Snog six what? For the means of this article, let’s just say snog 6 girls. Three blondes and three brunettes. That would be good, right? Maybe at Indietracks. Maybe at the camping site. Makes sense, snog is a British word anyways… and a friend of mine already had a dream of a making out orgy at the Derbyshire grass field… some dreams do come true, you know? It’s time for the popkids to get a bit dirty, there’s too much holding hands already!

Snog 6 was a British band too. Don’t know if they snogged a lot, don’t know if they were six members, I don’t know anything at all about them. I only know one song which is called “Misery”. Perhaps the snogging between them was terrible and well, they felt miserable? But it did make them very good at making this one song. It’s just a fantastic slice of girly indiepop, in the vein of Cowboy and Spin Girl, The Bedflowers or a sweeter version of the Rosehips.

The song was released on a 7″ compilation called “Does Your Dog Moult? EP” on the Happy Dog Rekordz label in 1993. This is number 1 in their catalog and I assume it was the only release by this label. The record also includes old favourites as The Keatons and Kennedy. The other two songs on the record, the ones by Paste and Refrigerator, I recommend skipping.

But I’m not the first to pay attention to this tune. Who else could adore an obscure indiepop song? Of course, the Japanese! The band Citrus, the legendary band Citrus, who released records on Vinyl Japan and more, covered this song! Isn’t it great? I have yet to hear it though. There is this fantastic compilation were the cover is included. It’s called “Pits Are The Pits (25 GOLD=RARE=DEBRIS 1992-2000)” and was released last year on Felicity Records. I still have to get my hands on it. Still don’t know how and where to buy it. Felicity Records doesn’t answer my emails and feels criminal to pay 40 dollars for it on Discogs. I know Japanese CDs are expensive, but this is a bit too much. Maybe when I snog a Japanese girl she’ll buy it for me.

Like me, Citrus has had a hard time to find or figure out who Snog 6 were. The master Takeaki Emori has not been able to demonstrate any detective skills, and their label much less. On the booklet of this CD it reads:“The original record is used as a master without autholization on Track 11Snog 6 “Misery” because of the difficulty of contacting the band. Should the band member or any concerned parties find this release, please contact “www.1fct.net” We pay appropriate royalties to whom may it concern”.”

Hey you Snog 6, want to be rich? Why don’t you drop them a line? And while you do so, drop me a line too! I would like to snog with you.

Well, maybe. But for sure I would like to listen to any more other songs you had! I can’t believe you only recorded one song, there must have been some demo tapes or some bootleg from some gig, or something! “Misery” is already a great taster and I want more!

If anyone knows anything else about this band, who were they, where were they from, if they ever appeared on any fanzine, anything really, share. We are trying to re-write indiepop history!

For those who are interested, you can still pick up this record at Norman Records.

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Snog 6 – Misery