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ARTIST
BLUEBELLS, THE
TITLE
Everybody's Somebody's Fool
FORMAT
7"
LABEL
OPTIC NERVE
CATALOG #
ON 401EP
ON 401EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
6/3/2022
Part of The Optic Sevens 4.0 reissue series.
The Bluebells
have dug deep into their archive to give Optic Nerve the earliest recordings of these tracks, which have never been released before and are exclusive to this 7" "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" is longer and more vibrant containing an extra verse and guitar solo which are not on previous versions. This is the closest recording to the one that was originally intended to be released on Postcard in 1981. The sleeve, designed by
Bobby Bluebell
features two of the earliest photos of the band. The Bluebells were formed by songwriter/guitarist
Robert Hodgens
, aka Bobby Bluebell, in 1980. When deciding to form a group to start performing his songs, Hodgens remembered two punk musicians from
Bothwell
(brothers
Ken
and
David McCluskey
) he had interviewed for his fanzine,
10 Commandments
.
David
(drums/backing vocals) and
Ken
(vocals/harmonica) joined Robert and The Bluebells started performing live in and around Glasgow. The Bluebells were soon involved in the burgeoning scene coalescing around Postcard Records in Glasgow, and it wasn't long before The Bluebells were sharing stages throughout the UK with some of the Postcard groups. A single ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool") was scheduled for release on Postcard, however after appearing on the front page on Melody Maker and in NME/Sounds etc., major record companies started making serious offers to sign the group. The Bluebells appeared on BBC music program
The Old Grey Whistle Test
, the first unsigned group to do so, and it wasn't long after this television appearance that the group signed a major record contract with London Records. The Bluebells were soon in the studio working on songs for their debut album, with
Elvis Costello
producing. Their fourth single "I'm Falling" resulted in commercial success, chart success, and appearances on Top of the Pops. The Bluebells released their debut album,
Sisters
, in 1984 to further commercial chart success, which was continued when their next single, "Young At Heart", gave the group their second big hit single. However, when "Young At Heart" was reissued in 1993, it reached number 1 in the chart for a month, making The Bluebells regular fixtures on Top Of The Pops. Blue vinyl; includes postcard and poster.
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