Judy Nylon – Pal Judy LP – ONU Sound Records – 1982

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Old time Boston / New York glam and punk scenester Judy Nylon has an impressive list of artists that she has worked with including John Cale and Brian Eno. One part of the mid 1970’s punk band Snatch, the other half  being Patti Palladin. This LP recorded for Adrian Sherwood’s ONU Sound imprint was not the biggest seller for the label, but is worthy for inclusion on this site for being slightly rarer than most of the releases on the label.

Sherwood’s production is respectful to the singers voice, not overpowering dub as one would expect, the rhythms are nice and spaced to allow for her vocal style, kind of laid back.

Judy Nylon interview with 3AM here

Both Judy Nylon and Annie Anxiety recorded for ONU Sound Records and Crass Records, only mention this as Judy Nylon sometimes reminds me of Annie Anxiety’s style, or vice versa of course.

Will upload Noah House Of Dread or Creation Rebel debut LP’s at some point.

7 comments
  1. Nic
    Nic
    April 14, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Thanks for this, Penguin!
    I haven’t got a copy of this LP, so it’s great to hear: the melodies on ‘Room without a View’ are lovely…
    Sherwood’s influence seems most evident on the production of the drums…

    I really love Nylon’s group Snatch – ‘All I Want’ is such a great snotty attitude-drenched single…
    Nylon has a tattoo of Man Ray’s ‘Violins d’Ingres’ on her back…

    Patti Palladin (Nylon’s partner in Snatch) had an interesting trajectory, including working with Flying Lizards, being related to the Batcave club (run by Ollie Wisdom of Specimen who had previously been in Raw Records artists The Unwanted), and having a picture of her teeth appear as the image on the front of the cover of Skrewdriver’s first album…

    Here’s a link to the Batcave segment which appeared on the BBC’s ‘Riverside’ programme (not necessarily appropriate here, but amusing nonetheless)…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3UKqdWCKS0

  2. Penguin
    Penguin • Post Author •
    April 14, 2008 at 11:48 am

    Blimey where do you find all this stuff out Nic? Will check my Skrewdriver LP right now (I do own the first one actually…).

  3. Nic
    Nic
    April 14, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    I know, Penguin, I know – it’s never right…
    🙂
    I have a bit of a photographic memory for things I’m interested in: I can remember obscure facts about music, cinema, literature and art, but have trouble remembering everything else!

    Another Snatch fact: Nylon and Palladin covered the Damned in cake for the photo session for their first LP…

    What?!? You own a Skrewdriver record?!?
    Yeah, I’ve got that one too… 😉

  4. Nic
    Nic
    April 14, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    The pic is of her lips, pengy, with a screw in them…
    (I typed front by mistake)

  5. lee23
    lee23
    April 14, 2008 at 7:31 pm

    Always wanted to hear this so thanks for uploading, yes a definite influence/template for Little Annie’s ‘jackomo’ and her late 80s on-u releases.

  6. Nuzz
    Nuzz
    April 14, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    Don’t forget the Johnny Thunders connection.

  7. timn
    timn
    April 15, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    Great album this…didn’t she go out with Nick Kent for a while too..and can you post The Subterraneans 7” “My Flamingo” if you have it, bit of a lost classic that one I think. Belated Happy Birthday to Mr. D.

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