THRASHING DOVES – BEDROCK VICE LP – Nr MINT UK INDIE

Thrashing Doves – Bedrock Vice
(A&M Records  1987  AMA5149)
Matrix No’s: A3/B2 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

The Thrashing Doves were a London-based rock band. Their line-up consisted of Ken Foreman (vocals/guitar) with Brian Foreman (keyboards), Ian Button (guitar) and Kevin Sargent (drums). The original bass player was Hari Sajjan. Subsequent bass players were James Eller, Claire Kenny and Gail Ann Dorsey. Dorsey went on to work with David Bowie and released her own album, The Corporate World.

In 1987, Bruce Forest remixed “Jesus on the Payroll” using David Cole on piano. They completed a special “Street Mix” which DJ Paul Oakenfold gives credit for starting the Balearic movement in the ’90s. The piano lick was sampled for Bocca Juniors.

There is some evidence to suggest that their career was irrevocably harmed when British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher expressed fondness for their video for “Beautiful Imbalance” when she saw it on Saturday Superstore. This came to be known as The Curse of Thrashing Doves. The group came to some prominence in 1988 as the lead support act on tour for Duran Duran.

They changed their name to The Doves for their third album, not to be confused with the Manchester rock band Doves.

The Foreman brothers and Sargent went on to become writers, producers and composers for media, etc. Button went on to play for Death in Vegas.

Bedrock Vice is the debut album by English band Thrashing Doves. It was released in 1987 on LP and CD by A&M Records and reissued in 2015 by Cherry Red Records with bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Brian Foreman & Ken Foreman.

1. “Beautiful Imbalance” – 4:01
2. “Matchstick Flotilla” – 4:37
3. “The Grinding Stone” – 4:35
4. “Killer for You” – 4:18
5. “Rochdale House” – 4:13
6. “Biba’s Basement” – 4:13
7. “Castroville Street” – 5:24
8. “Magdalena” – 3:40
9. “Tinderbox Man” – 4:26
10. “Northern Civil War Party” – 3:35
11. “Jesus on the Payroll” – 3:50

Personnel

• Ken Foreman – vocals, lead guitar
• Brian Foreman – synthesizer, harmonica, backing vocals
• Ian Button – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Kevin Sargent – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Hari Sajjan – bass guitar