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Damon & Naomi with Richard Youngs in London (video and photos)

Damon & Naomi
Damon & Naomi are now the support act, I don’t entirely have a problem with this because it’s not as if they support acts that I don’t enjoy (The Clientele in 2010 and Richard Youngs tonight), my main problem is that I feel a little sad at 40 minute sets, the back catalogue is rich and sadly becoming neglected, I know a band has to move on but as I get older I seem to be getting more and more enjoyment from wallowing deeply and luxuriantly in my past.
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Photos and audio: Galaxie 500′s first London show

Dean Wareham at the ICA in 1989 (photo: Lori)


At some point later this year A Head Full of Wishes will pass its eighteenth birthday, over those eighteen years I’ve been lucky enough to have been sent/emailed hundreds of photos (sadly a lot of them are not currently online.. but I am working on that!). Obviously in the age of the digital camera this was not really a surprise, I have been given lots of Damon & Naomi, Dean & Britta and late-era Luna photos, photos of Galaxie 500, who left us in the days of analog photography, however have been less common, so you can possibly imagine the thrill when Lori got in touch with me earlier in the week…

While going through some old photos we found some pictures that we took at the Galaxie 500 gig at ICA together with ticket stubs etc. Can I email to you?

My reply was “yes” only with more words and over-excited gibbering. So here are some great pictures of Galaxie 500′s first London show at the ICA in London on 26th September 1989 (click on the thumbnail to see the full picture).

Dean Wareham by LoriTicket Naomi Yang by LoriNaomi Yang by LoriFlyer Dean Wareham by Lori

In Black Postcards Dean wrote about this show…

Out first English gig was at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, a show sponsored by Time Out London. A big stage. Lots of people. It was quiet as can be between songs. Does this mean they hated us? No, it means the room was filled with journalists and A&R people and the like.

David Cavanagh of Sounds loved our show. He wrote some pretty silly things:

About Damon: the grooviest and most judicious arbiter of swing, violence, and whatever else armoury a drummer needs.

Naomi: I thought she was a bit like Peter Hook until Galaxie 500 played New Order’s “Ceremony” and it was obvious she was far better.

Me: Wareham’s guitar and vocals make him the focal point, but one to glimpse rather than gawk at. Shyness keeps him to the side of the stage… [Wareham is] in the great guitarists’ Bundesliga.
(Sounds, October 1989)

I’d like to thank Lori (and her “hubby”) for absolutely making my week (month, year etc.)

As a bonus here’s a recording of Galaxie 500 at that ICA show.

Update: I’ve just dug out the other Galaxie 500 photos I was sent and popped them on Oblivious – these were from what turned out to be Galaxie 500s last show.

If anyone else has anything like this kicking around in a shoebox please, please get in touch!

Posters for the recent Dean plays Galaxie 500 shows

the artist of these two lovely posters for the recent Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500 shows in New York and Philadelphia has just posted about how he created them. You can also buy limited edition numbered and signed copies of the posters directly from him.

"The ideas for these came about pretty naturally. For the NYC poster, I actually came up with the title first, and the image just kinda appeared on the page after a quick sketch."
(Now That Enough Time Has Passed) It's Safe To Go Back Again

"For the Philly show, I had just finished a sketchbook piece (which I've posted before here), and I thought this would be a great opportunity to bring it to life as a screen print."
Hello Again / Goodbye Again

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Beautiful collection of memorabilia

This beautiful site, Freakin' & Peakin' by Jenell Kesler hosted on Rate Your Music collects together a phenomanl amount of memorabilia related to Galaxie 500, Luna and Dean & Britta. It includes the largest collection of posters as well as setlists, ticket stubs, records. It also has some interesting lists such as cover versions and recurring themes. Well worth a visit.

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