It's still early, but feels like it should be much much later.
I had a productive past few days as far as creative endeavors go so I have nothing much else up my sleeve for the evening.
So here we are...
If I'd been on top of things I would have used this to follow up the Shane Champagne Band single posted some months back. I thought about it, but then promptly forgot.
I do have a rather curtailed attention span.
Here is Gary Shane and his band the Detour. He is the Shane from the aforementioned Shane Champagne Band.
This is the much more rock side of the then New Wave. It's one that on a different day could have probably secured them at least a one record deal with a larger label. They certainly got a pretty big push on local radio station WBCN at the time. But alas, nada but sweet nostalgic memories for everyone involved.
In 1982 they made it to the semi-finals of the WBCN sponsored Rock and Roll Rumble battle of the bands. Top honors would go that year to Limbo Race (on the docket) with the Hi Beams taking 2nd place.
There's even a video for the dad joke/pun for "Johnny's Coaltrain" (get it? John Coltrane and Johnny Cash's train from "Rock Island Line" which was carrying pig iron, but that's another story...)
Anyway, long story short, here is the sole Lp release by this band.
It is what it is.
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