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| Promised Land - 1983-2005 crdvd150 |
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 Formed from the ashes of The Elements, The Skeletal Family arose in West Yorkshire along with New Model Army. These two bands along with the likes of Sisters of Mercy and The Cult led the charge of the Gothic Punk in the early eighties.Formed in 1982 in Keighley, West Yorkshire Skeletal Family took their name from "Chant of the Ever-Circling Skeletal Family" from the 1974 David Bowie album Diamond Dogs. From early days at Bradford University Anne-Marie, Stan, Trotwood and drummer Howard Daniels soon caught the attention of the notable Radio DJ John Peel, with their single "Trees/Just A Friend". As was habitual with Peel's support the single was boosted into the independent charts. The band soon signed to independent Red Rhino, releasing their first album "Burning Oil" in 1984, heading out on tour with Sisters of Mercy on their Autumn Black October Tour after being personally requested as support by front Andrew Eldridge. A series of high profile support slots at places as esteemed as the Marquee Club would follow along with the release of the second album, "Futile Land" which featured the band's most celebrated single 'Promised Land'. Having moved to Chrysalis Records and with a host of line-up changes throughout the bands twenty-four year history, but they are still going strong to the present day touring around the UK and Europe, playing all the main Goth festivals. Though lots of footage was recorded through the bands career, very little still appears to exist, with large parts of this compilation gleaned from the bands personal collection. Starting from the classic debut single 'Trees' and working through the bands two original albums, the collection is brought up to date with new material including "Faithless Whore and a re-recorded version of The Elements tune 'Lies' featuring the reformed 2004 line-up of Stan, Trotwood, Karl Heinz, Martin, and vocalist Claire BB. Also included are promo videos for the singles 'Promised Land' and 'Restless', with this particular version produced/directed by Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Russell Senior! The first time ever that this band has been featured on DVD, this is a must have for all those who back combed their dyed black hair in the Goth heyday or in fact anyone who has a ear for darker side of popular music. Mixed Feelings / Burning Oil / 11.15 / Don't Be Denied / Hands on the Clock / Waiting Here / Andi / So Sure / Watch Me / Trees / The Night / She Cries Alone / No Chance / Promised Land / Someone New / Black Ju Ju / The Wind Blows / Promised Land / Restless / Interview / Hands on the Clock / Faithless Whore / Lies / Best Friends | ||||
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| The Singles Plus.1983-1985 cdmgram75 | This title is temporarily out of stock, please check back soon. You could also try our downloads section. | |
 Along with Sisters of Mercy and Southern Death Cult, the Skeletal Family led the charge of the gothic punk brigade of the early 80's. This 17 track CD contains all of their EP tracks released on the Red Rhino label alongside some rare early demos, all featuring the remarkable vocal talents of singer Anne Marie This album has previously been unavailable but is being re-released due to popular demand.
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| Futile Combat cdmgoth30 |
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 Skeletal Family remain one of the adventurous, and most loved of all the bands associated with the 80s Goth scene.Originally released in 1985 on Red Rhino Records, the Futile Combat sessions featured Waterboys saxophonist Anthony Thistlewaite and Graham Pleeth of Fischer Z on keyboards. Long out of print, the album features in the recent Record Collector article about the 50 greatest Goth rarities. As well as the original studio tracks, the package includes liner notes written in collaboration with the band, plus an array of never before seen photographs!
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| Promised Land - The Best Of Skeletal Family cdmgoth12 | This title is temporarily out of stock, please check back soon. You could also try our downloads section. | |
 This 19 track 'best of' collection by Goth rockers Skeletal Family shows just why they were leading lights of the post Punk Goth scene. Hailing from Bingley in Yorkshire (the spiritual home of Goth), Skeletal Family enjoyed widespread support and commercial success through the 1980's. All the band's best loved tracks are featured and this cd includes all 7 of their singles from their first "Just A Friend" through their Red Rhino days of "The Night", "Promised Land", "So Sure", "She Cries Alone" and ending up with their signing to Chrysalis Records with the two singles "Just A Minute" and "Restless". Other contributions are taken from their Number One Independent Chart album "Burning Oil" and Top 10 album "Futile Combat".Their website is www.skeletalfamily.com
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| Burning Oil & Bonus Tracks cdmgoth02 |
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 Along with the Sisters Of Mercy and Southern Death Cult, the Skeletal Family led the charge of the gothic punk brigade of the early 80's. "Burning Oil" reached number one in the independent charts in 1984. The album also includes 3 bonus tracks not featured on the original album.Their website is www.skeletalfamily.com So Sure / Ritual / Burning Oil / The Wind Blows / And I / Waiting Here / Someone New / Black Ju Ju / Woman And Child Bonus Tracks / Trees / Just A Friend / The Night | |||||
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