The new album from Thee Spivs, "Black And White Memories" is out on Monday, as is their limited white vinyl 7" - "TV Screen". They also have a launch gig in London this Saturday. More details below.
Also thanks to those of you who made it down to the 100 Club last Saturday for the Case gig. 'Twas a great night I'm sure you'll agree. There's been a slight delay with the vinyl for the Case album, so apologies to anyone who's waiting for their copy. We should have them early next week so you won't have to wait too much longer.
*Thee Spivs - album, single & launch gig*
Looking for something to do this weekend? Feast your eyes on the flyer below for this weekend's top gig.
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The band will have albums and singles at the gig but if you'd like a copy of either or both delivered direct to your door click on the cover art to order online.
Did you spot the naked man? Well done, sorry no prizes though.
Here's the cover for the single too. It's on white vinyl and features "TV Screen" taken from the album along with an exclusive cover of Billy Childish's "I Don't Like The Man I Am".
The lads have made a brilliant video for the album's title track, take a butchers!
*Case - Aint Gonna Dance CD/LP/download*
As mentioned earlier the vinly for this should be with us early next week. You can reserve yourself a copy on vinyl or CD by clicking on the cover art.
This is the first ever album of recordings by legendary UK band CASE, formed in Croydon in 1979 after being introduced to each other by Slimy Toad from Johnny Moped. Case played the pubs of south London and finally released their one and only 7”, the ‘Wheat From The Chaff’ EP in 1983, it reached the top of the independent charts and led to them being played heavily on BBC radio including plays by John Peel, Janice Long & Kid Jensen. They recorded a live Radio 1 ‘In Concert’ which was broadcast twice.
Originally, in 1980, CASE played primarily at a (fairly rough) pub in North Croydon, called “The Star” and built quite a following there before larger, occasionally more salubrious, venues beckoned. They famously played at The Rainbow in November 1981 - where smoke flares and buckets of maggots flew into the crowd as the band played, the Marquee Club (where they were banned for playing an encore – the only band to be banned for this since the Rolling Stones), Hammersmith Palais, 100 Club, the BBC Paris Theatre, ICA, & the Woolwich Tram Shed (and Chislehurst Caves!) amongst other less-prestigious venues.
With better management who knows where CASE may have ended up – as it is - they retain a legendary status among the legions of punk/ska fans...and graffiti historians.
Back in 1981 case had a vociferous and die-hard following who, in substantial numbers, took to daubing the walls with graffiti championing their support for the band. These expressions of support for the band are now the stuff of social commentary – see, for example, the New Cross item at transpont.blogspot.com.
Something about CASE seemed to attract fanatical fans, several claiming to have seen every gig, since the early days in Croydon, and one in particular who, whilst working in London, spent his lunchtimes visiting public toilets all over the city - unrolling the rolls of toilet paper and writing CASE on each sheet on the roll, with a biro, before rolling them up again. These were strange times.
THE CD HAS 19 TRACKS | THE LP HAS 14 TRACKS
THERE WILL BE A LIMITED EDITION REPRESS OF THE ORIGINAL EP ON 7” IN 2012
Check out this new video for "Bosco's Pigeons" to see why we like them so much.