Cheesemakers Rare Video Link Update

It seems, for a change, that the link below doesn't work!!!!! Agggh

Anyways, go to youtube.com, search Cheesemakers and on the first or second page will be what you're loooking for, the footage is from The Archer. Once you get one of them you'll see the others on the right in 'more from dodgygary'.

"Technology shows us, up to be bogus" Andy

Rare Vintage Cheesemakers Footage Found

Some fantastic new live gig footage has appeared on the You Tubes courtesy of long time Cheesemakers follower Dodgy Gary. It features virtually the whole set from The Archer, Jesmond, Newcastle on 21st September 2004.

The lot can be found at

http://www.youtube.com/resultssearch_type=&search_query=dodgygary&aq=f

some of it even seems to be in High Definition! The sound is great and it's a pretty top performance by the band including the amazing microphone juggling act during Leicester quickly followed by my attempt to sing into a mic stand without a mic on it, and then carrying on ANYWAY! Priceless. The perfect example of the show must go on.

Many thanks to Gary for unearthing this footage and making it available.

...In other news....the solo album is now in the artwork stage and should be up here for your delectation very soon

Andy

Solo Album COMPLETED

In other news...the world rocked on its axis today. Dodgy Gary will be happy for some SHOCK news.

Andy of The Cheesemakers met a deadline that he said he would and completed the recording of his debut solo album today!
Still standing?

The ten songs are now 'in the can', as they say and ready to rumble, although due to the delicate nature of the tracks, a rumble isn't too likely, more a brief murmur.
Now all that awaits are the taking of photos for the sleeve (great Fathers Day present in my opinion) writing of sleeve notes and loading it up to the mother-host. Having been stung by financial sums in recent releases, this will be an internet, Free Gratis, download only situation. Almost Bespoke in its nature.

With the 10 tracks will be a file of Liner Notes, a file of the Lyrics and a PDF file of the artwork for you to print out your damn-well-self.

This should occur within the next 7-10 days, after which I would request, nay beg for, some great and serious reviews that will appear, un-edited, here, on the Cheesemaker Blog.

I feel a sense of achievement, in that I set out to do this, as one piece of work based around one subject. Maybe a concept album, but more of a themed album. is there a difference?
The achievement is that Ive always written songs, always put releases together, but this is the first time I have written 10 songs for a particular purpose and reason, recorded them and put them out as one body of work. Im very proud tonight, I hope you share my projected pride.

Spoiler - Its a solemn listen with rays of light splitting through the curtains, so buy in suitable alcoholic accompaniment. 'Don't worry' though, Curtis Mayfield helped me complete the album today, because the record was so full of grimness I felt it needed some light and 'More To Life Than Sorrow' became the last song written and recorded for the album today in it's entirety and it brought me some hope, hope it does to you also, Brothers and the Whiteys!

Thats all for now
Details very soon on this Blog on how, and why, to get it!

Cheers all

Andy

p.s. - some fabulous news just in as regards archives on the band, more soon...

Jealousy Bites Archive Track & RELEASE DATE

Evening all

I'm feeling quite excited about the looming completion of the solo album, this will happen on Wednesday and the album will be available to download in full for FREE 7 days after that. Im so excited that Ive felt the need to upload another long lost treasure, nothing to do with the solo album but a long lost unused Cheesemakers track. Here it is in its rough, early demo crappy tape deck variation. Its called Jealousy Bites and harks back to the days when Hesh still strummed the strings for us.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZDXYU5G6

Enjoy and please be sure to check back on Wednesday 24th June for the solo album release links. Christ! That sounds like a release date, gadzooks! Best get the cover shots taken then!

Cheers me buggers
Andy

I Can't See Out of the Window

A bonus update. Today's solo album session was superb, two more new tracks recorded, mixed and fully completed. The tracks are called 'Brave New World' & 'Hiding in Sunsets, Trading in Tears' and both are pivotal to how the album runs. That takes the total to 8 done now, with one more on the slab requiring minor surgery and one final tune to record from scratch. I now have the dilemma of which one to choose from a list of about 25! Choices choices. I'll be doing that next Wednesday so the album will be completed then, without any doubt at all! Wow, that sounds like a deadline to me.

So then it will be knocking up some artwork and getting all the files together for a nice tidy package upload which will include all the stuff mentioned below. Exciting eh? Hope you're as excited as me! If anyone's there, of course.

I shall post more on what the albums about etc shortly, cos its a type of concept album or at least a thread running through it but I'll be able to tell the story better when the running order is decided and notes have been written.

That's it for the noo', time to get those sausages on for tea

Andy

Warm, sultry Wednesay afternoon in Northern England 2009

Summer Always Goes So Quick

A quick update here for you lovers. Its been such a long, long, time since I passed on any info, been obsessed with the past recently but I'm back now in the present and focusing on the future. Some status reports:

The solo album - Coming to fruition quite quickly now. Six songs finished, with four more to complete, two of which will happen tomorrow. Thinking of artwork etc now so I envisage completion in about 4 weeks. As stated before it will be available as a download, with all relevant bits n pieces such as full artwork, lyrics and liner notes. Let's embrace the future, eh?

The Cheesemakers - Not so good. We've lost our rehearsal space of about 8 years and are at a loss as to where to go. Going to Newcastle to practice wouldn't be high on my list of things I'd like to do, but we gotta get something sorted out. When Jim went on a forced hiatus, for several reasons, in mid-January we were hot, really happening, having grasped the shock of Hesh leaving with all six hands and making a real FIST of it. But delays are nothing new to us and we will abide. The Dude abides...

Live - Once the solo album is completed I will be embarking on playing it live, hopefully you'll see fit to come and take it in. The band will without question be back on the boards once we get the logistics sorted out, I can't do without it.

So that's it chaps for now, things are slow but sure at the moment, I have high hopes for the solo album and I hope you do too.

Hope you're also enjoying all the vintage stuff I'm culling from various sources and posting on here. Would hate to think I was just doing it for my own amusement, although it wouldn't be the first time....until the next time

Andy

Album Update from October 2002!

Another selection from the old website, what a lying bastard I was, the album was still 5 years off at this time!!! Ha ha

Andy

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Album Update October 2002

THIS IS THE SECOND ENTRY INTO THE JOURNAL OR DIARY FOR THE CHEESEMAKERS ALBUMOK FOLKS . HERE'S THE TRUE DEAL ON THE NOW 'LONG AWAITED' NEW CHEESEMAKERS ALBUM
FOR AGES NOW , PROBABLY SINCE APRIL , I HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN ABOUT TO GO INTO RECORDING AND EVERYTIME YOU LOOK , IT'S GONE BACK A MONTH . THIS MUCH IS TRUE AND I KNOW THERES A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WAITING FOR IT . SO HERE'S THE CURRENT SITUATION
A FEW MONTHS BACK , THE CHANGES ONE LABEL HAD TO STOP PRESSING NEW RELEASES FOR VERY GOOD REASONS , REASONS WHICH WE WON'T GO INTO HERE . IN THE FOLLOWING PERIOD , 4 OTHER RELEASES WERE RECORDED AND READIED FOR RELEASE AND GIVEN CATALOGUE NUMBERS . SO BASICALLY , WE KEPT SHUFFLING OURSELVES DOWN THE QUEUE BECAUSE WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO SHELL OUT A GRAND ON RECORDING KNOWING THE RELEASE WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR SOME TIME .
THE WAY WE WORK WITH THE LABEL IS WE PAY FOR RECORDING AND MIXING AND THE LABEL PAYS FOR PRESSING AND PRODUCTION . THIS WAY THE LOAD IS SPREAD
IN RECENT WEEKS THE LABEL HAS BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN AND THE NEXT RELEASE IS CLOSE TO PRODUCTION , SO WE CAN BEGIN OUR ENGINES ONCE AGAIN . I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT THE CASH TO BEGIN RECORDING IS FORTHCOMING SO I CAN SAY WITH EXTREME PREDJUDICE THAT THE NEW CHEESEMAKERS ALBUM WILL BEGIN RECORDING BEFORE THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS OUT !!!
THIS IS MY TRUTH

CURRENT STATUSTHE FIRST RECORDING SESSION WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS OUT ONE SATURDAY MORNING/AFTERNOON & EVENING . WE WILL AGAIN BE EMPLYING THE SERVICES OF MAD ALAN AT WASHINGTON ARSE CENTRE . Each session will be a 10 hour affair with roughly 4 tracks recorded in that time . The first set of songs due for commital include :
LEICESTERCOME OUTYOU SOLD YOUR RECORDS (1983)
The track listing you can view on this page is nowhere near final and songwriting continues apace . very few songs are certain for inclusion and the race is well and truly on
Only one track from WHITE TRASH will be on the album - a completely new version of HIGHER THAN YOU
ONCE THE FIRST SESSION HAS BEEN COMPLETED I WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE WITH THE FULL STORY IN WORDS AND PIKSURES
FEATURESAll of the songs for the album have been written but there will be a fair amount of tinkering going on in the studio . I don't mean trouser shuffling ( although that's possible ) but changes to songs here and there . Geoff , our piano maestro will feature heavily on one track , as it's ridiculous to ignore such a talent . A prime fart from the anus of Jim the Fart Master will also appear somewhere on the album !
Samples will also be extensively used . Not in the dance music way , you undertand , where one sample is continually repeated over a repetetive drone , but mad soundbites and samples from films etc thrown in at any given point . I love this shit , can't wait !
The main style of the group will be prominent but the album will have it's fair share of eclecticism as we're no one trick pony , my lad !For instance , something special and unexpected is planned for the end of the album , a tune quite out of kilter with what most people see The Cheesemakers as , but is really quite a part of my songwriting . Also the aforementioned long lost punk classic , which may or may not be used and anything new that gets written in the meantime ( see "You Sold Your Records") Confused ? You will be . More will be revealed .


NEW SONGS ? OLD SONGS ?'Sheila called me on the telephone , what she say ?
Because of the recent surge in popularity of the band , the new album will be a mixture of completely new songs and completely old songs . The normal mindset of the band , is once something is recorded , then that's it - it's in the past . But recent months have proven that the band is becoming familiar with a whole new audience , who don't have the old recordings . Recordings which are now rendered old-hat by the quality of the White Trash EP . So the decision was made to select a few of the classics and re-record to higher quality along with the great batch of new songs already written .The only track from White Trash to feature on the album will be Higher Than You , and this will be a completely new , different sounding version
Along with the dozen or so original tracks , there will probably be a very special hidden cover version of a long lost song from the anal cleft of punk folklore
All in all , this should provide a very quick recording process and the album should be ready for release in the time it takes to cook a fresh chicken ! Mmmmmmm .....
WHAT'S GOIN ON ?HERE IS THE PROPOSED TRACK LISTING FOR THE ALBUM:
LEICESTERCOME OUTDON'T SAY IT WITH FLOWERSGET YOURSELF OFFSOUL INTO THE SKYHATE THE MILKMANTHESE THINGS HAPPEN SO WHAT DOES IT MEANYes folks ! the opera!THE BIG HAIRY WHEELHIGHER THAN YOU - new versionPICTURE YOUFLY BUSTERTHE CIRCLE OF A CIRCUS RINGDEMONSYOU SOLD YOUR RECORDSNIGHTMAREand of coursethe Secret Cover Version
Some of you will be familiar with most of these titles but I guarantee no-one will know all of them ( apart from me , obviously)

BACK CAT ?NO , NOT A FELINE ANIMAL YOU MOUNT ON YOUR BACK OR A DISLEXIC SUNDERLAND FAN ( aren't they all ? ) BUT WHAT YOU CAN GET . ALL OF THE CHEESEMAKERS BACK CATALOGUE IS AVAILABLE ON OFFICIAL BOOTLEG AUDIO CASSETTE , YES , EVEN THE DELETED ONES - GO FIGURE ! ALL IT MEANS IS THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE ON CD ANYMORE BUT THE BAND ARE HAPPY TO RUN OFF A FEW COPIES ON MONKEY TAPE IF REQUIRED . MAIL THE CHEESEMAKER GENERAL OR SEE DISCOGRAPHY PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS . CIAO !
ALSO AVAILABLE BY THE CHEESEMAKERSCURRENTLY AVAILABLE !
WHITE TRASH E.P. on CD
LIVE UP THE ORIFACE - LIVE ALBUM on cassette only now !
IT'S TOASTED EUROPEAN CD VERSION on cassette only now !
IT'S TOASTED - 1999 featuring the original superior mix of the opera!
ELBOWS ARE NOT PSYCHADELIC - 1998 .
ALL OF THE CASSETTES ARE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE E-MAIL ADDRESS ON ALMOST EVERY PAGE , AND FROM CHANGES ONE RECORDS . SEE LINK .FULL DISCOGRAPHY NOW AVAILABLE ON DISCOGRAPHY PAGE - makes sense really ?
DON'T SPOOK THE HORSE !

INFLUENZA THE INFLUENCE OF THIS BAND WILL NOT BE LOST ON THE ALBUM . I HEAR YOU LAUGH , BUT I SHIT YOU NOT ! CHECK OUT THE 'INFLUENZA' PAGE FOR A FULLER DESCRIPTION OF THE ANTZ' IMPORTANCE
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PUNK VERSION , BEFORE THE NONESENSE .

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Discography

Good Lord! You shut your eyes for a moment, then 4 months have passed. Shocking behavious. Well here is another section of the old Cheesemakers website for your edification. This is the bands discography as it was at the time. Some fascinating old chestnuts here. Enjoy. p.s. updates on what's happening in 2009 soon......

Notes Ive added today come under '2009 note'

Andy

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HERE'S ALL THE RECORDED OUTPUT AVAILABLE BY THE CHEESEMAKERS . MAKE THEM YOURS !ALL THE TITLES ARE AVAILABLE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER . THE ORIGINAL CASSETTES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CHEESEMAKER GENERAL'S E-MAIL & YOU CAN GET THE CD'S FROM CHANGES ONE IN THE UK AND SUBTERRANEAN RECORDS IN THE US of A . DO IT NOW !

ELBOWS ARE NOT PSYCHADELIC - original Cassette
TRACK LISTING :
Come Out , Twenty To Ten , Bomb Bag , Get Yourself Off , Are You Gonna Sue , My New Pin , Waste Of Mind , Picture You , Space Doubt , Nowhere Man ( the same ) , Down , Alone In The Black , Soul Into The Sky , Fly Buster , The Kids Are Alright , Dum Dum Boys , Rain , Don't Say It With Flowers , Funtime , Melancholy Rains , Black Eyed Dog , A Lifetime Is A Longtime , A Lonely Dedication , Funtime - Live , Flowers - Live , Fly Buster - Mothership Mix , Soul Into The Sky - Lava Mix
That's right folks , 27 tracks ! That was the days when we'd put something of this magnitude out every bleedin year . Madness . Some lost classics in there which just don't make the set anymore . Also our first attempt at the 'opera' , ie a 3 song medley thing , pretty neat - pretty good . A few covers there for good measure as well .

2009 Note - There are some top songs on here that need revisiting and re-mastering. All of the releases here btw are slated for re-mastering onto CDs in the near/mid/me future.

IT'S TOASTED ! Original cassette versionTRACK LISTING :
These Things Happen So What Does It Mean ? , The Big Hairy Wheel , Hero , Beautiful Soup , What A Thing To Know , Fly , Silence , My So-Called Life , Place , Me & My Friends , Magic , I.D.E.A.S. , Just One Smile From You , My Room , My Brain Hurts , Holes , Radio Free Europe , Endlessly , Wishlist , Everyday Should Be A Holiday
Yup , another monster , 20 tracks this time , lightweights , eh ? The original appearance of These Things Happen , and the best mix for me . Also includes possibly the worst song I've ever written ? The best selections here were lifted and put on the below CD

2009 Note - Look at the classics on there inc the best ever rendition of the opera, never could be bettered, my greatest achievement in recording I think.

IT'S TOASTED - European CD VersionTRACK LISTING :
These Things Happen So What Does It Mean? , The Big Hairy Wheel , Hero , Beautiful Soup , What A Thing To Know , Fly , Silence , My So-Called Life , Soul Into The Sky , Come Out , I.D.E.A.S. , magic , Just One Smile From You , Holes
SOLD OUT - DELETED !
Cassette copies available on request

2009 Note - This was a self produced CD with reduced track listing to fit! Shows how prolific things were in them days

LIVE UP THE ORIFACE - CDTRACK LISTING :
Get Yourself Off , Hero , Don't Say It With Flowers , Bob Bizarre , These Things Happen So What Does It Mean , Uptight , Sheila's On The Bus , Fly Buster , Funtime , The Kids Are Alright
SOLD OUT - DELETED
Cassette copies available upon request

2009 Note - A memorable night indeed and a heavy performance. The other bands that night were also recorded including Rat:Daddy

WHITE TRASH E.P. - CDOUT NOW . 5 TRACK E.P. ON CHANGES ONE RECORDS DISTRIBUTED BY SHELLSHOCK IN THE UK . AVAILABLE AT ALL GOOD RECORD STORES BUT PREFERABLY AT CHANGESONE . FREE BADGE WITH FIRST 100 ORDERS !SEE DEDICATED WHITE TRASH PAGE FOR MORE INFO

2009 Note - sold out now I believe. Features the superb Tom Verlaine cover, never performed live

CUBAN PAINT - THE BREAKFAST SITUATION - CDFORTHCOMING RELEASE - NOTES TO FOLLOW

2009 Note - Never issued, which was a crime as this was superb album. I still have the Master Tape and this WILL be re-mastered onto a CD in the very near future. Cuban Paint was the acoustic outlet for me, Hesh and Dunf.