New Rose Records

NEW ROSE RECORDS

New Rose Records war ein französisches Schallplattenunternehmen, das 1980 aus dem gleichnamigen Musikshop hervorging, der von den Franzosen Patrick Mathé und Louis Thevenon in Paris betrieben wurde. Das als Independent-Label konstituierte Unternehmen gewann über die 1980er-Jahre hinweg an internationaler Popularität und nahm neben einheimischen Künstlern auch zahlreiche ausländische Bands unter Vertrag. Das musikalische Spektrum reichte von konventionellem Rock über Punk, Post-Punk, Gothic und Cold Wave bis hin zu elektronischer Musik. (More from German Wikipedia – translation available)

Phil Gammage left Certain General in 1985 and evidently returned to the Corvairs for a time; he then began pursuing a solo career. Prior to Cry of the City, he released two albums on a French label, New Rose Records, Night Train and Kneel to the Rising Sun. Last Call Records, yet another French label that issued his fourth solo album Lowlife Street (1999), says of this early trio of albums: “These records showcased Phil’s songwriting, guitar playing and vocals talents and found him exploring in depth blues and acoustic musical styles.” Of the new album, the promo material states: “This record takes up musically where his previous three solo records left off . . . original songs written by Gammage and performed in his unique and dynamic style.” A retrospective album, Motel Songs came out in 2003 featuring songs from Phil Gammage’s first four CD’s.

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Here follows a reprint of the Trouser Press Record Guide (4th Edition) listing for the SourMash family of bands. Though slightly garbled, it presents a fairly accurate overview of our thing in the 1980’s.

Steve G.

CERTAIN GENERAL

Holiday of Love EP (Labor) 1982

November’s Heat (Fr. L’Invitation au Suicide) 1984

Reissued w/ bonus tracks (Fr. New Rose) 1990; (Alive) 1999; (Fr. Fantastica) 2002