NWOBHM UK BAND "US" 45rpm Where Are You Now 1985
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US - WHERE ARE YOU NOW
- CW: LOSING YOU
- ROCK SONG RECORDS
- CAT: US1
- MATRIX:SRT+6KS+757-A2 / SRT+6KS+757-B
THIS SINGLE IS LISTED IN THE NWOBHM ENCYCLOPEDIA
VERY HARD TO FIND LATE NWOBHM SINGLE. THIS BAND US IS FORMED FROM 4 MEMBERS WHO ARE
- T.JOHN- VOCALS, BASS PREVIOUS BANDS:PROWLER, SAMURAI
- JOHN JAMES - GUITAR, PREVIOUS BANDS: PROWLER, SAMURAI
- BOB B.J HARDING - DRUMS, PREVIOUS BANDS: ERIC BLAKE, SAMURAI, ROUGH JUSTICE
- BOB LANE - GUITAR, PREVIOUS BANDS: HGV, FIRST ATTACK
THE SINGLE WAS RECORDED AT LAZER STUDIOS IN AESSEX DURING SEPTEMBER 1985
THE SLEEVE
STANDARD PICTURE SLEEVE IN TRUE NWOBHM FASION WHICH IS PLAIN BLACK / GREYSCALE IMAGE ON WHITE PAPER. THE SLEEVE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SPLITS OR TEARS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT STAINS AND A STAPLE HOLE WHERE A LETTER WAS ATTACHED (MORE OF THIS BELOW)
THERE ARE TWO INSERTS INCLUDED WITH THIS SINGLE
PEEL OFF STICKER DEPICTING THE BAND LOGO AND LIVE 86 (THIS IS IN MINT CONDITION)
AN INSERT SHEET WITH ALL OF THE DETAILS ABOUT THE BAND, WHEN IT FORMED, AND THE TWO TRACKS ON THE SINGLE, AND WHERE AND WHEN THEY WERE RECORDED ETC.
LASTLEY THERE IS A FASCINATING LETTER WHICH IS DATED 6TH AUGUST 1986, AND WAS ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE. THIS LETTER IS ADDRESSED TO DJ TOMMY VANCE AND SAYS
"DEAR TOMMY VANCE
PLEASE FIND NCLOSED THE DEBUT SINGLE BY US ENTITLED WHERE ARE YOU NOW / LOSING TOUCH. BOTH SONGS WERE WRITTED, ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND. ALL RELEIEVANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE SINGLE AND THE BAND IS ON THE INFO ISERT ENCLOSED IN THE SINGLE SLEEVE. WE HOPE THAT IT CAN BE REVIEWED FOR AIRPLAY AND MAYBE WE COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A LIVE RADIO SESSION. AT THE MOMENT THE SINGLE IS BEING PLAYED DAYTIMEAND NIGHTTIME ON ESSEX RADIO, AND AT WEEKENDS ON JFM RADIO. THEY BOTH SEEM TO THINK THAT THE SINGLE SHOUL BE PUT OUT AS A DOUBLE A SIDE AND ARE CURRENTLY PLAYING LOSING TOUCH ON DAYTIME PLAY.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY LISTENING TO THE SINGLE, YOURS SINCERELY US CO BOB LANE
THE LETTER IS SIGNED BY MR LANE
CLEARLY THIS IS A RECORD THAT WAS AT SOMEPOINT DESTINED FOR MR VANCE WHWTHER IT GOT TO HIM OR NOT I DON'T KNOW.
THE RECORD
RECORDED ON THE ROCKSONG RECORD LABEL, THE VINYL IS IN CLEAN CONDITION WITH A HANDFUL OF LIGHT SURFACE AND HANDLING MARKS.
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE A THERE IS SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND DURING THE RUN IN. HOWEVER THIS IS MINIMAL AND IS NOT REALLY HEARD DURING THE PLAY OF THE RECORD. ON FIRST LISTENING THE FIRST VERSE SOUNDS A LITTLE LIKE THE ROLLING STONES "START ME UP"
THE QUALITY OF THE SOUND IS SUCH THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND INDICATING THAT THE RECORD HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY ABUSE THROUGH A WORN AND OR HEAVY STYLUS
THE BACKGROUND THAT I MENTIONED RIGHT AT THE START IN ALMOST NON EXISTANT THROUGHOUT THE PLAYTIME
SIDE TWO LOSING TOUCH STARTS WITH THE SAME LIGHT BACKGROUND, AND AGAIN DIMISHES AS THE TRACK PROGRESSES. ONCE AGAIN THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND SUPPORTS THENON GROOVE WEAR THEORY. THIS SIDE IS A LITTLE MORE COMMERCIAL AND I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SIDE WOULD HAVE GOT MORE RADIO AIRPLAY THAN SIDE 1.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GRADE THE SINGLE AS VG+, WOULD HAVE BEEN EX IF NOT FOR THE SMALL AMOUNT OF BACKGROUND AT THE START OF EACH SIDE.
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