The Motorcycle Boy were an indie pop band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1987 by former members of Meat Whiplash and The Shop Assistants. The band consisted of Alex Taylor (vocals, formerly of The Shop Assistants), with Paul McDermott (drums), Michael Kerr (guitar), and Eddy Connelly (bass) (all formerly of Meat Whiplash), and David "Scottie" Scott (guitar). They were signed by Rough Trade Records, who issued their debut single, "Big Rock Candy Mountain", which reached number 2 in the UK Independent Chart. The band were then signed up by Chrysalis Records and recorded a debut album "Scarlet", but failed to achieve great success despite considerable press attention. The band then split with Chrysalis, leaving "Scarlet" unreleased (Michael Kerr eventually issued it on his own label in 2019), with one further single released on the Nymphaea Pink label in 1990, before the band themselves split up.
Links To Peel[]
The band were played by Peel during 1987 including a session for his show and in an interview with the Big Gold Dream website, Michael Kerr admitted one of his favourite memories of being in the music career was the group's Big Rock Candy Mountain getting into the Festive Fifty. [1]
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 1987 Festive Fifty: Big Rock Candy Mountain #22
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1987-08-30. Broadcast: 14 September 1987. Repeated: 29 September 1987
- Scarlet / Some Girls / I Could Make You Happy / Under The Bridge
Other Shows Played[]
- 09 September 1987: Big Rock Candy Mountain (7") Rough Trade
- 20 September 1987 (BFBS): Big Rock Candy Mountain (7") Rough Trade
- 22 September 1987: Big Rock Candy Mountain (7") Rough Trade
- 11 October 1987 (BFBS): Big Rock Candy Mountain (7") Rough Trade
- 28 December 1987: 'Big Rock Candy Mountain (7 inch)' (Rough Trade) FF #22