Cargo Records

Juvenilia

Too Much Texas were the band that Tom Hingley was in before he left in 1989 to join Inspiral Carpets. Laurence Ash the drummer went on to be in a band called the Dream Academy. The band only released one single that got recorded on the John Peel sessions. The video got played on Music Box On ITV.

The record contains a mixture of musical styles including 80’s theatrical pop ( influenced by tear drop explodes, Echo and the Bunneymen and of course The Smiths) and more dispercal angst ridden agit pop(influenced by bands such as The Fall, Age of chance and the stump) These are early recordings made by people who went on to do bigger, better and different things. Here is your first chance to here them on a digital format. Too Much Texas are a band some people may have heard of but very few people have heard. Too Much Texas formed in the early 80’s. They emerged from a polytechnics university the band members are Tom Hingley on Vocals, Raymond and Gordon they are originally from Oxford but decided to up route and head up North to Manchester. They have a very dark sounding punky pop edge to them. They first released a single with the help of Guy Lovelady who happed to be a neighbour. The first single which was released was: the promotion tactics used would be remembered for quite some time. They decided to hire an open top bus cover it in posters and drive round Manchester blaring out their music. Needless to say this had great impact. The band had great visionary ideas that stretched beyond playing at the Hacienda club in Manchester. This was seen in future situations that were to arise, That TMT did not realise the potential suggested by their initial exciting explosion into our lives may in some part be due to Tom’s departure or other circumstances none of us are aware. The fact that their legacy has been lovingly curated on this fourth coming album, is cause for great joy. A broad musical ambition, as proven by the tracks on this superb and lonely CD. Too Much Texas emerged quietly. Polite in interview. Middle class…perhaps…and fuelled by self-belief. A confidence that helped widen the sheer scope of their music…wider, disparate of influence.