The Sods - Mopey Grope (1979)

b/w Negative Positive

Great Punky Powerpop from this Harlow 5 piece, who began life in early '77 as The Rage but due to another band using the name became The Sods.

Kevin Jones (Voc)
Shane Roe (Guitar)
Chris Wood (Bass)*
Mickey Howard AKA Little Mickey (Drums) 
Steve Horton AKA Bobby Crush (Keys)

In 1978, inspired by the DIY ethics of punk (& a £1000 bank overdraft) Kevin Jones and Shane Roe (along with Richard Holgarth and Billy Meadows from The Gangsters) started their own record label (Stortbeat Records). 

For a more in-depth band history go here 

Shane, Chris, Steve, Kevin

Discography
7'' 1979 No Pictures/Playthings (Stortbeat Records ST 005) 
7'' 1979 Mopey Grope/Negative Positive (Tap Records TAP 1)
CD 2006 Makes Me Sick [1977-1979] (Handsignal Recordings Handy 3)

*Due to Chris leaving before the 45's were releaesed
Declan Baron from The Rabbits plays on the No Pictures 45  
Scott Barker Ex The Fatal Microbes plays on the Mopey Grope 45 (He also wrote Negative Positive) 

Mickey Howard had also left the band before the recordings but retuned to record them. 

Deadwax (etched)
Too 1-A   LYN 7388 IU         Max    A Porky Prime Cut 
Too 1-B   LYN 7389 IU    Max    A Porky Prime Bim

Engineer     Roger Tebbutt 
Recorded    Pebble Beach Studios Worthing, Sussex

Useless info - After The Sods disbanded Kevin Jones (Voc), Scott Barker (Bass), Mickey Howard (Drums) & Martin Brown (Guitar) became the Ol' Rene's 

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Apple - Apple EP (1980)

A1 - Look what You've Done To My Heart
A2 - I Don't Know
B1 - Woke Up This Morning
B2 - Free Spirit

A nice EP of 60's sounding Mod/Pop tracks from this Huddersfield* area 4 piece.

Garry Burns (Voc Guitar)
John Richards (Guitar Voc)
Nigel Greenwood (Bass Voc)
Simon Taylor (Drums Voc)

Released On Real To Reel Records
Recorded at Leader Sound Recording Studio, Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Engineered by Bill Leader.

Dead wax Matrix (etched)
Side A RTRR EP1 A1   EG
Side B RTRR EP1 B1   EG
Another 45 Plated by Eddy Gorecki

* Their management Real To Reel Enterprises had a Huddersfield phone number.

If anyone can add any info please leave a comment

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Catalist - You Linger On (1981)

b/w Dear Lynne

Great Punk/Powerpop from this Scottish (Drumchapel) 4 piece

Iain Tacey (Guitar Voc) Main Voc On You Linger On
Micky Williamson (Guitar)
John Corrigan (Bass Voc) Main Voc On Dear Lynne
Robert Sawers (Drums Voc)

The band formed at Kingsridge Secondary School in 1977 (The boys were all around 14) & folded in 1981 when school was over.

Produced by school friend David Kelt

Dead wax (etched) 

Side AA You Linger On -  CPS-057 A1  EG
Side A Dear Lynne - CPS-057 B1  EG 

Plated by Eddy Gorecki The CPS identifies the 45 to be pressed at Radio Edinburgh Limited (run by REL Records) 

Useless Info - The name Catalyst was suggested to them by a science teacher at Kingsridge. a swift spelling change & they were Catalist.
 
Both tracks were comped on Bored Teenagers Vol.14

Scans & Sounds

Head Office - Clicking In My Head (1981)

b/w Life In The City

Cool Mod Powerpop from this Newcastle based 5 piece (LtoR in the photo)

Dave Meroney, Anthony Forster, Rob Johnson (Voc)' Colin Stephenson, Frankie Nicholson

Released on Make Believe Records [HF 001]

Dead wax [stamped] except Pounda (etched)
Side A HF001 A 425    XX POLYGRAM POUNDA
Side B HF001 B 425    XX POLYGRAM

POUNDA = Geoff Pesche // Lacquer Cut At Tape One

The band name changed to Stripee Zebras some time after this release

If any one can add any info please leave a comment

Sounds & Scans

Go! - Special People (1983)

b/w Breakaway

2 sides of DIY Post Punk with Choppy Guitar, Groovy Bass and Funky Horns on the sole release from this Exeter based quintet.

Mark Randle (Voc Percussion)
Paul De Garis (Guitar Percussion)
Paul Hellier (Bass Percussion)
Geoff Webb (Drums Percussion)
Phil Wilmott Sax Percussion)

The labels have a recording date of 1982 but it wasn't Released until March '83

Dead Wax
Special People  LYN 12738 2UT   AM-095-A2    Utopia (DAK 1 A2)   
Breakaway  LYN 12739 1UT   AM-095-B

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