Red Lorry Yellow Lorry is a rock band that was formed in Leeds, England in early 1981.The band was formed by guitarist/songwriter Chris Reed and vocalist Mark Sweeney, along with bassist Steve Smith and drummer Mick Brown (who would later join The Mission). Sweeney left the band in late 1981 and Reed permanently took over as vocalist, with Martin Fagan joining as a second guitarist. The group's sound, featuring a numbing guitar drone, powerfully throbbing drums, and Reed's cavernous vocal tones, caused the Lorries (as their fans came to call them) to be quickly lumped into the then-developing gothic rock scene by pop journalists, although the band themselves preferred to cite Wire as an influence.
Paint Your Wagon, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry's second album, was released in 1986 in the UK on Red Rhino, an independent music record label. It would be the band's final original LP release on the label (excepting a singles collection, Smashed Hits, the following year) before signing to major label Situation Two in 1987. Like the Lorries' debut album (Talk about the Weather), Paint Your Wagon had a very short running time, coming in at under 30 minutes. Two of the tracks, "Mescal Dance" and "Blitz", were instrumentals. Cassette and CD releases/reissues have featured various additional bonus tracks.
This download is taken from my own vinyl copy of Paint Your Wagon, transferred to the computer using a USB turntable. The LP is in near-mint condition, and the recording is fantastic!
Paint Your Wagon (REDLP 65 1986)
- Walking On Your Hands
- Jipp
- Last Train
- Head All Fire
- Mescal Dance
- Shout At The Sky
- Which Side
- Tear Me Up
- Save My Soul
- Blitz
