The Best Of Fried Egg Records (Bristol 1979-1980)

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1.	Shoes For Industry - Jerusalem 04:04	buy track
2.	Pete Brandt's Method - Positive Thinking 04:26	buy track
3.	Art Objects - Hard Objects 03:15	buy track
4.	Exploding Seagulls - Johnny Runs For Paregoric 02:13	buy track
5.	The Wild Beasts - Minimum Maximum 02:28	buy track
6.	Shoes For Industry - Invasion Of The French Boyfriends 03:32	buy track
7.	The Various Artists - Original Mixed Up Kid 03:16	buy track
8.	The Fans - Following You 02:37	buy track
9.	The Stingrays - Exceptions 02:07	buy track
10.	The Various Artists - Unofficial Secrets 03:51	buy track
11.	The Untouchables - Keep On Walking 03:42	buy track
12.	Electric Guitars - Continental Shelf 03:05	buy track
13.	The Fans - Giving Me That Look In Your Eye 02:52	buy track
14.	The Stingrays - Countdown 02:56	buy track
15.	Art Objects - Fit Of Pique 03:28	buy track
16.	Electric Guitars - Health 02:53	buy track
17.	The Viceroys - Angels In The Rain 03:18	buy track
18.	The Various Artists - Stephens Body 02:32	buy track
19.	Electric Guitars - Work (demo) 03:29	buy track
20.	Shoes For Industry - Sheepdog Trial Inna Babylon 03:41	buy track

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THE BEST OF FRIED EGG RECORDS (Bristol 1979-1980)

Released 1st February 2010 – Cat Number ARC119cd

Format – CD plus Digital Download

Ah, Bristol in the punk era! Guitars, cafes, speed and conspiracy theories. Originally one of the main punk centres (early attention for the Cortinas, Social Security and the Plastic Snowmen), by 1979 it had settled into the position it holds today - self-sufficient bohemianism with a hint of cross-over and the occasional defining moment to interest the outside world.
By the turn of the decade, the original punk-oriented labels were already looking beyond the city to fame and big bucks (yeah right) and not reflecting the uniquely pungent flavour of punk, pop, pilfering, piss-take and pretension that has always characterised this inland port.

Someone had to recognise Bristol's combination of shit-hot musicianship, theatricality and absolute disregard for success, and that man was Andy Leighton, Phil Manzanera look-alike guitarist for the Crystal Theatre (a real 60's alternative theatre group) and publisher of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The Crystal Theatre production of RADIO BLZBUB (featuring a youthful Keith Allen) led to the formation of Shoes For Industry, and then to Fried Egg Records, and then to a John Peel session. Suddenly, a label! Led by the twin poles of musicality and eccentricity, it must have seemed normal at the time to sign anything that sounded good or interesting. A bunch of 13-year-olds performing Dr Feelgood-style R & B? No problem! A performance poet backed by college-rockers who were also Bristol's premier pop band? Great! Post-punks who split up before they could be accused of inventing Simple Minds? Fantastic! A tour of England and Europe called the Be Limp tour? Spiffing! Fried Egg's world domination was only prevented (according to local rumour) by Andy inheriting a Caribbean island and disappearing from the scene.

Personally, I remember that time with great affection. I saw all these bands play live in all the local dives and we all had a great time. No one knew anything about The Music Industry, and I'm sure it would all have been different if we had. What we had was clever innocence: useless for paying the mortgage and it won't get you press coverage, but these recordings were made for the hell of it and to get gigs at the Western Star Domino Club. Nothing quite like this stuff exists today, and whether that's good or bad is up to you.

GERARD LANGLEY (ART OBJECTS AND BLUE AEROPLANES)

LABEL / DISTRIBUTION: Bristol Archive Records / Shellshock
WEBSITE: www.bristolarchiverecords.com

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