In October 2015, Edinburgh-based Song, By Toad Records released a compilation album called David Cameron’s Eton Mess. The label proclaimed it to be ‘a collection of the very finest lo-fi, slacker, outsider pop tunes Scotland has to offer.’
Very few of the acts would ever do much beyond being featured on the compilation, and information on many of them is hard to come by. The alphabetical run-down of Scottish bands on the hard drive has reached one such act:-
mp3: Youngsterrr Joey – Michael
The fact that Youngsterr Joey would later enjoy a cassette-only mini-album on Song, By Toad, for which there was a little bit of info put out, enables me to state that it is the recording name taken by Cal Donnelly for his solo material.
Cal is someone who has (and maybe still is?) been part of a few cult Scottish acts such as Breakfast Muff, Spinning Coin and KAPPUTT. It’s hard to know, with so many not continuing to perform/record after the disruption caused by the COVID lockdowns, who might still be on the go.
It’s obviously getting to the stage where the letter ‘Z’ will soon feature, but I just want to say that it won’t be the end of the series.
For one thing….the artistes whose name begins with a number come on the hard drive after ‘Z’.
Secondly, I began this odyssey back in February 2015 with A.C. Acoustics. I’ve continued to buy new music since then, and a few additional singers and bands from Scotland have ended up being added to the hard drive well after their alphabetical turn had already come and gone….so it will be a few more months during which I’ll pick up anyone who has been missed out before it all comes to a natural end.
Tough luck if it’s not a feature which captures your imagination!
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 