Changes: Fire Engines

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The Fire Engines were a short-lived but influential Scottish band from 1981. David Henderson (Guitar, Vocals) / Russell Burn (Drums) / Graham Main (Bass) / Murray Slade (Guitar).

Henderson said of the early live shows:

"We played to our strengths which were minimal, but somehow, as a band, it worked. We never played chords and Russell didn’t use cymbals or hi-hats. It was very violent although no-one got hurt. Pure aggression, attitude and hate was what it was."

Reformed in 2004 to support The Magic Band and collaborated with Franz Ferdinand for a single release. Henderson is now leading The Sexual Objects.

Links to Peel

Peel saw the band play live at the Embassy Club in London on 7th April 1981 [1]. Henderson went on to have further Peel sessions with Nectarine No. 9.

Festive Fifty Entries

1981 Festive Fifty: Candy Skin #58

Sessions

Two sessions in 1981. From session #1, '(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing' and 'Discord' released on LP/CD Fond CD in 1992. 'Discord' and 'Candy Skin' released on [Discord] to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their first broadcast.

THE_FIRE_ENGINES_John_Peel_23rd_February_1981 — THE FIRE ENGINES John Peel 23rd February 1981

1. Recorded: 1981-02-23. First broadcast: 09 March 1981. Repeated: 28 May 1981, 30 December 1981, 20 August 1984.

Untitled / Discord / Candy Skin / (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing

2. Recorded: 1981-11-14. First broadcast: 23 November 1981. Repeated:14 December 1981, 05 January 1982, 20 August 1984.

The Big Wrong Time / Young Tongues Need Taste / Qualitamatic / Produced To Seduce To

Other Shows Played

Fire_Engines_-_Candyskin — Fire Engines - Candyskin

09 December 1980: Get Up And Use Me (7") Codex Communications CDX 01
05 January 1981: Hungry Beat (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
28 January 1981: Get Up And Use Me (album - Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural ACC 001
06 April 1981: Candyskin (7" - Candyskin / Meat Whiplash) Pop Aural POP 010
28 April 1981: Candy Skin (7") Pop Aural
23 July 1981: Candy Skin (7") Pop Aural
17 November 1981: Candyskin (7") Pop Aural POP 010
30 November 1981: Big Gold Dream (12") Pop Aural POP 013
25 August 1982: Big Gold Dream
30 August 1982: Get Up And Use Me (7") Codex Communications
29 February 1984: Meat Whiplash (7") Pop Aural
22 January 1985: Candy Skin (7") Pop Aural
08 May 1985: Big Gold Dream (12") Pop Aural
26 February 1986: Meat Whiplash (7") Pop Aural
18 October 1988: Candy Skin (7") Pop Aural
25 July 1992: (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (CD Fond) Revola
29 August 1992: Get Up And Use Me (CD Fond) Rev-O-La
12 September 1992: Candyskin (CD Fond) Revola
21 April 1998: New Thing In Cartons
07 December 1999: Get Up And Use Me (LP Lubricate Your Living Room) Pop Aural
13 December 1999 (BFBS): Get Up And Use Me (LP Lubricate Your Living Room)P op Aural
15 March 2000: Everything's Roses (7" Get Up And Use Me AA side) Codex Communications
23 May 2001: (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (CD Fond) Revola
18 November 2003: Candy Skin (7") Pop Aural
Best Of Peel Vol 51: Get Up And Use Me (Version) (CD - Fond) Rev-ola

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 *[[29 August 1992]]: Get Up And Use Me (CD [http://www.discogs.com/Fire-Engines-Fond/release/767379 Fond]) Rev-O-La
 *[[12 September 1992]]: Candyskin (CD [http://www.discogs.com/Fire-Engines-Fond/master/29796 Fond]) Revola
+*[[21 April 1998]]: New Thing In Cartons
 *[[07 December 1999]]: Get Up And Use Me (LP [http://www.discogs.com/Fire-Engines-Lubricate-Your-Living-Room/release/469184 Lubricate Your Living Room]) Pop Aural
 * [[13 December 1999 (BFBS)]]: Get Up And Use Me (LP [http://www.discogs.com/Fire-Engines-Lubricate-Your-Living-Room/release/469184 Lubricate Your Living Room])P op Aural