Chapter Music
The Particles - 1980s Bubblegum
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First
reissue
of
pioneering
Australian
indie
pop
band,
spanning
recordings
1979-84.
Loved
by
Carrie
Brownstein
of
Sleater
Kinney.
Includes
their
entire
recorded
output,
plus
rare
bonus
tracks.
RIYL:
Orange
Juice,
Television
Personalities,
The
Pastels.
“(I
have)
two
fantastic
singles
by
The
Particles...they
are
two
of
my
most
prized
vinyl
possessions”
–
Carrie
Brownstein
(Sleater
Kinney)
on
NPR.
The
Particles
formed
at
the
height
of
the
punk
movement
in
Sydney,
Australia
in
1977,
and
spent
their
early
years
hanging
out
with
punk
legends
The
Saints.
But
by
their
first
recordings
in
1979
they
were
something
else
entirely
–
pioneers
of
infectiously
melodic,
playfully
subversive
indie
pop.
They
deserve
to
be
held
up
alongside
contemporaries
such
as
Orange
Juice
or
Television
Personalities,
and
1980s
Bubblegum
makes
a
strong
case
for
this
with
the
first
overview
of
their
sporadic
recording
career.
Guitarist
Peter
Williams
and
vocalist
Astrid
Spielman
were
the
core
of
the
group,
surviving
numerous
lineups
until
the
band
dissolved
in
the
mid
80s.
Other
bandmates
include
members
of
Chapter
DIY
heroes
The
Cannanes
and
fondly-remembered
indie
pop
band
The
Lighthouse
Keepers.
The
Particles
only
released
three
seven
inch
EPs
and
a
handful
of
3
compilation
tracks,
but
their
scant
recorded
work
is
laden
with
inventive,
irresistible
pop
hits.
After
self-releasing
two
EPs
Colour
In
(1980)
and
Advanced
Colouring
(1981),
their
final
EP
I
Luv
Trumpet
(1983)
was
the
second
ever
release
on
iconic
Sydney
label
Waterfront
Records.
This
makes
The
Particles
unlikely
labelmates
with
the
likes
of
Nirvana,
L7
and
Henry
Rollins,
who
all
went
on
to
release
records
via
Waterfront
in
Australia
in
the
90s.
On
1980s
Bubblegum,
Chapter
Music
presents
every
known
recording
by
the
Particles,
including
digital
bonus
tracks
from
a
1983
live
radio
session
on
Sydney
station
Triple
J.
The
LP
features
extensive
liner
notes
based
on
interviews
with
bandmembers.
Astrid
Spielman
tragically
passed
away
from
a
brain
haemorrhage
in
2015,
but
the
sheer
joyful
magic
of
her
and
Peter’s
music
lives
on
with
1980s
Bubblegum.
Side
A:
1.
Driving
Me
2.
Apricot’s
Dream
3.
Zig
Zag
4.
Truth
About
You
5.
(Bits
Of)
Wood
6.
Remington
Rand
Side
B:
7.
The
Trumpet
Song
8.
Dresses
and
Shoes
9.
Observations
10.
Family
Life
11.
I
Know
A
Place
(live)
12.
(Bits
Of)
Wood
(early
version)
//
Digital
Bonus
Tracks:
13.
Intro/Interview
(live)
14.
Truth
About
You
(live)
15.
Walking
Talking
(live)
16.
(Bits
Of)
Wood
(live)
17.
Remington
Rand
(live)
18.
The
Trumpet
Song
(live
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