New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Big

[hmhb1]

I saw these supporting The Charlatans at The Royal Albert hall many years ago, they were excellent !

[bilump]

Yehman, saw these live at Staffordshire uni. they are easily one of the best bands I saw live. Brilliant.

[inspiralbathmats]

Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuune! Oh my God. Love this song. Thanks for posting. One Love. X

[BariousFey]

Scum youth is lachdanan...

[sciontist]

I got a New FADs tape at a NIN show in Miami Bch 1990. 

[Harry99Boy]

It's sad to see what has happened to England in just the short time since this music was playin.

[jimthegrin]

Oh the memories. Purple Ohms & Love Doves. Bottles of poppers & girls in leggins & Dr Martens. The Hummingbird in Birmingham.

[RossiJenkins123]

it ain't even the original tune from the album

[RossiJenkins123]

this ain't the original video

[RossiJenkins123]

this ain't the original video

[Hawk50Bow]

Even young people listen to this! 

[Aireysghost1]

ha ah- peice of slopp flares flapping in the wind,idiot joyshowland freddieand the fucking dreamers.your'e a nice generation ah said you're a NICE generaton.Pah!

[adeofspades1]

@Aireysghost1 Yes I had a pair of blue flares and some purple hush puppies lol

[tinaturntable]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Good Times!

[poppybea11]

fucking amazing track very hard to find the 12 inch these days so glad i kept mine

[meltec2]

Dont you think it would have been nice just to ask if you could use my film work!

[puttyfoot]

turning up the volume for this one! :D

[HerrFOAD]

great song /album n a no bad vido :)

[ArchangelBoab]

Nice wee video. Is that Edinburgh shot from the Braids or Pentlands?

[donniemac2]

white doves a rare treat and daze gone bye london early nineties BRILL!!!

r u there rats

[cheechforprez]

are they still playing?

live they were awesome, just big beautiful noise

[theseldomseenyid]

@cheechforprez Agree. They were better live then on record. Lost count how many times i saw them play in London....happy days

[andymac1873]

THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT , THE NEW FAST AUTOMATIC DAFFODILS WERE SUPERB !!!! ANDY SPEARPOINT GIVE US ANOTHER TOUR PLEASE ?

[hejafish]

I remember the original video on the chart show. Saturday mornings and music like this on main stream TV! Unheard of eh! Anyway, the original video was scary and sinister. It suited the song well. And I got Happy Daze for Xmas! I was one cool 10 year old!!

[MWQ89]

Lots more stuff here at myspacedotcomslashnewfads

[SonicSurf3r]

Put your pain in a jar 

[utrapzab]

@chutes2narrow fuckin A! Totally agree, the kids these days think that xfactor or lady gag knob are the way forward, its unreal, MADCHESTAH IN THE AREA, WE ARE INTERNATIONAL, WE ARE CONTINENTAL!

[PopeOfMope]

Great to hear this tune after all these years

[jasonbrown1987]

really good i wore the music is shit tee till it wore away-great live band

[steviel76]

happy daze vol 1!what a top album,remember having it on cassette!good days and even better tunes.ps new fads are far too under rated band from back then,deserve much higher praise.

[lynus111]

@steviel76 I had that, had the pale saints on it too right?

[kjaks]

Great band. Just uploaded a rare song by them which I haven't listened to since my youth called "Mad Pop". It's from the "Life is an accident" album. Couldn't find it on youtube. Watch it with the vid link watch?v=Qo9NlKoliE4

[cheds1971]

I loved being in around manchester in the late 80's early 90's. Best years of my life. This is still fantastic today!!!

Cafe Loco saved my life a number of times.

[makokan2000]

tell all your feinds

[wutangalex]

Fucking magic!

[onbrightsky]

is this the original vid?

tt 4:44 its not just some random stars - hes tracking Orion

cant work out what constellation hes tracking behind the trees at the end of the vid

what a tune - i first heard it on happy daze vol 1 too - id soo forgotten about that - one of my first ever cds musta worn the fucker out ;)

[waders217]

I never leave comments, but for this track I most certainly would. Great band, great track from a great album. I had a pigeon hole T-shirt for years, until one day I found that my ex-wife had turned it into dusters as it was full of holes. I did say ex-wife. I know life goes on, but I miss that T-shirt.

[paulwhoo]

hands down the most underrated bands ever.i only saw them once and couldnt believe how tight they were live considering how complicated the music is.if you dont like this you should have your ears removed cause they are not working anyway.brilliant.timeless

[Staffyno1]

Fuck ye, now thats real music, easily the most underated band of the 90's

[Goblobslobshoblot]

It's quite difficult to get shots like that at the moment. The tourists keep getting in the way whilst they are flying through the blue sky.

[supersigh70]

always wondered if the desert grows references the documentary Vernon, Florida?

[andymac1873]

I PUT MY PAIN IN A JAR ! IT WILL BE FULL TOMORROW !!!! FUCKING CLASS THE DESERT GROWS 3 MILES A YEAR IT JUST GROWS

[stonicrump]

Theme to the Best year of my life. I wouldn't know where to begin - but fuckin great.

[ARMINIUS44]

fooking great band, played footy against the bass player in Ardwick 5 a side.. They were shit we were shitter. Dynamo Dickens. Beam me up is a stormer. Andy Hinchcliffes fifth. Aaah the memories happy, happy days.

[antosirrom]

Great lads what a track .Icarus great percusionista.....!

[jimmyloyalist]

different class. those were the days. SEX, DRUGS AND FOOTBALL THUGS

[citystubms]

i dont think i will ever get tired of listening to this!it just makes me smile.good times!

[Ok12comp]

OMG, this takes me back...........what a classic

[RPKGameVids]

Nice tune.

[dazmalski]

His silence speaks volumes AND

[Leo180868]

Happy Daze Volume 1 - sheer class compilation! I got Pigeonhole , Bossanova, and several other indie LP's based on what I heard on the compilation. Still love this version of BIG best though!

[seriousmachines]

Nice guys...opened for them @ the marque in NYC...always loved this song

[JobbieMcJobbie]

Feel the love!

[planetcarlos]

Big tune, sitting in my room boxed out of my mind listening to this in 1990 and waiting for next gig.........happy days!

[murrayalastair]

I love this, I haven't heard it in years. This was a golden era for music out of the North. I wouldn't get too rose-tinted specs about this time though, Manchester had more than it's fair share of shootings and stabbings back then.

[GarageFlower19]

i'm 20 and have been brought up on this stuff man, not every 'youth' has shit, mainstream music taste. I know my shit going back to 60's. Get educating people man, I do everyday.

[martcliffe]

Great summers, no hasstle, no idiots...just good music and plenty of smoke...and er .....Spike Island???

[transonicbuoy1]

Well said stesh. Fine days. Madchester, all that - and across the UK, especially the north, the tasteful melodies and decent atmosphere. Mind you, you still had to look out for the "townie", or "casual" thick-as-shit cowards, even then.

[dtkelly]

Brings me back to the days of snub TV, getting stoned on a summers eve and just loving the tunes. Thanks for putting this up. I'd lost the old VCR tape with this on it.

[psonikadia]

love the fads :)

[ljb2774]

what a tune !!! takes me right back smokin solids trippin on acid !!!! fuckin tune !!!!

[ljb2774]

what a tune takes me right back when music was music !!!! nice one !!!

[JoyceeBannercheck]

Fucking amazing!

[steshea]

proper bo. back to 1990. Those were the days. Chilled out, safe vibe. Not like scum youth of today

[WizLaudan73]

You know thats right mate!!!!

[alanlaing]

@steshea yeah because there was never any trouble back then....try googling "shootings Hacienda"....can anyone say "rose tinted glasses"

[TheNickmercier]

@steshea

I am a 'young scum' of today and i love these guys...your theory is totally twisted

[latexprem]

@steshea "scum youth of today"? i've got news for you and those who gave you a thumbs up: even though you are able to appreciate good music from over 20 years ago: you have allowed yourself to become OLD. this means the "scum youth" WIN!!! and you better believe NFAD were considered the scum youth of their day.

(i turned 40 this year, BTW)

[xanthamgumify]

@latexprem beat it punk

[razmoe2000]

@latexprem Thank you for revealing to these narrow minded fools,the role they are now playing in society.They have become OLD ,just as you say.Just as we had to look deeper to find the gems of music in our day(like NFAD),so too our children who choose to search today are met with their musical gems(tame impala,soft moon,animal collective etc.)Good music never rises to the top(thats pop)it must be delved into.BTW I'm 49

[mikebott]

i always loved the nfad.

if any of you citizens of her majesty, the queen might like to enlighten a yank: what city is that ?

[finepine69]

Edinburgh, Scotland

[dadaphone]

Fits in nicely with the whole madchester thing of around the same time.

[WizLaudan73]

Me and my pals Wayne and Mark stonned aged 16/17 listening to this summer 89 or 90 in our flares..lol..they were the days ah lads. H/H

[raveyDavey74]

ah 1990 night fishing with the lads listening to happy daze vol 1 ,magic

[erictheviking871]

@raveyDavey74 fucking hell i thought we were the only ones who did that,spot on.

[cheechforprez]

@raveyDavey74 you sure you caught anything with the bass and hash? The pike was probably into a bit of the new fads too..

[eckmacdonald]

@cheechforprez

Fishes eyes tell no lies ;)

[eckmacdonald]

@eckmacdonald

Doh got the quote wrong.:(

[eleventhmonkey]

a very happy Stoned 15 yr old slept to this tune for years. Tonight im doing it again like the old days. Dude a massive thanks for posting, a little effort on your part made a big difference my end

a big wi-fi high-5

[leadedhypercurve]

Great track, remember buying the album back in the early 90s.

Can't believe the vid is set in my home city (Edinburgh!)

[TheKostakis]

ME 2 m8!!!love dis record!!!RESPECT

[nathanlewisdavis]

Spot on big fan of New Fads song Jaggerbog also - they have a myspace site I think - peace

[klunky]

we jammed this in the states too, thanks for posting!

[tinaturntable]

What city is that in the vid?

[eckmacdonald]

edinburgh :) auld reekie

[damnfunnychick]

Nice Video!!!

[curranchris]

Thank you for posting!!! I'm remembering my big red Sanyo personal tape player stashed in the pocket of my parker and grey, rainy 5 o'clockish rides home from school on the upstairs of a double decker bus in which you couldn't breath for cigarette smoke. Those were indeed the days. Peace!

[tommystarg]

damn-damn-damn-----<3 <3 <3 IT!!!!

thanks!!!

[Paddyboro]

Making me feel a bit old, but chuffed to have had such fucking mint tunes to soundtrack my early days that it's still all I listen to now

[mansomemania]

FanFOOKINGtastic - takes me back to my uni days

[jatti247]

tttuuuunnnneeee!!!!!

NFADS at the Ritz Manchester. one of the best gigs ever

[gavins1970]

Shit this takes me back,quick give me a couple of love doves quick.Great song cheers for uploading

[coetmor]

Saw the NFADs live in the Venue in Cardiff back in the day. Small venue - big band. Probably the best band I've seen live. Incredible energy that was never fully captured in the studio. If only they had had someone like Martin Hannett to produce them. Had to leave the gig early because this dumb blonde I was trying to __ didn't like them. Big regret that. She was a crap ___ too.

[mancreject]

Are these fellas from Manchester? If so, I'm proud of them!

[JoyceeBannercheck]

Certainly are. God's own city, God's own band.

[mancreject]

Sorry, mate, it's me again. Just listening to new fads again in the sun and drinking lots of beer!

Your saying, "God's own city", is fucking great. I don't live in God's city anymore but my brother and our friends are using it after me telling 'em!

So if you hear it (assuming yer in God's city) then you'll know where it came from......YOU!

Nice one mate.

[englishdave250]

heard this iv 89.

[kezwunder]

omg,,, cant believe ive heard this again!

[gordonsavile]

Nostalgia trip!!!!!

I was working in a hotel kitchen as a lowly kitchen porter and this music was pretty much all that kept me going! :D

I went to see them at the Ritzy in Manchester, it was magic!

[vikesh81]

"i was working as a porter in a west Mancunian Hotel, when i met you.....". We know a song about that......

[gordonsavile]

haha

[zenhen]

This song will never go out of date..a pure classic

[Brimstappen]

sweet music! Just takes me back to 1989, northern rave scene just taking off! Thanks so much!

[bezzarooo]

I am in heaven listening to this <3

[Laziman33]

some lad in the 6th form did me a tape of indie stuff in about 1989/1990, this was the first tune. never looked back! I've had perfect taste ever since!

[wakeo29]

pure gold not even a gamble..

[sqTake2]

Amazing mix of one of my favorite songs, was this ever released officially?

[hebburncurly]

Aye

[morgala]

great great tune.

[TMUNobby]

My band opened for them quite a few times over here in The Netherlands. Brilliant band, brilliant people, and they never failed to bring the house down. Thanks for posting this!

[CytoplasmicNanobots]

...nice upload ma man...dis an fishz eyez...

sweet az.....top tunes....Glory Dayz..

...love doves n disco bisks galore..

Peace...One Love

[beatboxpower]

Bangin choon man, bangin. Cheers for the upload!

[zenhen]

You can't touch this tune.Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[kazuakazua]

geat :) nice tine love the city ;)

[glaziercpfc]

Saw 'em at the T&C in Kentish Town in 90 (may have been 91). Great live band

[stellaviolens]

Nice video New Fads but not much of a tune.

[JobbieMcJobbie]

Thanks!

[YeahHowdy]

brilliant thanks

[alkalidocklive]

They all had short hair. Saw them play a fest once and the singer remarked all the f*cking students should all get their f*cking hair cut. Top stuff!

[theedgeisalegend]

Saw these in 91. They supported the Charlatans at the RAH. Everyone went mental when they played this.

[eckmacdonald]

Saw them in 91 too! Totaly blew me away. Danced like a demented monkey blinded with the sweat in my eyes, then had a beer with their bass player.

[theedgeisalegend]

Happy days, eh?

[eckmacdonald]

The best 19, and working away from home in a strange country going to amazing gigs!

[maartenwvis]

Saw them in the melkweg in Amsterdam in 92. Happy memories!

[frillonandu]

this band is one of the most underrated in history

[LittlePowerRecords]

I just bought a Super 8mm camera from the singer in this band off of ebay. Met up with him to collect and told me he was in this band. Cool stuff.

[bomm19]

Criminally overlooked and underated!!

[chisacat]

Its took me 18 years to find this song again

fookin magic like ,

[Gaffer96]

jesus i've not heard this since ma acid days.

SOOOOPERB.

[neoprene1970]

Aye , fond memories :-)

[wakeo29]

pure class!

[eckmacdonald]

Quality likesay ken!

[saintstevie1884]

magic song and a barry video, like.

Aren't the words:

"The desert grows three miles a year, it just grows, it just grows."

btw, johnwark you were brilliant in Escape to Victory...I'll have the top bunk.

[ylt123]

ylt go on mate

[totallyteckle]

Without doubt, one of the best songs of the era and for me one of the greatest songs of all time.

[largebagpuss]

fookin genius - it was good then and still is - stil dont know the words though - maybe in another 18 years

[Yenoah75]

Quality

[thejudermanuk]

Superb!! I've been trying to find out who did this song for years. And now I know :-)

[maggi12304]

good song - good video

[axemanboatman]

love iit nice one