The Secret Goldfish

The Secret Goldfish was a band from Glasgow, Scotland. The group was formed by ex-Fizzombs singer Katy McCullars, guitarist John Morose, and the rhythm section from The Mackenzies, Graham Lironi and Paul Turnbull.

The band released three albums and several singles in the 1990s, on the Glasgow based Creeping Bent record label.

Final lineup:

* Katy McCullars: vocals
* John Morose: guitar
* Steven McSeveney: bass
* Paul Turnbull: drums

Releases

Albums

*"Aqua Pet... You Make Me" (BENT 012) (1996)
*"Jet Streams" (MACD 44712) (April 1997)
*"Mink Riots" (BENT 044) (1999)

E.P.'s and singles

*"Seasick" (BENT004) (1995)
*"Dandelion Milk Summer e.k.o.k. e.p." (BENT016) (1996)
*"Venus Bonding E.P." (BENT018) (1996)
*"Tartan Envy" (BENT020) (1997)
*"Somewhere In China" (ER-193) (1998)
*"Somewhere in the World E.P." (November 1998)

Album track listings

"Aqua Pet... You Make Me"

#"Come Undone" (3:01)
#"Tartan Envy" (3:09)
#"The Boy Who Left Home To Learn Fear" (5:52)
#"Pet Thang" (1:56)
#"Dandelion Milk Summer" (3:43)
#"Venus Bonding : Erotic Mars" (2:08)
#"I Will See You Through" (4:52)
#"I Left One Out, Where Did It Go" (2:23)
#"Seasick" (2:51)
#"Glass Mountain" (2:09)
#"The Catalyst" (2:20)
#"Strawberry St." (2:35)
#"Another Short Song About Love And Loss" (2:35)
#"Bandovian Curve" (2:43)

*Produced by Stephen Lironi & engineered by Larry Primrose, except "The Catalyst" & "I Left One Out, Where Did It Go", produced by The Secret Goldfish & engineered by Johnny Cameron

*Mastered by John Davis at Whitfield Street Studios, London

*All songs by McCullars / Morose, except "The Catalyst" written by G Lironex

"Jet Streams"

The album includes covers of The Fire Engines, Shangri-Las, Orange Juice, The Velvet Underground and Nirvana songs.

#"This Arsehole's Been Burned Too Many Times Before" (2:42)
#"Casanova Killer" (4:40)
#"Ambulance" (0:43)
#"Give Him A Great Big Kiss" (2:45)
#"Wasted In Carluke" (1:53)
#"Blue Sky Yesterday" (1:23)
#"Sunless" (3:36)
#"Tartan Envy (Luv n Haight Version)" (3:23)
#"Allegro" (0:42)
#"Come as You Are" (3:12)
#"Rude Awakening" (3:51)
#"Everywhere That You Go" (3:49)
#"Pink Drone" (5:07)
#"Afterhours/Intuition Told Me" (3:02)

*Produced by The Secret Goldfish, except 3, 7 & 12 - produced by Stephen Lironi
*Recorded by Johnny Cameron, Paul McGeechan & Larry Primrose

*Design - Stefan Kassel
*Photography - Colin Dunsmuir
*Released on Marina Records

"Mink Riots"

#"You're Funny 'Bout That, Aren't You?"
#"Somewhere in the World"
#"Laughing Inside"
#"Scenecruiser"
#"Honestly, It Was Nothing"
#"4 Excited People"
#"Take My Hand"
#"Hey! Mr. Fox"
#"Elevate #2"
#"Pink Drone"

*Douglas MacIntyre — producer
*Katy McCullars — vocals
*John Morose — guitar, vocals (background)
*Steven McSeveney - bass, vocals (background)
*Paul Turnbull - drums
*Stevie Jackson — vocals (background)
*Francis MacDonald — organ (hammond), wurlitzer, vocals (background)
*Gregor Reid — engineer, mixing, producer, vibraphone, tape manipulation
*Paul McGeechan — mastering

External links

* [http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=69034 Everything2 bio]
* [http://www.erasingclouds.com/04ap.html Erasing clouds article on Creeping Bent]
* [http://www.vacant.org.uk/live/ais.html Live performance pictures]