The MacKenzies were an indie band from Glasgow active around 1986/87, releasing two singles of jagged indie-funk on Ron Johnson Records and contributing the track Big Jim to the NME's C86 compilation. They also recorded two sessions for John Peel. When the band split up, the rhythm section of Graham Lironi and Paul Turnbull resurfaced in The Secret Goldfish. The band are not to be confused with another Scottish indie band called, Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, who once featured Shirley Manson of Garbage.
Links to Peel[]
The band did two sessions for Peel's programmes in 1986, but as with other indie bands such as Twang, during the 80's, they only released a few singles and no albums.
Sessions[]
The Mackenzies - John Peel Session -1 21st January 1986
1. Recorded: 1986-01-21. First Broadcast: 10 February 1986. Repeated: 25 February 1986, 24 June 1986
- New Breed / Man With No Reason / Give Me Everything / Gobstopper
2. Recorded: 1986-07-20. First Broadcast: 30 July 1986. Repeated: 25 August 1986
- Milk / Big Jim (There's No Pubs In Heaven) / Mealy Mouths / Jingle (Slight Return)
Other Shows Played[]
- 07 April 1986: Man With No Reason (v/a flexi-disc - Solid Glod) The Catalogue
- 12 April 1986 (BFBS): 'Man With No Reason (7" Flexi-Disc-Solid Glod)' (Ron Johnson)
- 14 April 1986 (BBC World Service): Man With No Reason (v/a 7" flexi-disc - Solid Glod) The Catalogue / Ron Johnson
- 05 May 1986 (BBC World Service): New Breed (7") Ron Johnson ZRON 9
- 06 May 1986: New Breed (7") Ron Johnson ZRON 9
- 07 May 1986 (BFBS): New Breed (7") Ron Johnson ZRON 9
- 12 May 1986: New Breed (7") Ron Johnson ZRON 9
- 14 May 1986: New Breed (7") Ron Johnson ZRON 9
- 14 June 1986 (BFBS): Big Jim (There's No Pubs In Heaven) (v/a album -C86) New Musical Express NME 022
- 1987
- 26 June 1987 (Radio Bremen): Mealy Mouths (12" - A Sensual Assault) Ron Johnson
- 04 August 1987: Mealy Mouths (12" - A Sensual Assault) Ron Johnson
- 18 August 1987: Mealy Mouths (12" - A Sensual Assault) Ron Johnson