SATURDAY’S SCOTTISH SONG : #376: WHITEOUT

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Whiteout formed in Greenock in 1991, briefly gaining a bit of fame in the Britpop era, although their best chart position for any single was #72, while the debut album stalled at #71.

As the promo photo above indicates, they were on Silvertone Records, the label that had brought Stone Roses to the attention of the masses.  Whiteout had a reputation as a decent live act, thanks in part to touring in front of large audiences as support for The Charlatans and Pulp, and they were also on the road alongside Oasis when that band was just getting things going.

I’ve only one of their songs, and it comes courtesy of its inclusion on a compilation CD which celebrated songs recorded at Park Lane Studios in Glasgow:-

mp3: Whiteout – Jackie’s Racing (alternate mix)

The single version of the song was the one that took them to #72 in the charts back in February 1995.

JC

2 thoughts on “SATURDAY’S SCOTTISH SONG : #376: WHITEOUT

  1. A band I have seen as support act for lesser known local bands, in Glasgow. I recall them being heavily hyped by those ‘in the know’. This track is actually ok. Perhaps, not the best accolade but it’s a lot more than you’d have got from me in their heyday. There’s a few bands from that era, from Scotland – mostly Glasgow – that I should probably listen to again. Whiteout might be one of those bands.

    Flimflamfan

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