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One Thousand Violins - Halcyon Days [DREAM 002 UK 1985 24-Bit FLAC] Another worthy re-rip for 2020. If you love ironic, un-fussy, unpretentious, yet memorable and dreamy guitar indie-pop which wraps itself around you and gives you a huge big hug, then this single is for you (with appropriate social distancing measures of course). Back in 1985, hip kids on the streets were listening to The Smiths, those who knew better were listening to One Thousand Violins who came from Sheffield, not Manchester and had better song titles  - one album ( here ), six singles and two Peel sessions is all they left behind when they split in 1989. Enjoy ...and keep safe. A1 Halcyon Days B1 Like One Thousand Violins B2 I Remember When Everybody Used To Ride Bikes... Now We All Drive Cars

One Thousand Violins - One Thousand Violins [IMMAC LP1 UK 1988 24-Bit FLAC] If like me you were an avid Peel listener during the eighties, then you will know One Thousand Violins. Known best for their classic indie hit Halcyon Days in 1985, they lost their lead singer a few years later and before this their final album.  Not many bands survive a change of lead singer, but the Violins did thanks to the strong songwriting partnership of Colin Gregory and David Walmsley ..even though they were only to last another year before splitting. Vince Keenan's voice didn't quite have the range of the departed John Wood, and this is quite evident on his cover of Halcyon Days as well as a few of the other reworked tracks. He does however come into his own on the splendid If Only Words which was to be the band's swansong single. A1 All Aboard The Love-Mobile A2 A Place To Surf A3 Hey Man That's Beautiful A4 Halycon Days A5 Thanks For Nothing B1 Locked O...