Squire Fan Club Newsletter

THE YOUNG IDEA - A pop tribute to Anthony Meynell and SQUIRE”

THE YOUNG IDEA - A pop tribute to Anthony Meynell and  SQUIRE”

Hi, and welcome to the latest Squire Fan Club newsletter. This week we are diving into the  2007 CD tribute album “ THE YOUNG IDEA - A pop tribute to Anthony Meynell and  SQUIRE” Squire arguably became the first band from the ‘mod revival’ era, after The Jam to be honoured with a tribute album! The collection combines bands from all over the world, from Scotland to Australia, United States to Italy, UK to Canada, capturing some exceptional performances and interpretations of Squire songs! Next week we will look at a couple of the recordings in detail, but for now,...

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Mods Mayday Squire!

Mods Mayday Squire!

Welcome to the latest squire newsletter! The picture above was taken at the 2019 Mods Mayday concert in London - and we have some great news regarding this years event later in the newsletter! First of all, we are really pleased by the great reaction to the Boys About Town trilogy - It took everyone by surprise, and we've enjoyed sharing the performances over the last three weeks, and its been fun putting together the parody artwork for the videos! It’s timely as well because both Ed and Paul have record releases out now. Ed’s Cherry Red CD set is soon...

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Roll Up! Roll Up! for the Boys About Town finale!

Roll Up! Roll Up! for the Boys About Town finale!

Hi and Welcome to the new Squire newsletter! This week is the final in the trilogy of the Boys About Town story. First of all we wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day and hope everyone is sharing love and joy! We are keeping this newsletter really short this week as we have our own celebrations to enjoy, but would like to remind everyone if you haven't sent your loved one a message yet - make time today! There are plenty of ideas in the Squire store and indeed, within the Squire lyrics if you need a catalyst to find some...

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Boys About Town, Part 2 - The latest Squire Newsletter

Boys About Town, Part 2 - The latest Squire Newsletter

Welcome to the latest Squire Fan Club Newsletter which is subtitled: Squire and the Southern California Experience! This subheading borrows from Timothy White’s excellent book on The Beach Boys - The Nearest Faraway Place (brian wilson, the beach boys, and the southern california experience) It was to the nearest faraway place, San Diego California, about as far west as you can go from London, that Squire had relocated to by 1985! In this parallel universe to the London scene, San Diego hosted bands such as Manual Scan and Telltale Hearts, seen below. Experiencing the energy of this music scene, and in particular...

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Boys About Town - The Ultimate Supergroup!!!!

Boys About Town - The Ultimate Supergroup!!!!

Welcome to the first Squire newsletter of 2022! We have been enjoying an extended hibernation, so you haven’t missed out on any newsletters! We are now looking forward to a full and busy schedule ahead! Thank you to everyone who bought some Squire records for Christmas and treated themselves thereafter! We have the latest single ‘The Young Idea’ in store and all the other goodies so please check out the catalog pages! This week we are having a very special deep dive into the unheard Squire archive to kick off the year - prompted by recent releases from our dearest...

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