Pearlfishers (The) - Up With The Larks

The Pearlfishers - Up With The Larks

Tracklist
Side A
Up With The Larks
The Bluebells
Send Me A Letter
The Umbrellas Of Shibuya
Side B
Womack And Womack
London’s In Love
Eco Schools
With You On My Mind
Side C
Fighting Fire With Flowers
Blue Riders On The Range
Ring The Bells For A Day
I Just See The Rainbow
Side D Bonus Tracks
Always Running Away From The Pretty Things
Clumsy Come Home Pretty Bird
How Do You Start Again

Marina proudly present the first ever vinyl issues of three classic albums by Glasgow’s finest, The Pearlfishers: “The Young Picnickers” (1999), “Across The Milky Way” (2001) and “Up With The Larks” (2007). They are issued in deluxe 2-LP vinyl editions in beautiful gatefold sleeves with enhanced artwork and complete lyrics.

All albums feature four (!) bonus tracks each, most of them never released before and not available on any streaming platform.

The 2-LP vinyl editions are limited to 750 copies each

Three albums of masterful, classic pop music, driven by main man David Scott’s exceptional songwriting which was often compared to Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Webb, Todd Rundgren and Brian Wilson. The beautifully crafted arrangements include woodwinds, trumpet, flugel horns, banjo – and real strings! “David Scott’s compositions sound something like The Carpenters and Burt Bacharach – except much more poppy, upbeat, and current!” (Babysue).

These albums also feature some of the finest Scottish musicians. Duglas T Stewart of BMX Bandits co-wrote two songs. Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub contributed backing vocals on “The Young Picnickers” and co-produced four tracks on “Up With The Larks”. Mick Slaven, one of the most unique guitarists ever (Jazzateers, James Kirk, Paul Quinn & The Independent Group), plays on “Across The Milky Way”. So does trumpet maestro Colin Steele who later recorded an entire album of Pearlfishers songs in terrific jazz arrangements (“Diving For Pearls”, 2017).