Cummings wrote through Facebook: “There is a Scatterbrain double-album that NO-ONE has ever heard. Again within the day the working title was Scorching Rubbish.
“Revisiting it (now in 2024) there are undoubtedly some unpolished gems and a few “stinkers” (imo) in there. Tracks included: 1. Loopy Joe, 2. All Liquored Up, 3. Beatrice, 4. Crossroads, 5. Useless Child, 6. Get Out of Dodge, 7. Scorching Rubbish, 8. How May I Love You, 9. Mad Canine Media, 10. Play Dumb, 11. Play It Secure, 12. Intercourse Sells, 14. Six Pack, 15. Songs For Sale, 16. Three Pigs, 17. Two Monitor Thoughts, and 18. Write that Hit – in no explicit order.
“The story is, in ’92, SB recorded a set of tune demos to debate with Elektra Information for inclusion on the following album. After we despatched them a DAT and cassette of the tracks – there was full silence for a month then lastly an pressing assembly – The place we have been suggested to by no means play any of it for anybody ever once more. They fully hated ALL OF IT! (HA!)
“Shortly after that Elektra Leisure fired our stellar A&R crew (Howard Thompson and Peter Lubin) and some months later the band was launched from our remaining contract choice. Ultimately I moved to Nashville and fashioned Stone Deep, Nashville with the blokes from The Onerous Corps.
“Tommy, Paul, Man and Mike rocked on. Two of the Scorching Rubbish tracks (“Write That Hit”, “How May I Love You”) ultimately appeared alongside 4 new observe and a 3rd, and closing, model of “Down with the Ship” on Scatterbrain‘s closing launch, the EP Mundus Intellectualis (1994).
“This observe, “Loopy Joe”, for no matter motive appeared first on the DAT I had. There’s lots to say concerning the tracks, concerning the assortment, however possibly I am going to reserve it all for the feedback part. Listed below are the lyrics. Comfortable 2024! – Take pleasure in.”