Fun. Fun, Fun - Farewell To The Roxy (1977 Lightning)

Song was played a lot by John Peel and definitely one of the best on the album. Shame they didn't manage to get a session out of it on the John Peel radio show.

Sounds Single Of The Week 3.6.78

On Me / Wot's Up Mate (Waldo's Records 1977)

What a debut. Classic opening riff of On Me sounding like a punky Monkees! Rightly made single of the week By Sounds. Came with lyric insert.

 Check out these surreal lyrics to Wot's Up Mate.

Wots up mate, where d'ya keep you bananas
Down by the pickle jar first shelf in the larder
Fork out 4 bob for a sandwich nice big cheese & mustard
Bleeding things nine days old, stinking bloody bastard

That must have confused those fashion victims down the Roxy club!!

  Decsisions / Insane ( 1978 Good Vibrations)

Double A side and rightly so in a fold out sleeve. Insane was written by Mick North. This single is absolutely brilliant...intelligent, classy, catchy punk. Insane sounds like those late 60's acid beat groups like the 13th Floor Elevators and that's a compliment. Essential.

'Insane' (1986 Tigerbeat)

Great compilation if not a little confusing. John Entrails is singing on this 1977 live gig yet as late as March 1978 the band were looking for a singer. Likewise with the On Me  single. It was recorded but no mention of the singer in the Sounds interview. That said this compilation features all the best ones such as On Me, Fun, Fun, Fun Insane and Beer'n' Drugs.