THE OUTFIELD – The Baseball Boys: Early Demos & Rare Tracks (2020) *EXCLUSIVE*

Three days ago the remaining members of THE OUTFIELD, to commemorate the 6th year anniversary of guitarist John Spinks death, released “The Baseball Boys: Early Demos and Rare Tracks“.
These are the unreleased, very early ’80s recordings of the band while operated under the name The Baseball Boys. They performed in and around England until one of these demos got them signed to Columbia / CBS Records in 1984.
“We hope you and your families are safe and sing loudly to the classic songs that represent the bands roots.”, states the press release.

Bassist/singer Tony Lewis, guitarist /keyboardist / songwriter John Spinks, and drummer Alan Jackman played together in the late 1970s in a straightforward power pop band called Sirius B.
After rehearsing for about six months and playing several gigs, their style did not match the punk rock that was surging in popularity in England and they broke up.
Several years afterward, the three gathered back together in London’s East End under the name The Baseball Boys.

Spinks adopted the name ‘Baseball Boys’ from a teen gang called “The Baseball Furies” in the cult film The Warriors, a movie that he had just seen.
Although he used the name as a joke and “just to be outrageous”, record company people responded favourably. The band got a reputation as a very “American-sounding” group and signed in the US after playing for just a few months in England.
Their manager, an American living in England, recommended a new band name with a similar attitude since ‘Baseball Boys’ seemed too “tacky” and “tongue-in-cheek”.
Spinks then said: “The Outfield was the most left-wing kind of thing we liked.”

Spinks expressed an interest for the American sport of baseball, while also being a devoted fan of football. He claimed that the group “didn’t know what an outfield was” until they visited the US, and that “We’re just learning about baseball. It’s an acquired taste and we’re trying to acquire a taste for it.”

This is a lovable piece of the ’80s. You’ll recognize many songs in its early stages, while many others morphed into new songs, and some never were released… until now.
These tapes – most with a very good sound quality, really represent the band’s roots.
Highly Recommended

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01 – 61 Seconds
02 – Mystery Man
03 – All the Love
04 – Your Love
05 – Talk to Me
06 – I Don’t Need Her
07 – Every Time You Cry
08 – Taking My Chances
09 – Say It Isn’t So
10 – Nervous Alibi
11 – Since You’ve Been Gone
12 – Playground
13 – Somewhere in America
14 – The Night Ain’t Over
15 – Reach Out
16 – Voices of Babylon
17 – Let My Love Run
18 – Never Told Lies
19 – Looking for a Girl
20 – Nervous Alibi (Alternative Version)
21 – Turn and Run
22 – Stranger in My Own Town
23 – One Hot Country
24 – Simple World
25 – Tiny Lights
26 – Sandman
27 – Don’t Tell Me
28 – Mr Dream Maker
29 – Better Get Ready
30 – Never Wanted to Dance
31 – Burning Light

Tony Lewis – vocals, bass
John Spinks – guitar, vocals
Alan Jackman – drums, percussion

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