Get Hip! LP- Red Star Recordings (Cat no. REDS 005) Release date 31st March 2021 - Limited to 300 copies on vinyl only

 

Get Hip! LP- Red Star Recordings (Cat no. REDS 005) Release date 31st March 2021

Limited to 300 copies on vinyl only. 

Compilied by Mark Barrett, artwork by Bruce Brand, mastered by Rod Spark

 

Side 1:

1. It’s Gonna Be Alright – The Mourning After

2. Gonzo – The Chessmen

3. I Will Not Be Denied – Oilbirds

4. Shake-Shake! - Thee Girl Fridays

5. King Of Fools – The Jack Cades

6. Doc Croc – The Milk Lizards

7. Know No More – Thee Strawberry Mynde

 

Side 2:

1. Green Fuzz Theme – Green Fuzz

2. Looking Up (live) – The Galileo 7

3. Losing Streak – The See No Evils

4. From Spots To Stripes – Nervous Twitch

5. You Can’t Have Me – The Voo-Dooms

6. Lies (live) – Thee Dagger Debs

7. Hidden – Thee Strawberry Mynde

 

This album is to celebrate the Get Hip! club which takes place in Stockton-On-Tees in the North East of England and features bands who have played at the club night over the last 5 years. The club night was set up by Mark 'Bazza' Barrett who wanted to mix original live music & dj's with a varied playlist of soul, R&B, latin, garage & psych, funk, hammond grooves, original ska and other cool sounds. 

Mark was joined by fellow DJ's Graham Richardson & Tony Pass and the opening night took place at The Music Lounge, Yarm Lane in Stockton-On-Tees on Saturday 5th March 2016. The 1st night was just a DJ only affair but we did have one band turn up on the night - Graham Day & The Forefathers who had been gigging at The Georgian Theatre that night and turned up to enjoy the sounds. 

Since that first night we have always tried to put on 1 live band at each event and will only book original bands (no cover bands or tribute acts). Also the door admission is to be kept at a minimum which at the moment is £3 with the doors opening at 9pm till 2am. The night ran for 4 years at the Music Lounge with the last one to be held there taking place on Saturday 14th March 2020. After that we were supposed to move having out grown The Music Lounge with the new home been at The Green Room in Green Dragon Yard in Stockton-On-Tees. 

Sadly, at present we haven't been able to host a Get Hip night at The Green Room due to the Covid-19 pandemic but we did manage to put a night on at it's sister venue The Georgian Theatre on Saturday 10th October 2020. Until the clubs return this LP is a reminder of what we are missing. 

Band info: 

The Mourning After: Sheffield garage band who have been around since the late 80s. The bands self titled debut album came out in 1993 and was produced by Captain Sensible. The Mourning After became the first band to play at the Get Hip club and have made 4 appearances in total. 'It’s Gonna Be Alright' is a different mix of a track from the bands 3rd album 'The 10th Century'  

The Chessmen: Leeds based trio who became the 2nd band to play the club in 2016. Sadly they have now called it a day but 'Gonzo' shows what promise they had at the time. 

Oilbirds: Teesside trio who are fronted by local legend Tim Oxnard. Tim has been in quite a few bands over the years including The High Plane Drifters who had a song on the hit TV series Breaking Bad. Oilbirds played at the clubs 3rd anniversary night and 'I Will Not Be Denied' is their first outing on vinyl.

Thee Girl Fridays: The first band north of the border to play at Get Hip. The timing for Thee Girl Fridays appearance couldn't of been better as it was also the release date of their debut EP 'The Love Witch' on the Spinout Nuggets label. 'Shake-Shake!' is taken from the debut EP.

The Jack Cades: 4 piece band who were the first band to play Get Hip in 2020. The bands single 'Run Paulie Run' has become a bit of a dancefloor hit at the club. The band have released 2 albums todate and  'King Of Fools' is an exclusive to this LP having been recorded during the sessions for their 2nd LP 'Perfect View'.

The Milk Lizards: Surf band from the North East. 'Doc Croc' is taken from the bands 2nd album 'Warm' which came out in January 2021 but this is the bands first release on vinyl.

Thee Strawberry Mynde: North East garage/psych band with members from Middlesbrough, Hartlepool & Newcastle. Thee Strawberry Mynde played their first gig back in the mid 90s although have never really released much todate, more or a live band than a studio one. 'Know No More' is a new recording of a track that appears in the independent film Old Scars. 

Green Fuzz: A duo and another one of Tim Oxnard bands. The band made a big splash at their 2nd gig when they landed a support slot with garage legends The Sonics!

The Galileo 7: Fronted by Allan Crockford (The Prisoners, The Solarflares, Prime Movers) this lot have been around for 10 years now. 'Looking Up' is a live recording of a song that first appeared on the bands 6th album 'There Is Only Now'.

The See No Evils: Ever popular quartet from Leeds. This lot have built up quite a following now in the North East and have played at the Get Hip club 3 times. The band have released 2 albums on Heavy Soul Records so far but 'Losing Streak' is an exclusive recording to the Get Hip comp.

Nervous Twitch: Another Leeds band. This trio play punk/pop and have released 4 albums todate. The band have played Get Hip twice at The Music Lounge & also The Georgian Theatre. 'From Spots To Stripes' gets it's first physical release here.

The Voo-Dooms: The last band to play at Get Hip before the first 'lockdown' of 2020 and played the clubs 4th anniversary. Two albums todate with 'Destination Doomsville' and 'Step Inside The Doom' and bassist Bruce Brand was also responsible for the Get Hip albums artwork. 'You Can’t Have Me' is an exclusive to this release. 

Thee Dagger Debs: This trio play a great mix of pub rock, garage & glam. 'Lies' is a live recording from a track that featured on the bands self titled album which came on on the Damaged Goods label in 2018.