Stolen Picassos in Dallas, Palm Beach, London, Paris, Prague, New York. All of them millions of dollars worth. Most of them are drawings and paintings. Every year, somehow, pieces from the Spanish artist are stolen from different museums. It’s surprising as museums invest in the latest security systems, la creme de la creme of video cameras and laser alarms. At least that’s what movies have made me believe.

But what about these Stolen Picassos from Perth, Australia? Were they complices with the Picasso Twins? Do you know their whereabouts? Maybe it’s time to paste some reward posters, a la old desperado fashion, throughout the western Aussie city. Every electric post with it’s own “Most Wanted” photocopied white paper. Maybe this way we’ll find them. What’s the ransom you ask? One gorgeous 12″ on Kim and Dom’s Easter Records. Framed, it will look as good as a Picasso. Trust me. Martin Gambie on guitars and vocals, Graham Hope on bass, Brad Bolton on guitars, Sandra Morgan on keyboards and vocals, and Duncan McMillan on drums, where are they hiding?

My favourite Picassos have always been those from his Blue Period output. The sadness, the dreamy shades of blue  (I think it’s pretty obvious I like blue), the ethereal and unsmiling figures, have always gave me some sense of comfort compared to his later eye popping cubism. That same comfort comes up to me everytime I listen to the Stolen Picassos. Their intimate and homey sound, the boy/girl vocals whispering to me, it feels like if they were just playing here in my bedroom while I’m drinking this lager before going to bed.

I have only heard two songs, the 12″ is a bit out of my reach, in Musicstack it’s going for 112 dollars. Tough! Tonight I’m playing the songs I have: The Little Words and Save a Little Piece. I’ve seen a short post about them some days ago on the Fire Escape Talking blog. There are some interesting facts there about the band like that of Richard Bolton forming later the brilliant The Rainyard, and that of a single scheduled for 1989 on the Bus Stop Label. Mind you, the 12″ was recorded (in Shelter Studios) and released on 1987. It included four songs, “Everything Will Turn”, “Save a Little Piece”, “The Little Words” and “Time Will Tell”. Wonder if one day I’ll get to listen to the other two. What about that single for Bus Stop? Was it recorded? If so, where are those tracks?!

Any help or information about the whereabouts of these indiepop bandits would be great! Time for interrogation!

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Stolen Picassos – Save a Little Piece