
Apparently, I'm the only internet fan of late 80's pop group This Other Eden . Over the last couple of years I've managed to post all three of their singles for A&M, while the remaining tracks from the long lost Freewill album presumably remain locked in the A&M vaults (about time for an iTunes release at least, surely?) I was intrigued last year by a brief comment I received in an email from Chris Thow, who formed the band with Mike Perry. He mentioned that they had previously released a single for EMI called [...]

Regular readers will know I'm a big fan of the obscure British pop group This Other Eden , and last time I pondered what their unreleased album Freewill might have been like. I've since been in contact with Chris Thow , who was in the band with Mike Perry , and he was kind enough to send me a couple of tracks and some more information. The Freewill sessions were recorded near Taunton at a studio owned by Annabel Lamb . The following tracks would have been on [...]

Long time readers may or may not remember that I did a post on the pop band This Other Eden last year. At the time I commented on their first single "Man's World". One of the particular motivations I had for buying a turntable was the prospect of finally being able to hear the second and third single releases by the band. In all, I believe 10 tracks have been commercially available. This time I am featuring the third single "Teach Me To Cry". While that song is perfectly fine, I must say I [...]
Kudos - Better Late Than Never (7" Single, 1983) This Other Eden - Angels Tell Lies (7" Single, 1989) Ian Donaldson - Don't Let It Die (12" Single, 1987) Invisible Zoo - Synthesizer Man (from Invisible Zoo , 1983) Nick Heyward - A Song (7" Single, 1989)