The Trash Can Sinatras

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Trashcan Sinatras is a Scottish band that was formed in Irvine, Scotland in 1986. The band name is generally stylized as The Trash Can Sinatras for releases through A Happy Pocket and as Trashcan Sinatras for releases beginning with Weightlifting. The band consists of Francis Reader (vocals, guitar), Paul Livingston (guitar), John Douglas (guitar, vocals), Frank Divanna (bass), Stevie Mulhearn (keyboards) and Stephen Douglas (drums). Formation The band members met through the club/pub music scene in Irvine. The name was derived from a music class for the unemployed, where students improvised on various 'instruments'. After banging on some trash cans, someone mentioned Frank Sinatra and the band name was born. The original band members included Frank Reader (bass), Davy Hughes (guitar and vocals), George McDaid (guitar) and Paul Forde (drums). By late 1986/early 1987, the line-up had changed to include Paul Livingston (guitar), John Douglas (guitar) and Stephen Douglas (drums), along with Frank Reader moving to vocals and Davy Hughes to bass. While the band has included other members for short periods of time over the years, this is the line-up that would record the bulk of the Trashcan Sinatras' music to date. Cake The band was spotted by Simon Dine in 1987 and quickly signed to Go! Discs. Using their signing advance, the band purchased a recording studio in Kilmarnock, naming it Shabby Road. Work began on their debut album, which was eventually released in 1990. Cake feat

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The Brit Box - Disc 1 of 4

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The Brit Box: U.K. Indie, Shoegaze, and Brit-Pop Gems of the Last Millennium

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The Brit Box: UK Indie, Shoegaze & Brit-Pop Gems Of The Last Millennium [Disc 1]

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