16 STORY REFLECTION
The four original bandmembers in the Loons made five 7-inch releases in the late 1990’s, all on different labels: “Paradise” b/w “I Drain the Dregs” on Time Bomb Recordings, and “Unwind” b/w “Slow Knife” on 360 Twist! Records, both in late 1996; “In the Past” and “Face out of Phase” b/w “Knock Knock” on Thermionic Records, and “16 Story Reflection” b/w “Future Tense” on Screaming Apple Records, both in 1997; and “Stumble and Fall” b/w “Strange” in November 1998 on Max Picou Records.
The Loons then lined up an album deal with Get Hip Records called Love’s Dead Leaves that came out in 1999, with Gary Strickland as the new bass guitarist. Just 3 of the 11 songs released in the 5 earlier singles are on the album: “Paradise”, “Face out of Phase”, and “16 Story Reflection”. The songs are all originals, though one song, “Thursday’s Child” has the same name as a David Bowie song (“Thursday’s Child”), and two others, “Silver Threads” and “Paint it Gold” are similar in name to well-known 1960’s hit songs (“Silver Threads and Golden Needles” and "Paint it Black"). I have the album on order, but it hasn’t arrived as yet.
(June 2017)
