The Shop Assistants

This was recorded in the upstairs room of the Enterprise at Chalk Farm in late 1985. This was a great venue that closed down after short while when John Robb managed to put his foot through the floor into the pub below during a Membranes show. The Spaceman 3 played their first london show here, and I recall they had to come back and do a second set cos the record label/journalist they had come to impress missed them.

 

 

All that ever mattered - shop assistants

This is Shop Assistants with two drummers and  Alex singing. the recording is a second generation copy on a crap tape and its starting to deteriorate. Its not super hi-fi but the vocals are pretty clear which is what you want with these guys. 
Theres something on the end of the tape which I suspect is The Legend...and Im sure somewhere Ive got a an acapella version of "Just like Honey" with the Legend backed by the Shop Assistants from this show....ahh for a time machine and a digital video camera.

 

Shop Assistants Live ChalkFarm Camden, 1985 (24mb mp3)

 

• home again,
• safety net,
• all that ever mattered,
• isnt it funny?,
• somewhere in china,
• its up to you,
• all day long,
• switzerland,
• goodbye sadness?