Thursday, July 15, 2010

Praying Mantis - Turn The Tables EP



The Band

Tino Troy Guitar, Vocals
Chris Troy Bass, Vocals
Bernie Shaw Lead Vocals
Dave Potts Drums
Jon Bavin Keyboards




If Bernie is too be believed this three track EP was released on the 27th Aug 1982, the same day they made their appearance at that years reading festival He announces the fact during the introduction to "Tell Me The Nightmares Wrong" during their live set 

None of these tracks ever made it onto an album ( I think) except for the instrumental "A Question Of Time"
which wound up on the Demorabilia album

Tracks

01. Turn The Tables
02. Tell Me The Nightmares Wrong
03. A Question Of Time


There is a great interview with Bernie Here that was done in 1998 and pretty much covers his whole career up until that point 

2 comments:

  1. Thank you Colin for this single

    I will go in holydays in the next ten days, i will go to sea in Lguria, near to Genova. I hope to make some post at the end of July, before others ten days at mountains.
    So good holydays to Colin and to all others blog readers

    Cheers

    Robi

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  2. "None of these tracks ever made it onto an album (I think) except for the instrumental "A Question Of Time" which wound up on the Demorabilia album."

    Well, actually "Turn The Tables" was re-recorded a decade later for a 1993 EP "Only The Children Cry", with Mark Thompson-Smith on vocals (this version also found its place on the "Best of..." compilation from 2004). Three years later a live version sung by Gary Barden was released on "Captured Alive in Tokio City".

    Both "Turn the Tables" and "A Question of Time" magnificient tracks! The other one quite nice to listen (and sing ;) ) too...

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