ANIMAL(S) HISTORY LESSON!SUPER FURRY ANIMALS'
- 20/05/2004
Label PLACID CASUAL are to release a compilation of songs by singer GRUFF RHYS and drummer DAFYDD IEUAN's first band FFA COFFI PAWB.'Am Byth', out August 2, brings together tracks taken from the band's four albums, various 12-inch releases, flexidiscs and one-off songs from Welsh language compilations, most of which feature on CD for the first time.Ffa Coffi Pawb existed between 1986 and 1993. The band, who formed in Bethesda, north Wales, were instantly banned from the Welsh media as their name, a verbal practical joke, sounded alarmingly like 'Fuck Off Everybody' when spoken out loud. It actually means 'Everybody's Coffee Beans'.Ffa Coffi Pawb recorded three albums for Ankst, and one extremely limited edition cassette only release for their own label, 'Siwgwr', with 1992's final release 'Hei Vidal!' widely regarded as their finest. Ffa Coffi Pawb only ever played two gigs in London, and with the exception of a tour!
of Holland and Friesland, stuck to a regime of constantly touring Wales.After the band's demise in 1993, Rhys and Ieuan were joined by Huw Bunford and Guto Pryce from U.Thant and Cian Ciaran from Wwzz to form Super Furry Animals. Ffa Coffi Pawb's guitarist, Rhodri Puw, joined Gorky's Zygotic Mynci to replace departed guitarist John Lawrence and also records as Psycho VII, whilst bassist Dewi Emlyn has toured behind the scenes with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Super Furry Animals, Mogwai and Cornelius.
The tracklisting is:
'Valium' (taken from the album 'Dalec Peilon', released 1988)
'Allan O'i Phen' (originally recorded for Fideo 9 in Nov 1989, released on 12" in 1990)
'Breichiau Hir' (from the album 'Clymhalio' released in 1991)
'Gafael Yn Dynn' (taken from 'Hei Mr DJ', 1991)
'Sega Segur' (from the album 'Hei Vidal', released 1992)
'Arwynebol Melyn' (from 'Hei Vidal')
'Lluchia Dy Fflachlwch Drosta I' (from 'Hei Vidal')
'Gweld Dim Byd' (from 'Clymhalio'!)
'Llosga Nhy I Lawr' (from the album 'Torrwyr Beddau Byd Eang Cyf' on Siwgwr, released 1986)
'Ffarout' (from 'Hei Vidal')
'Gwneud Fy Mhen I Fewn' (from 'Dalec Peilon')
'Gwn' (from a split flexi disc with a band by the name of 'Terry Waite A'r Asid', released 1989)
'Hydref Yn Sacramento' (from 'Clymhalio')
'Colli'r Goriad' (from 'Hei Vidal')
'Mynd I Lawr' (from 'Dalec Peilon')
'Dwi'n Troi'n Ffrwyth' (from a 12" released in 1989)
PHANTOM PHORCE AVAILABILITY
- 22/04/2004
from placidcasual.com
PLACID CASUAL wish to apologies to anybody experiencing difficulties in obtaining copies of PHANTOM PHORCE.
Unfortunately the sales company responsible for selling/marketing + administering the distribution of the album ( 3MV ) ceased trading last week and are going into liquidation next week.
This means that distribution of the album into shops, other retail outlets + online sellers has been frozen.
We hope that this will be resolved soon – but it could mean a period of some weeks until some shops / retailers receive new / more copies.
Please accept our apologies – we are gutted; but it is a situation totally beyond our control.
We will post news of any developments on placidcasual.com and superfurry.com.