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"Live at Fishy Pub - The Gavins"
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Recorded at the Fishy Pub, New Years Eve 1998.
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Recorded & Produced by, Umm I forget, Legends Digital
Recording Studio and Gavin.
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Mastered by nobody. What's Mastering?
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Released in 1999, well at least given to guests at the
pub without any prior permission from the band.
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0 copies sold, a hand full given away.
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Cover art designed by Andy Farrell & photocopied by Andy
Farrell and Gavin
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My Clag was old..
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Recorded on a digital
4 Track set up in one of the pubs motel rooms, the "Live at Fishy Pub"
recording was organised as a ploy to attract punters to the
Fishy Pub on New Years Eve - Nothing excites a drunk more than
knowing he is going to be recorded live, screaming his drunk arse
off in the back ground of a rock bands recording, in front of a bunch of
other drunken bafoons.
Little known facts..
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Gavin were still known as a "covers" band back then, and could ony play one
set of original songs if they would agree to compliment these with two
full sets of classic "covers".
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The guy who was recording the shindig got so stoned, that by the time Gavin's originals
set begun, he didnt realise that the vocal track had dropped off the 4
track mix, never to be heard again...
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The vocal track was re-recorded (quite badly I might add) on some guys Amiga 500
computer at a Fish Creek Farm.
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It is the only known recording of a lot of the older "The Gavins"
material. G-K, Bubblegum and Silver Heart would never be heard on CD
again..
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The track "Super Dog and the Vanishing ice-cream truck" was originally titled
"Mr. Butterfly" and an early two track recording was entered into the first
Melbourne Triple J Unearthed. Not suprisingly, the track didn't win.
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The "Live at Fishy Pub" Story...
Andy and the Fishy Pub knew when they were on to a good thing, so rather than just
let the infamous live recording of Gavin get chucked on the trash heap,
they couldn't resist but to get more local bands to try their luck
on digital 4 track. Amongst any proud Fish Creekster's cd collection,
you will find more classic "Live at Fishy Pub" performances from acts such as
That band of Marty's" and "Those other guys from the "Fishy Pub"....
Of course, none will be forgotten so fondly, as that of "The Gavins"....
or was it "Gavin" ???
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The Gavins, The Gavin, or Gavin????
Being a bunch of immature little school kids, not only did the
band members give themselves the ridiculous title of "The Gavins",
they also found it neccessary to change the name well before the
time of the Fishy Pub recording to just "Gavin".
And although they had already released their first cassette EP under
the name "Gavin", this name change caused great confusion among the
music industry and great torment for the band itself.
They were being advertised as "The Gavins", when
they had specifically told the venues, the name's just "Gavin" buddy!
The name change was supposed to be the beginning of the groups metamorphosis,
the progression to a band that would only play original material!!
In a radio interview to flog off some of the first EP's, Peter Galati made
it quite clear that the band was called "Gavin", but to no avail - "OK, this
next track is by "The Gavin..." Ahhhhhhhhh!!
Not only was the band being barred from changing their name, but everyone wanted
to create their own name for the band - "The Gavin", "Gavins" and even "Gav"....
Not knowing who they were, the members of "That Gavins Band"
got caught in a downward spiral of schoolwork, retail management
training and the stinky profession of buggery Butchery.
After much verbal abuse to their friends, fans, colleagues and
peers, eventually the band name "Gavin" stuck, and even the
beloved host of Inverloch's notorious community radio station
3mfm ceased calling "Gavin" - "The Gavin".
And the rest my friends is history....or just another bunch of crap I'll save for
later...
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The original line-up.
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foldout from "Live at Fishy Pub...."
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Thanks goes out to our graphic designers..
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