Sugarfrost Records is one of the most important indiepop labels from the early 90s. I was so lucky to interview Akiko who ran the label many years ago and learn tons about the label. At the time of the interview I told her that I hadn’t find a copy of Evelyn Tremble’s 7″ and that I hadn’t heard the songs then. That changed a few months after I think, I found a copy and listened to the two songs on it…. and well, I just thought I should recommend this wonderful record to everyone now… many years after.

As I always say, it is better late than never. But let’s start with what Akiko told me that one time. This is what I asked and what she responded.

++ I still haven’t been able to find or listen the Evelyn Tremble 7″. So I’m very curious about this one. Care to tell me a bit about it? Like who were they and how did they sound like?

They are from Hull, England. As I mentioned before, we knew Eddie as a fanzine writer before this band came up. They are like a bunch of boys grew up together, and very funny bunch as well! Musically, kind of like Pale Fountains with a dark side? The booklet sleeve was designed and printed in LA, and just at the time of the big earthquake, too! So it was delayed by some 8 months or so, I seem to remember.

That’s right, Eddie Oxley used to write the Paradiso fanzine with Jon Parker. And that’s how the connection started.

Eddie was one half of the band. He wrote the songs. The other half was Richard Allgood.

The Evenly Tremble 7″ was finally released in 1994 on Sugarfrost (FROSTY 12). It included 2 songs, “Kool-Aid Blue” on the A side and “Catamite” on the B side. I didn’t know what a catamite was before and found out that in ancient Greece and Rome, a catamite was a pubescent boy who was the intimate companion of an older male, usually in a pederastic relationship. It was generally a term of affection and literally means “Ganymede” in Latin, but it was also used as a term of insult when directed toward a grown man.

The A side was engineered by Steve Cowell while the B side was engineered by Gary Burrows. On “Catamite” we also see Peter Moss credited for playing cello. Martha Kim did the design and photography.

The band didn’t appear in any compilations, and as far as I know these two songs are their only songs ever released.

According to the Sugarfrost website, Evelyn Tremble hailed from Hull and they nearly became a Sarah band but Sugarfrost released them first.

But who was Evelyn Tremble?
Evelyn Tremble (also codenamed James Bond 007) is a fictional baccarat master recruited by Vesper Lynd to challenge Le Chiffre at Casino Royale. The character appeared in the non-EON 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale and was portrayed by Peter Sellers.

And that’s where I lose their trace. I can’t believe they only recorded two songs. Two wonderful songs. Maybe there was a demo tape? Did they play live at all? Would be fantastic to find out. Who remembers Evelyn Tremble?

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Listen
Evelyn Tremble – Kool-aid Blue