Talulah Gosh

Talulah Gosh were an 80's indie-pop group from Oxford, England and one of the leading bands of the twee pop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan. They supposedly formed when Amelia Fletcher and Elizabeth Price, both wearing Pastels badges, met at a club in Oxford. Formed in 1986, their original line-up comprised Amelia Fletcher (vocals, guitar, principal songwriter), her younger brother Mathew Fletcher (drums), Peter Momtchiloff (lead guitar), Rob Pursey (bass) and Elizabeth Price (vocals). Pursey left early on, to be replaced by Chris Scott. After the band split in 1988, Peter joined The Razorcuts, while Amelia issued a one-off solo single, "Can you keep a secret?". Amelia and Mathew Fletcher and Peter Momtchiloff regrouped as Heavenly in late 1989 with Talulah Gosh co-founder Rob Pursey also returning to the fold. Following the break-up of the Razorcuts, Chris formed Saturn V with Gregory Webster and Razorcuts drummer Struan Robertson.
== Links to Peel ==
Peel seemed to have discovered the band in late 1986 through a flexi disc given away with fanzines Are You Scared To Get Happy? No. 3 and Trout Fishing in Leytonstone No. 3, where he played their track I Told You So on his programmes. Further tracks from the band received airplay by Peel, including a session, as well as listeners voting their self titled track, Talulah Gosh, into the 1987 Festive Fifty. The group also got airplay by Peel's colleague, Janice Long, where the band did a session for her show in 1986.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
* 1987 Festive Fifty: Talulah Gosh #50
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1987-12-29. Broadcast: 11 January 1988. Repeated: 26 January 1988
*World's Ending / Be Your Baby / I Don't To Want To Have To Break Your Face / In Love For The Very First Time / Spearmint Head
Released on They've Scoffed The Lot (Sarah Records, 1990), Backwash (K Records, 1996) and Was It Just A Dream? (Damaged Goods, 2013); each contains the session in full.
== Other Shows Played ==
;1986
*26 November 1986: I Told You So (flexi disc with 'Try Fishing In Liquor Store Vol. 4' magazine)
*17 December 1986: I Told You So (EP - Are You Scared To Get Happy Magazine Issue #3) Sha La La Flexis
;1987
*thumb|330x330px05 January 1987: My Best Friend (7" - Beatnik Boy / My Best Friend) 53rd & 3rd
*23 January 1987 (BFBS): My Best Friend (7" - Beatnik Boy / My Best Friend) 53rd & 3rd
*06 May 1987: Talulah Gosh (7") 53rd & 3rd
*15 May 1987 (Radio Bremen): Talulah Gosh (7") 53rd & 3rd
*22 May 1987 (BFBS): 'Talulah Gosh (7")' (53rd & 3rd
*07 July 1987: My Boy Says (v/a LP - Lets Try Another Ideal Guest House) Shelter
*21 July 1987: My Boy Says (v/a LP - Lets Try Another Ideal Guest House) Shelter
*08 December 1987: Testcard Girl (7") 53rd & 3rd
*22 December 1987: 'Talulah Gosh (7 inch)' (53rd & 3rd) FF #50
*27 December 1987 (BFBS): Bringing Up Baby (7") 53rd & 3rd
;1988
*01 January 1988 (BFBS): Testcard Girl (7") 53rd & 3rd
*13 July 1988: I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Thank God) (12" - Where's The Cougar, Matey?) 53rd & 3rd
*20 July 1988: Bringing Up Baby (7") 53rd & 3rd
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: T
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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