by philipchevron Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:38 pm
RoddyRuddy wrote:The MacManus Gang
Cait is listed as vocals on the 7" & 12" "A Town Called Big Nothing " D1052 & D1052T
Did she do any more tracks with this line up.
Was this the same tracks as used /recorded for Alex Cox film
The Macmanus Gang, according to my production notes from the 2004
Straight To Hell Returns CD for Ace Records is:
Elvis Costello - Guitars, Acoustic Bass Guitar, Vocals
Ross MacManus - Trumpet, Flamenco claps
Steve Nieve - Piano
Cait O'Riordan - Vocals
Pete Thomas - Drum machine, Tambourine, Percussion
The only recording I am personally aware of is this one, made for the Cox movie and still in the Ace catalogue:
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php ... ht+to+hell
Might be worth my mentioning that though Cait can definitely be heard, "Big Nothing" is not actually a song, as such. What her and Elvis are actually heard singing is the infamous "Chocona" (sp?) jingle, from the doll stand at the Fiesta in Almeria while we were making the movie. The bit of our own "Fiesta" at the end, when it all slows down, also comprises this tune. And that really is all there is of it, which is why the feckin' thing drove us nuts. Especially Mr Woods, who really did say "Will you kindly kill a doll for me", only for it to become his own personal groundhog day, even 20 years later.
[quote="RoddyRuddy"]The MacManus Gang
Cait is listed as vocals on the 7" & 12" "A Town Called Big Nothing " D1052 & D1052T
Did she do any more tracks with this line up.
Was this the same tracks as used /recorded for Alex Cox film[/quote]
The Macmanus Gang, according to my production notes from the 2004 [i]Straight To Hell Returns [/i]CD for Ace Records is:
Elvis Costello - Guitars, Acoustic Bass Guitar, Vocals
Ross MacManus - Trumpet, Flamenco claps
Steve Nieve - Piano
Cait O'Riordan - Vocals
Pete Thomas - Drum machine, Tambourine, Percussion
The only recording I am personally aware of is this one, made for the Cox movie and still in the Ace catalogue:
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php ... ht+to+hell
Might be worth my mentioning that though Cait can definitely be heard, "Big Nothing" is not actually a song, as such. What her and Elvis are actually heard singing is the infamous "Chocona" (sp?) jingle, from the doll stand at the Fiesta in Almeria while we were making the movie. The bit of our own "Fiesta" at the end, when it all slows down, also comprises this tune. And that really is all there is of it, which is why the feckin' thing drove us nuts. Especially Mr Woods, who really did say "Will you kindly kill a doll for me", only for it to become his own personal groundhog day, even 20 years later.
