DELTA - Real Time / Clever Girl DELTA
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Next up on the hugely productive current Feral Child conveyer belt comes an absolute banger of a 45. Once again, looking splendid in their new psych flavoured label bags, this new 7 sees the release for a first-time-on-vinyl pair of gorgeous demos from the mighty DELTA.
I’m sure many of you know the back story; how Delta formed in 1991 from the ashes of The Sea Urchins (whose four year career spawned 3 beloved 45s on Sarah, and copious releases on Fierce, Sha-La-La and Kvatch amongst others). Brothers James and Patrick Roberts set out to form a band that reflected their love of records by the likes of The Byrds, The Beatles and Neil Young. Or “just dirty soul music” as James described it at the time in Dazed Magazine.
Sadly, for one reason or another, and despite -as James recalls- having “loads of A&R bods coming up to Birmingham telling us we were the best thing since the Stone Roses”, the obvious genius in the songs was occasionally outweighed by the sometimes ramshackle nature of their live performances and through various tensions the band split on the cusp of recording a debut album, leaving a slew of fabulous 45s only.
Then in 1999, Dishy Recordings released “Laughing Mostly”, a sumptuous collection of previously unreleased demos and outtakes, again showcasing and reminding listeners of the bands’ songwriting prowess. Fast forward to this year and Dell’orso are releasing an expanded edition of that collection and for a first time on wax, these two nuggets are pulled for a 45 release in a limited one time pressing.
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