In announcement from the band’s blog and an email we received today. The Long Blonde’s have decided to “call it a day.” Guitarist Dorian Cox writes a very endearing last message to his fans and supporters, citing the uncertainties of his recovery from the stroke he suffered in June.
From the band’s blog:
We have decided to call it a day.
The main reason for this is that I suffered from a stroke in June and unfortunately I do not know when / if I will be well enough to play guitar again.
Today, our good friends at Angular Recording Corporation release a compilation of our early, pre-Rough Trade singles - called, “Singles”. The CD includes the A & B-sides of our first four singles, and some bonus tracks.
On behalf of the band I’d like to say a big thank you to anyone who ever came to one of our shows, bought one of our records or danced to one of our songs in a club. Thank you, if it wasn’t for you the whole thing would have been pointless.
Finally on a personal note, thanks for all your well wishing messages.
Dorian xxx
We’re feeling nostalgic…
The full tracklisting is:
‘New Idols’
‘Long Blonde’
‘Autonomy Boy’
‘Giddy Stratospheres’
‘Polly’
‘Darts’
‘Appropriation (By Any Other Name)’
‘My Heart Is Out Of Bounds’
‘Lust In The Movies’
‘Separated By Motorways’ (alternative version)
‘Big Infatuation’
‘Peterborough’
It’s available now, from good record shops, and direct from Angular:
We wish you a steady recovery Dorian, and hope your guitar will make us dance once again.
Tags: Angular Records, Dorian Cox, The Long Blondes
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