The Nightingales - The Awful Truth - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Following the of the critically acclaimed King Rocker documentary (staring Stewart Lee), Robert Lloyd's cult post-punk band are selling out tours and receiving the long-overdue recognition they deserve. Long out of print, rarity-packed 2 disc deluxe edition of their second album is a worthy follow-up to that of their debut and a harbinger of great things to come. Includes all four songs from the 12Inch 45 Vindaloo , InchThe Crunch/ Look SatisfiedInch, a rare B Side & bonus unreleased cover of the band's InchBachelor LandInch by Birmingham premier jazzy anarcho-feminist duo, Toxic Shock. InchA true outsider artistInch THE QUIETUSDisc One 1 Big Print 2 This 3 The Happy Medium 4 Nothing But Trouble 5 The Bending End 6 Lower Than Ever7 Insurance 8 Whys of Acknowledgement9 Bachelor Land 10 Crafty Fag 11 Ponces All Disc Two 1 How To Age 2 Urban Ospreys 3 Cakehole4 The Crunch (12Inch Version) 5 All Talk 6 Look Satisfied 7 Not Man Enough 8 Toxic Shock performs The Nightingales' InchBachelor LandInch Album Tracks 1. Big Print 2. This 3. The Happy Medium 4. Nothing But Trouble 5. The Bending End 6. Lower Than Ever 7. Insurance 8. Why's of Acknowledgement 9. Bachelor Land 10. Crafty Fag 11. Ponces All 12. How to Age 13. Urban Ospreys 14. Cakehole 15. The Crunch (12Inch Version) 16. All Talk 17. Look Satisfied 18. Not Man Enough 19. Bachelor Land

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Ripe for rediscovery is the sought-after and much acclaimed 1982 debut album from seminal Birmingham post punk revolutionaries The Nightingales. Pigs On Purpose was remastered by Stuart Moxham with the addition of early demos and non-album singles from this period. The reissue coincides with new 'King Rocker' documentary celebrating the life of lead singer Robert Lloyd. An early punk classic, The Nightingales' debut was a strange transmission released as the musical landscape was changing. They were the last important band with roots in the first blossoming of punk and became a major influence upon the explosion of mid-80s indie labels and associated bands. Album Tracks 1. Blood for Dirt 2. Start from Scratch 3. One Mistake 4. Well Done Underdog 5. The Crunch 6. The Hedonists Sigh 7. It Lives Again 8. Make Good 9. Don't Blink 10. Joking Apart 11. Yeah, It's Okay 12. Use Your Loaf 13. Blisters 14. Bristol Road Leads to Dachau (Demo) 15. Hark My Love (Demo) 16. Nowhere to Return (Demo) 17. Blisters (Demo) 18. Idiot Strength 19. Seconds 20. The Crunch (Demo) 21. The Hedonists Sigh (Demo) 22. Inside Out 23. Under the Lash 24. Paraffin Brain 25. Elvis, the Last Ten Days

The Nightingales' last original full-length for two decades stands as the final masterpiece postpunk album released before the C86 era. Back on vinyl for the first time in over 3 decades, the reissue is updated to include the whole of the 1985's 7Inch single InchIt's A CrackerInch and InchWhat A Carry OnInch 12Inch EP, plus a clutch of rare tracks never before released on vinyl and a bit of history from Robert Lloyd.In The Good Old Country Way has the sense that time was allowed for experimentation and reflection during it's creation. Expectations were high as The Nightingales released their sole Vindaloo album and possibly the most underrated album of the postpunk era.The opening number is heavy on the hoedown - a rootsy underlayment to songs of wit, energy and observation, adaptable both to lengthy groove-based observation and high-octane rants alike. Maria Smith's violin weaves in and out of songs, while the rhythm section of Pete Jenner (bass) and Ron Collins (drums) hold what might have been a disjointed mess, but it's multi-instrumentalist / arranger Pete Byrchmore who shares the spotlight with Lloyd.InchIt's A CrackerInch stuns, not stylistically dissimilar to their recent records for the first ninety seconds, though featuring a bridge hinting at new developments in their sound which could be heard on the next Nightingales , 'What A Carry On'. A sublime record, it features the powerful title track in two version, one of the band's best songs, InchComfort And JoyInch, and the tenderly alienating InchFirst My JobInch.InchLloyd's cracked it. A fucking good album.Inch Mark E. Smith, The Fall.A1 The Headache CollectorA2 Down In The DumpsA3 Leave It OutA4 Comfort And JoyA5 CoincidenceB1 I Spit In Your GravyB2 Square CircleB3 Part Time Moral England B4 How To AgeB5 No Can DoC1 It's A CrackerC2 Here We Go NowC3 What A Carry OnC4 Carry On Carrying OnC5 Comfort And Joy