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Snake Dance, 1983
And on the subject of the interesting sleeve notes & liners that accompanied 12" singles back in the days of vinyl... here is the inner sleeve, designed by Si Denbigh.
Features lyrics for Snake Dance, Slow Drip Lizard and It's Hot.
Snake Dance, 1983
Snake Dance 1983.
The back of the snakeskin textured sleeve features a photo of Si Denbigh onstage.
Track Listing:
- A1. Snake Dance
- B1. Slow Drip Lizard
Personnel:
- Simon Denbigh - vocals
- Rosie Garland - vocals
- Cleo Murray - vocals
- Tom Ashton - guitar
- Laurence Elliot - bass
- Dr. Rhythm - drums
Catalogue Number: RB 21
Label: Rebirth
Year: 1983
Notes: Snakeskin textured sleeve
Snake Dance, single 1983
Snake Dance, 1983.
The last single I sang on before leaving the band in 1984.
Track Listing:
A1. Snake Dance
B1. Slow Drip Lizard
Personnel:
Simon Denbigh - vocals,
Rosie Garland - vocals,
Cleo Murray - vocals,
Tom Ashton - guitar,
Laurence Elliot - bass,
Dr. Rhythm - drums
Catalogue Number: RB 21
Label: Rebirth Year: 1983
Notes: Snakeskin textured sleeve
Crow Baby 7" single
Crow Baby cover - artwork by Si Denbigh.
Track Listing:
- A1. Crow Baby
- B1. 1 2 I Love You
Personnel:
- Simon Denbigh - vocals
- Rosie Garland - vocals
- Tom Ashton - guitar
- Laurence Elliot - bass
- Dr. Rhythm - drums
Catalogue Number: RB 18
Label: Rebirth
Year: 1983
Crow Baby 7" single
Crow Baby - our 3rd 7" single. Yes, that's me on the reverse of the sleeve. The shoot took place on a freezing cold day in 1983. Hence the mean and moody expression. Ha ha.
Track Listing:
- A1. Crow Baby
- B1. 1 2 I Love You
Personnel:
- Simon Denbigh - vocals
- Rosie Garland - vocals
- Tom Ashton - guitar
- Laurence Elliot - bass
- Dr. Rhythm - drums
Catalogue Number: RB 18
Label: Rebirth
Year: 1983
Crow Baby 12" single 1983
Crow Baby - our first 12" single...
Track Listing:
- A1. Crow Baby
- A2. 1 2 I Love You
- B1. Long Pig
- B2. Crow Bait
Personnel:
- Simon Denbigh - vocals
- Rosie Garland - vocals
- Tom Ashton - guitar
- Laurence Elliot - bass
- Dr. Rhythm - drums
Label: Rebirth
Year: 1983
Grooving in Green, 1982
Grooving in Green, 7" single1982. Reverse of sleeve. Art & design Si Denbigh. Track Listing:
A1. Grooving In Green
B1. Steam
Personnel:
Simon Denbigh - vocals
Rosie Garland - vocals
Tom Ashton - guitar
Laurence Elliot - bass
Dr. Rhythm - drums
Catalogue Number: MR 017
Label: Merciful Release
Year: 1983
Run-Out Groove Inscription (for those who are really paying attention):
A: "The face of a Dragonfly..."
B: "Is nothing but eyes!"
Grooving in Green, 1982
Grooving in Green, 7" single 1982. Reverse of sleeve. Art & design Si Denbigh.
Track Listing:
A1. Grooving In Green
B1. Steam
Personnel:
Simon Denbigh - vocals,
Rosie Garland - vocals,
Tom Ashton - guitar,
Laurence Elliot - bass,
Dr. Rhythm - drums
Catalogue Number: MR 017
Label: Merciful Release
Year: 1983
Run-Out Groove Inscription (for those who are really paying attention):
A: "The face of a Dragonfly..."
B: "Is nothing but eyes!"
Religious as Hell EP sleeve, 1982
The first EP - cover design by Si Denbigh. Features a photo of Si...
Recorded at Kenny Giles 8-track studio in Bridlington, Yorkshire.
Released on Merciful Release - MR13
Track listing
Religious as Hell
Fodder
Children on Stun
Bon Bon Babies
...If you still have a copy of this - congratulations!
Religious as Hell EP, 1982
Religious As Hell EP, 1982
Track Listing:
- A1. Religious As Hell
- A2. Fodder
- B1. Children On Stun
- B2. Bon Bon Babies
Personnel:
- Simon Denbigh - vocals
- Rosie Garland - vocals
- Tom Ashton - guitar
- Laurence Elliot - bass
- Dr. Rhythm - drums
Label: Merciful Release
Year: 1982
Run-Out Groove Inscription (because we were such groovy funsters):
- A: "Frightening..."
- B: "Aren't we?"
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Jan 2022 - 'Why I Write Poetry' (Nine Arches Press)
Written on Sunday, 23 January 2022 10:00
‘Why I Write Poetry’
I’m honoured – my essay ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ is included in this wonderful collection! (Nine Arches Press, ed Ian Humphreys)
‘What motivates poets in the 21st century? How do they find their voice? What themes and subject matters inspire them? How do they cope with set-backs and deal with success? What keeps them writing?
In Why I Write Poetry twenty-five contemporary poets reflect with insight, wit and wisdom on the writing life, each offering their distinctive take on what inspires and spurs them on to write poetry. Also - individual writing prompts to help you create your own new poetry.’
https://ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/why-i-write-poetry.html
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Dec 2021 - The Poetry Society Best Books of the Year
Written on Sunday, 23 January 2022 09:55
The Poetry Society Best Books of the Year
A wonderful way to end a difficult year – ‘What Girls Do in the Dark’ selected by Pippa Hennessy as a Poetry Society Best Book of the Year!
https://poetrysociety.org.uk/poetry-news-best-books-of-the-year/
“Finally, Rosie Garland’s What Girls Do in the Dark (Nine Arches) – Garland is a true gothic polymath. This is reflected in her poetry, which roams through astrophysics, war zones, quantum theory, human biology, history, relationships and non-relationships, and more. The poems in What Girls Do in the Dark take this variety to extremes, yet somehow manage to bring concrete details and abstract ideas from all these areas together into a coherent, explosive, dazzling, gorgeous whole.”
– Pippa Hennessy is a bookseller at Five Leaves Bookshop, Nottingham. -
Dec 2021 - Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2021
Written on Sunday, 23 January 2022 09:50
Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2021
Thank you Henry Normal for selecting What Girls Do in the Dark for Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2021!
Books: Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2021
Henry Normal, poet and writer
What Girls do in the Dark (Nine Arches Press) by Rosie Garland is my favourite poetry book of the year. Garland was a singer in the 1980s post-punk/goth band The March Violets. More recently, she’s established herself as a poet and novelist with several titles. I had the honour to read with her in Birmingham a while back, so when her new collection was released I was already interested. From the first poem I was captivated. She has a way of keeping one foot tentatively in the world we know with the other searching for a foothold in an unseen or imaginary world. I was inspired and transported by these poems in a way I’ve not experienced since first getting excited by the possibilities of poetry in my teens. I suspect it would not be good form to choose one of my poetry books for this feature but even if it was, I would choose Garland’s What Girls do in the Dark.https://www.northernsoul.me.uk/books-northern-souls-best-reads-of-2021/
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The March Violets in Vive le Rock!
Written on Saturday, 13 November 2021 13:54
Thank you Vive le Rock magazine, for the great feature on The March Violets!
https://vivelerock.net/product/vive-le-rock-84-motorhead-girlschool-preorder/
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The March Violets - 'Big Soul Kiss'
Written on Saturday, 13 November 2021 13:48
The March Violets at Record Store Day 2021
Well, look at what happened on Record Store Day UK on July 17th 2021!
The March Violets ‘Big Soul Kiss’ - all the 1980s BBC Sessions in one place.
And PURPLE vinyl too #RSD21 #rsddropsUPDATE – the entire pressing sold out in 24 hours. Jungle Records are releasing a CD version in 2022… plus more releases planned. Watch this space!
https://www.facebook.com/JungleRecords/
https://post-punk.com/the-march-violets-to-release-big-soul-kiss-double-lp-compilation-of-bbc-recordings/
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