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Four Gods - Enchanted House FLAC album


Performer: Four Gods
Genre: Rock / Pop
Title: Enchanted House
Country: Australia
Released: 1981
Label: Able Label
Catalog Number: AB 007
FLAC version ZIP size: 2409 mb
MP3 version ZIP size: 2166 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1873 mb
Rating: 4.0
Votes: 168

Tracklist

1Restless
Written-By – A. Wilson
2:42
2Enchanted House
Written-By – A. Wilson
3:40

Versions

CategoryArtistTitle (Format)LabelCategoryCountryYear
MFG-011Four Gods Enchanted House ‎(7", RE)Manufactured RecordingsMFG-011US2015

Credits

  • BassCandice
  • DrumsLindy Morrison
  • EngineerPatrick Gibson
  • GuitarPeter Morgan
  • TambourineJacqveline
  • Vocals, GuitarAndrew Wilson

Notes

Recorded M2 Sydney 29th Sept 1981
Thanks to Keryn, Henry, Gobetweens, Simon, Nick, Antoinette, Damien Nelson, Tina Weymovth
Write to 331 Jesmond Rd Fig Tree Pocket 4069 Brisbane Qld Australia
Silk-screen printed sleeves.
B-side label is blank (all info is on the A label).
Plain red inner sleeve.
Candice (Bass) is believed to be Grant Mclennan.

Companies

  • Pressed By – EMI Custom Records – 13209
  • Recorded At – M Squared Studio
  • Published By – Copyright Control

Video

Truthcliff
Another overlooked Australian classic from the golden days of Brisbane post-punk, however, this single does fetch decent prices due to its Able Labelness and its M Squaredness. It is also housed in a beautiful hand-screened cover enhancing its overall collectability. There are some colour variations among the different covers too, for example, one version has the band name and photos screened in green, another in dark blue and on my copy its a kinda fleshy pink.
Its technically a double A side - labelled (A) & (a) and both sides are excellent listening with a sparseness that sounds quite similar to that striped sunlight sound of the early Go-Betweens (before Before Hollywood) That's not surprising given that Lindy from the GoBs is on drums, which reminded me how instrumental she was to their overall sound. Apparently its Grant on bass moonlighting as "Candice" - one wonders what Robert was doing at the time? Maybe frocking up in some other band? Or is he perhaps the mysterious "Jacqveline" on tambourine?
This is the only release by Four Gods. Andrew Wilson later formed Frontier Scouts and if you like Four Gods you should definitely check out their single, When Daddy Blows His Top.
An American label reissued the Four Gods 7" a few years ago and it's much more available and affordable if you are not a crazy collector or have simply given up the chase...