We’re back from the Good Technology 2023 Tour. Big thanks to the amazing audiences. Every gig has been heartwarming and we had a blast. We’re continuting to record the new album now, for release in 2024, and have more news coming soon.
The Good Technology 2023 red vinyl 12″ anniversary remix is now sold out. But you can watch the (epic!) video below.
“Just listening to a pre-release copy of Red Guitars extended 2023 remix of ‘Good Technology.’ And I don’t believe what I’ve heard. By a country mile, one of the greatest pieces of music I’ve heard in YEARS.” London Peaky Webzine
Red Guitars were a product of the vibrant Hull music scene of the late 1970s and early 80s. Encouraged by a review of their demo tape in the Melody Maker the band recorded a single, Good Technology, and released it on their own Self Drive label. John Peel played it on the radio, Tyne Tees Television filmed them for the Tube and Johnny Marr invited them to tour with the Smiths. They were up and running. Good Technology made number 11 in John Peel’s Festive 50. Further singles Fact, Steeltown and Marimba Jive followed, and debut album Slow to Fade was released in November 1984.
The original band reformed in 2022 and following two UK tours in as many years are recording a new album.
“Via one delicious melody and an ominously building beat, Red Guitars itemise the sundry achievements of modern science, from underarm personal hygiene to the hardware of instant Armageddon. In so doing, the song constructs an unforgettable vision of a world that’s grown too clever by one-and-a-half at least.” Good Technology, Paul Du Noyer, NME
This site covers the original Red Guitars, before they signed to Virgin Records, when the line-up was Jeremy Kidd, Hallam Lewis, John Rowley, Lou Duffy-Howard and Matt Higgins.