During their lifetime the Delmontes only released two singles through Rational Records, but LTM's continuing work in excavating some of the more esoteric corners of post-punk resulted in this comprehensive overview of the band's work, from those two singles to some of the last demos the group worked on a couple of years later. The band's original sound veered towards combining just-trippy-enough psychedelia with a cooler, restrained approach that fit in perfectly with peers from the Teardrop Explodes (who invited them onto a summer 1981 tour) to Young Marble Giants.

[From allmusic]

Formed in Edinburgh in 1979, The Delmontes released just two singles on indie label Rational Records: Tous Les Soirs (1980) and Don't Cry Your Tears (1981). Boasting a poised avant-retro sound and vision (three of the five band members were female), the band prefigured a raft of subsequent indie trends (C86, Creation, Sarah, TweeNet), and were offered deals by both DinDisc and Zoo Records.

Although the group completed a UK tour with The Teardrop Explodes, and later signed a major label deal, no further records emerged, and sadly the band split early in 1983. Happily Carousel, an irresistable collection of singles and previously unreleased demo tracks, reminds us of their rightful place in the Sound of Young Scotland.

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