The Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue (1983)

From The Lost Record Covers Club

The great 60s pastiche of 1983 from the short lived maisonettes (led by the ex-City Boy man Lol Mason).  This is a brilliant pop single.  The picture sleeve shown here is the german version bought at the VIP Music Fair.


The 60s themed sleeve even has the "Emitex cleaning material" logo on the back which always featured on all EMI releases way into the 70's and get the sleeve notes:-

True to the genre/era! anyway terrific single



Ready Seady Go! single - RSG 1
(This is the German copy - only difference being it has the badge on the front denoting that it is in green vinyl - Intercord INT 113.115)

City Boy - Book Early (1978)

From The Lost Record Covers Club

The second City Boy album which followed the success of 5705 as a single.  The release of this was really messed up from a marketing point of view as it should  have been ready as 5705 hit the charts but Phonogram delayed awaiting a follow-up hit which didn't come. Then production problems, by which time the buyers had moved on.  I saw this band at a showcase at Ronnie Scotts as the first album was released - the great track "Hap-Ki-Do Kid" was amazing and sadly didn't get the airplay it deserved.  They were a real live band putting on a great show.  Sadly they couldn't maintain their momentum and Phonogram lost interest.  Fact - 5705 was originally pressed as a single called "Turn To Jesus" but it was pulled prior to release in favour of a new set of lyrics (were they mindful of a potential radio problem in the US?).

Vertigo - 9102 026