Close Lobsters are a Scottish indie pop rock band. They first came to wider prominence with the track "Firestation Towers" on the NME's C86 compilation. They signed to Fire Records and released their debut single "Going To Heaven To See If It Rains" in October 1986. They released a second single "Never Seen Before" in April 1987 which strengthened their reputation as one of the leading emerging indie bands. They went on to release two albums: Foxheads Stalk This Land was released in 1987 and Headache Rhetoric in 1989.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel seemed to be first aware of the group in 1986 when they released their track, 'Firestation Towers', on the C86 compilation album, which he would often play tracks from on his programmes. Further material from the group were played on his programmes including a session they recorded in 1987 for his show. By the end of the 80's, the band split and their music was never revisited on Peel's show after that. However, the group reformed in 2012 and their song, 'Now Time', entered Dandelion Radio's 2014 Festive Fifty at number 16.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- Post Peel
- 2014 Festive Fifty: Now Time #16
Sessions[]
Close Lobsters - Peel Session 1987
- One session. Released as John Peel session 04.01.88 (2024, 10"/digital, Precious PRE037).
1. Recorded: 1987-12-15. First Broadcast: 04 January 1988. Repeated: 19 January 1988
- Loopholes / From This Day On / What Is There To Smile About? / Mirror Breaks
Other Shows Played[]
- 1986
- 04 June 1986: Firestation Towers (v/a Cassette Album - C86) NME
- 09 December 1986: Going To Heaven To See If It Rains (7") Fire
- 16 December 1986: All The Little Boys And Girls (v/a LP - Bludgeoned! A Collection) Bludgeoned!
- 06 January 1987: Going To Heaven To See If It Rains (single) Fire
- 21 January 1987 (Radio Bremen): Going To Heaven To See If It Rains (7") Fire
- 27 April 1987: Never Seen Before (12") Fire
- April 1987 (Radio Bremen): Never Seen Before (12") Fire
- 13 October 1987: Pathetique (LP - Foxheads Stalk This Land) Fire
- 22 October 1987 (BBC World Service): Pathetique (LP - Foxheads Stalk This Land) Fire
- 03 November 1987: Foxheads (LP - Foxheads Stalk This Land) Fire
- 1988
- 18 April 1988: Nothing Really Matters (7" - The Janice Long Radio 1 Session) Strange Fruit
- 05 October 1988: Loopholes (12" - What Is There To Smile About) Fire
- 1989
- 22 March 1989: Nature Thing (7") Fire
- 17 April 1989: Gut Apprehension (album - Headache Rhetoric) Fire
- 26 April 1989: Gunpowder Keg (album - Headache Rhetoric) Fire
- 02 May 1989: Nature Thing (album - Headache Rhetoric + Foxheads Stalk This Land) Fire
- 11 May 1989: Gulp (album - Headache) Fire
- 24 May 1989: Gulp (album - Headache Rhetoric) Fire
- 29 May 1989 (BBC World Service): Gunpowderkeg (LP - Headache Rhetoric) Fire
- 09 June 1989 (BFBS): 'Words On Power (LP-Headache Rhetoric)' (Fire)