Fini Tribe- Sheer Action Of Fini Tribe (Vinyl)
"The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe" is a colossal retrospective anthology curated and designed by the band. Compiled from the years 1982 to 1987, it includes a wealth of archival photographs, an essay by original member Andy McGregor, who also designed the sleeve, and essays by longtime friend Shirley Manson (Garbage, Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie) and author Alastair McKay, an early champion of the band. The release features the first legendary John Peel Session, produced by Dale Griffin and originally broadcast in May 1985. "This compilation was a long time in the making, a labour of love for the band, showcasing our most productive years as a six-piece. The compilation of tracks - from professional BBC recordings to live performance and rehearsal room demos - gives as broad a spectrum of the breadth of the band's creativity during those five important years from 1982 to 1987," says Chris Connelly. This abridged single LP version is packaged in a gatefold sleeve with insert and contains the legendary John Peel session from 1985, and an additional five tracks including two live versions. All tracks have been lovingly remastered and produced by the band's members.Fini Tribe was born into the cash-poor but culturally-wealthy environs of post-punk Edinburgh in the very early 80s - 1980 to be precise. A tiny three-piece with no drummer would soon swell into a muscular six-piece with inherited or cheaply-purchased instruments. Band members Chris Connelly, Simon McGlynn, Andy McGregor, Davie Miller, Philip Pinsky, and John Vick haunted the cold, damp warrens of the Niddry Street and Blair Street rehearsal rooms, just off the high street in Old Town Edinburgh. Drawing on the influences of everything from Throbbing Gristle, Wire, Can, Captain Beefheart, and numerous angular funk bands that were spewing out of the John Peel Show at the time, they also drew from the seemingly bottomless well of modern film, writing, and art that was abundant in the festival city.
Tracklist:
- Splash Care (Peel Session)
- We're Interested (Peel Session)
- Goose Duplicates (Peel Session)
- An Evening with Clavichords (Peel Session)
- Detestimony
- I Want More (7" Edit)
- Me and My Shadow
- Paperself (Live at Pleasance)
- Do We Understand Each Other (Live at Calton Studios)
UPC > 199199163013
Format > New Vinyl
Label > Shipwrecked Industri
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Release Date: 10.17.2025
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"The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe" is a colossal retrospective anthology curated and designed by the band. Compiled from the years 1982 to 1987, it includes a wealth of archival photographs, an essay by original member Andy McGregor, who also designed the sleeve, and essays by longtime friend Shirley Manson (Garbage, Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie) and author Alastair McKay, an early champion of the band. The release features the first legendary John Peel Session, produced by Dale Griffin and originally broadcast in May 1985. "This compilation was a long time in the making, a labour of love for the band, showcasing our most productive years as a six-piece. The compilation of tracks - from professional BBC recordings to live performance and rehearsal room demos - gives as broad a spectrum of the breadth of the band's creativity during those five important years from 1982 to 1987," says Chris Connelly. This abridged single LP version is packaged in a gatefold sleeve with insert and contains the legendary John Peel session from 1985, and an additional five tracks including two live versions. All tracks have been lovingly remastered and produced by the band's members.Fini Tribe was born into the cash-poor but culturally-wealthy environs of post-punk Edinburgh in the very early 80s - 1980 to be precise. A tiny three-piece with no drummer would soon swell into a muscular six-piece with inherited or cheaply-purchased instruments. Band members Chris Connelly, Simon McGlynn, Andy McGregor, Davie Miller, Philip Pinsky, and John Vick haunted the cold, damp warrens of the Niddry Street and Blair Street rehearsal rooms, just off the high street in Old Town Edinburgh. Drawing on the influences of everything from Throbbing Gristle, Wire, Can, Captain Beefheart, and numerous angular funk bands that were spewing out of the John Peel Show at the time, they also drew from the seemingly bottomless well of modern film, writing, and art that was abundant in the festival city.
Tracklist:
- Splash Care (Peel Session)
- We're Interested (Peel Session)
- Goose Duplicates (Peel Session)
- An Evening with Clavichords (Peel Session)
- Detestimony
- I Want More (7" Edit)
- Me and My Shadow
- Paperself (Live at Pleasance)
- Do We Understand Each Other (Live at Calton Studios)
UPC > 199199163013
Format > New Vinyl
Label > Shipwrecked Industri
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
Genres: