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English post-punk band, formed in Leeds in 1979, evolving from The Butterflies (1978-1979). They broke up in 1982. The core line-up was
Judy Evans (née Gaffney) vocals
James Alan (né Pritchatt) guitar
Gerard Swift bass.
The drummer was changed quite a few times:
Chris Oldroyd (1979-1980)
Paul Simon (1980) only appears on the Politics! single
Carl Harper (1980-1981) was injured during the recording of Pleasure so doesn’t appear on all of the album’s tracks
Rod Johnson (1981-1982).

APPEARANCES +


Pill Squad
Pill Squad
2015
The Wedding Present
Live 1987
2007
Boyracer
Insults & Insights EP
2005, CD, EP, Kittridge Records
The Aislers Set
The Red Door
2001, ,
Indie Rock
Various
Seeds I : Pop
1987, ,
New Wave/Indie Rock/Power Pop/Punk/Indie Pop
Various
Wave News 2 - Independent Smash Hits
1982, ,
New Wave/Punk
Various
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981
2024, 5xCD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
Post-Punk
Various
Where Were You? (Independent Music From Leeds 1978-1989)
2023, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Post-Punk
Various
Women In Revolt! Underground Rebellion In British Music — 1977-1985
2023, LP, Comp, Ltd, Neo, Music For Nations, Sony Music, Tate Gallery
Various
1980 (Brand New Rage)
2022, 3xCD, Comp, Captain Oi!, Cherry Red, ,
Punk/Alternative Rock
Various
New Wave
2021, LP, Comp, Wagram Music, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop/Post-Punk
Various
The Sun Shines Here (The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984)
2021, ,
Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Post-Punk/Jangle Pop
Various
Make More Noise! Women In Independent UK Music 1977 - 1987
2020, 4xCD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
Indie Rock/Post-Punk/Punk/Ska/New Wave/Dub
Various
Optimism / Reject (UK D-I-Y Punk and Post-Punk 1977-1981)
2019, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
Synth-pop/New Wave/Minimal/Experimental/Industrial/Post-Punk/Lo-Fi
Various
To The Outside Of Everything (A Story Of UK Post Punk 1977-1981)
2017, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
New Wave/Punk/Post-Punk/Indie Rock/Electro
Gary Crowley
Gary Crowley's Punk And New Wave (77 Tracks Rare Punk Gems And New Wave Nuggets 1977 - 1982)
2017, ,
Punk/New Wave/Power Pop
Various
Scared To Get Happy (A Story Of Indie-Pop 1980-1989)
2013, ,
Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
Panic (15 Tracks Of Riotous '80s Indie Insurrection!)
2011, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
Alternative Rock/Post-Punk/Punk/Indie Rock
Various
Our Floating Images Of Youth
2000, ,
Indie Pop/Indie Rock
Various
(Thanks To Rough Trade For) A Constant Source Of Interruption
1990, ,
Indie Rock
Various
Seeds I: Pop / Seeds II: Art
1987, Cass, Comp, Chr, Cherry Red, ,
Art Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Clear Cut 4 - Flower Pot
1983
Various
Long Distance - Rough Trade Compilación
1982, LP, Comp, Nuevos Medios, ,
New Wave/Industrial/Indie Rock
Various
Humans
1981, LP, Comp, Human Records (2), ,
Leftfield/New Wave/Power Pop/Punk/Funk
Various
GAP Tracks 1
1981, Cass, Comp, Promo, GAP Records, ,
Avantgarde/Indie Rock
Various
Japan Program 2 ラフ・トレードのすべて
1981, Cass, Album, Comp, Promo, Japan Record, Rough Trade, ,
New Wave/Post-Punk
Various
Rough Trade Records Compilation
1981
Various
Clear Cut
1981
Various
Rough Trade New Releases 2
1980, Cass, Comp, Promo, Rough Trade, ,
New Wave/Punk/Reggae/Synth-pop
Various
Rough Trade New Release Compilation No. 2
1980, Cass, Promo, Rough Trade
Various
Cross Current: Rough Trade's Greatest Hits Volume One
LP, Comp, Base Record, ,
No Wave/Post-Punk/Rock & Roll/Art Rock
The London Readers Wifes*
9 Years Of Shame (The Very Best Of The Readers Wifes Annual Mixes)
CD, Comp, Mixed, Not On Label (Readers Wifes Self-Released), ,
Synth-pop/Funk/Tech House/New Wave/Alternative Rock
Various
Left Hand Path Mixtape
2016, Cass, Comp, Mixtape, Unofficial, Left Hand Path Tapes (2)
Various
La Misma Mixtape
2015, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label,
Various
1981
2004, 9xCDr, Comp, Unofficial + CDr, Comp + 251xFile, MP, Not On Label, ,
Post-Punk/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Power Pop/Psychedelic Rock/Lo-Fi/Experimental/Punk
Various
Only Woman >>2001<<
1983, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, C90, Stechapfel Verlag (2)
Various
Where's The New Wave
CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Killer Boot Records, ,
Punk/New Wave