The Desperate Bicycles - The Medium was Tedium, 1977, Very Rare punk, Excellent

	£		41
	$		54

Description

Very hard to find release nowadays by the Desperate Bicycles, a punk band formed to prove they could release their own records without needing to sign up to a major label. Record = Excellent, Sleeve = Excellent
A 1977 release that helped pave the way for the many independent releases that were to follow. According to Discogs the names on the reverse are of those people who had shown an early interest in the group, prompted by an airing on the John Peel show (BBC Radio 1).
Happy to combine postage.
The comments on the reverse sum up the time -
"The Desperate Bicycles were formed in March 1977 specifically for the purpose of recording and releasing a single on their own label. They booked a studio in Dalston for three hours and with a lot of courage and a little rehearsal they recorded 'Smokescreen' and 'Handlebars' It subsequently leapt at the throat. Three months later and The Desperate Bicycles were back in a studio to record their second single and this is the result. "No more time for spectating" they sing and who knows? they may be right. They'd really like to know why you haven't made your single yet. "It was easy, it was cheap, go and do it" (the complete cost of "Smokescreen" was £153) The medium may very well have been tedium but it's changing fast. So if you can understand, go and join a band. Now it's your turn.............."

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