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Sultans of Ping - New DVD
U TALK 2 MUCH: Live At The Cork Savoy Theatre

DVD Release Date: 4th DECEMBER 2006
Cherry Red Records (Pinnacle Distribution)
www.sultansofping.com ::: www.myspace.com/thesultansofping

It’s available from the Sultans shop at www.morjam.se where you can also buy CDs, T shirts etc.

Tracklisting:

1 Back In A Tracksuit
2 Give Him A Ball
3 Teenage Punks
4 Mescaline
5 Two Pints Of Rasa
6 Michiko
7 Five Years
8 Teenrage Rock n Roll Girl
9 Veronica
10 Wake Up And Scratch Me
11 Scar On My Face
12 Kick Me With Your Leather Boots
13 Stupid Kid
14 U Talk 2 Much
15 Let’s Go Shopping
16 Japanese Girls
17 Where’s Me Jumper
18 Turnip Fish
19 I Said I Am I Said

THE SULTANS OF PING RETURN

A HISTORY LESSON

The Sultans Of Ping FC start in early 1989.Their first demo is recorded in 1990 and includes “Where’s Me Jumper”.They headline Eurorock 1990 as the token local crowd pulling band. Ian Wilson, producer of the Dave Fanning show on RTE, loves the show and offers them their first radio session. In June 1991 the Sultans are again invited to be the closing headline act, this time at the Cork Rocks Festival. Martin Heath of Rhythm King Records catches their set by accident and promptly offers them a deal. The band play their first UKshows in November 1991.

“Where’s Me Jumper” is released as a single in january 1992 and instantly becomes a cult classic. It becomes the biggest selling single of the year in Ireland beating off competition from Bryan Adams’ “Everything I Do”. The Sultans release two further singles that year “Stupid Kid” and “Veronica” which strengthens the band’s profile even more.

Their debut LP “Casual Sex In The Cineplex” comes out in January 1993 and crashes into the top 30 of the UK album charts. The fourth single “U Talk Too Much” also makes the top 30 singles charts. The Sultans spend most of the year touring in the UK, Ireland, Europe and Japan clocking up 150 shows during the year playing in places as diverse as Letterkenny and Hiroshima while still finding time to write their second LP. By this time the band have dropped the FC from their name in a bizarre attempt to be taken seriously. Three singles from the upcoming lp are released -”Teenage Punks”,”Wake Up And Scratch Me” and the classic “Michiko”.All make the top 75 of the UK singles charts.

The second LP “Teenage Drug” is released in 1994 but doesn’t have the same impact as their debut. The band decide to adopt a harder more American influenced sound and recruit Sammy Steiger (ex Golden Horde) to their ranks to beef up the guitar sound.The Sultans continue to tour incessantly to smaller but still enthusiastic audiences. In 1995 the “Of Ping” is quietly dropped from the name and the band are now just known as Sultans.

Third lp “Good Year For Trouble” arrives in 1996 but fails to sell well despite good reviews.The band are dropped by their record label and the writing seems to be on the wall. The Sultans get back to doing what they know best, playing live, and they set off around the UK, Ireland and Europe again. They support The Ramones on their last european tour as well as supporting The Sex Pistols in France.
1997 sees the band still on the road but starting to run out of steam. Their last show takes place in Cork in December 1997 and the night is ruined by aggressive bouncers who spend the evening attacking sultans fans.The band split up after the show.

THE PRESENT

The Sultans “Where’s Me Jumper” is voted 2nd best Irish song of all time by listeners to the Ian Dempsey show on Today Fm in 2004. The songs get played again on the radio and everyone wonders when the band will resurface. 8 years after their last show the Sultans return to the fold with some Irish shows in December 2005. Four original members remain - Niall O’Flaherty on vocals, Pat O’Connell on guitar, Morty McCarthy on drums,S ammy Steiger on lead guitar. They are joined by Ian Olney (ex Power Of Dreams) on bass who replaces Alan MacFeely.

2006 sees The Sultans continue to play sporadic gigs.Cherry Red Records will be releasing a DVD that captures the band playing live in front of their hometown audience in December 2005.

Sultans gigs in December / February:
Fri 01.12.06 Whelans, Dublin
Sat 02.12.06 Whelans, Dublin
Thu 14.12.06 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Fri 15.12.06 Mean Fiddler, London
Fri 29.12.06 Club Ten, Waterford
Sat 30.12.06 The Savoy, Cork
Sun 31.12.06 Cruiscin Lan, Cork
Fri 02.02.07 Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg
Sat 03.02.07 Debasser Slussen, Stockholm
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