Re-mastered & re-released on May 7th 2007 on Sartorial Records. All Gallon Drunk reissues include multiple extra tracks, radio sessions, b-sides, live & unreleased material, plus new artwork.
"Gallon Drunk? Cool as fuck." - Nick Cave.
"Why do I like them? Because they don't sound like anybody else." - John Peel.
Led by James Johnston, the legendary Gallon Drunk first erupted onto the London gig circuit in 1990 and wasted little time becoming, and remaining, one of the capital's most essential and exciting live propositions. A succession of startling and wildly abrasive singles, including the classic "Some Fool's Mess" followed, their mix of primal rock & roll and abandoned noise coming as a breath of fresh air to the independent charts. A trio of unique and pioneering albums, "Tonite... the singles bar" (1992), "You, the nigh... and the music" (1992) and the Mercury Prize-nominated "From the heart of town" (1993) followed, cementing Gallon Drunk's burgeoning reputation as one of Britain's truly uncompromising bands. 1993 also saw the band being joined by renowned saxophonist Terry Edwards, bringing a Stooge-like jazz/noise element to the group, and touring worldwide with PJ Harvey and Morrissey, cementing their reputation with repeatedly confrontational and impassioned sets.
The original albums, long out of print, are now re-released on Sartorial Records in re-mastered and expanded editions. Gallon Drunk's first full studio LP, "You, the night... and the music," comes with seven extra tracks - a wild and previously unreleased 1991 mix of the single "Draggin along" by Steve Stapleton (Nurse With Wound; a definitive version of the Silver Apples track - and live Gallon Drunk favorite--
"Ruby" (recorded during the album sessions); an all but forgotten instrumental demo; three tracks recorded for a German radio station and a brutal nine minute live take of "Two wings mambo" which captures the band's visceral live sound in it's full abandon.