Posting this fun song I just learned about from a friend and former colleague, in the hope that someone will know more and I won't have to search the Dark Web.
My friend writes:
OK I know I've already posted one song today but I just now discovered this 1982 track — thanks to the always excellent WFMU — and I don't think you should have to wait another day to hear it. Attn Kenneth M. Walsh and all other fans of female-fronted New Wave/pop-punk. There is almost no trace of this band anywhere on the internet apart from this one single, which was reissued last year on a great compilation of British obscurities. Enjoy!
Listen B-side "2:25" HERE.
The compilation on which it appears is available HERE.
Description: Forget Bloodstains and Back To Front - it’s Heroes Of The Night! A first of its kind document of all female-fronted U.K. and Irish Punk, Powerpop, New Wave, Hard Rock and Synth-Pop 45s! A selection from a dozen of the greatest and rarest femme-vox 7’s – including APRIL SOUTH, THE RUSSIANS, TEACHER’S PET, METROPOLIS and more. From the Midlands and the Merseyside to the North and the Six Counties, Heroes Of The Night shines a light on the still-undersung female pioneers and trailblazers who emerged out of the punk and new wave maelstrom.
2 comments:
I love the beat, it's easy to dance to!
I was at school with bassist Nick Bliss, brother of Linzi who wrote the song and sang the vocals. I have both the 7” and 12” versions of this as well as a tape of the original demo, which sounds very different. The demo was recorded as an entry to a ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition on Chiltern Radio (the band members lived in Hitchin). Houston duly won the competition, beating another little known local band called Kajagoogoo into second place. The prize for the winner was a professionally produced version of their song released as a single. While the competition entry was a laid back guitar-heavy song, producer Alan Shacklock added dominant contemporary synthesizer - which he played - to the track giving it its distinctive sound. The single did not chart, Linzi married drummer Keith, and today Nick is semi-professional with the well-regarded Blazing Homesteads.
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