Falling Mirror
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| Falling Mirror | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1978 – |
| Labels | Rhythm Records |
| Website | fallingmirror.com |
| Past members | Allan Faull, Nielen Marais |
Falling Mirror was an alternative rock band from Cape Town, South Africa founded in 1978 by cousins Allan Faull and Nielen Marais.[1]
Allan Faull died in September 2013.[2][3]
Contents
Discography
Singles
- I Am The Actor / Makin' Out With Granny (1979) Warner Brothers, WBS 722
- Highway Blues (1979)
- If I Was James Dean (1980) also released by WEA Europe
- Neutron Bop (1980)
- Johnny Calls The Chemist (1986)
- number 1 hit on Radio 5
- Let's Paint The House Pink/
- Cosmic Night (aka Louise The Astronaut) (1986) Warner Brothers, WBS 775
- As Sly As The Fox/
- Encounter In A Takeaway Shop (1987) WEA France (12" 45rpm single, 258426-0)
Albums
- Zen Boulders (1979) WEA Records, WBC 9011
- The Storming Of The Loft (1980) WEA Records, WBC 9013
- Fantasy Kid (1981) WEA Records, WBC 9021
- Johnny Calls The Chemist (1986) WEA Records, WBC 9029
- Shattered (compilation LP) (1989) Tusk, TUSB 3008
- Shattered (CD re-issue with 3 bonus tracks) (1992) Tusk, TUCD 3008
- Hammerhead Hotel (download-only, November 2006, recorded 1996) Spaced Out Sounds
- Johnny Calls The Chemist (CD re-issue with bonus tracks) (May 2001) RetroFresh, freshcd 112
- Zen Boulders / The Storming Of The Loft (2 for 1 CD re-issue) (August 2002) RetroFresh, freshcd124
- Singles and Rarities (Virtual Collection, compiled by Brian Currin) (September 2008) Spaced Out Sounds
- Special Agent Duck (December 2010) Spaced Out Sounds
Various Artist Compilations
- Sharp Cuts Volume 1 [1992] Tusk, WOND 103
- Johnny Calls The Chemist
- Sharp Cuts Volume 2 [1994] Tusk, WOND 121
- Makin' Out With Granny
- 40 Single Hits 40 Hit Singles Volume 2 [1997] Sony Music, CDSM 010 Z
- Johnny Calls The Chemist, the only SA song on this 2-CD set
- SA Top 40 Hits Of All Time Volume 6 [2002] Sting Music, STIDFCD 037
- Johnny Calls The Chemist
- SA Rock Gold (3-CD set) [2010] Universal Music, TUMGCD 100
- Johnny Calls The Chemist
Guest appearances (Allan Faull)
- McCully Workshop Inc [1970], Trutone
- Buccaneer - McCully Workshop [1998] MicMac, MS001
