A new perspective ...

There are so many myths that persist down the years, and it seems that the more they are repeated the more they are accepted. It's like the sound of young Scotland. There are very few people that love Postcard Records more than I do, Funky Glasgow Now and all that, but you read some of the testimonials and wonder whether people have heard the same records ...

Anyway Edinburgh in 1979 seems to be the place to set the controls of your Tardis for, pre-Postcard. Just. And that's why it was so important that in the seventh issue of Your Heart Out, the pertinently titled The Archaeology of An Abandoned Soul Single, we were able to run a feature on The Visitors, whose first EP Electric Heat came out in 1979 and created quite a stir with its melody and menace. Realising that not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to dust off their well-worn vinyl and give the EP yet another spin, so it's an honour to be able to offer an exclusive live Visitors track, Exploiting The Masters, here for your delight ...

The other Edinburgh group that was blazing a trail in the Edinburgh of 1979 was the very glamorous Scars, whose debut single on Fast Product was one of the best ever and went something like this ...