Win Or Lose b/w Please Don't Tell Me Why
Label | Market Square Records – MSR-028 |
Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition |
Barcode | 2090505039771 |
Country | UK |
Released | 05 Mar 2021 |
Genre | Rock |
Style | Garage Rock |
These are the first solo recordings done by Paul Messis since his 2018 long-player 'Songs Of Our Times'. Both these tracks were recorded by Paul in his livingroom during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. The A-side is a psych-jangler very reminiscent of groups coming out of the Los Angeles and Bay area during late-'66 early '67, the song features Paul's usual social critique style interweaved with flourishes of reverb and jangle-heavy guitars, Prunes-esque tremolo and Farfisa organ.The B-side is a light affair, a sincere beat-pop ballad inspired by Nederbeat and Scandinavian groups such as The Mascots, Sages and The Motions. Each 45 comes housed in a Risograph fold-over sleeve and Market Square company sleeve andfeatures an insert listing Paul's discography.
A | Win Or Lose | 2:50 |
B | Please Don't Tell Me Why | 2:32 |
Photography By [Photos By] – Ana González
Producer [Produced By] – P. Messis
Written-By – P. Messis
Farfisa organ provided by Los Ignorantes.
Sleeves printed by Earthbound Press.
Pressing plant and manufacturer uncredited, identified by the matrix numbers.
Comes in a die-cut company sleeve housed in a folded picture sleeve.
Comes with an insert displaying Paul Messis' discography.
Limited edition of 300 copies.
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped) – WWW.AGRM.CO.UK 216309H1/A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped) – 216309H2/A