Cath Carroll
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cath Carroll (b. 25 August 1960, Chipping Sodbury, England)[1] is a British musician and music journalist.
Contents |
[edit] Career
Carroll was raised in Swansea, then Manchester. In 1979 she formed the band Glass Animals with her friend Liz Naylor. The band was renamed Gay Animals in 1980, before disbanding in 1984. Carroll stated that the band aimed to be "the lesbian Rolling Stones", but "it sounded like a very bad Fall". [2] During this time she also produced the City Fun fanzine. In 1984 she began writing for New Musical Express magazine under the pen-name Myrna Minkoff, and also formed a new band, Miaow, who released their first single, "Belle Vue" on their own Venus label in 1985.[1] In early 1987 they came to the attention of Factory Records head Tony Wilson, who released two singles; "When it All Comes Down", and "Break the Code". The band also recorded for the Peel Sessions, and contributed a track to the C86 compilation. After several line-up changes, Miaow disbanded in 1988, with Carroll going on to work with The Hit Parade.[1]
In June 1988 Carroll began working on her debut solo album, England Made Me, named after a Graham Greene novel. The album was recorded in Sheffield, Sao Paolo, London, and in Chicago with Steve Albini. Carroll and Albini also recorded a version of "King Creole" for New Musical Express' The Last Temptation of Elvis compilation album. Carroll subsequently moved to Chicago in late 1989. England Made Me was released in June 1991 on the Factory Records label.[1]
American band Unrest paid tribute to Carroll in 1993, with the Cath Carroll EP released on TeenBeat records, and used a Robert Mapplethorpe portrait of Carroll on the cover of their Perfect Teeth album in the same year.[1]
Carroll released two singles ("My Cold Heart" in 1994 and "Bad Star" in 1995) and her second album, True Crime Motel, on Teenbeat Records in 1995.[1] In 1996 she married musician and audio engineer Kerry Kelekovich, with whom she released her eponymously titled third album in 2000, on Carroll and Kelekovich's own Lilypad label. In November 2002, Carroll released her fourth album, The Gondoliers of Ghost Lake released by Lilypad and manufactured and distributed by UK label, LTM. In 2003, LTM released, When It All Comes Down by Miaow which compiled all of Factory's Miaow catalogue, rarities, Peel Sessions for the BBC and tracks which were never released.
In 2001, Carroll's critical discography detailing the works of Tom Waits for Unanimous Publishing's "Kill Your Idol" series was published. Three years later, the book written for Chicago Review Press examining Fleetwood Mac's epic, "Rumours" was published entitled, "Never Break The Chain" (2004).
In 2008, Carroll continues to write musically related content for the likes of UK music mag, The Word, and Kevin Cummins picture book on Joy Division, Juvenes while also writing new music to be released in 2009. Her latest projects include hosting music podcast, The Pad [1] and releasing new music from Morris, Illinois duo worldwideriot.
[edit] Selected Discography
Belle Vue Venus 1985 (b/w- Fate & Grocer's Devil Daughter)
C86 Sport Most Royal NME1986 (from C86 Radio Only Promo LP)
Fac 179 When It All Comes Down (Catechism) Factory 1987 (b/w- Did She & When It All Comes Down) Fac 189 Break The Code Factory 1987(b/w- Stolen Ears)
Facd 334v/a Palatine - The Beat Groups Factory 1991When It All Comes Down (Miaow)
LTMCD 2346When It All Comes Down LTM 2003 Reissue Collection
Facd 210/LTM2348 England Made Me Factory 1991 LTM 2002
TB 167 True Crime Motel TeenBeat/Matador 1995 Lilypad 2004
HS 77751-2 Cath Carroll Lilypad/Heart & Soul 2000
LTMCD 2350 The Gondoliers Of Ghost Lake LTM 2002
NME CD 038 v/a The Last Temptation of Elvis NME 1990 King Creole (w/Steve Albini)
Fac 255 Beast On The Streets Factory 1990
Facd 307 Moves Like You Factory 1991
Facd 344 v/a Palatine - Selling Out Factory 1991 Moves Like You (remix)
TB 137 My Cold Heart TeenBeat 1994 (b/w- Into Day)
TB 157 Bad Star TeenBeat 1995 (b/w- Mississippi River Factory Town)
The Factory Story, Part One London 1997 Moves Like You (remix)
Nomad Planets The Indestructible Drop (Nomad Planets) Fairbanks 1998 (backing vocals on Dance and Wink & A Prayer)
Dusty 2000 v/a Forever Dusty R & D 2000 (including the CC's version of No Easy Way Down)
LRC V1115T621 Free Lilypad 2001
darla comp v/a Little Darla Has A Treat For You v.19 Darla 2002
LTM's Black Music 2003 v/a Black Music LTM Compilation 2003 (contains True Crime Motel remix)
Edge Of Time The Fairbanks Label 2004 (contains I Remember The Sun)
The Gravity Within All Over The Place Records 2007 remastered
With Love From The Hit Parade JSH/Vinyl Japan 1990
PSCW-5029 Sixteen Weeks Polystar 1993 (The Dispossessed, ©1993 Henry/Carroll)
PSCW-5026 The Sound Of The Hit Parade Polystar 1993
