The harborne Pub Song!

[pam m]

Hi, does anyone remeber this song? it was about all the pubs in harborne ,it was made quite a few years back, i would love to have a copy of it or even hear it again!!

 

[Lloyd]

From : https://malfunctionfolk.co.uk/highlights.aspx
"The Pub Song/Green Fields of France
While not a gig, still one of our highlights was recording our Christmas single for 1982! We released a (very limited) single of the "Harborne Pub Song" with " The Green Fields of France" on the b side. Recorded in the studio with the assistance of a bunch of friends who came to the recording to provide background effects and noises on the track, the single was on sale in many shops in Harborne and actually out-sold the number 1 single of the time - unfortunately only in one shop, Preedy's (remember them!). What the actual Christmas No 1 of 1982 was is a topic for discussion during gigs so I won't let you in on the answer here! The B side of the record gets used annually in assemblies in schools up and down the country on Remembrance Day!"

 

[Aidan]

You can play the song too - see https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29580&p=320147#post320147

 

[pam m]

From : https://malfunctionfolk.co.uk/highlights.aspx
"The Pub Song/Green Fields of France
While not a gig, still one of our highlights was recording our Christmas single for 1982! We released a (very limited) single of the "Harborne Pub Song" with " The Green Fields of France" on the b side. Recorded in the studio with the assistance of a bunch of friends who came to the recording to provide background effects and noises on the track, the single was on sale in many shops in Harborne and actually out-sold the number 1 single of the time - unfortunately only in one shop, Preedy's (remember them!). What the actual Christmas No 1 of 1982 was is a topic for discussion during gigs so I won't let you in on the answer here! The B side of the record gets used annually in assemblies in schools up and down the country on Remembrance Day!"

Hi, Lloyd, thankyou for that, i havn`t heard the song in years, yes i do remeber preedys as i worked there in the late 70`s but was still keepin intouch with everyone there inc the late Joanne Eaton, iv drank in all the pubs mensiond in the song, dont suppose i will be able to get a copy of it now though,

 

[pam m]

Hi, Lloyd, thankyou for that, i havn`t heard the song in years, yes i do remeber preedys as i worked there in the late 70`s but was still keepin intouch with everyone there inc the late Joanne Eaton, iv drank in all the pubs mensiond in the song, dont suppose i will be able to get a copy of it now though,

Hi again Llloyd, i do have in my record collection an albun recorded by Malcolm Stent and the Timoriers???,i didnt buy it from a shop i had to collect it from someones house dont remeber who this person was or where they lived, but i think it was in brum somewhere lol

 

[pam m]

Can Barabara A private message me please i cant seem to find your reply to this thread thank you

 

[Eyesubmit]

I actually have a copy of this.

 

[Eyesubmit]

It does say recorded at a studio in Castle Bromwich! Where was this studio?

 

[Dinger]

Since some of the websites linked at the start of this thread seem to have gone down I thought I'd post this link to a video of the song being performed on Youtube...