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Bio:
Princess Tinymeat were formed by Haa Lacka Binttii (AKA Daniel Figgis) a couple
of years after leaving the Virgin Prunes.
Besdies the core lineup of Binttii, Rice and Box, other musicians who played with the
band included Roger Doyle (Operating Theatre),
Dik Evans (Virgin Prunes), Gerry O'Boyle (Gorehounds) and
Gerry Leonard (The Spies/Hinterland).
The band
achieved some notority with
the cover of their first single and it's fair to say that their trash/transvestive
aesthetic/image and graphics attracted as much if not more attention as their
music. I can still remember the derisive look I received from some record shop
muppet the day I bought the Herstory LP. It was the era of Alien Sex Fiend and
Specimen and the batcave and all that goth crap. It's possible this added to the
pressures which led to the split after only three singles -- more's the pity.
Binttii reverted to his real name for subsequent recordings. See Daniel Figgis
for details.
"Princess Tinymeat" was the sizest nickname of 50s Hollywood actor Montgomery
Clift (also namechecked by The Clash in "The Right Profile").
above: Flyer for the circa 1986 Sloblands live show listing several songs
that were never released:
A Bun In The Oven
Sloblands
Your Wish Is Granted (unreleased)
The Bringer Of War (unreleased)
My Lips Are Lonely (unreleased)
Palace Of Wasted Footsteps (unreleased)
End of Story (unreleased)
The Fairest Of Them All
above left: flyer for December '86 show at Sides.
above right: flyer for final Dublin show c1986 with Roger Doyle, Dik Evans and Gerry O'Boyle.
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