Paisley Underground Part 1

This is Part 1 of a 20 minute feature from the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1985 on the then emerging 'Paisley Underground' scene. Features, over the two parts, the Long Ryders, Prime Movers (NOT the UK Prisoners offshoot), Thin White Rope, Pontiac Brothers and the Rain Parade with a 6 minute live version of No Easy Way Down.
The feature is introduced by Andy Kershaw who almost single handedly championed the cause of these bands in the UK media, but the dork Richard Skinner got the LA gig.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• paisley
• underground
• andy
• kershaw
• long
• ryders
• prime
• movers
• pontiac
• brothers
• rain
• parade
• thin
• white
• rope
• 1985

[pinkfrost89]

The Prime Movers rocked! You can now get their first two albums from their website. Great music!!

[The096757]

really cool sounds here. too bad mtv didn't show these bands instead of wacko jacko's videos.

[ar4216]

at 5:32 that guitar with all the holes cut into it is insane

[Malocosa]

@LowBid86 The Bongos? I remember them, but they're from New Jersey and the didn't consider their music Paisely. 

[LowBid86]

1985?!? These goobers missed the boat! The Bay Area college radio stations (KFJC, KSJS, KSCU, KSCU) were plating cutting edge music in '80-'83--the 3:00, the Bongos, TV21, the Professionals, Mood 6, etc.

[VERNIXX]

I spent so much time listening to these bands. Thanks for posting this so long ago...glad I found it! I will blog it...

[Wotanrocks]

I went to Arons records at least once a week. What a great selection - new and used. Still have most of the lp's, ep's & 45's I picked up there.

[misterobvious]

if you listened to underground/college/alternativ­e radio in the early 80s you heard a LOT of these bands.

Definitely happened before '85.

[unclemeat2u]

My main introduction into this stuff was around 1986 with the band "Plasticland." I think they qualify, though they're kind of in their own class.

=)

[japanisefishmarket]

damn right its a giant eclectic pool