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Discography - Part One - Official Releases

Covering their official releases for the period 1980 - 1983.
Contact - Dirty Squatters

Updated: 31-January-2019

Dancing Reviews.


 



Can't Cheat Karma / War / Subvert
1980
7"
Crass Records
421984/3


Steve Lake - Vocals, Bass
Laurence Wood - Guitar
Ed - Drums


Released end of August 1980.
Recorded & mixed at Southern Studios, London - 5th & 7th July 1980.
Produced by Penny Rimbaud. Engineered by John Loder


Although fully credited, Josef Portar's role as drummer was usurped by a session musician named Ed for this record, at the behest of Penny Rimbaud.


 



Demystification / Great White Hunter
1981
7"
Rough Trade Records
RT 069


Steve Lake - Vocals, Bass
Laurence Wood - Guitar
Josef Portar - Drums


Released June 1981.
Recorded at Berry Street Studio, London during March 1981.
Produced & engineered by Adam Kidron.


Reviews


 



The Curse Of Zounds
1981
LP
Rough Trade Records
ROUGH 31

Steve Lake - Vocals, Bass
Laurence Wood - Guitar
Josef Portar - Drums

Gina Birch - Vocals (My Mummy's Gone)


Released September 1981.
Recorded at Berry Street Studio, London during March 1981.
Produced & engineered by Adam Kidron.



Side 1
Fear
Did He Jump
My Mummy's Gone
Little Bit More
This Land
Side 2
New Band
Dirty Squatters
Loads Of Noise
Target > Mr. Disney > The War Goes On



Reviews - "The Pink Fairies of their generation"


 



Dancing / True Love
1982
7"
Rough Trade Records
RT 094


Steve Lake - Vocals, Bass
Laurence Wood - Guitar
Josef Portar - Drums (Dancing)
Tim Hutton - Drums (True Love)
Brian Charles (Pugsley) - Keyboards


Released January 1982
Recorded at Berry Street Studio, London November or December 1981.
Produced by Zounds. Mixed by Mikey Dread. Engineered by Brad Grisdale.


Reviews


 



La Vache Qui Rit EP
Not Me / Biafra / Fear (Live) / Wolves (Live)

1982
7"
Not So Brave Records
NSB 001


Steve Lake - Vocals, Guitar
Laurence Wood - Guitar
Josef Portar - Drums
Tim Hutton - Bass


A side recorded at a studio near Bruxelles.
Other side recorded live in Leiden


 



More Trouble Coming Every Day / Knife
1982
7"
Rough Trade Records
RT 098


Steve Lake - Vocals, Guitar
Laurence Wood - Guitar
Josef Portar - Drums
Tim Hutton - Bass, Trumpet, Backing Vocals
Brian Pugsley - Keyboards


Released August 1982.
Recorded at Berry Street Studio, London.
Produced & mixed by Zounds and Brad Grisdale.


 



Zounds
1983
LP
Base Records
RT 0012

Italian compilation licensed from Rough Trade.


Side 1
Demystification
Great White Hunter
More Trouble
Knife
Side 2
True Love
Dancing
War
Subvert
Can't Cheat Karma