Various Artists

Household Shocks LP

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• 01 Active Repetition
• 02 Fashion
• 03 Playtime
• 04 Weight Loss
• 05 Another Kind Of Guy
• 06 Killing Time
• 07 Five
• 08 You Only Laughed
• 09 Scratched Blue Vinyl
• 10 3rd World
• 11 Radiation Man
• 12 9-5 Figment
• 13 Your Song
• 14 Rich Bitch
• 15 F.B.I.
• 16 The Stand

Dark Entries is proud to present 'Household Shocks', a 16-track compilation of UK DIY/Synth/New Wave/Post-Punk originally released in 1980. The album showcases 9 bands from the thriving post-punk scene in Scunthorpe and the North of England. Operating on a shoestring budget, co-producers Chris Leaning and Paul Singleton (both of One Gang Logic), released 'Household Shocks' on Stark Products, a label they founded in 1979. At almost 50 minutes of music, the album took four weeks to produce at the Studio Playground in Lincoln. It was supported heavily by the late Radio 1 DJ John Peel. In July 1980 Paul Singleton and Chris Leaning opened a record shop in Lincolnshire, England. It opened under the name 'All Tomorrow