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01. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Outta My Head
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02. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Love Is Blue
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03. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Pushing Me Too Far
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04. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Darkside
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05. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Don't Ask My Name (Just Call Me Jack)
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06. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Popular Trend
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07. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Cat's Got Nine
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09. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - They Fell For Words Like Love
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10. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Jonathan
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11. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Something About Today
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12. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Call Her Name
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13. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - Strange Things
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14. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - King Of Sweden (Demo)
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15. Hangman'S Beautiful Daughters - If It Means Anything (Demo)
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ARTIST
HANGMAN'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS
TITLE
Smashed Full Of Wonder
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
OPTIC NERVE
CATALOG #
OPT4 031CD
OPT4 031CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
7/10/2020
A major retrospective of late '80s psychedelic garage rockers
Hangman's Beautiful Daughters
. A mainstay of the indie and
C86
scene, the London-based band were signed to
Dan Treacy
's Dreamworld Records. Treacy, the genius behind
The Television Personalities
, played a major role in the band's birth, contributing a few songs and as producer. "They all looked dead cool: Gordon played chiming 12-string guitar licks which sounded like a dirty version of
Roger McGuinn
's sound with the
Byrds
, with his long blond fringe making him look like a tougher cousin of
Brian Jones
.
Emily [Brown]
had a sensuous, husky alto voice, and looked fine with her long wavy auburn locks, suede fringed boots and mini-skirts.
Phil [King]
was taciturn and nonchalant; impenetrable with his shades and dark bowl-haircut and like a cuter version of
Bill Wyman
.
Ray [Philpott]
was an accomplished, energetic and handsome drummer with a ready grin and long parted wavy chestnut hair.
Sandy [Fleming]
was an exuberant presence, with her raven-black short spiky hair, skinny legs and leathers; she played choppy rhythm chords on a sunburst pear-drop Vox guitar, and added her voice to the mix. There weren't many women making rock music in those days, so it was very distinctive to have two women at the front." Hangman's Beautiful Daughters were described at the time as like a cross between
The Jefferson Airplane
,
MC5
, and
The Velvet Underground
. Touring regularly across the UK and mainland Europe, they released the EP
And Love is Blue
, the singles "They Fell for Words like Love" and "Darkside", plus the album
Trash Mantra
(1987). All of these recordings were also repackaged and released in Germany and the US. A further EP was recorded for Dreamworld but never released, with two songs from that session, "If It Means Anything" and "King of Sweden", getting their first airing on the new release. Equally adept at producing hard charging rockers or more languid, opiate-tinged soundscapes, Hangman's Beautiful Daughters were part of the DIY culture that helped shape British guitar music. Their complete recordings remastered; Includes two previously unreleased tracks. The album comes with a deluxe 12-page booklet, featuring never-seen before photos and a history of the band written by
Jowe Head
, of Television Personalities and
Swell Maps
fame. CD version marks the first availability of the material on the format.
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