Thursday 2 March 2017

The Nightingales ‎– "Hysterics" (Ink Records ‎– INK 1) 1983


The Nightingales second album betrays a definite Beefheartian leaning, with dueling slide guitars , like a post-punk Zoot Horn Rollo and Antennae Jimmy Semens, but from Birmingham(UK),the birth place of Heavy Metal!? Although one doubts that Robert Lloyd would have made the band wear dresses, feed them only on beans and lock them in a house; as the late Captain did to his group.
This album was without doubt a huge influence on the future Ron Johnson Records stable. 

Tracklist:

1 Big Print 3:50
2 This 3:55
3 The Happy Medium 1:50
4 Nothing But Trouble 3:45
5 The Bending End 4:35
6 Lower Than Ever 2:45
7 Insurance 6:15
8 Whys Of Acknowledgement 2:40
9 Bachelor Land 2:50
10 Crafty Fag 3:35
11 Ponces All 3:50
Bonus tracks:
12 How To Age(Crafty Fag B-side) 6:24
13 The Crunch - Version 2(The Crunch 12") 4:48
14 All Talk
(The Crunch 12") 1:51
15 Look Satisfied(The Crunch 12") 3:20
16 Not Man Enough(The Crunch 12") 4:13

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