I still have the Factory VHS with this song. CA was one of my favorite groups back then, along with the Names and JD. Wish I'd have known they were in Boston a few years back. That would have been great.
Best 12" record I ever bought from a friend who thought selling his vinyl collection was a good idea. A classic nugget from that time and place. Hooray for Manchester.
@ptd1965 Hempsall famously was asked to stand-in for Ian Curtis when he flaked out before a gig [London somewhere, I think] & this caused a riot. The two bands often shared vans, equipment etc
Why did you remove my post. What is this song called. I don't care for the history.. clearly they didn't make it big (like Chameleons UK didn't either but still have a huge following in the states). Anyways.. what the fuck is this song called.
listened to it again and I still hate the vocalist but the music is much better than 'school rock band' - was the singer mafiosa and no one could politely say "you're crap!" without losing genitalia?
Given Factory production values ie. Hannett you can't fail to get a half decent sound out of even the most juvenile of school ' rock' bands but if you have the worst sounding vocalist imaginable it ends up sounding like this - fucking awful!
I looked for ACR's "crystal" from "sextet" - it wasn't there - but this was - the world is upside down or at least in bad taste - I need an exit!
i saw this name of the band on some article on yahoo about bands with the worst names...top ten? i don't remember. all i remember was seeing the name 'crispy ambulance' on the list. and just now, today, i decided to give crispy ambulance a look-see. i really like that name, it's so funny. i read that article almost three months. the nmae was listed under emo bands or something. they aren't my type of sound, but they're okay.
The REAL deal... They made it through without sacrificing their IDENTITY. Even if it was a local thing for them...it will, not doubt carry on for many years in the hearts of the enlightened for generations.
This is so great, thanks for posting! In NZ where I grew up, Joy Division were big (got to number 1 with Love Will Tear Us Apart), but I'd never seen or heard of Crispy Ambulance. Watching and listening to this is like discovering a new (yet strangely familiar) planet!
Lifted from a Factory video Fact 56 which includes New Order (Ceremony), Section 25 (New Horizon), etc. How do you convert from VHS to upload to you tube ? Is it a professional job ? Presumably need to copy from VHS to DVD first ?
We were hardly a band, it was just me and my mate Barry, we scraped together the cash and hired the studio for the day, it was still a 4 track then.......we went back one more time when Graveyard had updated to 8 track *gasp* but it wasent as good IMO....
Any body seen "Control" ? There's a good scene where Alan Hempsall stands in for Ian Curtis at a gig. "Concorde Square" also on this 12" is good as well.
This is great. Thx for posting it. It's weird that nobody has mentioned the title of this song, which is "The Presence"...if I remember it right. "I'm always there...."
love this song so gorram much lol, my dad's old singles compilation tapes got me into crispy ambulance, I have this labled 'The Plateau phase' love the video
Was at this concert,still remember it well, seems so long ago,walked around Manchester with my 11year old last Sunday- times have moved on - these guys should have gone on to be bigger! was in the same classform as the drummer's sister - hope Sally's well.
I still have the Factory VHS with this song. CA was one of my favorite groups back then, along with the Names and JD. Wish I'd have known they were in Boston a few years back. That would have been great.
mrkartoom 7 months ago
Best 12" record I ever bought from a friend who thought selling his vinyl collection was a good idea. A classic nugget from that time and place. Hooray for Manchester.
MisterPeabody 8 months ago
fuck Ian Curtis and his fucking depression. cheers to Alan Hempsall, nice vocal thus
adam0509 8 months ago
The presence
motionate 8 months ago
Found 'm through Control, where woody allen or whats his name had to sing for Ian Curtis, Are these guys worth listening to?
simionTheOne 8 months ago
@simionTheOne Why base this on Ian Curtis? they're their own style but fall in the same genre of the Manchester post period.
ptd1965 8 months ago
@ptd1965 Hempsall famously was asked to stand-in for Ian Curtis when he flaked out before a gig [London somewhere, I think] & this caused a riot. The two bands often shared vans, equipment etc
greymalkin100 5 months ago
Why did you remove my post. What is this song called. I don't care for the history.. clearly they didn't make it big (like Chameleons UK didn't either but still have a huge following in the states). Anyways.. what the fuck is this song called.
crassology 9 months ago
The North Will Rise Again (Again)
SonicSurf3r 11 months ago
Dnload the audio from this vid at searchripgrab doht cohm.
CeciliusHolton391 1 year ago
fantastic
dazzlindarrent 1 year ago
yeahhh
VJSco 1 year ago
Looking for "Cradle to the Grave"
uberalles2 1 year ago
@uberalles2 So "hear" you are...my channel
sandieguitoadult 1 year ago
Brings back beautiful memories.
susangavaghan 1 year ago
Singer sounds like me in kareoke so i think hes prety cool actually.
hufclufc 1 year ago 2
Feeling like I see the beautiful sights.
technoforbeer 2 years ago
they should tear down that statue of fuckin Robert Peel and replace with one of John Peel
Oscar301 2 years ago 6
i do have a 7", a10", two 12"s and an lp by crispy ambulance. as far as i know the presence has a longer duration.
colmschate1 2 years ago
listened to it again and I still hate the vocalist but the music is much better than 'school rock band' - was the singer mafiosa and no one could politely say "you're crap!" without losing genitalia?
mrj8239 2 years ago
Given Factory production values ie. Hannett you can't fail to get a half decent sound out of even the most juvenile of school ' rock' bands but if you have the worst sounding vocalist imaginable it ends up sounding like this - fucking awful!
I looked for ACR's "crystal" from "sextet" - it wasn't there - but this was - the world is upside down or at least in bad taste - I need an exit!
mrj8239 2 years ago
You're going on after Crispy Ambulance...
RolexTharsus 2 years ago
"Go find Alan from Crispy Ambulance...and fucking hurry up"...
karziflora 2 years ago
Well, what's the title of the song??
strangelittleman 2 years ago
the presence
9IIFCS 2 years ago
Wow. They managed to sound like Bauhaus (opening), Flock of Seagulls (guitar) and the Clash (vocals). Quite an accomplishment
marginallymental 2 years ago 2
Thanks for this. I bought TPP when it came out, and apart from one or two blurred photographs, I've never known what CA looked like til now.
esspaul 2 years ago
better than u2 and oasis ,, great potential lads,, we has a band in Salford at the same time
called the parody,,
spadge321 2 years ago 3
i saw this name of the band on some article on yahoo about bands with the worst names...top ten? i don't remember. all i remember was seeing the name 'crispy ambulance' on the list. and just now, today, i decided to give crispy ambulance a look-see. i really like that name, it's so funny. i read that article almost three months. the nmae was listed under emo bands or something. they aren't my type of sound, but they're okay.
thegayestgoth 2 years ago
Geez i had forgotten this band totally, until i find them here. Great! tnx for posting it here. :-)
donkermaanlicht 2 years ago
wheres me 20 quid? in my fuck off pocket
dermot51 2 years ago 4
He might have been on drugs but I don't think he was mentally challenged. Good song.
MarqueeMoon95 2 years ago
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karziflora 3 years ago
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is the singer mentally challenged? serious question
ichbinein2 3 years ago
Are you ...serious question !
rael1999 3 years ago 8
hughes out.
tygerfeet 3 years ago
great stuff.
tygerfeet 3 years ago 4
The REAL deal... They made it through without sacrificing their IDENTITY. Even if it was a local thing for them...it will, not doubt carry on for many years in the hearts of the enlightened for generations.
ProfessorLoco 3 years ago 7
Was listening to "The Plateau Phase" only last week - such an underrated LP. And the best named band on Factory too, of course!
diskochimp 3 years ago 4
I'm friends with Robert Davenport's son, Micheal Davenport.
iwantbobo 3 years ago 4
This brings back wonderful memories. I also have the LP still in my collection. Thanks for posting it.
mrkartoom 3 years ago 2
This is so great, thanks for posting! In NZ where I grew up, Joy Division were big (got to number 1 with Love Will Tear Us Apart), but I'd never seen or heard of Crispy Ambulance. Watching and listening to this is like discovering a new (yet strangely familiar) planet!
mooncake68 3 years ago
I had the casette of this EP!
sisterdiggins 3 years ago
still have plateau phase on vinyl. so glad i kept it!
karmafix68 3 years ago
Ha! didn't know they were real! though they were another made up hmhb band!
dooleys73 3 years ago
Love the track and the shots of early 80's Manchester. Memories!
Ordsall66 3 years ago 2
Great sound !!! Crispy Ambulance la légende
pipo3030 3 years ago
this is special.
audiotrauma 4 years ago 2
alan hempsall was so damn gorgeous--as is this song
baadpuddytat 4 years ago 2
Really great to see you all in the flesh - its been 25 years - best regards from Simon's (Ghost!)
izavial 4 years ago
statue of peel 1 48 is this norwegian wood
dermot51 4 years ago
still my fav fact song,ask a dj to play it,its only second to poptones for a dance
likeastoolpigeon 4 years ago
red frame white light
1doctoma 4 years ago
No, you're thinking of that Scouse band, y'know, the three-lettered one. ;-)
NewWaver80014 4 years ago
O.M.G.?
Orchestral Manouvres In The Gark
Biopharmer 4 years ago
Uh - yeah, yeah, you're getting there. :)
NewWaver80014 4 years ago
misspent indeed...youth is wasted on the young! Cheers!
mickcprod 4 years ago
Green Light! White Shirt!
Green Light! White Shirt!
:-) (Hope someone gets that reference)
Love those squiggly guitars. Another quintessential Factory band.
NewWaver80014 4 years ago
'CRISPY AMBULANCE' What a great name for a band.
This was the reason i checked them out but i am glad i did. Great stuff...
15chipshops 4 years ago
Alan looks like David Tennant.
phospheratu 4 years ago
top band, robs my drivin instuctor sound bloke. the band are doin a gig at space in m/cr on dec 8 its a matinee so doors open at 3
chblarok 4 years ago
got a 10inch single of theirs. unsightly and serene, its very good.
motorwaynick 4 years ago
a friend gave it to me in dvd. No i do not think so you must copy it from vhs to dvd.
cityisburning 4 years ago
Done a bit of research here + you can capture VHS on to a computer and then burn onto DVD...just for interest cheers
gadzoox1234 4 years ago
Lifted from a Factory video Fact 56 which includes New Order (Ceremony), Section 25 (New Horizon), etc. How do you convert from VHS to upload to you tube ? Is it a professional job ? Presumably need to copy from VHS to DVD first ?
gadzoox1234 4 years ago
Amazing music. Thanks for posting this.
I was in highschool when this came out. Listened to it endlessly. I had, and STILL have the 12" Uk import fist run.
What an era for music that was.
Memoirs of mispent youth. Gotta love it.
agento86 4 years ago
surely you mean well spent youth
dermot51 2 years ago
I recorded in Graveyard studios a couple of days after these lads were in....it was the day that Ian Curtis commited suicide......
cogsinister100 4 years ago
who was your band
dermot51 2 years ago
We were hardly a band, it was just me and my mate Barry, we scraped together the cash and hired the studio for the day, it was still a 4 track then.......we went back one more time when Graveyard had updated to 8 track *gasp* but it wasent as good IMO....
cogsinister100 2 years ago
Any body seen "Control" ? There's a good scene where Alan Hempsall stands in for Ian Curtis at a gig. "Concorde Square" also on this 12" is good as well.
M245475SH 4 years ago
The title was "the Presence" from a 12": "Live on a hot August night"
Hope Allan is one of next year's candidates for the Nobel literature prize.
janenil 4 years ago
Not sure how I stumbled on this, but glad I did. I used to work with Alan Hempsall in Manchester about 6 years ago. Nice bloke as I remember.
Japestcs 4 years ago
This is great. Thx for posting it. It's weird that nobody has mentioned the title of this song, which is "The Presence"...if I remember it right. "I'm always there...."
loomer88 4 years ago
love this song so gorram much lol, my dad's old singles compilation tapes got me into crispy ambulance, I have this labled 'The Plateau phase' love the video
vulpeculapullatus7 4 years ago
my favourite band with the names from belgium at that time
darkwagner 4 years ago 2
Great band!
I need The Lyric of this song...
Pointdexter1984 4 years ago
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why did it take six minutes and thirty-nine seconds to say precisely nothing in an annoying voice?
conventionalspoon 4 years ago
Wished they would have came to Chicago. Would have seen them.
uberalles2 4 years ago
absolutely!
noizvendr 4 years ago
no sense in trying it changes nothing.
forbindread 4 years ago 3
Was at this concert,still remember it well, seems so long ago,walked around Manchester with my 11year old last Sunday- times have moved on - these guys should have gone on to be bigger! was in the same classform as the drummer's sister - hope Sally's well.
bintheirseenit 4 years ago 2
sweet! got the full version and i knoe alan the leadsinger!
kidesu 5 years ago 2