GALLON DRUNK
TONITE...THE SINGLES BAR (SARTORIAL RECORDS)
Remastered & re-released on May 7th 2007 on Sartorial records. All reissues include multiple extra tracks, radio sessions, b-sides, live & unreleased material, plus new artwork.
"I'd like our records to be so loud that you can't actually play them." - James Johnston, the band's singer/guitarist/organist/harmonica player (Sounds 1990).
Tonite... the singles bar, originally released in 1992, is a collection of the group's single only releases, comprised of tracks only available on vinyl.
It was these early singles that had attracted the attention of the music press. The remastered reissue sees the original album expanded with the addition of an entire eight track live set.
Recorded on the last night of the band's 1993 U.S. tour supporting PJ Harvey it captures the band at it's live best, and features takes of many tracks from From the heart of town.
Following work on various films and soundtracks, Johnston and Gallon Drunk released the LP Fire Music in 2003, and 2005 saw the release of the collection Bear me away.
In 2003 James Johnston also became a full-time member of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, appearing on the group's highly successful Abattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus LP set.
While members of the band have gone on to work with iconoclasts & luminaries such as Tom Waits, Tindersticks, Lydia Lunch, Barry Adamson, PJ Harvey, and of course Nick Cave, Gallon Drunk remain true to their original vision.