This past week I saw on eBay the elusive “(There Is) No Refrain” 7″ by Harrison. How much did it sell for? US $201.50.
This extremely rare single, this infrequent round slice of plastic, this black and white sleeve with a girl and her jump rope, shows up maybe once a year on the bidding site. And then everyone tries to have a hold on it. Of course it depends on how big your wallet is and if you are willing to confront the mighty yen. Facts about the band are very scarce. On the listing it says it was released on the Skipping Rope label (Skip 01) and recorded in Birmingham. And then I found some bits of information on my friend Jessel’s blog. He showcased “Simply This”, the B-side, on one of his famous online mixtapes. He wrote:
One of my favourite songs! Even my 5 year old daughter enjoys singing this, especially when the “pa-pa-rap-paps” chorus comes in! The band was based in Hinckley in Leicestershire and was composed of Mick Adams on guitar, Matt Price on vocals and keyboards, Nige Shephard on bass and Andy Hill on Drums and was managed by a guy named Mike Walker! Sadly this self released 7″ was the band’s only output…2 great songs! I hope they (the band) or someone out there have a copy of their unreleased music…I would really love to hear more songs by them and find out what happened to the band members!
Lucky Jessel that he owns a copy. He is spot on with his questions too. What really happened to the band members! Where did they go? were they involved with other bands? how do they feel about the prices their 7″ sells on eBay? or just to know how many records were pressed? It’s so rare that it seems only 50 were pressed!
I’m fonder to the A-side though! (There Is) No Refrain is such a wonderful song! Listen it yourself (that fantastic galloping bass lines… so good!). If you know anything else about this fantastic single, or about the whereabouts of the band members please share! A band like this can’t fall into oblivion!
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3 Responses to “:: Harrison”
Hi i used to be in a band with Mick Adams i have this single although i didnt think much to it at the time i only bught it because i knew Mick
Im a member of Black Widow / Agony bag im trying to find Mick just for old times sake
I’m in uni, my flatmate’s dad is Matt Price.
I just found this and I find it so nice that everyone still has interest in Harrison. Matt Price is my dad and Harrison was a great band, if you want to check out their old rare singles you can purchase an album of their “Demos and Rarities” at http://riverhead.co.uk/musicshop.html 😀