Mellotronists

Sign Of The Cross was by Skafish - they do it live on the URGH! A Music 
War compilation (film, vinyl, and it's on the cd too).  It includes some 
great performances by X, XTC, Magazine, Klaus Nomi, and a totally 
psychotic performance by The Cramps.  Then there's more pedestrian stuff 
like The Police, The GoGos, and The Gary Numan...
 From what I can tell, most of it was shot/recorded in the spring and 
summer of 1980, some time before Miles Copeland heard of REM - at that 
time, the original Hib-Tone single of Radio Free Europe was probably 
just coming out.

john b

Jason Locke wrote:
> Yes, I've heard the Dickies verison!  Probably been 20 years -- they 
> covered a couple of other things like that, but I can't remember what 
> they were...check out the 'tron on a similar song called "Sign of The 
> Cross".  It's on that I.R.S. sampler from the early 80's, before 
> R.E.M. really broke...
>  
> Of course, I can't remember the name of the band who did it.
>  
> memory fades as time invades, i guess :(
> Jason
>
> *//*