Free Noise #7
Artist: Blyth Power
Title: Chevy Chase
Source: Vinyl 12" EP
Bitrate: V0 VBR
Running time (h:m:s): 00:12:06
Size (mb): 19.6
Label: All The Madmen (defunct)
Year: 1985
Notes: Some minor background noise
1. My Lady's Game
2. Chevy Chase
3. God Has Gone Wrong Again
4. Song Of The Third Cause
This 12" was the first vinyl release by Josef Porter (ex-Mob / Zounds) and his merry band of brigands, and features the first punk song about cricket I'd ever heard (a bit of a specialist niche, it has to be said). Punkified folkiness with an added twist provides the perfect soundboard for Mr. Porter's obsessions (which are many and diverse). A Blyth Power record is always an enjoyably surreal experience and, if you can decipher / avoid the more esoteric ramblings, very enlightening too. Kind of.
If you catch the bug, seeing them live will take you to a whole new level. 20 years on and they're still out there (physically and mentally), doing it and taking your head on a one way journey to Strangeville. My recommendation is to buy the ticket, hop aboard and don't fasten the safety belt.
If you like this, I've got a reasonable rip at 192 kbs of their very first demo tape 'A Little Touch Of Harry In The Night', which I'm more than happy to upload. I've also got a couple more of their earliest vinyl releases (1st album and 7") which I can rip to my normal high standards 
Just let me know.
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Fri 02 Nov 07 @ 18:53 » Permalink
Another great post… If you can rip the LP and 7" that would be appreciated as I never got the single and my copy of 'Wicked Women…' has got a dirty great scratch across it. Still got the 'Harry' tape which still gets played quite regularly!! I saw them about 10 years ago playing in Salisbury and chatted with Josef for ages about 'the old days', he was blown away that in a pub full of kids someone actually saw Zounds supporting the Exploited back in '81!!
Fri 16 Nov 07 @ 14:09 » Permalink
Used to travel all over the place following Blyth around. Even made it to the Isle of Skye, twice! They don't play much these days due to them raising families. I already have these posts in one form or another but it's great to see them getting some recognition. Thanks.
Sun 18 Nov 07 @ 18:23 » Permalink
The crazy things we used to do as kids eh?
Thanks for the kind comment.