp3/1983/peaceful_green_fair_1st-3rd_july/fire_hydrant_men_and_fabulous_fezettes.mp3
there is some more info:
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and also don't miss that pretty videoclip:
https://myspace.com/blackholedvdreviews/video/fire-hydrant-men-chopper-squad/15127632
I try to put all the songs of this great band here:
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at the moment I don't have only two songs:
-Baby I'm a U-Boat
-Oh No Not Another Night in NATO
if you have, please contact me.