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Talulah Gosh

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(1985 – 1988)

A British twee pop band formed in the eighties, who later turned into Heavenly.

Avatars of the British twee-pop movement, Talulah Gosh formed in late 1985 when economics student amelia fletcher and struggling artist Elizabeth Price met at an Oxford area club; both were wearing The Pastels badges, and their common love for indie rock prompted them to immediately found their own group. Originally intending to form a post-punk variation on 1960s-era girl groups, neither of the aspiring vocalists had the time or energy to find compatible female musicians, so they instead recruited Fletcher’s 15-year-old brother Mathew on drums, her record-store clerk boyfriend Peter Momtchiloff on guitar, and Chris Scott on bass; Rob Pursey, who rounded out the initial Talulah Gosh roster, exited after only three shows.

The band bowed in March 1986, opening for the Razorcuts; their introductory song was “Pastels Badge,” a celebration of their origins. Soon Talulah Gosh made their recording debut with “I Told You So,” one side of a split flexi-disc with the Razorcuts issued on the tiny Sha-La-La label (whose owner, Matt Haynes, went on to co-found the highly influential Sarah Records imprint). A session for the BBC Radio One’s Janice Long show followed before they signed to the Edinburgh label 53rd and 3rd, releasing their debut EP Steaming Train in 1987; the group’s jangly, winsome songs and cotton-candy vocals won them a fervent cult following, and placed Talulah Gosh at the forefront of what the U.

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thetrousers wrote:
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exclusive new interview with Amelia Fletcher: http://www.wearsthetrousers.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/ladyfest-manchester-interview-with-amelia-fletcher/

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cataquackk wrote:
October 2008

hello i am cataquack and im a homosexual

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Botoft wrote:
October 2008

hi

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cataquackk wrote:
October 2008

hello i am cataquack and im a homosexual

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garotaacida wrote:
July 2008

I have " I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Thank God)" if you want just tell me on my last's page. Good day!

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Botoft wrote:
June 2008

Good pop band.

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mrdavid wrote:
May 2008

For the curious: the stripped down version of I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Thank God) that timahall mentioned and last.fm sometimes plays is actually by the Softies who are most lovely.

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SeattleJQueen wrote:
March 2008

Just a Dream is Heavenly.

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thewizardoffozz wrote:
February 2008

did elizabeth price ever join another band after talulah gosh?

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labyrinthian wrote:
January 2008

no, not the only

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oxonio wrote:
December 2007

Am I the only Argentinian here? I bet I am ...

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lowlytootle wrote:
December 2007

I like their foray into noise: Testcard Girl!

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timahall wrote:
December 2007

My Last.fm radio satation just played a stripped down version of I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Thank God)!!!! Where the hell can I get this?!?!?! I thought everything they ever recorded was on Backwash!!!

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Degarmo wrote:
December 2007

hahahaha

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agaceradrian wrote:
November 2007

punkest band ever!!!

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brokennightmare wrote:
October 2007

<3

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timahall wrote:
September 2007

Backwash is about the most essential CD ever pressed. God bless K.

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Degarmo wrote:
September 2007

peel sessions are brilliant.

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classicpoison wrote:
May 2007

in the similar artist list should should be for sure Razorcuts. Such a similar sound to songs like Can't Get No Satisfaction, or Bring Up Baby.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
May 2007

One of my favorites!