Yeah Jazz, Six Lane Ends Here...

From the band's myspace page:

Before they phased out, two musical albums were published. The first album was named "Six Lane Ends" published only in LP and tape forms (There was a CD released in Japan only - see Pictures for details), the second album was called "Short Stories" initially on cassette only later rereleased under the new band name of "Big Red Kite". A single (EP) was lifted from the album entitled "April" in CD format containing 5 tracks including "Distant Trains". The "April" EP came out on Tubecroft Records in 1992 and also included "Rainbows" and live favourite "Lorraine & Duane".

The line up of the band at this point was Kev Hand (Gtr/Vocals), Chats (Gtr), Stu (Bass), Dave Blant (Accordion / keyboards) and Fred Hopwood (Drums). The song titles of "Six Lane Ends" are: .. Sharon .. Stones .. Lee Marvin .. All of My Days .. Freeland .. Step into the Light .. Heaven .. The Girl the Years Were Kind to .. Dirty Windows .. Make a Fist .. Stranger Than Fiction .. All the Stars .. This is Not Love (bonus track in some editions) Of these, "Sharon" was released as a single. Also on Cherry Red came "Morning O'Grady", "She Said" and "This Is Not Love". The "She said" single managed an impressive No34 in the independent charts and remained active within it for 4 weeks. Cherry Red provides on-line download services for "Six Lane Ends" in MP3 format. Customers can download single by single or the whole album at different prices.


Based around the affecting songwriting of Kevin Hand, Uttoxeter's best ever pop group released a single - Julie and the Sea Lions - on their own label, then recorded for Upright and Cherry Red. Peel and Long favourites for a while, especially with the classic This Is Not Love, it never translated to commercial success. The band returned to live action and recording in the early 1990s, releasing a 5 track CD EP on the Tubecroft label.

The band then changed their name in 1996 to 'big red kite' and released an album called "Short Stories" on the German record label Scout. The band played at the 1994 Heineken Music Festival. The band split up in 1999 although singer Kevin Hand still writes. Releases: Julie and the Sealions (7") 1984 on Distinctive records - Julie and the Sealions - American Planes She said (12") 1986 on Upright records This Is Not Love (12") 1986 on Upright Records Sharon (7"+12") 1987 on Cherry Red Records - CHERRY 100 - Sharon - The Girl The Years Were Kind To Six Lane Ends (LP) 23.May 1988 on Cherry Red Records - BRED 82 - Sharon - Stones - Lee Marvin - All My Days - Freeland - Step Into The Light - Heaven - The Girl The Years Were Kind Too - Dirty Windows - Make A Fist - Stranger Than Fiction - All The Stars Morning O'Grady (12") 1988 on Cherry Red Records - CHERRY 101 On compilations: Imminent 5 (LP) 1987 on Food Ltd - Bite 5 - Probably This Winter

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