JOSEF K The Only Fun In Town LP POSTCARD 1981 UK orig+inner 81-7 PAUL HAIG Rare
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JOSEF K
Scottish post-punk band who only released one album, but were hugely influential. Inspired by the artsy side of the '70s New York scene and the anti-careerist stance of punk, Edinburgh natives Paul Haig (vocals, guitar), Malcolm Ross (guitar), and Ronnie Torrance (drums) formed a band with an apparently unmentionable name. Future Exploited member Gary McCormack came and went as the bassist, with the trio eventually renaming itself TV Art. David Weddell eventually filled the gap, with the band frequently playing in and around their town. By the end of 1979's summer, they had recorded a demo and changed their name to Josef K.
"THE ONLY FUN IN TOWN"
tracklist
Side A: FUN 'N' FRENZY - REVELATION - CRAZY TO EXIST - IT'S KINDA FUNNY - THE ANGLE
Side B: FOREVER DRONE - HEART OF SONG - 16 YEARS - CITIZENS - SORRY FOR LAUGHING
1981 LP POSTCARD RECORDS POSTCARD 81-7
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: POSTCARD - BLACK LABEL - GOLD TEXT
Label Code: none
Catalog on cover: POSTCARD 81-7
Catalog on labels: (Side A only) 81-7
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): PC817 A // 1 ? E M 1 1 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): PC817 B // 1 ? E M 1 1 2
On labels: (Side A) Postcard Records of Scotland 81-7
(Side B) Produced by Josef K and Mark Francois
? & © Postcard Publishing Scotland
On Inner Sleeve: All lyrics by Paul Haig
Recorded in Brussels, April 1981
grading
RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The jittery, frenetic Scots of Josef K may have recorded what would prove to be Postcard's lone full-length in less than a week, but it's no shambling matter. Much of The Only Fun in Town's material had indeed been recorded and scrapped earlier, so the focus of the LP is unwavering. The sound of many a post-punk band at the turn of the '80s involved scratchy and tinny guitars, jerky rhythms bordering on danceable, and sometimes melodic but generally spastic vocals -- a sound that had the tendency to wear thin on most ears after lengthy exposure. But Josef K did their job and got the hell out of Dodge here; the ten tracks whip by in roughly half an hour. Though slightly derivative with shades of Fear of Music-era Talking Heads, XTC's second and third records, and Joy Division without the inner chaos, The Only Fun in Town nonetheless influenced a legion of U.K.-based bands centered on the Creation label's mid-to late-'80s roster...(AllMusic)
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