Machines - True Life E.P. 7″
November 8th, 2006 at 11:37 am
This is a re-post from April the 8th 2006. Added more scans and recorded it from the original vinyl. Notice the difference from the boot. The boot is rawer and they normalised everything. And that is revising history. Come on boot guys are you David Irving of punk rock boots? Here the sound goes up and down. Fades in and then fades out a little in the middle parts on some songs etc. A great mess!
One of the best punk rock 7inches from UK ever. I wish I knew anything about this band but I don’t. A pressing of 500 and is on many collectors want list and for once I understand why.
Re-issued a couple of years ago without the original sleeve. And now Detour Records have made yet another reissue: grab it! From the back of the sleeve: Recorded in 1/2 hour, at 8 quid and hour.
Country: UK
Year: 1978
Label: Wax Records
Format: 7″
Songs:
True Life.mp3
Everythings Technical.mp3
You Better Hear.mp3
Evening Radio.mp3
April 8th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
Here’s some info on the band.
http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/machines.htm
Love the work you folks are doing here, by the way.
April 8th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
How could I forget to do research at you excellent site? Thanks for the the nice words Andrew.
April 8th, 2006 at 7:23 pm
Ha! I wish it was “my” site. It’s a great resource, alongside the Flex discography.
I’m not motivated enough to set up that sort of thing. I’m a lazy sod.
April 28th, 2006 at 7:06 am
If you aint done so allready, check out the above site. Great site, Andi.
April 28th, 2006 at 7:07 am
Oh left it off! Southendpunk.com
April 28th, 2006 at 7:20 am
Thanks Andi! I sneaked around yeasterday when I saw people coming from that site. Shall take a closer look later on.
May 3rd, 2006 at 3:22 am
Great site! One small error, the original pressing was 1,000 not 500. It was subsequently released on orange and pink vinyl and CD by Gecko Records.
Nick Paul, The Machines
May 3rd, 2006 at 3:29 am
Sorry, another tiny point. Detour are NOT re-releasing it. They are releasing an earlier version of ‘You Better Hear’ and another blaster called ‘Racing’ (both recorded in 1977) as tracks 1 and 2 ot their forthcoming compilation ‘Bored Teenagers Vol.4′ on Bin Liner records.
Nick Paul, The Machines
May 22nd, 2006 at 9:15 pm
Any truth to a rumour about one of the band going on to anohter outfit called The Collectors (Different World 7″ - 1980)? Think it was Dizzy that told me that.. Certainly a great 7″, i got the CD/7″ reissue on Gecko years ago..
November 8th, 2006 at 11:49 am
okay, okay - NOW i’m jealous (the typical punk feeling). this is something I NEED!!!!! anybody wants to trade it for clive culbertson 7″ with sleeve - get in touch!
November 9th, 2006 at 2:59 am
November 10th, 2006 at 8:33 am
I think maybe the History of your copy was Revised by some spilled beer.
November 11th, 2006 at 3:03 am
If Nick Paul’s still about: Nick, who did the rubber-stamping on the original singles… the band, or someone else?
November 11th, 2006 at 6:26 pm
True Life is too good.
November 17th, 2006 at 2:59 am
true life download is broken!
November 17th, 2006 at 3:00 am
nope works here. what happened?
December 12th, 2006 at 11:52 am
Ive still got a signed copy by John Dee
January 9th, 2007 at 6:04 am
Love is all around, lets all around the world to play