SECOND LAYER Flesh As Property Orig UK 7" EP DIY Post Punk Adrian Borland SOUND

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Second Layer were a post-punk band formed in 1979 by Adrian Borland (vocals, guitar) and Graham Bailey (keyboards, bass guitar, drum programming), both members of the Sound.

The duo's first release was the Flesh as Property EP, released in 1979 by Tortch Records. This was followed by another EP the following year, State of Emergency. The band's only studio album, World of Rubber, was recorded in France and released in 1981 by Cherry Red Records.

Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote that the band "retained some of [the] feel" of the Sound, "albeit in a slightly detached fashion that's to be expected when synths and drum machines replace more human elements".

In a 2015 retrospective review, The Quietus said, "The first thing that's noticeable on listening to World Of Rubber is how utterly different the sound and aesthetic of Second Layer is compared to that of the Sound. While the Sound had songs of gloomy introspection and a sweeping romanticism, Second Layer strips all of that away, leaving in its place a monochrome worldview morbidly obsessed with the dehumanising effect of war, nuclear weapon annihilation, and the fracturing and negation of the self within an increasingly distorted and technologically mediated society."

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Courts Or Wars
Metal Sheet

Side Two

Germany

Released on 'Tortch-r / Fresh Records' in 1979

Catalogue No. TOR 001 / FRESH 5

Disc is in EX condition (some light surface wear)

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (light storage wear)

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SECOND LAYER

Flesh As Property E.P.

Original UK 7" EP released on Tortch-r / Fresh Records in 1979.
White labels with handwritten titles.
Picture sleeve.

Black & yellow sleeve as per the second issue *BUT* two tracks on Side 1 as per the first issue. My guess is that this white label was a 'promo' sent to a music journalist for review (this copy sourced from a former music reviewer).

TOR-001-A   LYN6650-1T   MAX   /   TOR-001-B   MAX   LYN6651-1T

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