The Desperate Bicycles - Remorse Code LP
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  $   56

 


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Description

THE DESPERATE BICYCLES - Remorse Code
Refill Records RR 6

Condition:
Sleeve: NM
Vinyl: NM

Matrix / Runout (Run-Out Groove Etchings (Side A)): RUBBER DUB No.
Matrix / Runout (Run-Out Groove Etchings (Side B)): ANGEL PAVEMENT No. 3
Matrix / Runout (Side A): RR6 - A - 4 EG
Matrix / Runout (Side B): RR6 - B - 3 EG
Other: A PORKY PRIME CUT

This is an incredibly rare original, self-released in 1979 on Refill Records. The Desperate Bicycles (pioneers of Do It Yourself) recorded this LP at Spaceward Studios in the UK in October 1979.

As far as I am aware, it has never been played and as such is in almost perfect condition with only a few tiny blemishes on the sleeve; no more than you'd expect at 35 years old! I have tried to take a photo of the worst blemish, just above the word Bicycles - please see photo for more detail.

Information taken from Wikipedia:

The Desperate Bicycles were formed in March 1977 "specifically for the purpose of recording and releasing a single on their own label". For the Desperate Bicycles 'do-it-yourself' "meant the overthrow of the establishment music industry through people seizing the means of production, making their own entertainment, and selling it to other creative and autonomous spirits". The Remorse Code album was released in February 1980, reaching number 10 on the UK Indie Chart. The Desperate Bicycles disbanded in 1981.

The music of the Desperate Bicycles has been described as: “Spindly, fuzzy, guttural guitars through puny amplifiers, reedy, wheezy organs, out of tune electric pianos, cardboard box drums and monotonous declamatory yet somehow utterly reasonable sounding vocals”.

I received this as a gift but I'm not a serious vinyl collector and I'm never going to play it so I'm passing it on at a sensible price; hopefully to someone who is going to cherish it rather than a dealer.

If you have any questions or would like more photographs, please ask. Postage will be by securely packaged Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded, fully insured.




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