- Tones on Tail
Tones on Tail was a musical
side project created byDaniel Ash of Bauhaus along with friend and 'Bauhaus roadie'Glenn Campling in1982 . After the demise of Bauhaus in1983 , they were joined by drummerKevin Haskins . The band folded in 1984 shortly before Ash and Haskins went on to form Love and Rockets. Glenn Campling was also responsible for the cover art ofBauhaus ' first full release,In the Flat Field .Tones on Tail's music is
psychedelic /surrealist with a heavy Englishgothic rock vibe. It is textural and introspective and exhibits Ash's characteristically clean production. The band made a point of having each song sound as different as possible. In concert, the band sported all-white as a reaction to Bauhaus's all-black look. They never achieved a large following, though the track "Go!" is a retro dance club staple and a frequent addition to 1980s music compilations. They rarely played live, and only did one short tour of the UK and North America.The band's tiny back catalog has been subjected to a lot of compilation over the years. Small, independent labels like
4AD andSituation Two would issue limited editions with subtly different track listings from previously released items. Some tracks were only available on rare vinyl records, so collecting the entire Tones on Tail discography was a difficult task. This was the situation until the 1998 release of "Everything!", an appropriately named two-CD set of every track, fully remastered, plus a radio interview with Ash and Campling.Discography
Chart placings shown are from the
UK Indie Chart .cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |title=Indie Hits 1980-1999 |year= 1997 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4 ]Albums
* "Pop" (1984) LP/cassette
EPs and singles
* "Tones on Tail" (1982) 12" EP only
* "There's Only One" (1982) 12" only
* "Burning Skies" (1983) 7"/12" (#11)
* "Performance" (1984) 7"/12"
* "Lions" (1984) 7"/12"
* "Christian Says" (1984) 7"/12"
* "Go!" (1984) 7"/12"Compilations
* "The Album Pop" (1984) LP/cassette, a reconfiguration of "Pop"
* "Tones on Tail" (1985) LP/cassette
* "Night Music" (1987) CD only
* "Tones on Tail" (1990) CD/cassette
* "Everything! " (1998) CD only, contains every released track and a radio interview
* "Something!" (1998) CD EP only, a promotional item with alternate edits/mixes of tracks from "Everything!"Licensing
"Go!" has been used in
television advertisements by theFord Motor Company for theMercury Mariner . [ [http://www.wikio.com/leisure/cars/mercury Go!] ] [ [http://twitter.com/jdm7/statuses/911956487 Blasphemy!] ]References
External links
* [http://www.tonesontail.com Official website]
*http://www.geocities.com/tonesontail8284/frames.htm
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