Let's Hear it for The Vulgar Boatmen?
Yes, yes, in the name of all that is holy, yes. Their debut album (sort of), You and Your Sister, possibly named after the moving Chris Bell (of Big Star) solo song of the same name, is one of the top ten or twelve albums of 1989 that even most music lovers have never heard. That was certainly true in my case until its 25th anniversary reissue with bonu…
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