Sunday 7 December 2014

Shack Zilch Japan Album As Requested By Mygeneration


Shack Zilch

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To say Michael Head has had his share of bad luck would be an understatement. Things started off well enough. The Paleys’ take on the guitar ‘n’ trumpet pop of Bacharach and Love sparked a bidding war between labels. They finally signed to Virgin for £150,000, but despite some fantastic singles, including the anthemic Jean’s Not Happening, their biggest hit, Thank You, still stalled just outside the Top 40, at No 46. The band finally split following the death of bassist Chris McCaffrey of a brain tumour in 1986. Zilch was meant to be Head’s big comeback. Now with brother John in the fold, Shack took the West Coast harmonies of the Paleys and relocated them to the English council flat. Again, the band garnered rave reviews. Again they failed to strike it lucky. After Zilch, the story descends into farce: follow-up album Waterpistol disappeared into the ether amid comical tales of burnt-down studios, lost mastertapes and the more serious spectre of heroin addiction. In the meantime, the 90s Britpop boom stole their thunder. By the time their third album proper, HMS Fable, arrived in 1999, they were already being spoken of as the forgotten men of English pop. Songs like Comedy encouraged the NME to hail Head as the country’s greatest living songwriter, but by this time they were middle-aged men who’d missed their shot at the big time. Which perhaps explains why there’s been such a spate of nostalgia for the band of late. There were a couple of Pale Fountains reunion gigs in February and, after a Japanese reissue in 2005, Red Flag records finally rereleased Zilch at the end of last year, meaning their entire back catalogue is now available to the public. If you’re new to Mick Head’s talents, I’d strongly recommend you get yourself a copy of The Magical World of the Strands, a spin-off album from 1997 that consisted of three-quarters of Shack along with Michelle Brown on bass. It’s an album full of classic, whimsical English pop; the sound of perennial Likely Lads growing up with a sense of resigned fatalism. Then, once you realise what the fuss is all about, get yourself Zilch to hear the beginnings of a magnificent band.

32 comments:

mygeneration said...

thank you thank you , you wonderful man, excellent and the Japan release to, top man. I can't thank you enough for this

Aid00 said...

Your Welcome Mygeneration,Enjoy

friend of rachel worth said...

Only shack lp I didn't have - so big thanks

Anonymous said...

Anychance of "Water pistol"? Would be great.

Mike the mechanic.

Aid00 said...

Hello Mike Here's Shack Waterpistol
http://www17.zippyshare.com/v/cN97qprU/file.html

Anonymous said...

MANY THANKS!!!

Anonymous said...

Any chance of a Waterpistol reup?

Aid00 said...

Hello Anonymous Here's Shack Waterpistol Link

http://www34.zippyshare.com/v/fZIrssoF/file.html

gullybully said...

Any chance again ?
I'd be very grateful.
Thanks J

Aid00 said...

Hello gullybully New Link Up & Running

Anonymous said...

Hello. Would it be possible to post this link yet once again? I seem to be very late in discovering this band! Cheers, Albert

Aid00 said...

Hello Albert New Link Up & Running

96dbFreak said...

Thanks for posting Zilch, it's excellent. There's one minor glitch, however, track 04 I Need You plays for about three seconds and is then silent. I downloaded it twice just to be sure and the same thing happened both times. Sorry to complain. I'd never heard this before and I'm very grateful.

Aid00 said...

Hello 96dbFreak New Link Up & Running & Let Me Know If It's Ok

http://www93.zippyshare.com/v/MJgqLyE7/file.html

96dbFreak said...

Thanks Aid00. Working beautifully.

Anonymous said...

Any chance you can re-up this one, please? Thanks in advance!

Aid00 said...

Hello Anonymous New Link Up & Running

Anonymous said...

Thank you Aid00! Excellent album! Much appreciated :)

Anonymous said...

Hi, any chance of a new link my friend. Much appreciated.

Thanks a lot

Aid00 said...

Hello Anonymous New Link Up & Running

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much, love your site.

Your a star mate

Byrd Brother said...

struggling to find the Zilch link . some help would be great . thanks

Aid00 said...

Hello Byrd Brother New Link Up & Running

Anonymous said...

hi.. can u kindly repost this japanese release of Shack Zilch

Aid00 said...

Hello Anonymous New Link Up & Running

Anonymous said...

sorry Sir, any chance for a fresh link? Thank you.

Luca said...

dear Sir would you be so kind to post a new link? Thank you.

Aid00 said...

Hello Luca New Links Up & Running

Luca said...

excellent, thank you.

Anonymous said...

Hi! I have been desperately looking for this. Any chance you could re-up this? THANKS!

Aid00 said...

Hello Anonymous New Link Up & Running

Anonymous said...

Thank you!

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