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CHEESEMAKERS ALBUM 2002

JOURNAL PAGE #2 OCT 02

GREENY SPEAKS 2

THIS IS THE SECOND ENTRY INTO THE JOURNAL OR DIARY FOR THE CHEESEMAKERS ALBUM OK FOLKS . HERE'S THE TRUE DEAL ON THE NOW 'LONG AWAITED' NEW CHEESEMAKERS ALBUM FOR AGES NOW , PROBABLY SINCE APRIL , I HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN ABOUT TO GO INTO RECORDING AND EVERYTIME YOU LOOK , IT'S GONE BACK A MONTH . THIS MUCH IS TRUE AND I KNOW THERES A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WAITING FOR IT . SO HERE'S THE CURRENT SITUATION A FEW MONTHS BACK , THE CHANGES ONE LABEL HAD TO STOP PRESSING NEW RELEASES FOR VERY GOOD REASONS , REASONS WHICH WE WON'T GO INTO HERE . IN THE FOLLOWING PERIOD , 4 OTHER RELEASES WERE RECORDED AND READIED FOR RELEASE AND GIVEN CATALOGUE NUMBERS . SO BASICALLY , WE KEPT SHUFFLING OURSELVES DOWN THE QUEUE BECAUSE WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO SHELL OUT A GRAND ON RECORDING KNOWING THE RELEASE WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR SOME TIME . THE WAY WE WORK WITH THE LABEL IS WE PAY FOR RECORDING AND MIXING AND THE LABEL PAYS FOR PRESSING AND PRODUCTION . THIS WAY THE LOAD IS SPREAD IN RECENT WEEKS THE LABEL HAS BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN AND THE NEXT RELEASE IS CLOSE TO PRODUCTION , SO WE CAN BEGIN OUR ENGINES ONCE AGAIN . I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT THE CASH TO BEGIN RECORDING IS FORTHCOMING SO I CAN SAY WITH EXTREME PREDJUDICE THAT THE NEW CHEESEMAKERS ALBUM WILL BEGIN RECORDING BEFORE THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS OUT !!! THIS IS MY TRUTH
	CURRENT STATUS THE FIRST RECORDING SESSION WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS OUT ONE SATURDAY MORNING/AFTERNOON & EVENING . WE WILL AGAIN BE EMPLYING THE SERVICES OF MAD ALAN AT WASHINGTON ARSE CENTRE . Each session will be a 10 hour affair with roughly 4 tracks recorded in that time . The first set of songs due for commital include : LEICESTER COME OUT YOU SOLD YOUR RECORDS (1983) The track listing you can view on this page is nowhere near final and songwriting continues apace . very few songs are certain for inclusion and the race is well and truly on Only one track from WHITE TRASH will be on the album - a completely new version of HIGHER THAN YOU ONCE THE FIRST SESSION HAS BEEN COMPLETED I WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE WITH THE FULL STORY IN WORDS AND PIKSURES
FEATURES All of the songs for the album have been written but there will be a fair amount of tinkering going on in the studio . I don't mean trouser shuffling ( although that's possible ) but changes to songs here and there . Geoff , our piano maestro will feature heavily on one track , as it's ridiculous to ignore such a talent . A prime fart from the anus of Jim the Fart Master will also appear somewhere on the album ! Samples will also be extensively used . Not in the dance music way , you undertand , where one sample is continually repeated over a repetetive drone , but mad soundbites and samples from films etc thrown in at any given point . I love this shit , can't wait ! The main style of the group will be prominent but the album will have it's fair share of eclecticism as we're no one trick pony , my lad ! For instance , something special and unexpected is planned for the end of the album , a tune quite out of kilter with what most people see The Cheesemakers as , but is really quite a part of my songwriting . Also the aforementioned long lost punk classic , which may or may not be used and anything new that gets written in the meantime ( see "You Sold Your Records") Confused ? You will be . More will be revealed .
	NEW SONGS ? OLD SONGS ? 'Sheila called me on the telephone , what she say ? Because of the recent surge in popularity of the band , the new album will be a mixture of completely new songs and completely old songs . The normal mindset of the band , is once something is recorded , then that's it - it's in the past . But recent months have proven that the band is becoming familiar with a whole new audience , who don't have the old recordings . Recordings which are now rendered old-hat by the quality of the White Trash EP . So the decision was made to select a few of the classics and re-record to higher quality along with the great batch of new songs already written .The only track from White Trash to feature on the album will be Higher Than You , and this will be a completely new , different sounding version Along with the dozen or so original tracks , there will probably be a very special hidden cover version of a long lost song from the anal cleft of punk folklore All in all , this should provide a very quick recording process and the album should be ready for release in the time it takes to cook a fresh chicken ! Mmmmmmm .....
WHAT'S GOIN ON ? HERE IS THE PROPOSED TRACK LISTING FOR THE ALBUM: LEICESTER COME OUT DON'T SAY IT WITH FLOWERS GET YOURSELF OFF SOUL INTO THE SKY HATE THE MILKMAN THESE THINGS HAPPEN SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN Yes folks ! the opera! THE BIG HAIRY WHEEL HIGHER THAN YOU - new version PICTURE YOU FLY BUSTER THE CIRCLE OF A CIRCUS RING DEMONS YOU SOLD YOUR RECORDS NIGHTMARE and of course the Secret Cover Version Some of you will be familiar with most of these titles but I guarantee no-one will know all of them ( apart from me , obviously)
	BACK CAT ? NO , NOT A FELINE ANIMAL YOU MOUNT ON YOUR BACK OR A DISLEXIC SUNDERLAND FAN ( aren't they all ? ) BUT WHAT YOU CAN GET . ALL OF THE CHEESEMAKERS BACK CATALOGUE IS AVAILABLE ON OFFICIAL BOOTLEG AUDIO CASSETTE , YES , EVEN THE DELETED ONES - GO FIGURE ! ALL IT MEANS IS THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE ON CD ANYMORE BUT THE BAND ARE HAPPY TO RUN OFF A FEW COPIES ON MONKEY TAPE IF REQUIRED . MAIL THE CHEESEMAKER GENERAL OR SEE DISCOGRAPHY PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS . CIAO !
ALSO AVAILABLE BY THE CHEESEMAKERS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ! WHITE TRASH E.P. on CD LIVE UP THE ORIFACE - LIVE ALBUM on cassette only now ! IT'S TOASTED EUROPEAN CD VERSION on cassette only now ! IT'S TOASTED - 1999 featuring the original superior mix of the opera! ELBOWS ARE NOT PSYCHADELIC - 1998 . ALL OF THE CASSETTES ARE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE E-MAIL ADDRESS ON ALMOST EVERY PAGE , AND FROM CHANGES ONE RECORDS . SEE LINK .FULL DISCOGRAPHY NOW AVAILABLE ON DISCOGRAPHY PAGE - makes sense really ? DON'T SPOOK THE HORSE !
	INFLUENZA THE INFLUENCE OF THIS BAND WILL NOT BE LOST ON THE ALBUM . I HEAR YOU LAUGH , BUT I SHIT YOU NOT ! CHECK OUT THE 'INFLUENZA' PAGE FOR A FULLER DESCRIPTION OF THE ANTZ' IMPORTANCE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PUNK VERSION , BEFORE THE NONESENSE .