SEVERED HEADS Goodbye Tonsils 12” 1985 Industrial Minimal Synth Electro UK INK
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SEVERED HEADS - Goodbye Tonsils 12” / U.K. Import — 1985 INK 129
Original first pressing of this classic industrial electronic LP. I do not use these grades lightly.
Vinyl - EX or better. Very light paper sleeve scuff marks that are not audible, at all. Only 1 spindle mark. Plays with zero noise & zero issues. Beautiful
Cover - VG+. Small price sticker removal mark top right. No heavy ring wear like on most of these. Still clean.
— All vinyl packed properly in a brand new mailer.
Tracklist:
A Goodbye Tonsils
B1 The Ant Can See Legs
B2 I Stand On My Head
B3 ACME Instant Dehydrated Boulder Kit
Artwork – Severed Heads, Mark Town And Country Plan*
Drum Programming, Composed By [Melodies], Sampler [Digital Sampling], Tape [Tape Machines] – Tom Ellard
Guest [Special Guest], Guitar – Simon Insect-O-Cutor* (tracks: B3)
Producer – Severed Heads, Topsy Keevil
Sampler [Digital Sampling], Tape [Tape Machines], Sequenced By [Sequences] – Garry Bradbury
Written-By – Bradbury*, Ellard
Record Company – Red Flame
Produced For – Red Flame
Produced For – Ink Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Ink Records
Copyright © – Ink Records
Published By – Red Flame Music
Published By – Virgin Music Ltd.
Remixed At – Terse Tapes
Lacquer Cut At – The Town House
Pressed By – MPO
— Grading Scale: NM // EX // VG+ // VG // VG-
Severed Heads;
is an Australian group based and founded in Sydney in 1979. The group was originally known as Mr And Mrs No Smokin' Sign who started recording in 1977 and comprised of Richard Fielding and Andrew Wright (8). Tom Ellard joined the group in 1979 and shortly thereafter Wright departed. Once Wright left the group Fielding decided to change the name to Severed Heads. Fielding eventually left the group too, in 1981, citing it as becoming "too rock 'n roll", leaving Ellard as the sole continuing member of the group. A variety of people have played in Severed Heads, including Garry Bradbury, Paul Deering, and Stephen Jones (3), but over time the group has devolved to Tom Ellard.
Early Severed Heads music was characterised by the use of tape loops, noisy arrangements of synthesizers, and other dissonant sound sources, putting Severed Heads in the general category of industrial music. After several releases in that vein, Severed Heads began incorporating various popular music tropes, such as a consistent 4/4 rhythm, strong melodic lines, and resolving chord arrangements. This move was underscored by the incorporation of mimetic devices, such as drum machines. The result was a striking hybrid of the avant-garde, EBM and Synth-pop.
Severed Heads were signed to Nettwerk Records in North America, and Volition Records in Australia, and charted in 1984 with the song "Dead Eyes Opened". This deal lead to a world tour, which was as much a multimedia event, thanks to the video work of Stephen Jones. A period of more or less dance music influenced releases followed until Volition went bankrupt and Nettwerk dropped the band which led to a re-activation and digital distribution via their own Sevcom imprint.
On 4th February 2008 Tom Ellard announced the end of the "Severed Heads".
However, they continue to play occasional live shows and played on 16th and 17th December 2011 at the 10th Anniversary BIM Fest in Antwerp, Belgium.
In 2013 they played the Adelaide Festival in Australia again.
2015 saw a performance at the Metro in Chicago for Cold Waves IV, as well as a North American tour.
2016 saw performances in Europe and back on their home turf Australia.
In 2019, they played another small tour in select cities across Europe and North America; they played their final show at the Metro in Chicago, IL, on 9th September 2019.
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