strawberry switchblade - secrets (robin millar session) 

i have an obsession with this band, no doubt.

They need to find the master-tape for the Robin Millar session and put it out as a single!

I'm very late coming to SS's fanbase. It has blown me away how so many awesome bands never reached over (well reached my ears) in America. Just hate the stumbling in the dark feeling as life goes by to find these awesome bands. I'll not turn away any of them, regardless. They are all new and great.

These girls probably started the whole gothic lolita fashion in Japan, and yet no one remembers nor so much a mention when talking about said fashion. Go back to as far as the early 80s, and they're most likely the earliest ones who ever dressed like this.

The 12 string in this oh my makes my manly heart melt

This band is absolutely legendary

I hear a lot of the Orange Juice band influence in a lot of these earlier recordings. Some great pop!

aww the cutest version of this song! This melts me down and makes me want to hug someone!

they shoud’ve kept this kinda style, this version is literally so good and lovely ☹️

Wow, an awesome band dressed up in what today would be considered lolita fashion back when only a handful of people in Japan were dressing this way. Angelic Pretty and Pink House were among the only brands around at the time; Baby The Stars Shine Bright and Metamorphose wouldn't exist for a few more years. The term lolita first appeared in the fashion magazine Ryukou Tsushin in the September 1987 issue.

Love them ,shame their gone

@aadamjacobs I agree totally. I once tried to get in touch w/ Rose via official myspace but never got a response....I would proudly put the Robin Miller Sessions on limited wax via FLA in a heartbeat! I Love all SS but I always felt the early stuff w/ full band was the best...shame hardly of it was recorded for release......

I hadn't ever heard these alternate takes until RU-vid. Anyone know if the entire LP from these sessions is available? Imo this is better than the studio release! Rose looks so cute in this pic.

Christ this is good

I love it so much! Though I like album version either, this one is so natural and even more cute. Very fresh, indeed.

A little gem, great to hear these alternate versions! :)

amazing version :))

I like both versions, the album is amazing, but so are the fresh early versions

The Smiths meets B52's? who cares i'm wrecked

Lolita Goth!

This is so much better than the album version. I'd love to hear acoustic demos. To me, they would have been the best thing SS ever released.

Brilliant. Still sounds great to me.

Just a beautiful song! Love it. The guitar and vocals are top-class on this one.

Kawaii desu!!!!!

i prefer this over the original actually, 1:19 - 1:34 is absolutely heavenly

So nice to hear them in a different light, more giutar less ethereal synth, shows off their musical talents better, sounds fresher too.

The guy who produced their album ruined the songs and, probably, their career. Anyone familiar with the Peel session versions of Another Day, 10 James Oar Street, Trees and Flowers etc and the Kid Jensen show session too, will know how great Strawberry Switchblade were. Fantastic songwriters and wonderful singers. Robin Miller would certainly have been a better choice of producer for the album, but the radio sessions can be found on the net so seek them out and discover the real magic.

this is so fire

This version sounds more like post punk!

Its so strange the way it changes the mood from the original version, like a playful folk without the synths and stuff

Very haircut 100

Are there any more tracks from this session?

This isn't a version I remember, but nevertheless, it sounds absolutely blissful, jocund and groovy!

@ariellevonglitz You Welcome!

😑😑😑

It's interesting to hear this version, but the final album version is so much better!! (in my humble opinion...lol)

jrregan, they weren't very popular, they went broke with their album.

I wish they had kept to this style instead of going electronic