| CONFETTI were "Virginia Aeroplane" and "David" (Mark Randall aka Mark D of Fat Tulips aka Mark Randyhead of The Pleasureheads; he also performed in other bands in Peterborough and Nottingham). Their songs, almost always sung by Virginia, tended to be about lost dreams, regretful memories and thwarted ambitions, reflected by the nostalgic photos used for their record sleeves. Accompaniment was light: strummed guitar, some tambourine or small percussion, and perhaps a sound effect. All of their songs were engineered by Martin Cooper at his Sideways Sounds Studio in Attenborough during 1991. They released fifteen tracks, which were compiled on the above album (ASKCD 39) by Vinyl Japan in 1994. Confetti's E.P.s all merged their titles into the E of E.P. Thankfully the compilation's potentially confusing title, "RetrospectivelE.P.", only appears on the disc itself. |
Confetti's three 7" vinyl releases were:
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The other tracks first appeared on compilations:
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Who's Big And Clever Now (David)/Yes Please! (Virginia)/It's Kinda Funny (Paul Haig): Two vicious attacks on ex-lovers are resolved by a cover of the Josef K Postcard single which sounds a little like an acoustic Cocteau Twins. "Yes Please" is originally arranged for guitar and handclaps.
Corduroy/Anyone Can Make A Mistake/Once More (all David Gedge): By stripping down these Wedding Present songs and bringing out the poignancy of the lyrics, Confetti make them their own. The Fat Tulips had launched this label, run by Rollercoaster Records of Brighton, with an E.P. of Teardrop Explodes songs.