Something Happens!

• Tom Dunne - vocals
• Ray Harman - guitar
• Alan Byrne - bass
• Eamonn Ryan - drums
  
  
  Something Happens in the 1980s

Bio:

South Dublin city band founded in 1984 by Eamon Ryan and Alan Byrne. Tom Dunne had previously been with The End. Something Happens were the proto-typical Irish indie guitar band of the '80s. They were compared to everyone from REM to The Smiths. They signed to Virgin Records in 1987. Their discography is scattered with fabulous tracks, many of which are imprinted on the memories of Irish people of a certain age. Perhaps they failed to make that one "all killer no filler" consistently great LP but their records are recommended. They were dropped by Virgin in 1994 and self-released their final album. The split sometime after. Tom Dunne is now a radio DJ. They reform regularly in Dublin for xmas gigs.

above: Live at the Underground, Dublin in 1986 (photo: Paul Gallagher)

above: Live at the Underground, Dublin in 1986 (photo: Paul Gallagher)

above: 1992 Promo Photo (Charisma Records USA)

above: Setlist for the band's perfomance at De Sater in Leidschendam, The Netherlands on 27 Nov 1990 (photo: Kees van den Bos).

   

tracks:
Real Time
Breakthru
Burn Clear
Shine On
Friday 13

The first Something Happens! demo, recently posted to dublinopinion.com.

Something Happens recorded many more demos before being signed by Virgin. If I ever manage to corner an unsuspecting member of the band, I'll beat the details out of him. For now, this demo is all I can report. If anyone has any demo cassettes, please forward the details.

track: Real Time

  



side one:
Burn Clear

side two:
Shoulder High
Here Comes The Only One Again

Notes:
The debut single which seemed to take forever to finally be released. The Prophet Records issue has a unique label (see above). I am unsure if there was also a dedicated/unique Prophet Records sleeve. Prophet label copies housed in imported Wild Bikini/Cooking Vinyl sleeves were available for sale in Ireland; the initial Wild Bikini/Cooking Vinyl copies in the UK have pasted over labels, i.e. they are Prophet label copies with pasted over Wild Bikini/Cooking Vinyl. I presume there are original Wild Bikini/Cooking Vinyl labels that are not paste overs.
"Remains unde the long shadow of U2"--Richie Taylor.

track: Mission To

tracks:
Burn Clear
She Came From There

side one:
Beach
Incoming
Promised

side two:
Seven Days 'Til Four A.M.
Free And Easy
Take This With You

Notes:
Available as bonus tracks on the CD editon of Been There Seen That Done That.

side one:
Beach
Incoming
Take This With You
Forget Georgia
The Way I Feel
Both Men Crying

side two:
Burn Clear
Give It Away
Tall Girls Club
Shoulder High
Here Comes The Only One Again
Be My Love

The CD edition includes the "I Know Ray Harman" mini-LP.

 

side one:
Take This With You
Mystery

side two:
Something Good
Haunted

tracks:
What Now
Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello (Petrol)
Parachute
Esmerelda
I Had A Feeling
Kill The Roses
Brand New God
Room 29
The Patience Business
Devil In Miss Jones
Good Time Coming
I Feel Good
Skyrockets

side one:
Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello (Petrol)
Devil In Miss Jones
Room 29

side two:
Parachute
Tall Girls Club
Kill the Roses

   

tracks:
Inviral Love
Diane On The Cross
Daisyhead
It's Strange, Believe Me
Are You Going To Suffer It
Hit The Parade
Beautiful Country
The Crystal Ballroom
Select
Speak Up Shut Up
Uncut
Behind Your Tooth
Fellow Feeling

track: Are You My Girl (acoustic)

tracks:
Select
Funny Fuckin' World
Mercy Op
Bloodless

tracks:
Are You My Girl
Time Stand Still
I Havent Seen Brian
Brother Michael
How To Buy A Baby
Past You Now

tracks:
Rosewood
Baby Baby
Kennedy Lawn
You and Your Back
Going Up
Hands That Do The Dishes

tracks:
Planet Fabulous
Holyday
Spin
Firelighter
Be The One
Top Of The Pops

tracks:
Flag ¹
Are You My Girl ¹
Fataler Femmes ¹
Here Comes The Soldiers
Rosewood
Wind's Future Wife
Heart of a Diver
A 70's Wedding ¹
C.C. Incidentally ¹
Xuxa
Planet Fabulous
God Awful Complications
Divide
Momentary Thing ¹

Notes:
This album was re-packaged as "Alan, Elvis & God" in 1997, retaining these six tracks¹ and adding five new ones.

Notes
Re-release of Parachute. "Brass Buttons" originally appeared on the Gram Parsons tribute album Commemorativo: A Tribute To Gram Parsons in 1992.


• Rhinestone Cowboy
CDS - Wild Bikini? - ??? - IRL - 199? - 500 copies
1-track Irish only release

 

tracks:
Beach
Daisyhead
Hello,Hello,Hello
Take This With You
Forget Georgia
Parachute
Are You My Girl
Devil In Miss Jones
Be My Love
Burn Clear
What Now
C.C. Incidentally
Select
Rosewood
Room 29
Planet Fabulous
Kill The Roses
Fellow Feeling

tracks:
Are You My Girl
70's Wedding
Fataler Femmes
Momentary Thing
Flag
Word Of Mouth ¹
Time Stand Stills ¹
She Waits For The Sound ¹
Firefighter ¹
C.C. Incidentally
These Are Not My Friends ¹

Notes:
Re-packaging of 1994's "Planet Fabulous" album, retaining six of the original 14 songs and adding these five new tracks¹. Originally slated for release on Ignana Records (#557-2).

A huge collection of material, basically every song ever recorded by the band, but recording details are not specified. Of unknown origin, possibly from a US promotor, made available through the SH mailing list (see External Links below).

disc one:
Real Time from Live at the Underground LP.
She Came From There from The Courier OST.
Borderline B-side (Burn Clear)
Home B-side (Burn Clear)
Both Ends Of A Woman B-side (Burn Clear)
Nothing More B-side (Beach)
Bag Of Bones B-side (Beach)
White Water B-side (Forget Georgia)
Mystery B-side (SH EP)
Haunted B-side (SH EP)
Something Good B-side (SH EP)
Boys (Summertime Love) B-side (Hello...)
Liverpool Sands B-side (Hello...)
Stuck Together With God's Glue B-side (What Now)
Too Long B-side (What Now)
Forget Georgia B-side (What Now)
Broken Promises B-side (What Now)
Lenny Bruce B-side (What Now)
One In The World B-side (Parachute)
Devil In Miss Jones B-side (Parachute)
Take A Chance On Me B-side (Parachute)
Penny Drops B-side (Daisyhead)
First Edition B-side (Daisyhead)
Crow B-side (Daisyhead)
Funny Fuckin' World B-side (Select)
Mercy Op B-side (Select)

disc two:
Bloodless B-side (Select)
Brass Buttons B-side (Parachute re-release)
C.C. Incidentally A-side
Are You My Girl from HMV Unplugged
Time Stand Still B-side (Are You My Girl EP)
I Haven't Seen Brian B-side (Are You My Girl EP)
Brother Michael B-side (Are You My Girl EP)
How To Buy A Baby B-side (Are You My Girl EP)
Past You Now B-side (Are You My Girl EP)
Baby, Baby B-side (Rosewood EP)
Kennedy Lawn B-side (Rosewood EP)
You And Your Back B-side (Rosewood EP)
Going Up B-side (Rosewood EP)
Hands That Do The Dishes B-side (Rosewood EP)
Holyday B-side (Planet Fabulous EP)
Spin B-side (Planet Fabulous EP)
Firelighter B-side (Planet Fabulous EP)
Be The One B-side (Planet Fabulous EP)
Top Of The Pops B-side (Planet Fabulous EP)
Thirteen B-side (Parachute re-release)
Rhinestone Cowboy A-side
The End - I'm A Chem-a-racan (demo)
The End - Dream Day (demo)
The End - Come Down (demo)

Notes
Collection of B-sides, some live covers and a few demos by The End. Available through the SH mailing list (see External Links below).

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