Bourgie Bourgie - Dinky Honey (1984)

Paul Quinn was a classmate of Edwyn Collins between the ages of 11 and 15, and sang backing vocals on 'Rip It Up' by Collins' band Orange Juice in 1983. After his band The Jazzatters (contemporaries of Josef K, The French Impressionists and Aztec Camera) signed with Postcard Records, they changed their name to Bourgie Bourgie and were then signed by MCA Records, releasing two singles in 1984, 'Breaking Point' and 'Careless', both of which charted in the UK, at numbers 48 and 96 respectively. After taping a session for the John Peel show, the group began recording an album with producer Mike Hedges, but before it could be released the band split up, with Quinn then collaborating with Edwyn Collins on a version of The Velvet Underground's 'Pale Blue Eyes', released on Postcard Records boss Alan Horne's new Swamplands label in 1984. In early 1985, Quinn released his first solo single, 'Ain't That Always The Way', which again featured Collins but was credited solely to Quinn for contractual reasons, and which was also a minor hit. Since then he's collaborated with Vince Clarke on the 'One Day' single, and formed The Independent Group, a supergroup containing former members of Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, and The Bluebells. However, there are fans of Bourgie Bourgie who fondly remember those two singles and would love to have heard an album by the band, and so here is 'Dinky Honey', which was shelved after the band ceased to exist, and which proves that even in his early days, Quinn had something that hinted that he was on the cusp of making it big in the music industry. 

Track listing

01 Breaking Point
02 Change Of Attitude
03 Careless
04 Show Me The Door
05 Something To Prove
06 Apres Ski
07 I Give You Love
08 Quel Dommage
09 Here Comes That Feeling
10 Breaking Point (demo)