The wonderful Neon Hearts, remember that 8inch pic sleeve for "Regulations/Venus Eccentric" single, i'm lucky enough to have been given one by a mate's older sister who had been an early punk but moved on. Classic punk from 77/78.
Popular Music was the 1979 Lp released just as the band was splitting up !
size: 85.50 mb
format: mp3
genre: punk
Label: Overground date: 2002
Biog:
The Neon Hearts were formed in the spring of 1977 by saxophonist Steve Heart who had left Suburban Studs. Other members soon joined: Paul Raven (bass), Keith Allen (drums), Martin Ratcliffe (guitar) and Tone Dial (vocals). The band were highly committed and rehearsed for 3 hours nightly. They soon had plenty of songs and entered Ginger Studios to record the best of them. The result was the now legendary double A-side ‘Regulations’ and 'Venus Eccentric', released in December 1977 on their own Neon Hearts label. Packaged in an outrageous oversized 8" cover, a copy will now set you back £60. The band established their own punk venue at the Lord Raglan in Wolverhampton and gigged furiously nationwide, building a substantial following and reaching the attention of many labels. Despite various options, Neon Hearts made the wrong decision and signed to Satril. Immediately things started to go wrong as the label tried to manipulate the band by rewriting their lyrics, allowing them no say in the production of the records and releasing singles without their consent. Satril released two singles ‘Answers’ and ‘Popular Music’. Line-up changes followed and by the time the album (also titled ‘Popular Music’) was released in April 1979, the band, dispirited, had already split. There was a brief reformation before Tony joined Fashion, Paul Raven joined Killing Joke and later Prong and Steve formed 21c (21st Century).
1. Popular Music 2. Armchair Thriller (1) 3. Answers (1) 4. Pin Cushions 5. Body Language 6. Number One Fan 7. Hideaway 8. Pretty As A Picture 9. Get So Many Pains 10. Party Games 11. Answers (2) 12. Armchair Thriller (2) 13. Regulations 14. Venus
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