The Container Drivers are a trio from NW England. At the moment we're best known for our Fall tribute, 'The Ex-Members of The Fall Club', which was released in the summer of 2004 on the German compilation LP 'Perverted by Mark E'. Our track picked up airplay on the John Peel show ("this is very good", was his verdict) and around Europe and the US. The much-missed Mr Peel also played a couple of our demo tracks in September 2004. Since then we had our shimmering cover of Television Personalities 'A Picture of Dorian Gray' released on volume one of the TVP tribute issued by Canadian label the Beautiful Music. We also contributed to the Cherryade Records Christmas album, volume 1. 'In the Bleak Mid-Afternoon' was favourably mentioned in reviews and likened to Belle & Sebastian.
Hmm! Clearly we were showing our sensitive side on that recording.
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Released on 1st July 2008, 'It Must be The Pipes' is available now on CD from Topplers Records for just £1!
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The Container Drivers - Liverpool Roadkill Bar 20.02.08
The Container Drivers - Unofficial video for 'It Must Be The Pipes'
The Container Drivers - 'There's Something Dead In The Road' live 03 July 2009
The Container Drivers - 'Buildings Go Up & Buildings Come Down'
Thanks! indeed, containers and their drivers, I saw you at The Bull & Gate in London, quite a while ago, and enjoyed very much. Gig would be cool if, and big if this, if we were a group that is. We are currently a cyber collab outfit but who knows maybe that could metamorphose like a grub into a slightly bigger grub. Sky's limitless. Split singles always good, nothing beats the smell of vinyl, only bacon maybe. Keep us posted on all fronts.
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Cherryade Christmas party this Sunday 7th at Kro bar (furthest one down Oxford Road near Uni) featuring The Lovely Eggs, Hotpants Romance, Ste McCabe, The Gresham Flyers, Fever Fever, plus xmas games, mince pies and festive wonder of the pop-punk variety.
"It Must Be The Pipes" on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA (www. wrir. org) this Saturday between 9-11AM my time which is either 4 or 5 hours behind UK time.
Voting continues in this years John Peel inspired Dandelion Radio Festive Fifty. Voting ends 30th November, to vote visit www. DandelionRadio. com/festive50. htm
As well as this, the November stream is well under way with a show from acclaimed Dutch DJ, presenting her debut show on the station as part of the ten show, 24-hour looping schedule (our longest ever).
