Description
The Venetians were formed in late 1982 as a studio concept band after Rik Swinn (lead vocalist) arrived in Sydney with master tapes of tracks he recorded in England with engineer / producer Vic Coopersmith-Heaven (Cat Stevens, The Rolling Stones, The Vapours, The Jam). He read a newspaper advert placed by two musicians looking for a lead singer.
Within weeks Swinn formed a touring band and enlisted David Skeet on guitar, bass guitar, synthesiser and vocals; and Peter Watson (ex-Scandal, Extractors) on guitar, bass guitar, synthesiser and vocals. Drummer Tim Powles (ex-Ward 13) joined next and keyboardist Matthew Hughes (ex-Gotham City) completed the line up of the Venetians. They released their first single, “Sound on Sound”, in April 1983 – original copies of which go for upwards of £150 on Discogs.
This 12″ includes the original plus remixes by Andrew Weatherall & Zatua (Music from Memory). This single was the last set of Andrew Weatherall remixes to be released before his sad passing on 17th February 2020. RIP 🖤
Tracklist:
A1 – Son Sur Son (Original) (4:14)
A2 – Son Sur Son (A.W. Edition Uno) (8:26)
B1 – Son Sur Son (A.W. Edition Due) (8:08)
B2 – Son Sur Son (Zatua Rework) (4:35)
