• Ashtray Heart
  • Field reports from out there
  • Every pillow is tethered like a rock

    • SRCD 1 - ASHTRAY HEART

    1. SUPER EIGHT- With an M
    2. KOOKY MONSTER- Louise
    3. WRINKLY PINK CATSUITS- She got more
    4. LAZARUS CLAMP- Excavator
    5. PROLAPSE- Irritating dub
    6. PERFORMANCE- 16 Hours
    7. GONZO SALVAGE COMPANY- Gravity
    8. JOHN SIMS- Scientist rock
    9. LID- Out of control
    10. ANIMALSKINTIN- Copper beach girlfriend
    11. THE K-STARS- Kitchen sink drama
    12. FISH FROM TAHITI- Upon the telegraph
    13. THE COUNCIL- Dirty old man
    14. CHA CHA 2000- Tres Cabaret
    15. SLINKY- Power trip
    16. WHIZZBANG- Complaint
    17. BLOOM- The assassin
    18. MY HEAD'S GOING TO BLOW UP- Killer alligator

      19. SRCD 2- THE FREED UNIT- FIELD REPORTS FROM OUT THERE

      1. Dark cake
      2. Chemistry set
      3. Operation lion
      4. Bubble brain
      5. Greetings from Ratcliffe Culey
      6. Yr.Sister is a junkie
      7. Gone to earth
      8. Suprmalt/Soft touch
      9. There's a light that's always shining fifty miles around your head

      CASSETTES

      EACH PILLOW IS TETHERED LIKE A ROCK

      A cassette which acts as a companion to the Ashtray Heart CD, but is only available from The Durham Ox, Bowling Green Street, Leicester and is FREE but to get one you have to drink ten different malt whiskies at the pub (not necessarily all at once !). The tape is limited to fifty numbered copies and over half have already gone so you'll have to be quick if you want one. The tape consists of 14 exclusive tracks, none of which will be re-issued until the Sorted Records 8CD "Hits and rarities" box set planned for the year 2010. The tracks are :

      Side One :

      1.Killing TimePerformance(recorded at the same session as their Ashtray Heart track)
      2.Shades of blueStormclouds(debut release from this Nottingham band)
      3.Crooked fingerLid(Final release from the now defunct band)
      4.Job ClubKooky Monster(newly re-mixed track from their first ever studio session- much earlier than the version on the single)
      5.Live for todayWrinkly pink catsuits(demo version)
      6.Old people are fucking rudeThe K-Stars(recorded with Brian & The Teenagers' producer, a studio version of a live highlight from this sadly defunct band)
      7.WiredGonzo Salvage company(unreleased track which was originally recorded for their aborted album)
      SideTwo:
      1.SvengaliFish From Tahiti(new recording)
      2.Drowned dream wreckageKevin Hewick(experimental version of the track from the third Sorted EP, recorded in a bathroom for that Joe Meek sound)
      3.Suprmalt/103.2The Freed Unit(different version of Suprmalt than the version on the album, 103.2 is an unreleased song)
      4.TCR (American mix)Prolapse(one of four different mixes made for the American market, this one was unused)
      5.DiatonicJohn Sims(recorded at the same time as the track on the third EP, this is the only recorded vocal featuring ex-vocalist Chris, who has now left the band)
      6.Mind the deathThe Council(this showcases the bands more experimental side as opposed to the wild men of punk side seen on the Ashtray Heart CD)
      7.Surreal NeilNoize 'R' Us(this is one of only two recordings made by this short lived Leicester Supergroup which featured Mick from Prolapse, and Joni and Julie from John Sims, and is a tribute to their hero, Neil Brown. The track also features taped telephone contributions from members of The Council, Fish from Tahiti, The K-Stars, Prolapse, and John Sims and also features a guest appearance by Mick Derrick's dad.

      All releases are available at your local record shop, distributed by Cargo or for that personal touch write to :

      Sorted Records, The Durham Ox, Bowling Green Street, LEICESTER LE1 6AS

      Singles are £2.25, Ashtray Heart is £5 and The Freed Unit is £8, all including P&P in the UK, E-Mail us for overseas prices at 100714.2636@compuserve.com.

      Last updated: August 26th 1997 by Mark Hibbett
      Maintained by the very lovely Nigel Turner