The Motorcycle Boy


The Motorcycle Boy were an indie pop band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1987 by former members of Meat Whiplash and The Shop Assistants.

History

The band consisted of Alex Taylor, with Paul McDermott, Michael Kerr, and Eddy Connelly , and David "Scottie" Scott. They were signed by Rough Trade Records, who issued their debut single, "Big Rock Candy Mountain", which reached number 2 in the UK Independent Chart. The band were then signed up by Chrysalis Records, with two singles and debut album Scarlet that was never released, but failed to achieve great success despite considerable press attention. The band then split with Chrysalis, with one further single released on the Nymphaea Pink label in 1990, before the band themselves split up.
The band oddly made the cover of the NME on September 19, 1987, despite only having a brief half-page feature. This was because the entire contents of a themed issue on censorship had themselves been censored, with Stuart Cosgrove sacked from the paper, and a new cover had to be designed at very short notice.
Forgotten Astronaut Records have procured the licence for the unreleased album “Scarlet” and will release the album in the fall of 2019. It will be released on both CD and vinyl with the CD containing two bonus tracks, the Flood produced Sweet Dreams Pretty Baby, and the Pat Collier produced Days Like These.

Discography

Singles