According to the 45 Revolutions book this is one of the rarest UK punk/powerpop records of the era: 77-81. 250 copies pressed and god knows how long I’ve searched for it before I finally found it. Not only is it insanely rare it’s also insanely great. At least two of the tracks. Peep Show is a real drag and should be skipped but Do it Again and Aren’t people Strange is two smasher that is a must for all lovers of old punk rock. Their second 7inch(also available as a 12″) is easy to get hold of but no one seems to care about which is strange since the b-side Bored Christine is awesome. The second one will be posted later on.
The always excellent Sing Sing Records re-issued this one with the intended sleeve.
Country: UK
Year: 1979
Label: Regional
Year: 1979
Songs:
Do It Again.mp3
Peep Show.mp3
Aren’t People Strange.mp3
Another record I have never heard before- thanks for posting!
Surprised I could surprise you Tony :).
Listening right now! Feels good, oh pardon me … is “Peep Show” really all that bad? What would a musician know, anyway!
This is a good one. I don’t think “Peep Show” is all that bad but you’re right that the other two tracks are the real winners here. Looking forward to the second 7″ as well.
I actually found an(original) copy of this record in a store in Winnipeg for $6 a few months ago. Your guess is as good as mine as to how it ended up there. It’s up for trade if anyone is interested. garbagepeople@hotmail.com
Geile Mucke!!
“Peep Show” is the best of the lot. On “Aren’t People Strange” it sounds an awful lot like he’s singing “I’m not a n*****” at the 1:07 mark. Maybe the reason these guys didn’t catch on more?
Being the odd man out here, I have to say that I’m not as impressed as I expect I would be. IMHO the echo effect on the vocals is really annoying, and I’m not all sold on the production either, which surprises me as I usually don’t give a damn about production and discussions about production related stuff leaves me flat and even more bored than people talking about hi-fi equipment. More surprising is that the bass is loud, which I really like, but on this one it just don’t do it for me.
Not a bad record, but not worth the hype as far as I’m concerned. Same goes for the Rebels that Tony recently posted, not as great as I expected.
Wasnt sure what to expect,but this isnt bad at all! great post!
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Very good!! A bit better than the second EP mainly because here we have 2 really great songs instead than just one. “Peep Show” isn’t so great but it isn’t so bad either.