In The Gym - Don't Go Slow

Don't start. Just don't fucking start.

In The Gym's "Don't Go Slow" single came out, ooh, back then, in an edition of, you know, not that many. Personally, I've never even fucking seen one of the fuckers. But look, it's OK; I'm sure I'd feel worse if I wasn't under such heavy medication. I'd like to give you all the details about it, with a nice close-up scan of the label you could download and use as a screensaver, but, like I said I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE THE FUCKERS, so I can't. The best I can do is to offer up this snap of the only-in-Germany compilation LP which featured both sides of the single (the other track's called "Playing The Fool") wot I just took by the window my continued 'Gym-less'ness nearly sees me jump out of most days.

I have this "Lime Wave" LP for sale. For those who, like me (let's remind ourselves...) HAVE NEVER SEEN THE FUCKING SINGLE, it'll have to do.

Various Artists - Lime Wave LP Woolfe vg++/ex- 50
German-only UK comp; Denizens, Everready's etc, and BOTH SIDES of the single by IN THE GYM!!

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Billy Hamon - Bombed Singles

Someone asked this week if they could have an mp3... now, it's been on the blog before (though it was buried in a list of stuff on June 9th), but here it is again.

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The Features vs The Features

Look, never mind those other pretender Features ("Drab City", "Go Now", and that "Floozie" lot, who are American and are therefore de facto rather less worthy) , the real Battle of the Features Bands is a mirror-boxing affair. In one corner, the London band's "She Makes Me Blue" and, in the other corner, their "Monday-Friday". Answers on a postcard.

Neither record was issued with a p/s as such, though some came with a badge, and/or a postcard, and/or a foldaround advert/insert/sleeve-type thing. I have these nice specials for sale too (you'd consider it remiss if I didn't) but the basic ones go like:

Features Monday-Friday 7" ASM -/ex 35
Great 1980 UK powerpop
Features She Makes Me Blue 7" ASM -/ex 35
Great 1979 UK powerpop

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Weekend - Tina's Party

It's yer Smirks, basically. The first copy I ever had of this had tippex added in the thought/speech bubbles, so...

I wonder what she's thinking and what he's saying? Any ideas? Send me your suggestions - if there's one that I find amusing or thought-provoking enough I'll send you the record free.

If you're not feeling that creative, or were just born too fucking lazy to bother:
Weekend Tina's Party 7" Modern ex/ex 30
1980 UK mod private

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The Dyaks - Gutter Kids demo

"Gutter Kids" (1977, Bonaparte Records) fairly rocked the house, as we all know, and cos we're just kinda that way inclined it's always nice to hear blueprints and sketches, right? Here's the original Pathway Studios "Gutter Kids" demo, recorded three months earlier than the single version in July '77. The development from this chug to the later, er, chug, is fascinating - it's like hearing the 'Smile' out-takes, and quite how Brian pieced together "Good Vibrations".

The image above is taken from an A4 glossy promo folder, with a nice o.g. Dyaks badge on top.

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Homosexuals -isksp piggybag post

The very nice isksp blog just posted a Homosexuals record. Not just any Homosexuals record, but one of my favourites. And just to show that I haven't completely melted into a heatwave puddle and seeped through the floorboards causing a big stain the colour of one of those 'cowboy' Postcard sleeves on the living room ceiling below (yeah, thanks for all the mails and cards of concern), I thought I'd just quickly chime in with a reminder that I have this one for sale:

Homosexuals - Bigger Than The Number… 7" Black Noise ex-/ex 60
1981 UK new wave

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