The Clique
Demos
1993

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from SEETHELIGHT7 collection # 674
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Demo tape. Thanks to SEETHEFUZZ7 for digitalizing it from tape and sending it to me.

Rec. Info:
demo tape -> transfer via Nakamichi tapedeck DR3 -> wav-file -> wetransfer -> Magix Music Cleaning Lab (edit) -> FLAC (44,1 kHz, 16 Bit, Stereo) -> DIME
Ex sound, no EQ was done.


This is the ninth of a series of 10 recordings consisting mostly of studio recordings from the following bands and location/dates (if available):

1. Cornflake Zoo
2. Creeps Italy 1987
3. Performers Demos 1990-1991
4. Peter M. Groep Rehearsal 1993-08
5. Peter M. Groep Studio 1993-11
6. The 99th Floor More Primitive Sound (Studio + Live in Germany)
7. The Ace-Tones 1993-03-05 Rotterdam
8. The Ace-Tones 1993-05-13 Hans Dulfers*s Street Beats VPRO Radio
9. The Clique Demos 1993
10.The Kliek 1990-03-17 Baarn, NL

SEETHEFUZZ7 told me he received all of these recordings from the bands themselves which makes them to something absolute special. All of these bands can be related to the
60's garage/psychedelic revival from the 80's to early 90's and all them are great. I must admit that I didn't know some of the bands at all. Maybe it's the same with you
but the important thing is that every recording is worth to be downloaded if you like this kind of music as not only the sound quality but also the potential of the material
is great.

This time a more mod related band but what a great one! The 3 songs were recorded before the release of their first album in 1993 and especially the Quest is a fantastic ride
between mod beat and psychedelia. I found some info about them at Wiki:

"The Clique was an English rock band, formed in the late 1980s by Jon Paul Harper, Paul Newman, Phillip Otto and Gilles B. Mery. This line-up played many gigs centred around the
revived UK mod scene. After sporadic experiments with keyboard players, including James Taylor (see below), Dom Strickland became full-time Hammond player in late 1992, and also
their main songwriter. Up to that point the Clique had been a covers band, making up for their lack of original material by covering rare and obscure freakbeat material. Shortly thereafter,
in an unrelated move, Mery departed to his native France, and he was replaced by Matthew Braim, who played his first gig in April 1993. This particular line-up is now generally regarded as
the Clique at the height of their powers.[citation needed]
Their first recording, "Worming", appeared in a Totally Wired compilation album on the Acid Jazz Records label in 1989. Their raw R'n'B style showed up on the EP Detour Records edited in 1993,
with the inclusion of "Early Days", featuring Taylor on Hammond organ.
The band continued to play, and record, with different line-ups through the 1990s, associating Trevor French, Chris Jordan, Alex Petty, Bruce Brand (from Thee Headcoats), Dom Strickland,
and in 1998 with their final EP, Hello Sunshine.
Their discography is made of at least six singles or EPs, and two albums."


Setlist (tape length 12:16 min.)

01 - Why Do I Cry
02 - 125
03 - The Quest


Support the artists, go to their shows, buy their albums.
Do not convert to lossy files, unless for personal use. Don't ever sell!

Band line up not clear (see Wiki text).


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