30th September, 2010

THE BASEBALL BOYS – ‘NEVER TOLD LIES’

By 1983, John Spinks had been sharpening his musical skills and developing his songwriting at Scarf Studio in East London. Working day jobs and gigging all around England by night as The Baseball Boys, the band was on an endless carousel of studio time and gigs. Around this time, the band released a limited pressing of the single “Never Told Lies’ b/w ’Girl’s Story’ that was produced by Mark Lewis and John Spinks. The ‘A’ side of the record, ‘Never Told Lies’, features the dual vocals of Tony Lewis and John Spinks, a combination that would prove to be part of the band’s signature sound. For the ‘AA’ side of the record, John Spinks took lead vocals on the catchy ‘Girl’s Story’. As an official website exclusive, please enjoy the single ‘Never Told Lies’.

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8th September, 2010

VOICES OF BABYLON REHERSAL TRACK: THE NIGHT AIN’T OVER

In 1988, The Outfield flew to Los Angeles to start rehearsing the tracks for their third album, Voices of Babylon. This would be the band’s first time working with producer David Kahne and considered my many as The Outfield’s finest work. The demos that were written for Voices of Babylon were all recorded at Scarf Studios in East London.The closing song of ‘Side 1’ was the savvy ‘The Night Ain’t Over’. For the first time ever, hear John, Tony and Alan rehearse the song in its basic form at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles.

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