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I bought @gomeztheband& #39;s Bring It On on release in 1998, then 20 years later was asked to write sleeves notes for its reissue. What really struck me, that wasn& #39;t stressed at the time, is the majority of the album was made on a 4-track in a garage. #timstwitterlisteningparty
So that means, so many of its intricate elements were made by recording four things together, bouncing it down to one track, and going again. It& #39;s not only an art in its own right, but it reveals an amazing shared musical vision between @gomeztheband
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#timstwitterlisteningparty
“The way we did those demos and recorded the first album and the way people record music now, it’s a different artform completely,” @ianballmusic said when we did the notes. #TimsTwitterListeningParty
The band& #39;s first manager, Stephen Fellows – who was in Comsat Angels – was working in a record shop when Ian have him @gomeztheband& #39;s demo, the rump of Bring It On.
His reaction is lovely and makes it clear how ready those demos were [read below] #timstwitterlisteningparty
![The band& #39;s first manager, Stephen Fellows – who was in Comsat Angels – was working in a record shop when Ian have him @gomeztheband& #39;s demo, the rump of Bring It On. His reaction is lovely and makes it clear how ready those demos were [read below] #timstwitterlisteningparty](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWPJ7lvX0AAnSLd.png "The band& #39;s first manager, Stephen Fellows – who was in Comsat Angels – was working in a record shop when Ian have him @gomeztheband& #39;s demo, the rump of Bring It On. His reaction is lovely and makes it clear how ready those demos were [read below] #timstwitterlisteningparty")
His reaction is lovely and makes it clear how ready those demos were [read below] #timstwitterlisteningparty
The band& #39;s eventual label Hut (which they signed to after a bidding war, which included Madonna& #39;s Maverick) – and David Boyd, who ran it, in particular – felt the same about those demos... #timstwitterlisteningparty
As @ianballmusic said: “The guys at the label were so into the demo that they were crazy - or brave - enough to release it as was. The 4-track became the sound of our band. At least 6 tracks on the album are basically the four-track tapes we made.” #timstwitterlisteningparty
So the demos became the album. They were augmented & more was recorded at @parrststudios with Ken Nelson: "I loved their sense that anything was possible. They’d have an idea and would look to me to make it work. We learnt so much from each other." #TimsTwitterListeningParty
Reggie Pedro did Bring It On& #39;s cover. @DavidBowieReal was a fan, as Paul Blackburn recalled: "We did @BBCLater with Bowie. Our artwork was a backdrop & Jools asked ‘Anything you’ve loved lately?’ He pointed at the artwork and said: ‘Yeah, that!’” #timstwitterlisteningparty
Bowie wasn& #39;t @gomeztheband& #39;s only admirer. John Lee Hooker gave them a @QMagazine Award via video in 1998. He said of Bring It On: "I’ve dun listen through this record time and again and I can’t find no defect whatsoever."
The @MercuryPrize also agreed #TimsTwitterListeningParty
The @MercuryPrize also agreed #TimsTwitterListeningParty
Not bad for an album that featured noises from broken toys and was made largely on a 4-track tape recorder in a Southport garage that also housed an E-Type on blocks. Bring It On indeed @gomeztheband
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