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1. bernhard 08.02.06 / 1pm

   great news, hope there are more to come, would love to find some remixes on the singles as well!
2. bernhard 08.02.06 / 1pm

   btw am i the only one desperately waiting for a compilation of all the wonderful SP singles so far and their remixes?
3. bernhard 08.02.06 / 1pm

   WBBB is nr 19 (last week nr 18) on the independent album charts!
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiealbums.shtml
4. Ellen 08.02.06 / 1pm

   That’s pretty good! Thanks for that link :)
5. Richard W 08.02.06 / 2pm

   The nomination has certainly had some effect on sales. WBBB was a re-entry at 178 last week after the earlier 2-week chart run of 113-135. Still waiting to find out about this week’s position. But considering the critical praise and decent promotion, sales have been disappointing.

   I think we’d all love to see some kind of compilation CD, with the possible exception of Green himself!
6. russell 08.02.06 / 4pm

   I’d be interested in knowing if Green has any old film and video footage for a possible video restrospective.
   It’d be new, would of necessity be rare, and could ‘reprise’ songs without being an exercise in nostalgia (or neuralgia) and/or marketing. Any ideas??
7. Roberto 08.02.06 / 5pm

   I was in my local HMV yesterday and they had WBBB on show in about 5 different locations, two of those being special Mercury feature stands and one was on the main Album chart wall.

   The CD’s now seem to come with a sticker of quotes and ratings on the front.
8. Peter 08.02.06 / 8pm

   By coincidence, I got a promo of the new single today which unfortunately only has these two songs on, ie Snow In Sun and Robin Hood, no new ones….but then again as there were at least three different promos kicking around of the last one that probably doesn’t mean very much. The plugger’s sticker on the back confirms a release date of 5th September. Peter
9. Peter 08.02.06 / 8pm

   …sorry, meant 4th September, duh.
10. Jim 08.03.06 / 8am

    Oh, how I long for more b-sides. “The last time I looked” and “Hands up” were fantastic. We know he has a bunch more songs – let ’em out, Green! Besides, if you think about it, there’s only been four b-sides in his entire recorded output.

    Oh, and Ellen? Put down the crack pipe. The choir of Greens that ushers in “Snow in sun” is pure audio gooseflesh. ;o)
11. Ellen 08.03.06 / 8am

    *putting down the crack pipe*

    It’s not that bad, it’s just he does it a bit too much (Mrs. Hughes, Dr Abernathy), starting with the ‘choir of Greens’. I love Dr Abernathy’s start.
12. Mike 08.03.06 / 9am

    I think I agree with Ellen on the ‘Choir of Greens’. Personally, I would have chosen Dr. Abernathy as a single, as it’s more powerful than some other tracks on WBBB, but hey, that’s just my subjective point of view ;o)

    btw: how do you people pronounce WBBB, do you say double u bee bee bee or, double u triple b?
13. Ernst 08.03.06 / 9am

    If it’s just going the be the original versions without extras or remixes, I think it’s a poor choice. There is no debate about the sheer quaility and brilliance of the tracks on WBBB. But whats the point of only putting them on another format ?
14. TWD 08.03.06 / 10am

    OK lets start the debate about quality. I consider myself a Scritti afficianado since I have followed the development of the “band” since 05.12.78, purchasing practically everything put out. IMHO the novelty track After Six tho’ amusing on the first listen stains the musical integrity of WBBB. It is indeed winceworthy. Slap on the wrist to Geoff Travis.
15. Ernst 08.03.06 / 10am

    For me there is no debate about the quality. Maybe the quality of the production, but the songs in itself are brilliant. But then, Green could sing my grocery list to music and i would probably still love it. After Six is indeed remarkable, maybe Green wanted to make an atheist statement very badly…..
16. Mike Nelson 08.03.06 / 2pm

    After Six – I’m curious about this one. Catchy, witty, but possibly not as simply atheist/agnostic as it sounds. It seems to be more about lack of trust in (or love for) the other people the song mentions – whether these other people are Christians or just the people Green meets or is surrounded by really isn’t clear. Whatever, the message is more of a “no thanks, can’t manage to do that” than an “I disagree” or a “get lost”. The fact that it keeps me listening in detail makes it better than 99% of current popular music.
17. Richard W 08.03.06 / 2pm

    I’ve said it before – I think ‘After Six’ is poor and I also wish they’d left it off the album. The production is dreadful and it’s not even a good song. (surely Green’s an agnostic in religion as in everything else)?

    The other track I tend to skip over these days is Dr Abernathy which I find a bit dreary. The rest is generally excellent.

    I agree with Ernst it would be good if the single had something new on it – there’s bound to be more than two tracks so let’s wait and see.
18. bernhard 08.03.06 / 2pm

    remixes, we want as may remixes as possible on the B-sides! like all the terrific ones of ‘tinseltown to the boogiedown’. there are so many great tunes on WBBB, which we would like to dance to as well. GG knows all the right people to do this job and i’m sure everyone of them would love to do it!
19. JohnM 08.03.06 / 6pm

    I’d like to hear remixes too – and I’d gladly do one too. Plus I’m cheap…
20. wim allart 08.09.06 / 12pm

    Wow, great site ! i follow scritti from the early beginnings. I was in Rotterdam Hal 4 but can’t remember that much. black beer ??!!
21. Ellen 08.09.06 / 1pm

    Hey Wim,

    You sure you don’t remember much about that gig in Hal 4? I know of the gig since a teacher at art school once mentioned to me he went there. Also, in an old 80s book of Museum Boymans about Rotterdam Art and Design the gig is mentioned, but no date or anything (apart from it being in 1979). I’ve put it in the gigography, with a little picture of Hal 4, but thats about it…
22. wim allart 08.10.06 / 8am

    a friend of my mentioned a gig (1979 – 1980) of scritti in Kazee (youth-association) at Rotterdam (Gordelweg), but i’am not sure about that. maybe it was in his mind……………or Black Beer ?!
    i have 4-A sides (12″); free for the collector !
23. Andrew James 08.10.06 / 12pm

    If that’s a genuine offer, Wim, can you get in touch? ajames@eastlothian.gov.uk. Thanks!
24. joel 07.04.08 / 1pm

    Whats happening, we were meant to get a new album this summer?
    Anybody know anything?????

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