City Slab Horror

Double CD.

First Released: 1984 Last Issue: 2004 Sevcom

Tracks:

1. Spasm
2. Spastic Crunch
3. Spitoon Thud
4. 4.W.D.
5. Ayoompteyempt
6. The Bladders of a One Thousand Bedouin [sic]
7. Now An Explosive New Movie
8. Guests
9. We Have Come To Bless The House
10. CyFlea Rated R
11. Goodbye Tonsils
12. Voices Of The Dead [The original mix by Paul Deering]
13. Goodbye Tonsils 12"
14. The Ant Can See Legs
15. I Stand On My Head
16. Acme Instant Dehydrated Boulder Kit
17. Guests (live at Ozone, 1984)
18. Mong Dong (live at Ozone, 1984)
19. Cyflea Rated R (live at Ozone, 1984)
20. Aethereal CCCP
21. Huhmahbubbah
22. Cracking On Rough
23. Sophistication
24. Harold and Cindy Demo
25. Live in Vancouver 1985
26. Blast Patter 12"
27. Plastic Man From The Outer West

Made by: Deering, Ellard, with guest Bradbury

Following Bradbury's departure, Deering arrived to continue the live shows and to work on the first album for which we had an expected release. This deadline was one of many causes of tension during the recording, another was an ill fated association with a local art center which provided extremely uncomfortable workspace.

Paul's influence is most evident in the tracks Spasm, Bladders and Voices Of The Dead. As with STA, some of the tracks are group efforts while others such as 4WD, Explosive New Movie etc. are Ellard solo. Most of the tracks were devised for gigs which became increasingly chaotic - very good or very bad. Bradbury returned for a few live performances, and then finally faced with the need to organise a London show, the group splintered.

At this point Ink/Virgin urgently called in the album and the mixdown was performed by Bradbury and Ellard at a time when Deering was unavailable. They then held the album off til the following year. Despite attempts to create a set of linked solo recordings e.g. Deering's Shindi Shimae this period ended in a car wreck. As it probably was bound to.

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