Beautiful Pea Green Boat

Beautiful Pea Green Boat
Beautiful Pea Green Boat
Genres	electronic, shoegazer, ethereal, ambient
Years active	1984–1990
Labels	Third Mind Records; Mr. Slaughterback's Records; C'est La Mort; Discordia Records Germany
Past members	Ian Williams ; Heather Wright

Beautiful Pea Green Boat consisted of Ian Williams and Heather Wright. Williams is currently in the band Gamine, and Wright went on to form the band Doris in 1989. BPBG took their name from the poem "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear. Their output consisted of one album, 'Obsessions', a mini-LP 'Get Religion' (from which was taken a 7" edit of 'The Powerhouse', and three 12" singles, as well as being represented on various "Best ofs" and Samplers; A compilation CD, 'Still Life', featuring most of the album tracks was released in the USA, and a similar compilation (with the addition of the tracks from the Maremma 12"), 'Maremma and Other Stories' was released in Germany. However, ALL editions had in common at least these 2 of their trademark works: THE VASE; and PAPERHOUSE; There are 2 mixes of each- the more commonly found mixes (#2) are in an uptempo 'electrobeat' style; a listed "Goldcoast mix" cannot be verified as to being mix # 1 or mix #2 of the 2 songs; "Future Tense" contains the 2 same songs mixed in a very surreal, dreamy fashion, (#1 ) not, as of this writing, available in CD form

Discography

LPs and CDs

1987 Obsessions 12" LP Third Mind Records TMLP 20 UK (not available on CD/no UPC)
1988 Get Religion 12" LP Third Mind Records TMLP 26 UK (not available on CD/no UPC)
1989 Still Life CD/ LP C'est La Mort Records CLM/CLMLP 009 (UPC......) USA
1995 Maremma and Other Stories CD; Slaughterback/Discordia, Germany; DSC 051; UPC: 04 017030 120703;

12" EPs and 7" 45 RPMs

1984 Chance 12" EP Boathouse Records BOAT 1 UK
1987 The Powerhouse 7" 45 RPM Third Mind Records TMS 09 UK
1989 Maremma 12" EP Third Mind Records TMS 46 UK
1990 Every Night With You I Die A Little 12" EP Third Mind Records TMS 54 UK

Compilations, Samplers

1987 Future Tense 12" LP Third Mind Records Sampler, v.1 TMLP 15 UK(not available on CD/no UPC); contains the tracks: Paper House (mix 1); The Vase (mix 1) -mix version number assigned by date of release only; contains the very surreal, dreamlike mixes of these 2 tracks; (comment: wonderous)
1987 For Your Ears Only 2x12" LP Third Mind Records Sampler, v.2 ; [2TMLP 17/18] UK(not available on CD/no UPC); contains the tracks: And She Laughed, Too; Paper House;
1988 Une Saison En Enfer [One Season in Hell] CD Third Mind Records Sampler, v.3; TMLP 33/TMCD 33 (UPC.....) UK; contains the tracks: The Powerhouse; Hammers of Islam;
1990 The Third Mind CD/LP Third Mind Records Sampler, v.4 TMLP 50/TMCD 50 (UPC.....)UK/Belgium; contains the track: Paper House;
1989 Dr. Death Volume 3: Les Péchés De L'amant, CD, C'est La Mort Records Sampler; CD/LP CLM/LP 007 USA; contains the track: Hammers of Islam;
1990 Dr. Death Volume 4: The Marvels of Insect Life; CD, C'est La Mort Records Sampler; 2xCD/2xLP 2CLM/LP 029 USA; contains the tracks: Nostalgia, -'

Beautiful Pea Green Boat

Discography

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