Description
When Colin MacIntyres debut Mull Historical Society single Barcode Bypass Rough Trade was named NMEs Debut Single of the Year in 2000, and it then received its first daytime airplay all 7 minutes of it on Radio 1 Jo Whileys show, it was clear a truly original songwriting talent had emerged as if fully formed and from the unlikely Atlantic outpost of the isle of Mull, in the Scottish Hebrides population of 2,500 people, 28,234 sheep. Named after a genuine society dedicated to the preservation of tradition on the bands home island Mull sit somewhere in the valley between the Flaming Lips, Super Furry Animals and Beta Band. This 4 CD media book looks back at the early period of Mulls career, gathering together all of their studio recordings from the period between 2000 to 2004. Discs 1 and 2 are dedicated to the goldselling albums Loss and Us and include some of Mulls most popular singles Watching Xanadu, The Final Arrears, Animal Cannabus and Live Like The Automatics. Mulls third studio album released on Unique Records This Is Hope can be found on disc 3, whilst disc 4 is filled to the brim with Bsides, rarities, live tracks, demos and unreleased material. This collection is complete with a 36 page booklet featuring an extract from Colins new memoir The Boy In the Bubble and complemented with a plethora of previously unseen archival photos and memorabilia from Colins personal archives. Theres also words from the award winning author Tom Clayton and journalist Billy Sloan depicting the impact Mull Historical Society has had on them and the wider world.
