The McTells – Bi Joopiter Records – 1988 / 1990 – Stevenage Bowes Lyon House 05/06/87

4th Gear Shift / Spreading The Net / Funck / Bitter Eric / One Thousand Other Songs / Jackson Holly / Last Time Angela / Round The World / Joe And Jim / Go Betweens / Teddy Bears / Virginia MC / Push The McTells; three lads from Hertford who used to be four… Uploaded […]

The Astronauts – Sir George Robey Finsbury Park – 30/03/87

Problems / Mountaineers Lament / Fiona / Nowadays / World Weary / Seedy Side Of Paul / Semaphore Man / Sonambulance / Indisputable Fact / Acumulas Nimbulas Uploaded tonight is a set from The Astronauts recorded via the mixing desk at the infamous and much missed Sir George Robey pub in Finsbury Park. On this […]

Pharaohs From The Grave – Live reviews 2010 / 2011 / 2012

FAKES / SUCCESS / HIGHER / MACHINE THE BANDS FACEBOOK SITE IS HERE PHARAOHS OF THE GRAVE – 28 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, 22nd September 2010 – Text and photos – Mickey Penguin / Additional Text – Andy Martin Pharaohs From The Grave formally known as Coda featuring UNIT member UJ on bass and joined by Emily […]

Seldiy Bate And Nigel Bourne – Pagan Easter – Temple Records – 1987

Ritual Music For The Spring Equinox THE SABBAT: The First Point Of Aries / The Awakening / The Wheel Of The Seasons / The Witches Rune / Eko Eko / Hymn To Ostara THE AGAPE: The Handfasting / To Please You / Spring Is Sprung / The Equinox Of The Gods / Moon / Benedictus […]

Sound Iration – W.A.U. Mr Modo Records – 1989

  Iration Time / New Style / Satta Light / Revelation Dub C.T.U.F.B. / Free 1 / Holshe’s Dub / Dub Seal Part 3 Marvellous debut LP from Sound Iration (A.K.A. Nick Raphael from Manasseh Sound System) on the W.A.U. Mr Modo imprint that also brought the world the first Orb releases*. Manasseh Sound System nights […]

We Are Going To Eat You – All The Madmen / Big Cat Records – 1987 / 1988

I Wish I Knew / Let’s Fly Fine Day / Let’s Fly Greedy Mix Heart In Hand / Just Another One What Have Flowers Got To Do With It? / Cut Pure pop lives in the luscious textures of this north London quartet. Despite the silly name which is ripped off from a 1980 kung fu […]

The Apostles – Big Banana Products – 1987

The End / The Beginning / The Agenda / Tomorrows Children / A Folk Song / Number 23 / Eric’s Detachables / Strange Fruit / A Sniper And A Scarecrow / The Survivors  Lyrics written by Jon Barraclough in memory of Sgt Heresy and Scarecrow who just barely ‘existed’ at the Derby Lodge, St Monicas Hospital and […]