LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Seventies power pop cult heroes (the *other* Memphis pop band) The Scruffs were the Next Big Things that never were. Acclaimed as torch bearers in the tradition of Big Star and The Raspberries, they got the critical approval but none of the commercial breaks, which again seems to be in that hallowed tradition! In a new age, where Big Star are bigger than sliced bread... we are presenting for your pleasure The Scruffs!.....their first two classic albums "Wanna Meet The Scruffs" and "Teenage Gurls", unavailable almost since their original release. Fast-forward....lead singer / songwriter Stephen Burns is back with a number of new projects...Messenger 45 with fellow Memphis legend Jim Dickinson and "Love, The Scruffs", a brand new transatlantic guitar pop project recorded in Glasgow (on the advice of Alex Chilton) and Ardent Studios, Memphis with 'honorary Scruffs' from Teenage Fanclub, V-Twin and Belle & Sebastian.....watch this space.. Break The Ice / My Mind / You're No Fun / Frozen Girls / I've Got A Way / Tragedy / This Thursday / Revenge / She Say Yea / Tommy Gun / Sad Cafe / I'm A Failure / Bedtime Stories / She Say Yea / Break The Ice