The Pastels first single from way back in 1982 has never, to the best of my knowledge, been anthologised or reissued in any way. Which is a shame as it's the perfect blueprint for the
C86 scene they were so integral to, but in many ways distanced from. After a second single on
Rough Trade they released three classics on
Creation (before it went shit), culminating in the still massive in this house, I'm Alright With You / Baby Honey.
This release, on the
Television Personalities' Whaam! label, has a typically ramshackle (as per early Pastels) a-side and a b-side which pays beautiful tribute to record producer
George 'Shadow' Morton's work with The Shangri-Las and pre-dates similar work by Belle and Sebastian ('Another Sunny Day' on
The Life Pursuit being the most obvious lyrical comparison).
The Pastels - Songs for Children. Whaam! 005. 1982.
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