Saturday, 13 June 2026

The High Tide - Baby Dancing (1981)


b/w Letter From A Coward

Great Psychedelic/ModPop from this London based 5 piece

Chris Hepple (Voc)
Martin O'Neill (Guitar)
John Helmer (Bass)
Andy Warner (Keys)
Anne-Marie Khachik (Drums) ex Maneaters

Producer - Dave King

Matrix / Run out (etched)
3-A1*  A PORKY PRIME CUT MAN   THIS IS 1981
3-B1*  NOT 66   A PORKY PRIME CUT

Discography
7'' Baby Dancing/Letter From A Coward - Sunday Morning Records Nov 1981
7'' Dancing In My Mind/Electric Blue - WEA [K 18930] 29 Jan 1982

[Both tracks of the WEA 45 can also be found on the compilation A Splash Of Colour]

If you're interested in the 80's Psychedelic revival, pop over to you tube & watch the documentary groovy movie
As a (sort of) incentive there is footage of The Regal in Kensington Market which was one of the 3 places where this 45 was available to purchase.(not so) co-incidentally one of the others (Sweet Charity, Kensington Market again) was owned by Anne-Marie Khachik.



2 comments:

  1. Thank you. I always look forward to your posts

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  2. Great song, both versions. At some point I'll pick up copies of both when the price/condition is right. The last time I was tempted there was no flyer with 'Baby Dancing' so passed on it. I maybe slightly prefer the WEA 45 but 'Baby Dancing' is a better song title.

    My friend from school had that comp LP back in the day so heard it quite a few times that winter at his house alongside my mix tapes of UK Decay, Bauhaus etc. The High Tide were a stand out alongside The Times and The Barracudas. In fact I should look out for that LP too.

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