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We were having you on all the time. The single "Infected" was not released on 10 July after all but finally saw the light of day on 30 October. Absolutely definitely it was. You can download it from the Freebase website by clicking on "Collision" You can also access a free Fortune West mp3 download of the track "Not Swimming" by clicking here.
To celebrate the release Fortune West are playing the Camden Underworld on Friday 15 December supporting My Life Story. To order tickets click here.
10 July 2000
Well it's been an even longer time but the single "Infected" is out today on the Collision label COL005, a 7" only release with "A happy home" on the flipside. What took them so long? Who knows. Anyway a nice pic of the sleeve will appear here very soon. Meanwhile an mp3 of another West pop tune "Notswimming" is available from the Freebase website .
26 February 2000
Well it's been a long time. The singles are recorded and ready to go. Watch this space for release dates. They are both going to be 7"s. Infected/Happy Home and Ex-boyfriend/Notswimming.
Gig at Tunbridge Wells on Friday 24 March supporting the Doves.
6 January 2000
West into 2000
The tracks for the first two singles were mixed on New Year's Eve. That's about that really. Apart from that Fortune West have been enjoying the holiday season and prepare to take 2000 by storm. Watch this space for release and gigging news
6 December 1999
Single recorded but gig off!
The West gig at Dusk Till Dawn on 17 December has been cancelled. The band night at DTD has been moved from Fridays to Saturdays to fill the void left by the demise of the not-very-successful Salsa club. And, unfortunately Saturdays are out for the West, this side of Xmas. So that oh-so-poignant rendition of Christmas Lights will have to wait a year. Ah well...
But, on a more productive note, Fortune West were in the studio last week recording the tracks which will comprise their first two singles (see 15 November news item). Sources close to the band (i.e. the band members themselves) are already enthusing over the the rough mixes. The plan is to release two limited 7" singles in early 2000. Backed up by some gigs. Honestly!
15 November 1999
First two singles announced and upcoming live appearance
The first Fortune West single will be "Infected" with additional tracks "Who am I kidding?" and "What makes a happy home" to be followed up by "Ex boyfriend" with additional tracks "Notswimming" and "You've changed". All these tracks will be recorded in the next few weeks. The B-sides are deemed to be not quite good enough to make the eventual debut album (in accordance with "rock law") but are still very top tunes indeed.
The two A-sides will be previewed on Friday 17 December at "Dusk till dawn" in Rochester High Street. A selection of appropriate festive covers will be considered by The West, not to mention their very own "Christmas Lights"
10 November 1999
By a strange and mysterious selection procedure, known only as "The hat" it can now be revealed on this site that the provisional set-list for the West's debut London appearance is as follows
Infected
Christmas Lights
Ex Boyfriend
A person or a memory
God taught me how to kiss
Like America
Don't ever change
Forth Bridge
Angels Wings*
Lyrics to some of these songs can be found on the lyrics page, beleive it or not. Click away...
*Please, this is still a provisional title