495. People Say by the Go Betweens 1979

I loved the first Go Betweens single "Lee Remick" but I really loved the second single "People Say" and the b-side "Don't Let Him Come Back" Of all those early bands they were the ones I never got to see live though I did see Grant McLennan at the Central Club when Mick Barclay was drumming with him. And I have to admit I always preferred Grant's songs on the albums. But that's a lie because there's some seriously great Robert Forster songs. They seemed to take turns with their songs on the albums.
I did get to meet the band one night at some party on Spencer Street in this underground venue near the station. Pleasant chit chat and obviously they had never heard of Little Murders. But I did all the fan stuff and retreated quickly. Years later I would me mistaken for Grant at Inflation when a guy asked me why I was down from Sydney. This happened a few times although I never saw the resemblance myself. I think it was my short hair, my stature and the denim jacket I wore.
No matter. I've always had a soft spot for the Go Betweens. There first records were Australian Indie classics. They recorded cool pop songs. They would end up being on the Postcard label and recording in Edinburgh. This one came out around the same time as my first single. It would have been in my stack of singles next to my record player. Tidily packed away in old wine cask boxes. In with the Saints and Little Murders and Clint Small.